Texas Congressman Calls for Connecting State Grid to National System, Investigating Prison Heat Dangers
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Texas Congressman Greg Casar wants to require Texas to connect its power grid to the national grids. This would allow Texas to buy and sell electricity across state lines.
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Casar says connecting to the national grids would improve reliability, as Texas wouldn't have to rely solely on its own grid during high demand.
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Parts of Texas that are already connected to the national grids, like El Paso, did not experience blackouts during the 2021 winter storm.
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Casar is calling for a federal investigation into unsafe heat conditions in prisons, including lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons.
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Casar says there are funds available to install air conditioning in Texas prisons to mitigate dangerous heat conditions.