The rules specify how the agency designates certain gas facilities as “critical,” which is particularly important when it comes to the power grid. ________________________________________________ Although initially approved just months ago, rules that allow the Texas...
SB 1281 directs the PUC to consider congestion cost savings when approving transmission line construction. ________________________________________________ Senate Bill 1281 — adopted last year by the Texas Legislature — includes various energy-related provisions, but...
Mandated by Senate Bill 3 from the most recent legislative session, the new rules create criteria for the content, activation and termination of regional and statewide power outage alerts. ________________________________________________ New rules to alert the public...
Read together, the twin reports provide a relatively upbeat picture of expected operating reserves. ________________________________________________ Texas should enjoy relatively healthy energy reserves in the short and medium term, according to two new reports from...
Had Energy Transfer followed through, about a third of the plants owned by the state’s largest power generator, Luminant, could have suspended operations. ________________________________________________ Energy Transfer — a major natural gas pipeline company with...
ERCOT reports that 321 of 324 electric generation units and transmission facilities had fully passed their inspections for new winterization regulations. ________________________________________________ Texas power generation companies and electric transmission...
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