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CenterPoint Confirms March Rate Case; Reports Spending Plans and Quarterly Revenues

CenterPoint Confirms March Rate Case; Reports Spending Plans and Quarterly Revenues

by TCCFUI | Feb 21, 2024 | Blog, Electricity, Gas, Utility News

CenterPoint Energy has confirmed it will file a general rate case of behalf of its Houston electric utility on March 9. ________________________________________________ CenterPoint Energy has confirmed it will file a general rate case of behalf of its Houston electric...
ERCOT Would End Isolation as Independent Grid under Legislation filed in Congress

ERCOT Would End Isolation as Independent Grid under Legislation filed in Congress

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

University of Texas mechanical engineering professor Michael Webber, who assisted in the bill’s drafting, has said that creating new interconnections would allow Texas to export clean energy to urban centers on both coasts....
Lawsuit: PUC Illegally Propped up Wholesale Electric Prices during Winter Storm Uri

Lawsuit: PUC Illegally Propped up Wholesale Electric Prices during Winter Storm Uri

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

A lawsuit filed by a Houston-based power trader alleges the PUC created “illegal competition rules” by implementing changes that drove up wholesale energy prices. ________________________________________________ Texas regulators broke the law by implementing rules...
New ERCOT Seasonal Report Predicts Very High Energy Reserves for Fall 2023

New ERCOT Seasonal Report Predicts Very High Energy Reserves for Fall 2023

by TCCFUI | Sep 22, 2023 | Blog, Electricity

The report projected planning reserves at 53.7 percent, which is well above a historical target of 13.75 percent. ________________________________________________ ERCOT should have plenty of energy on hand to meet demand during the upcoming fall season, barring...
Fact Sheet Sheds Light on Pending ERCOT “Real-Time Co-Optimization” Market Overhaul

Fact Sheet Sheds Light on Pending ERCOT “Real-Time Co-Optimization” Market Overhaul

by TCCFUI | Aug 8, 2023 | Electricity, ERCOT, Regulatory Action

Real-Time Co-Optimization, which remains under development at ERCOT, should lower electricity costs once operational. ___________________________________________ ERCOT stakeholders and staff have re-initiated work on a wholesale power market redesign they refer to as...
New ERCOT Seasonal Report Predicts Very High Energy Reserves for Fall 2023

Commissioner Kathleen Jackson Replaces Outgoing Public Utility Commission Chair Peter Lake

by TCCFUI | Jun 9, 2023 | Blog, Electricity

Jackson is a chemical engineer who has served as a PUC commissioner since August 2022. ________________________________________________ Public Utility Commissioner Kathleen Jackson has been selected to become the agency’s interim chair, following the resignation this...
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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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