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PUC Considering Permian Basin Reliability Plan with Cost Estimates Exceeding $10 billion

PUC Considering Permian Basin Reliability Plan with Cost Estimates Exceeding $10 billion

by R.A. Dyer | Aug 14, 2024 | Electricity, ERCOT

Interested parties now have submitted 19 sets of responses to staff questions about the proposed Reliability Plan for the Permian Basin, which could be adopted by the PUC in September. ________________________________________________ On July 25, 2004, ERCOT filed with...
Texas Supreme Court Sides with PUC over its Winter Storm Uri Power Pricing Decisions

Texas Supreme Court Sides with PUC over its Winter Storm Uri Power Pricing Decisions

by TCCFUI | Jun 21, 2024 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT

Texas regulators were within their rights to lock the price of electricity at its maximum level during Winter Storm Uri in 2021, according to twin rulings this month by the state’s Supreme Court. ________________________________________________ Texas regulators were...
A New ERCOT Analytical Method Predicts Possible Generation Shortfall by End of Decade

A New ERCOT Analytical Method Predicts Possible Generation Shortfall by End of Decade

by TCCFUI | Jun 5, 2024 | Blog, Electricity

The new report found that Texas should enjoy robust summer reserve margins under the traditional methodology, but those margins fall dramatically using a new methodology. ________________________________________________ A new ERCOT analysis has raised fresh concerns...
Utility Updates Recovery Efforts after Storm Knocks Out Power for Nearly 1 Million Houstonians

Utility Updates Recovery Efforts after Storm Knocks Out Power for Nearly 1 Million Houstonians

by TCCFUI | May 23, 2024 | Blog, Electricity

Preview (opens in a new tab)The devastating May 16 storm brought sustained winds in the northern part of Houston of more than 110 miles per hour — or the equivalent of a Class 2 hurricane. However, unlike Category 2 Hurricane Ike in 2008, Houstonians had only 15...
Utility Updates Recovery Efforts after Storm Knocks Out Power for Nearly 1 Million Houstonians

House Committee Releases Report on Panhandle Fires Sparked by Fallen Utility Pole

by TCCFUI | May 3, 2024 | Electricity, Legislature

The Texas House of Representatives Investigative Committee on the Panhandle Wildfires blamed a lack of ready air support, faulty equipment, and a failure of agency coordination for hindering response efforts. ________________________________________________ A...
A New ERCOT Analytical Method Predicts Possible Generation Shortfall by End of Decade

Energy Fund Completion Bonus Grant Program Rules Set by Texas Public Utility Commission

by TCCFUI | May 2, 2024 | Electricity, Legislature

The new rules establish the “Texas Energy Fund Completion Bonus Grant Program” and create guidelines for generation developers seeking grants to construct new dispatchable power facilities or to expand existing ones. ________________________________________________...
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Why TCCFUI

TCCFUI is comprehensively focused on utility issues for Texas cities! With its volunteer board of city representatives, we work with other state and local organizations to fill unserved city needs.

Recent Blog Posts

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  • Join TCCFUI Oct. 15-16 in Houston for its Annual Informational Seminar