by TCCFUI | Aug 28, 2017 | Blog
From Hunt to NextEra to Berkshire Hathaway to Elliott Management and now, finally, to Sempra Energy. That’s been the line-up of successive suitors – both potential and real — for Oncor Electric, the Dallas-based electric utility with 10 million Texas customers. The...
by TCCFUI | Aug 4, 2017 | Blog
Thanks in large part to its repeated rate increases and customer growth, profits are up for CenterPoint Energy. That’s the word from the Houston Chronicle, which reported this week that its hometown electricity and natural gas distributor made profits of $135 million...
by TCCFUI | Aug 2, 2017 | Blog
Customers served by one of the state’s largest gas utilities will soon see their bills increase thanks to a decision this week by the Texas Railroad Commission. Under that decision Atmos Pipeline Texas — a regulated monopoly serving northern and western parts of the...
by TCCFUI | Jul 28, 2017 | Blog
If you’ve been reading along lately you may already know about Senate Bill 1004, which is a controversial new state law that further limits the local-control authority of cities. In specific terms, SB 1004 addresses city control over assets like right of way,...
by TCCFUI | Jul 5, 2017 | Blog
Increasingly hot summers and the needs of a growing state help explain heightened demands on the state principal power grid. On June 23 — a hot day even by Texas standards — electrical consumption on the state’s main power grid spiked in quick succession to...
