“Those 32 hours resulted in inaccurate and excessive charges to the tune of billions of dollars,” Hughes said.

“The Senate bill directed D’Andrea and ERCOT to “follow the law” and make requested rate and fee changes by Saturday, said Republican state Senator Bryan Hughes. The state’s market adviser said last week that ERCOT improperly held charges at $9,000 per megawatt hour, about 400 times the usual rate, and that its rules allowed for pricing errors to be corrected within 55 days.”