by TCCFUI | Nov 29, 2018 | Blog, Electricity, Legislature
Expect lawmakers to file thousands of bills — including more than 100 relating to the Texas energy market. Get ready — the Texas Legislature returns to Austin on Jan. 8 for its 86th Regular Session. Expect lawmakers to file thousands of bills — including more than 100...
by TCCFUI | Nov 19, 2018 | Blog, Electricity
How much power will Americans expend roasting their Thanksgiving turkeys? As it turns out, quite a lot. Turkeys are bigger than they used to be, and roasting them takes longer. And the bigger the bird, the more cooking time. And the more cooking time, the...
by TCCFUI | Nov 14, 2018 | Blog, Electricity
The proposal would provide extra revenues for some generators, but potentially increase consumer costs. Last year two Houston electric companies, NRG and Calpine, rolled out a report that proposed dramatic changes to the state’s wholesale power market. We’ve discussed...
by TCCFUI | Nov 8, 2018 | Blog, Legislature, News Roundup
MID-TERM ELECTION RESULTS Statewide voter turnout was 52.5% as 8.29 million Texans voted in the General Election. As a comparison, just 4.6 million Texans voted in the 2014 General Election which was the last presidential mid-term election. Here is a quick recap of...
by TCCFUI | Nov 1, 2018 | Blog, ERCOT
ERCOT Releases Preliminary Winter Assessment and Preliminary Spring Assessment By R.A. Dyer Thumbs up. That the sign from ERCOT, which reported on Thursday that Texas generators should keep up with electricity demand during the winter and spring of 2019. ERCOT,...
