Texas regulators advance rules for natural gas facilities as critical power loads

摘要

Texas power and gas regulators on Nov. 30 approved for publicationrules on how to designate natural gas facilities as critical loads so theywould not normally lose electricity as part of a load-shedding eventneeded to prevent a widespread blackout.To meet a statutory deadline imposed by laws enacted in June, thePublic Utility Commission of Texas and the Railroad Commission ofTexas, which has intrastate oil and gas industry jurisdiction, advancedthe “critical load” rules for natural gas facilities such as wells, gasprocessing plants and pipelines that supply power plants.