by R.A. Dyer | Dec 17, 2025 | Electricity
Xcel has said it had “accepted responsibility from the beginning” and attempted to work with victims and state officials to reach solutions. ________________________________________________ Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Southwestern Public Service Company,...
by R.A. Dyer | Dec 17, 2025 | ERCOT
ERCOT will form two new organizations — “Interconnection and Grid Analysis” and “Enterprise Data and Artificial Intelligence” groups — in 2026. ________________________________________________ Two new ERCOT organizations — the “Interconnection and Grid Analysis” and...
by R.A. Dyer | Dec 10, 2025 | ERCOT
ERCOT officials predict the change could lead to more than $1 billion in market savings annually. The modifications also will improve how ERCOT’s automated systems consider batteries and their state of charge for grid operational purposes....
by R.A. Dyer | Dec 2, 2025 | ERCOT
The Texas Energy Fund is a $10 billion subsidy program created by the Texas Legislature to help finance the development of dispatchable generation. ________________________________________________ Another subsidized loan agreement under the Texas Energy Fund — the...
by R.A. Dyer | Dec 2, 2025 | Gas
Through System Safety and Integrity riders, or SSI riders, Atmos recovers from customers certain system safety costs that it incurs each year to maintain its pipeline system. ________________________________________________ The pipelines division of Atmos Energy, the...
by R.A. Dyer | Dec 1, 2025 | Gas
While touted by the acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock in a Nov. 20 release as a “landmark achievement,” the award has disappointed many rural providers and community leaders, according to published reports. ________________________________________________ The...