by R.A. Dyer | Nov 20, 2024 | Legislature
In all, the commission has requested $466,560,272 in biennial funding, with revenues from fees and surcharges covering 34.9 percent of its request and tax-supported General Revenue sources comprising 41.2 percent. ________________________________________________ The...
by R.A. Dyer | Nov 1, 2024 | Electricity, Legislature
The ruling bars regulators from enforcing Senate Bill 1938, a 2019 law that blocked power companies that don’t already own transmission within Texas from building lines inside the state that form part of multi-state electricity grids....
by TCCFUI | Jun 21, 2024 | Legislature
The interim hearings illustrated that the electric market remains a crucial subject for Texas policymaking as we approach the next legislative session. ________________________________________________ Electric market changes adopted during the 2023 legislative session...
by TCCFUI | May 3, 2024 | Electricity, Legislature
The Texas House of Representatives Investigative Committee on the Panhandle Wildfires blamed a lack of ready air support, faulty equipment, and a failure of agency coordination for hindering response efforts. ________________________________________________ A...
by TCCFUI | May 2, 2024 | Electricity, Legislature
The new rules establish the “Texas Energy Fund Completion Bonus Grant Program” and create guidelines for generation developers seeking grants to construct new dispatchable power facilities or to expand existing ones. ________________________________________________...
by TCCFUI | Apr 25, 2023 | Legislature
SB 2012 would place limits on the potentially expensive Performance Credit Mechanism, authorized by the PUC. ________________________________________________ The 88th Texas Legislature inches toward its end, and one of the last major ERCOT reform bills left standing...
