Performative and Perfunctory “Preparedness”

The PUC held a workshop Friday, and while I've never watched a Politburo meeting, they likely have a similar feel. 

Electric companies lined up and, one after the other, said they're "ready for winter." When one company representative failed to say the scripted magic words, he was reminded by the PUC Chair of his omission, to which he replied, "We are preparing, and we will be ready."

Feel better? Me neither.

The Biggest Problems Weren’t Even Discussed

Beyond the sheer annoyance of repetitive, performative, perfunctory attestations, the meeting didn’t address some of the most important issues Texas faces this winter. There was not a single mention of the definitive post-Uri report or its 28 recommendations made two years ago by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, several of which have not been acted upon at all…