FERC Launches Inquiry Of Texas Blackout Amid Fight Over Renewables

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and electric grid regulators have launched a joint investigation into the Texas power blackouts, which have prompted charges from GOP lawmakers that the Biden administration’s push for increased renewable generation and limits on fossil fuel production is undermining grid reliability. But supporters of renewable energy are pushing back against the criticisms and some market observers doubt the blackouts will undermine renewables development in the Lone Star State or at the federal level. “We do...