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Craig Goldman: “We kind of predicted that [the bankruptcy filing of Brassos…”

Featuring: Craig Goldman, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 12

State Rep. Craig Goldman On Power Crisis & What's Next

Published March 1, 2021 | Video Starts at 04:18

What did you make of the bankruptcy filing of Brassos Electric Power Co Op, which is? Well, it wasn't frankly, it wasn't surprising. We kind of predicted that [the bankruptcy filing of Brassos Electric Power Co Op] was going to happen. and we'll see if that's the last. And that when you get a bill that you cannot pay, it wasn't shocking to me that they filed bankruptcy. (04:18–04:21)

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“Coal actually froze and couldn't be burned.”
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“We have two nuclear plants in the state of Texas and one of them wasn't acting at 100% capacity.”
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“There was a horrific lack of communication to the people of Texas as far as managing expectations about whether or not they were going to…”
State Rep. Craig Goldman On Power Crisis & What's Next | Uploaded March 1, 2021 | 01:21-01:36
“The wind panels froze and couldn't produce wind energy.”
State Rep. Craig Goldman On Power Crisis & What's Next | Uploaded March 1, 2021 | 02:00-02:05
“The solar panels were covered in snow.”
State Rep. Craig Goldman On Power Crisis & What's Next | Uploaded March 1, 2021 | 02:04-02:07
“Natural gas. The equipment froze out in West Texas and they couldn't pump the natural gas.”
State Rep. Craig Goldman On Power Crisis & What's Next | Uploaded March 1, 2021 | 02:07-02:14
“We basically had, like I said, 25 plus hours of testimony from every single stakeholder involved in the process.”
State Rep. Craig Goldman On Power Crisis & What's Next | Uploaded March 1, 2021 | 02:43-02:51
“Do we mandate weatherization or winterization of all aspects of what people supply as far as the power sources across the state?”
State Rep. Craig Goldman On Power Crisis & What's Next | Uploaded March 1, 2021 | 03:27-03:38
“Governor ADAM in the same way a lot of Texans are getting ready to open their electric bills and not going to be able to pay them either.”
State Rep. Craig Goldman On Power Crisis & What's Next | Uploaded March 1, 2021 | 04:45-04:52
“We should have those numbers again as people start opening bills, those that information will start to flow through.”
State Rep. Craig Goldman On Power Crisis & What's Next | Uploaded March 1, 2021 | 05:12-05:19
“There was no one who testified to [the idea of Texas joining the national grid] in those 25 plus hours of hearings.”
State Rep. Craig Goldman On Power Crisis & What's Next | Uploaded March 1, 2021 | 07:40-07:47
“I don't know one member of the legislature who's advocating for [Texas joining the national grid] either.”
State Rep. Craig Goldman On Power Crisis & What's Next | Uploaded March 1, 2021 | 07:49-07:54
“That will be solved by the time we get out of here May 31, because... electricity and gas are under one entity.”
State Rep. Craig Goldman On Power Crisis & What's Next | Uploaded March 1, 2021 | 08:44-08:59
“The PUC is a three member commission, the railroad commission is a three member commission.”
State Rep. Craig Goldman On Power Crisis & What's Next | Uploaded March 1, 2021 | 09:16-09:20
“They were unable because of state law to be able to talk to one another because that was breaking the Open Meetings Act.”
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“We need to make sure we pass whatever laws we need to pass in the next few months so that we're not putting this situation again.”
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