by TCCFUI | Mar 2, 2018 | Blog
Predicted record-breaking electricity usage and tightening power reserves could make for a challenging summer for ERCOT, the Texas grid operator. Also known as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the organization released two reports on Thursday — including a...
by TCCFUI | Feb 21, 2018 | Blog, Electricity
It’s called the Operating Demand Reserve Curve — ORDC for short. You can be forgiven if you’ve never heard of it. But the ORDC — which is a component of the state’s wholesale power system — made news this month … and in a way that could impact power costs. The Texas...
by TCCFUI | Feb 13, 2018 | Blog
Gas and electric ratepayers in Texas could see their utility bills go down — or at least not increase as much as they might have otherwise — as a result of tax legislation recently adopted by the U.S. Congress. Leaders at both the Texas Public Utility Commission and...
by TCCFUI | Feb 8, 2018 | Blog
In a big win for cities, the Texas Supreme Court this month has ruled that utilities must bear the cost of relocating utility equipment from public alleys when required to do so for municipal work projects. Municipal groups and the state’s largest electric utility had...
by TCCFUI | Jan 11, 2018 | Blog, Gas
Natural gas commodity prices are less than half what they were in 2004 and yet average home gas bills have gone up. How can this be? Why aren’t Texans enjoying real savings in their gas utility bills? The answer relates to pipeline and distribution charges, which are...
