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Hill Country Energy subregional commission presses TCEQ, PUC and ERCOT over battery storage safety and oversight
Summary
Commissioner Paces reported that TCEQ met with the Hill Country Energy Sub Regional Planning Commission and the commission is pressing the Public Utilities Commission and ERCOT for coordination and clearer oversight of battery energy storage systems (BESS), and urged public participation in pending state legislation.
Commissioner Rich Paces updated Kerr County Commissioners on the Hill Country Energy Sub-Regional Planning Commission (HCESRPC) work and said attendees pressed TCEQ and are seeking the Public Utilities Commission of Texas and ERCOT to take part in coordination meetings about battery energy storage systems.
Paces said TCEQ sent a six-person team to a recent meeting, “and I think they're taking our concerns very seriously.” The commission’s discussion with TCEQ lasted roughly two hours followed by a 30-minute public question period; Paces said a recording and meeting materials are posted at www.hcesrpc.com.
Paces said he…
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