Texas Supreme Court rules ERCOT can't be sued over 2021 winter storm

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The Texas Supreme Court ruled that ERCOT, the agency that manages the power grid, cannot be sued over the 2021 winter storm.

Many people and insurers sued the Electric Reliability Council of Texas after the 2021 freeze. The nonprofit says it shouldn’t be liable. The state Supreme Court has a chance to weigh in.

The court ruled that ERCOT is a government agency and falls under government protection from lawsuits. It's an interesting decision because ERCOT said it was not a government agency when it was sued to turn over records related to the storm.

 

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