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...
by TCCFUI | May 29, 2018 | Blog, Gas
The Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program, or GRIP, allows monopoly gas utilities to increase rates even if the company’s overall expenditures are declining, even if its revenues are increasing or even if the company is earning windfall profits. Under GRIP rules, a...
by TCCFUI | Jan 11, 2018 | Blog, Gas
Natural gas commodity prices are less than half what they were in 2004 and yet average home gas bills have gone up. How can this be? Why aren’t Texans enjoying real savings in their gas utility bills? The answer relates to pipeline and distribution charges, which are...
by TCCFUI | Nov 20, 2017 | Blog, Electricity, Gas, Regulatory Action
Regulatory planners, industry officials and others looking to guard against blackouts must focus more of their attention on the nation’s natural gas delivery systems and its natural gas-fired plants. That’s among the key take-away findings from a new report by the...
