Lawmakers have filed more than 2,600 bills during the ongoing 88th Texas Legislature, including several dozen relating to energy and utility issues. ________________________________________________ State lawmakers have filed more than 2,600 bills during the ongoing...
The rules specify how the agency designates certain gas facilities as “critical,” which is particularly important when it comes to the power grid. ________________________________________________ Although initially approved just months ago, rules that allow the Texas...
SB 1281 directs the PUC to consider congestion cost savings when approving transmission line construction. ________________________________________________ Senate Bill 1281 — adopted last year by the Texas Legislature — includes various energy-related provisions, but...
The State Energy Plan Advisory Committee was created as part of Senate Bill 3, which state lawmakers adopted in response to February’s power crisis. ________________________________________________ Gov. Greg Abbott this week has announced four appointments to a new...
HB 4492 includes within its 27 pages detailed language that pertain to the recovery of extraordinary energy-related costs falling broadly into two categories — the “default balance” costs and the “uplift balance” costs. ________________________________________________...
Power sector weatherization is required under new omnibus legislation adopted in response to February’s statewide outages. ________________________________________________ Athough still incomplete, legislatively mandated weatherization rules for Texas generators and...
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