As Texans prepare for several days of freezing weather, the Texas Supreme Court is looking back to the arctic blast that swept the state in February 2021.
In a petition filed in May, the companies argue they were simply following ERCOT’s orders to shed load to prevent the collapse of the power grid.“In the past, natural gas companies have been held not liable in situations similar to this. The generators, the companies that actually make the power, whether it’s solar generation, wind generation, coal generation, have been held not liable in winter storms, for example,” said Ruback.