Chairman Lake and Mr. Vegas also informed Texans that the state’s electrical grid is ready and reliable ahead of the cold weather event, and that the State of Texas has more power available than ever before and more backup fuel available to keep Texans’ power on across the state. Chairman Lake reminded Texans to contact their local power providers in the event that damaging winds may cause local power outages. Mr. Vegas assured that ERCOT will be staffed around-the-clock to ensure that reliable service is delivered to all Texans.
Prior to the press conference, the Governor received a briefing on the state’s cold weather response preparedness from state agency partners including Texas Department of Public Safety Steve McCraw and representatives from the Railroad Commission of Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Military Department, Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Department of State Health Services, and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
For cold weather resources, visit tdem.texas.gov/disasters/december-2022-winter-weather
For warming center information, visit tdem.texas.gov/warm
To monitor local outages, visit puc.texas.gov/storm
