The proposed rules would enact various provisions of House Bill 3648 and Senate Bill 3 — two bills adopted by the Texas Legislature this year in response to February’s statewide power outages. ________________________________________________ Proposed...
A new ERCOT report shows fall operating reserves of 27,771 megawatts under normal weather conditions. ________________________________________________ Oln September 3, ERCOT released its Final Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA Report) for Fall of 2021....
HB 4492 includes within its 27 pages detailed language that pertain to the recovery of extraordinary energy-related costs falling broadly into two categories — the “default balance” costs and the “uplift balance” costs. ________________________________________________...
Power sector weatherization is required under new omnibus legislation adopted in response to February’s statewide outages. ________________________________________________ Athough still incomplete, legislatively mandated weatherization rules for Texas generators and...
Previously, three commissioners led the PUC, but after a change in law this year the agency now is set to have five members. ________________________________________________ Jimmy Glotfelty — a former energy company official and former senior advisor to the U.S....
Securitization is a low-cost financing method whereby utilities receive immediate payments for incurred expenses, while customers pay back the securitized amounts over an extended period through a surcharge on bills. ________________________________________________ On...
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