The head of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas told its board of directors on Tuesday that dynamic growth in Texas is pushing demand for electricity.That extra demand is putting pressure on the grid to perform both now and in the future."The combined effect of all of this is beginning to illuminate a picture that looks very different than what we have seen in prior forecast," said ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas.
Two months ago, congressional members introduced the Connect the Grid Act, legislation to force Texas to join the national gird and come under federal regulation."Connecting to the national grid is the safest most reliable way," said Rep. Joaquin Castro on February 14.The bill, which is still pending, has its critics."We've talked in recent meetings about the many advantages that ERCOT has by being an independent energy island," said Vegas.