Texas has long refused to connect its decentralized grid to two national power networks, but Hunt Energy Network CEO Pat Wood said the state could do so without additional oversight — and without state Legislature approval.
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“We have the ability to build gates to the outside and not become vassals of another king,” Wood said. “We [would still be] in charge of our own grid — and that was built into the federal law.” “Wouldn’t there be an opportunity for us when anybody else has problems to make money off of that and then to hedge against problems ourselves by getting power from other people, which would only be possible if we were connected?” Smith asked.Lake said the improvements that Texas implemented to its grid during last year’s legislative sessions would not have been as quickly adopted or scalable if it had been working with the federal grid.
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