by R.A. Dyer | Oct 28, 2025 | Legislature
Hundreds of laws pertaining to the gas and electric utility matters, the energy market and ERCOT were adopted by the Texas Legislature in 2023 and 2025. It’s now up to regulators to implement them. ________________________________________________ During this...
by R.A. Dyer | Sep 24, 2025 | Legislature
PUC staff have plenty of work ahead as they focus on about a half dozen new laws adopted during the 89th Texas Legislature. ________________________________________________ A recent summary of Public Utility Commission rule making for the remainder of 2025 shows a...
by R.A. Dyer | Sep 10, 2025 | Legislature
The PUC and the Railroad Commission have received budget boosts for the fiscal biennium, which begins this month. ________________________________________________ The state’s two principal regulatory agencies for utility issues – the Public Utility Commission of Texas...
by R.A. Dyer | Aug 1, 2025 | Legislature
SB 6 seeks to simultaneously facilitate these large load interconnections and insulate Texas ratepayers from related transmission costs and reliability concerns. ________________________________________________ Last spring, the 89th Texas Legislature enacted Senate...
by R.A. Dyer | Apr 24, 2025 | Electricity, Legislature
CenterPoint Vice President Jason Ryan has outlined a plan under which its customers would be made whole for previous charges relating to the utility’s leases of mobile generation units that went unused during hurricane recovery efforts....
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...
