by TCCFUI | Jan 26, 2017 | Blog
The Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program, or GRIP, allows monopoly gas utilities to hike rates even if the company’s overall expenditures are on the decline, or even if its revenues are increasing. Under the rules of GRIP, a utility need only claim extra investment...
by TCCFUI | Jan 25, 2017 | Blog
Without substantial changes, a proposed deal to transfer the state’s largest transmission and distribution utility to an out-of-state company should be rejected, according to Texas regulatory staff and others. At issue is the proposed sale of Oncor, the massive north...
by TCCFUI | Dec 2, 2016 | Blog
Wind generation briefly topped the 15,000-megawatt mark this month, achieving a new record for total instantaneous wind power output in Texas. Wind turbines cranked out 15,033 MW of electricity at 12:35 p.m. on Nov. 27, reported ERCOT, the operator of the state’s main...
by TCCFUI | Nov 22, 2016 | Blog
The extra bells and whistles – and who, ultimately, pays for them – has taken center stage in an ongoing debate over the state’s under-utilized SmartMeterTexas website for electric consumers. The website, in theory, can help Texans save money by providing them with...
by TCCFUI | Nov 11, 2016 | Blog
Several key reforms for the Texas Railroad Commission that would have helped gas utility ratepayers were removed Thursday from a 2017 legislative package. The rejected reforms included a proposal to change the agency’s name to one that better reflect its...
