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Certain natural gas facilities in

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Texas cannot opt out of winterization.

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This closes a loophole that allowed

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natural gas facilities to be exempt

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from winterizing after paying a

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$150 exemption application fee.

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Now those facilities designated as highly

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critical facilities cannot be exempt.

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It includes large natural gas producers,

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underground storage facilities

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and pipelines that directly serve

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a power generation plant or city

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commissioners with the Railroad

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Commission of Texas said the designated.

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Highly critical facilities can produce

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enough natural gas for the entire state.

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And for the first time ever,

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both of those industries will

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know where the key pieces are and

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how to keep both sides of that

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equation functioning in extreme

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winter event. Now, leaders with the

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Public Utility Commission approved

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a plan for power generators to

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know which natural gas facilities

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are considered highly critical.

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Those natural gas facilities must always

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have power to run their equipment

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during February's deadly winter storms.

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Communication broke down along

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the power provider and supplier

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chain providers and suppliers.

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Did not know what all was critical

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to the power grid at the time that

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led to power failures that needed

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natural gas facilities in Texas,

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it reduced the amount of energy

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available also to get the grid back.

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Working again.

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Chairman Lake said the PUC plan

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will make the grid more resilient.