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BY EMILY LINCKE, JESSICA SHORTEN & AUBREY VOGEL
Houston could see buried power lines following study to analyze cost
Texas coastal counties
Harris County
explore the potential: • Cost of burying existing power lines • Cost of maintaining and repairing underground power lines • Cost saving analysis with reduced outages • Technologies developed or tested by the Depart- ment of Energy Also of note Texas lawmakers are seeking to create a Texas Grid Security Commission to provide oversight into the state’s electric grid stability. According to the draft legislation for Senate Bill 75, co-authored by 17 senators, the commission would evaluate municipalities across the state.
With the 89th Texas legislative session under- way as of Jan. 14, Houston-area lawmakers have begun working on hundreds of bills they hope to pass into law. Priorities for local representatives and senators include power line durability, enhancing Texas’ electric grid and school board elections. What's happening After more than 2.2 million customers lost power during Hurricane Beryl, Texas lawmakers are requesting a study through House Bill 842 on the cost and feasibility of burying power lines in the Gulf Coast region. The bill, filed by Rep. Suleman Lalani, D-Sugar Land, calls for the study to include all areas in the state within 150 miles of the Gulf of Mexico, according to the draft legislation. The study would
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Stay tuned Lawmakers across the state have been filing bills for the 89th session since Nov. 12 with a filing deadline of March 14. The session is scheduled to end June 2, barring no special sessions being called.
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