Keeping the lights on in Texas already ain’t cheap. Now, you can expect another surcharge on your electric bill. Four years after a severe winter storm nearly led to the total collapse of the Texas grid, the state is now requiring transmission utilities to produce plans to “harden” their equipment against a hodgepodge of threats like tree limbs, stronger storms, wildfires, and even hackers and substation saboteurs. The Jasons go to the headquarters of the largest utility in Texas to get details on the first resilience plan to be filed with the state… a $3 billion blueprint. How will it keep your lights on? And how will it be paid for? 00:29 - WELCOME FROM ONCOUR HEADQUARTERS 01:20 - BRIAN FLLOYD INTRO 05:40 - LESSONS LEARNED FROM 2024 HOUSTON STORM 15:48 - COST OF HARDENING SYSTEMS 23:49 - CONCERNS OVER WILDFIRES 26:35 - CYBERSECURITY AND OTHER THREATS 30:18 - TREE TRIMMING PROCESSES 34:22 - AI'S ROLE 36:27 - TIMELINE FOR RESILIENCY PLAN 41:47 - THOUGHTS AND PREPARATIONS FOR THE FUTURE