{"id":146672,"date":"2021-02-18T18:46:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T23:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=146672"},"modified":"2021-02-18T19:13:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T00:13:03","slug":"abbott-restricts-natural-gas-flowing-out-of-texas-as-state-struggles-under-freezing-temps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abbott-restricts-natural-gas-flowing-out-of-texas-as-state-struggles-under-freezing-temps\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbott Restricts Natural Gas Flowing Out Of Texas As State Struggles Under Freezing Temps"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fabbott-restricts-natural-gas-flowing-out-of-texas-as-state-struggles-under-freezing-temps%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=146672&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Greg-Abbott.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Texas Governor Greg Abbott barred natural gas suppliers from shipping fuel out of state without first offering it for sale in-state on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott announced the new order during a press conference on Wednesday as his state continues to suffer from an energy shortage amid widespread freezing temperatures. The order is set to last through Feb. 21, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloombergquint.com\/business\/texas-bans-natural-gas-companies-from-taking-fuel-out-of-state#:~:text=Texas%20Governor%20Greg%20Abbott%20on,state%20before%20being%20shipped%20elsewhere.\">Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hereby mandate that all sourced natural gas be made available for sale to local power generation opportunities before leaving the state of Texas, effective through February 21, 2021,\u201d Abbott said in a letter to the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the state\u2019s oil and gas industry. \u201cI ask that you immediately take all reasonable and necessary steps to ensure that this mandate is carried out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics alleged that Abbot\u2019s order violates the commerce clause of the Constitution, which bars states from interfering in inter-state trade. Abbott said he had the authority to take such a sweeping step because of the state of emergency he declared on Feb. 12.<\/p>\n<p>Texas and surrounding states are experiencing the coldest weather many have seen in decades. The cold snap has had a massive impact on energy production in the state, freezing gas lines and wind turbines. Millions of Texans were left without power temporarily as ERCOT, which manages the Texas energy grid, instituted rolling blackouts to conserve energy.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/weather\/2021\/02\/15\/track-power-outages-during-the-winter-storm\/\">announced<\/a> on Thursday that power had been returned to most homes in Texas. He added that 325,000 homes and businesses are still without power because of downed power lines and other issues related to grid connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who served as Energy Secretary in the Trump administration, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/perry-on-freezing-tx-temps-letting-green-energy-ideologues-control-our-energy-could-get-people-killed\">blamed<\/a> Texas\u2019 poor handling of the cold snap on too much of a policy emphasis on building wind farms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the point is, you need to have a diversity of energy sources no matter where you are,\u201d Perry said on Fox News. \u201cAnd [there] couldn\u2019t be a greater example of that in the state of Texas right now. We got massive amount of wind farms out in West Texas that are frozen up, they\u2019re just like a propeller on an airplane. They froze up last night, no wind out there. All of that wind energy was lost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s incredibly important to have a diverse, I think you had a number of things that lined up for the perfect storm, if you will. But the point is, that\u2019s what those of us in government are supposed to do \u2014 we\u2019re supposed to try to look over the horizon, see the things that are the challenges,\u201d he added. \u201cHaving a diverse base load of energy is incredibly important. We started taking coal plants off; we started taking nuclear plants off. And if this country is going to continue to grow \u2026 to be competitive in the world, we\u2019ve got to have an energy supply that is diverse, a base load that you know when you call on it, it\u2019s going to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Governor Greg Abbott barred natural gas suppliers from shipping fuel out of state without first offering it for sale in-state on Wednesday. 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