26 News Items Found
January 25, 2022
So Far, Gas Supply Dips Are No Cause for Concern
With recent cold fronts, natural gas supply in Texas has significantly dropped twice in the past month, but energy scholar Daniel Cohan said the data "looks like it would look in most previous years." Though no severe freeze has yet tested weatherization improvements, for now, the average Texan need not worry, he added.
Read more at KENS5 News. September 16, 2021
Climate Change Challenges the U.S. Energy Grid
While the $2.7 trillion infrastructure bill just "scratches the surface" of what's needed to fix the U.S. energy grid, it's "realistic" to replace the grid's fossil fuels with clean sources by 2035 or so — should we muster the political will, said Baker Institute Faculty Scholar Dan Cohan.
Read more at NPR. September 15, 2021
Texas Grid: State's Fixes Not Enough to Prevent Blackouts?
After February's freeze and statewide electricity blackout, Texas leaders "dropped the ball on not doing anything on [securing out-of-state electricity] transmission," said faculty scholar Daniel Cohan. "Even if we don’t become fully integrated with the national grid," Texas should at least have "more of those ties [which] could make us much more resilient."
Read more at NPR's Marketplace. June 14, 2021
Another Call from ERCOT to Conserve Power
“I shudder to think what things would be [like] if we were actually having a heat wave,” said Baker Institute Rice Faculty Scholar Dan Cohan, noting a similar call for conservation during a relatively mild April.
Read more at KUT Radio-Austin. June 11, 2021
Bills to Update Texas Power Grid 'Not Enough'
Texas may again face days-long blackouts in the future, despite two bills that were just signed into law, said Baker Institute Rice Faculty Scholar Dan Cohan. "The bills only really addressed the supply, and don’t go far enough," he said. Legislators failed to address electricity demand and transmission — key considerations for keeping the power on during extreme weather.
Read more at Yahoo! News.