The Texas power grid chief this week laid the groundwork for improving electric reliability following the unprecedented freeze and subsequent blackouts in February during Winter Storm Uri.

Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) interim CEO Brad Jones sent the “Roadmap to Improving Grid Reliability” to Gov. Greg Abbott, state legislators and the Public Utility Commission (PUC).

The initiatives are to be used by ERCOT as a “foundation” to enhance the reliability and adequacy of the power grid. Adjustments are to be made as necessary to keep up with “regulatory requirements and the needs of a fast-changing electric grid.”

In response to the report, Abbott said, “The strategies ERCOT has taken, combined with the enhanced enforcement tools provided by the