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PCM and DRRS plans for Texas's ERCOT grid could not be more different

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Show More Show Less The sun rises over a petrochemical facility Wednesday, July 27, 2022, along TX-197 in Texas City. Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer

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Men work make updates to a section of electrical line, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in Conroe Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer

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A map of Texas showing the state s transmission lines is a focal point in the control room of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates most of the state's power grid. (Ryan Holeywell/Houston Chronicle) Ryan Holeywell / Houston Chronicle

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The battle lines over the future of Texas’s electricity grid are drawn, with electricity generators on one side and industrial consumers on the other. The fate of residential customers lies in the balance. The Texas Association of Manufacturers announced its preferred overhaul of the wholesale electricity market last week. Unsurprisingly, their plan radically differs from one approved by the Public Utility Commission and backed by the Association of Electric Companies of Texas.

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