RRC Finalizes Preparations as Weatherization Deadline Approaches

The RRC’s extensive efforts implementing weatherization and critical designation rules, and the robust inspection process that followed were clearly helpful in maintaining natural gas supply during weather emergencies in the past 12 months.

We conducted more than 7,200 weatherization inspections during the winter and summer to help Texans with their electricity and heating needs through two severe winter storms and the excessive summer heat.

It all starts over again on December 1.

That’s the deadline for operators to submit attestations summarizing what weatherization methods have been utilized at their facilities. RRC inspections will begin right after that deadline.

Between last winter and this past summer, the Commission’s Critical Infrastructure Division inspectors conducted more than 7,200 inspections of the natural gas critical infrastructure.

The RRC has been in contact with operators as we get ready for the next winter inspection season. That included two webinars in November to walk operators through reporting requirements and the inspection process as the RRC gets ahead of the curve to protect Texans from any harsh weather.