The family of an 11-year-old boy who died in the cold of Texas last week filed a lawsuit against the state’s grid operator, the Texas Electric Reliability Council (ERCOT) and the energy company Entergy, claiming that negligence serious led to death.
Houston local news station, KHOU reports that Christian Pavon’s family has filed a lawsuit and is represented by attorney Tony Buzbee.
Pavon is believed to have died on Tuesday from hypothermia after his family’s home lost power. His official cause of death has not yet been released, reports KHOU.
According to the lawsuit filed by Pavon’s family, the cause of death was hypothermia, reports KHOU. His family is asking for more than $ 100 million in damages.
Entergy, in response to the lawsuit, said the company was “Deeply saddened by the loss of life in our community. We cannot comment due to pending litigation ”.
“We have not yet analyzed the lawsuits and will respond accordingly as soon as we do. Our thoughts are with all Texans who ‘suffered and are’ suffering due to the past week, ”said ERCOT in its own statement. “However, as approximately 46 percent of private generation shut down last Monday morning, we are confident that our network operators have made the right choice to prevent a statewide blackout.”
Dozens of Texans died when freezing temperatures swept the state last week and more than 4 million people were without power, many for several days. Power for most homes has been restored, but several thousand remain without electricity.
State leaders and ERCOT are facing intense criticism of the disruptions. Texas’ energy infrastructure lacked the winter preparation needed to cope with freezing temperatures. In addition, Texas is the only state to maintain an independent power grid, which means that it could not turn to its neighbors to moderate blackouts.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) called for an investigation into ERCOT.
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