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

PUC Announces New ERCOT Survey to Measure Consumer Cost of Electricity Outages

by TCCFUI | Apr 1, 2024 | ERCOT

The survey, developed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has been deployed by utilities and electricity regulators in other jurisdictions to assist in the creation of grid reliability policies and to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of grid infrastructure...
ERCOT Prepares for April 8 Eclipse, Expects 7.6 Percent Loss of Solar Energy Output

ERCOT Prepares for April 8 Eclipse, Expects 7.6 Percent Loss of Solar Energy Output

by TCCFUI | Mar 14, 2024 | ERCOT

Maximum solar generation impact will occur at 1:40 p.m., with solar capacity levels reducing to 7.6 percent of maximum clear sky output ________________________________________________ The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state’s primary grid operator, has...
Texas Supreme Court Sides with PUC over its Winter Storm Uri Power Pricing Decisions

New ERCOT Independent Market Monitor Jeff McDonald Named to Replace Carrie Bivens

by TCCFUI | Mar 14, 2024 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT

McDonald replaces Carrie Bivens, who announced her resignation as ERCOT’s Independent Market Monitor in November. ________________________________________________ Jeff McDonald, a veteran of both the New England and California power grids, has been named ERCOT’s new...
Texas Supreme Court Sides with PUC over its Winter Storm Uri Power Pricing Decisions

ERCOT Bylaw Changes that Undermine Stakeholder Authority Upheld in District Court

by TCCFUI | Mar 14, 2024 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT, Gas, Utility News

ERCOT historically had operated the power grid under bylaws that assign certain governance responsibilities to its board and others its stakeholder membership. ________________________________________________ ERCOT bylaw changes that potentially undermine the...
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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.

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