Committee Minutes — Senate Committee on Business & Commerce (February 26, 2021)

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These are minutes of the Senate Committee on Business & Commerce for Friday, February 26, 2021, 9:00 AM, in the Senate Chamber. Senator Kelly Hancock is listed as Chair and Senator Robert Nichols as Vice Chair. The chair called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM. The Chair opened invited testimony to examine extreme weather condition preparedness and circumstances that led to the power outages as directed by Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). The committee will also review generator preparedness and performance, utility outage practices, natural gas supply, and the reliability of renewable generation. The committee stood recessed at 6:53 PM.

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                                           MINUTES

                 SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS & COMMERCE
                            Friday, February 26, 2021
                                     9:00 AM
                                 Senate Chamber

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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.10 and 11.18, a public hearing of
the Senate Committee on Business & Commerce was held on Friday, February 26, 2021, in the
Senate Chamber.

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MEMBERS PRESENT:                                     MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Kelly Hancock, Chair                         None
Senator Robert Nichols, Vice Chair
Senator Donna Campbell
Senator Brandon Creighton
Senator Nathan Johnson
Senator José Menéndez
Senator Angela Paxton
Senator Charles Schwertner
Senator John Whitmire

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The chair called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM. Other members in attendance: Senator Sarah
Eckhardt, Senator Bob Hall, Senator Borris Miles, and Senator Royce West. There being a
quorum present, the following business was transacted:

The Chair opened invited testimony on the following purpose:

The purpose of this hearing is to examine extreme weather condition preparedness and
circumstances that led to the power outages as directed by Electric Reliability Council of Texas
(ERCOT). The committee will also review generator preparedness and performance, utility
outage practices, natural gas supply, and the reliability of renewable generation, as well as
overall ERCOT system resilience.
                                                  Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
                                                                                     Minutes
                                                                    Friday, February 26, 2021
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Witnesses testifying and registering are shown on the attached list.

There being no further business, at 6:53 PM Senator Hancock moved that the Committee stand
recessed subject to the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.




__________________________________________
Senator Kelly Hancock, Chair


__________________________________________
Kennedy Calvo, Clerk

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