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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...
Transmission Proposal to Connect ERCOT to Outside Power Grids Attracts Renewed Interest

Transmission Proposal to Connect ERCOT to Outside Power Grids Attracts Renewed Interest

by TCCFUI | Jan 10, 2024 | Blog, ERCOT

The “Southern Spirit Transmission” project calls for the construction of a new 400-mile transmission line across Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. ________________________________________________ Aplan to link ERCOT to the eastern electric grid has drawn renewed...
Transmission Proposal to Connect ERCOT to Outside Power Grids Attracts Renewed Interest

Multi-Billion-Dollar Merger between TNMP Parent and Global Energy Giant Called Off

by TCCFUI | Jan 8, 2024 | Blog, ERCOT

Valued at more than $4.3 billion, the all-cash deal would have delivered PNM Resources to Avangrid, a subsidiary of global energy giant Iberdola. PNM Resources owns TNMP and Public Service Co. of New Mexico. ________________________________________________ A proposed...
Marking an Electric Deregulation First, Lubbock Power & Light Transfers Load into ERCOT

Marking an Electric Deregulation First, Lubbock Power & Light Transfers Load into ERCOT

by TCCFUI | Dec 13, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT

The final transition marks the first time since the adoption of the state’s retail electric deregulation law in 1999 that a major city has transferred its load into ERCOT. ________________________________________________ The final transition of all remaining Lubbock...
Marking an Electric Deregulation First, Lubbock Power & Light Transfers Load into ERCOT

ERCOT Provides Look at Battery Storage Production on the Grid with New Web Portal

by TCCFUI | Dec 8, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT

Dubbed the Energy Storage Resources” or “ESR” dashboard, the new online resource displays previous day and current day real-time information about discharging, charging, and net output from battery storage. ________________________________________________ An online...
Marking an Electric Deregulation First, Lubbock Power & Light Transfers Load into ERCOT

Industrial Consumers Push Back on Proposed ERCOT Interconnection Changes

by TCCFUI | Oct 16, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT

Anxiety over the proliferation of cryptocurrency mines in Texas has prompted the proposed regulation, but it also could affect oil fields, steel mills and other major electricity consumers ________________________________________________ ERCOT is considering new rules...
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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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