Extreme Cold and the Power System: Framing Next Steps
Channel: R Street Institute
Date: 01/03/2021

When: February 26, 2021 2:00pm-3:00pm ET
Where: Virtual
Who:

Moderator:

Devin Hartman, Director of Energy and Environmental Policy, R Street Institute
Panelists:

Beth Garza, Senior Fellow, R Street Institute and former Director of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas Independent Market Monitor;
Cheryl LaFleur, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Columbia University, and former Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
Todd Snitchler, President and CEO, Electric Power Supply Association

Last week, extreme cold weather wreaked havoc on the nation’s electricity grids, spurring rolling blackouts in three regions, but most severely in Texas. This panel will help clear the air on what we know and don’t know at this stage and contribute a productive framing for next steps for federal and state inquiries. It will provide an overview of past regulatory actions to improve winter preparedness and discuss the effect of policy tools in different state and regional regulatory contexts.

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