Cumulatively, the charges have totaled more than $6.6 billion. Utility customers — be they home users or businesses — have had them included in their transmission and distribution rates for years. ________________________________________________ Hundreds of thousands...
Former Halliburton CEO also served on CenterPoint Board of Directors. ________________________________________________ Former Halliburton CEO David Lesar has taken the reins of CenterPoint Energy, the Houston-based energy company beset in recent months by falling...
A provision in the deregulation law allows citizens to team with cities to save money. ________________________________________________ Buried deep within the Lone Star State’s massive 1999 electric deregulation law lies an obscure provision relating to...
Carrie Bivens worked previously at ERCOT and FERC. ________________________________________________ An energy market veteran and former staffer at both the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has assumed the role of...
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...
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...
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