by TCCFUI | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog, Electricity, Gas, Rates and Service
Eleven tips to help you control your energy use during otherwise chaotic times. ________________________________________________ As a service to readers, we’ve assembled here our top 11 tips to save energy for the pandemic homebound. Many of these ideas may strike you...
by TCCFUI | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog, Electricity, Gas, Media Reports, Rates and Service, Regulatory Action
Essential staff at the nation’s power plants may find themselves living on site as the COVID-19 crisis worsens, and some plants already have begun stockpiling beds, blankets and food. ________________________________________________ No utility shut-offs during...
by TCCFUI | Mar 9, 2020 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT
ERCOT technicians and market participants already have begun taking steps to ensure the grid continues functioning reliably. ____________ Another broken record for electricity use — that’s what the organization that manages the state’s primary power grid...
by TCCFUI | Feb 14, 2020 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT
“Solar is the big story here.” — Bill Magness, ERCOT Chief Operating Officer ________________ Solar power and plenty of it — that’s what’s in store for Texas in the not-too-distant future, according to a top official with the state’s primary power grid. “Solar...
by TCCFUI | Feb 10, 2020 | Blog, Electricity
____________ “This is (going to be) another one of those dramatic cultural changes.” — Tom “Smitty” Smith, Executive Director Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance. ________________ Nothing less than a transportation technology...
by TCCFUI | Dec 20, 2019 | Blog, Electricity
____________ “Unfortunately, some companies seemingly choose to blur the line between our site and theirs, creating confusion that is just unacceptable.” — PUC executive director John Paul Urban III. ________________ Consumer advocates often recommend the...
