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...
Securitization is a low-cost financing method whereby utilities receive immediate payments for incurred expenses, while customers pay back the securitized amounts over an extended period through a surcharge on bills. ________________________________________________ On...
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