If only they passed the inverse law requiring gas and coal plants to buy renewable power to reduce their pollution impact. This raises the question, why should a power generator be required to purchase external power? Isn't that the job of the grid operator, not the generation companies? It sounds like the state grid operator is trying to put their own burden onto renewable generators, rather than manage their portfolio directly. Who actually is responsible for balancing the grid? The state? ERCOT? Individual generators? Nobody? How does this compare to other grids?