by TCCFUI | Apr 8, 2020 | Blog, Gas, Media Reports, Rates and Service
Three of the state’s major gas utilities have announced assistance programs. ________________________________________________ A recent decision by the Texas Public Utility Commission to suspend electric service disconnections during the COVID-19 crisis made statewide...
by TCCFUI | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog, Electricity, Gas, Rates and Service
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...
by TCCFUI | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog, Electricity, Gas, Media Reports, Rates and Service, Regulatory Action
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...
by TCCFUI | Jan 3, 2020 | Blog, Gas
Regulators ordered the utility to cut its proposed hike by more than half. R.A. Dyer Back in October, we reviewed a series of Atmos Energy rate increases associated with something called the “Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program,” or “GRIP.” Under the program, gas...
by TCCFUI | Apr 10, 2019 | Blog, Electricity, Gas, Legislature, Rates and Service
Lawmakers have filed more than 100 energy-related bills. Most will die before making it to the governor’s desk, but not all. More than 4,500 filed House bills, more than 2,400 filed Senate Bills and still months to go before the 86th session of the Texas...
by TCCFUI | Aug 16, 2018 | Blog, Gas, Media Reports
More than 3,000 — that’s the number of leaks the Atmos Mid-Tex utility has discovered on its Dallas-area gas-line system during the first half of 2018. And nearly half the leaks are hazardous. These were among the dramatic findings included in a recent investigative...