Welcome back, Solar Warriors.
This episode will be different from the Tactical Tuesdays and long-form Thursday episodes we always publish. This is a mini-episode if you will. Sometimes we do this on Fridays or other days when we have a guest that has extraordinary information that we want to share with you and it's timely, but doesn't fit in our normal production schedule.
If you are a Texas resident or if you've been watching what's happening in Texas, you should know by now that there is a crisis in ERCOT. There's a crisis in the electricity markets as well as a humanitarian crisis right now as a result of hard snowstorms. And since I'm not in Texas, but I have friends down there, I called on just such a friend, Mr. Evan Caron.
He's an Austin resident, who is an energy trader and really deeply understands this market. So if you have been trying to figure it out, understand what the heck is happening in that market, we are here to give you some answers.
As of last Thursday, Feb 18th, when this was recorded, FEMA had provided 60 power generators and additional fuel support to facilities like hospitals, nursing homes, and water treatment plants. The federal agency is also providing 60,000 wool and cotton blankets, 225,000 meals, and other supplies after they were requested by Abbott. More info clicking here.
You can now find me on clubhouse at SunCast. Evan and I are going to jump on clubhouse and have a Q&A session and he will talk more about not only what's happening in the markets, but where you might be able to find opportunities to invest either in equities and, and that gets interesting or in building out the future of the Texas grid.
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