Hearing: "Power Struggle: Examining the 2021 Texas Grid Failure"

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Wednesday, March 24, 2021 (11:30 AM)

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Washington, D.C.
Member and witness participation will be through the Cisco WebEx Virtual Platform. Public access via the Committee website at http://energycommerce.house.gov.

Witnesses

The Honorable Sylvester Turner
Mayor, City of Houston

Added 03/22/2021 at 11:07 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:03 PM
  • Questions for the Record Responses [PDF] Added 05/07/2021 at 12:20 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:03 PM

Mr. Bill Magness
President and Chief Executive Officer, Electric Reliability Council of Texas

Added 03/22/2021 at 11:07 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:03 PM
  • Questions for the Record Responses [PDF] Added 05/07/2021 at 12:20 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:03 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:03 PM

The Honorable Christi Craddick
Chairman, Railroad Commission of Texas

Added 03/22/2021 at 11:07 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:03 PM
  • Questions for the Record Responses [PDF] Added 05/07/2021 at 12:20 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:03 PM

Mr. Michael Shellenberger
Founder and President, Environmental Progress

Added 03/22/2021 at 11:07 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:03 PM
  • Questions for the Record Responses [PDF] Added 09/03/2021 at 12:27 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:03 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:03 PM

Mr. James Robb
President and Chief Executive Officer, North American Electric Reliability Council

Added 03/22/2021 at 11:07 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:03 PM
  • Questions for the Record Responses [PDF] Added 05/07/2021 at 12:20 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:03 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:03 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing Memo [PDF] Added 03/22/2021 at 11:07 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. DeGette - Letter from Rep. Pallone, et al., to ERCOT dated March 4, 2021 [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. DeGette - Letter from ERCOT responding to Rep. Pallone, et al., dated March 18, 2021 [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. DeGette - Letter from Rep. Pallone, et al., to Governor Greg Abbott dated February 19, 2021 [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. DeGette - Letter from the Office of the Governor of Texas to Rep. Pallone, et al., dated March 19, 2021 [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. DeGette - Presentation from ERCOT reviewing the February 2021 Extreme Cold Weather Event [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. DeGette - Graphic detailing ERCOT’s 2020 energy generation mix [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Griffith - - Three Charts showing ERCOT’s grid frequency, total generation, and generation source between March 1 and March 18 [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Article from the Texas Tribune dated March 18, 2021 [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Texas House Bill 10 [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Texas House Bill 11 [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Texas House Bill 12 [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Texas House Bill 13 [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Texas House Bill 16 [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Burgess - Texas House Bill 17 [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Joyce - Op-Ed from the Wall Street Journal dated March 19, 2021 [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Crenshaw - Article from RMI dated September 30, 2020 [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM

Member Statements

  • Opening Statement - Subcommittee Chair DeGette [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Opening Statement - Full Committee Chairman Pallone [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Opening Statement - Subcommittee Ranking Member Griffith [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Opening Statement - Full Committee Ranking Member Rodgers [PDF] Added 03/24/2021 at 06:25 PM
  • Opening Statement - Representative Veasey [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 03:23 PM
  • Opening Statement - Representative Burgess [PDF] Added 03/25/2021 at 03:23 PM

Hearing Record

  • Preliminary Transcript [PDF] Added 04/01/2021 at 12:37 PM
  • Member Attendance [PDF] Added 09/03/2021 at 12:27 PM

First Published: March 15, 2021 at 06:14 PM
Last Updated: August 30, 2022 at 02:32 PM