Texas Coop Opposes New Emergency Drought Order
Posted on Nov 28, 2012 in Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on Texas Coop Opposes New Emergency Drought Order
Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC), the nation’s largest electric coop, may be faced with an inadequate water supply after the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) decided last week to approve a new drought emergency order. The new emergency order reduces the amount of water required to be in certain reservoir lakes used by PEC to cool its generators. Before the new emergency order was implemented, PEC officials said the reduced water supply could put its members at risk. To read more about the LCRA’s decision, click here.
