by TCCFUI | Apr 10, 2021 | Blog, ERCOT
New ERCOT data brings additional clarity to causes of February electric outages. ________________________________________________ Fuel problems caused more than 10 percent of the electric generation failures during the worst hours of last February’s power outages,...
by TCCFUI | Mar 27, 2021 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT, Legislature, Media Reports
Berkshire Hathaway pitches a plan for regulated generation inside ERCOT. ________________________________________________ Berkshire Hathaway Energy – billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s company — has pitched Texas lawmakers on a plan to build 10 new natural...
by TCCFUI | Mar 22, 2021 | Blog, Legislature
Question of Correcting Wholesale Electricity Prices Divides Texas House and Senate. ________________________________________________ The February 15–19 ice storm that left more than 4 million Texans without power continues to roil the political waters in Austin....
by TCCFUI | Feb 23, 2021 | Blog, Regulatory Action
The PUC has issued four executive orders so far, and more may be on the way ________________________________________________ In response to last week’s massive blackouts, the Texas Public Utility Commission has issued a number of executive orders including a ban on...
by TCCFUI | Feb 16, 2021 | Blog, Legislature
Texas was roiled by similar rolling outages almost 10 years ago exactly. Then, as now, a punishing cold snap caused electricity use to spike even as several plants went off line. ________________________________________________ What happened and why? This week’s...
by TCCFUI | Feb 11, 2021 | Blog, Legislature
Battery storage, transmission siting and potentially expensive regulatory changes — these utility-related issues and others are included in bills now pending before the Texas Legislature. _______________________________________________ From battery storage...
