This tweet isn’t true and if you read the letter linked the tweet you would clearly see on the second paragraph of page two that the emergency waiver of pollution standards was granted.
And here is the quote. My apologies for typos, transcribing from PDF.
“I have determined that additional dispatch of the Specified Resources is necessary to best meet the emergency and serve the public interest for purposes of FPA section 202”
And then in the next paragraph.
“I direct ERCOT to dispatch such unit or units and to order their operation only as needed to maintain the reliability of the power grid in the ERCOT region when the demand on the ERCOT system exceeds expected energy and reserve requirements.”
This tweet isn’t true and if you read the letter linked the tweet you would clearly see on the second paragraph of page two that the emergency waiver of pollution standards was granted.
Here is the letter from the acting DOE secretary. https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2021/02/f82/DOE%20202%28c%29%20Emergency%20Order%20-%20ERCOT%2002.14.2021.pdf
And here is the quote. My apologies for typos, transcribing from PDF.
“I have determined that additional dispatch of the Specified Resources is necessary to best meet the emergency and serve the public interest for purposes of FPA section 202”
And then in the next paragraph.
“I direct ERCOT to dispatch such unit or units and to order their operation only as needed to maintain the reliability of the power grid in the ERCOT region when the demand on the ERCOT system exceeds expected energy and reserve requirements.”
Why can we not fact check what we post?