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Lawmakers push commission and tabletop exercises to evaluate all‑hazards threats to Texas grid; industry seeks limits and coordination
Summary
Lawmakers proposed a Grid Security Commission and required tabletop exercises to evaluate EMP, GMD, cyber and physical threats to the ERCOT grid; supporters said tested protections exist while utilities sought narrow scope and safeguards.
Two related bills before the committee aim to identify and prepare for ‘all‑hazards’ threats to the Texas electric grid.
Senate Bill 75, sponsored by Senator Hall, would create a Texas Grid Security Commission under the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to evaluate vulnerabilities to the ERCOT grid — including cyberattacks, physical sabotage, geomagnetic disturbances (GMDs) and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) — and to develop resiliency standards, a statewide response plan and timelines for implementation. Hall said the commission would mirror a task force created by gubernatorial executive order and would produce assessments and standards while protecting sensitive facility-location…
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