ABSOLUTELY.
IT WAS A FUCKING SHAKEDOWN.
The DOE order says they have to stay inside the environmental constraints while trying to ramp up more supply… SPECIFICALLY, "identified behind-the-meter generation resources selected to minimize an increase in emissions available to support grid reliability."
Some fucking moron was arguing that the order just let Texas "Blow past environmental controls" .
NO…
Considering that 1 Kilowatt hour (kWh) is equal to 0.001 megawatt hour (MWh), and, as an example, in illinois(not exactly a "cheap" state), we pay 7.99 cents per kWh for electric (which is .0799 dollars) that means that 1 MWh in illinois should cost me $79.90, because MATH.
The order says, SPECIFICALLY, "This incremental amount of restricted capacity would be offered at a price no lower than $1,500/MWh. Once ERCOT declares that such an EEA Level 2 or Level 3 event has ended, the unit is required to immediately return to operation within its permitted limits".
Does charging "no less" than $1500.00 per MWh compared to a $79.90 per MWh seem, somehow, "democratic" or otherwise, "supportive" of BLOWING PAST the environmental controls?
Continuing, SPECIFICALLY, the order states, "All entities must comply with environmental requirements to the maximum extent necessary to operate consistent with the emergency conditions. This Order does not provide relief from an entity’s obligations to purchase allowances for emissions that occur during the emergency condition or to use other geographic or temporal flexibilities available to generators."
Does this statement convey that BLOWING PAST environmental controls is fine? It won't cost the state or consumers any extra amount during this once in a century weather event?
NO… it says that David Huizenga, the Acting Secretary of Energy, the DOE (federal agency) and the EPA (federal agency) are bending Texas over and raping them… at no less than $1500 a MWh… and they are OBLIGATED to take it.
https://www.scribd.com/document/495189508/DOE-202-c-Emergency-Order-ERCOT-02-14-2021?fbclid=IwAR3zncqXBuFtPQ5Zt-LHwgNk_QcQMckv6ea7yc_eeEJLLD9ot9EPffDl-N8