by TCCFUI | Feb 16, 2021 | Blog, Legislature
Texas was roiled by similar rolling outages almost 10 years ago exactly. Then, as now, a punishing cold snap caused electricity use to spike even as several plants went off line. ________________________________________________ What happened and why? This week’s...
by TCCFUI | Feb 11, 2021 | Blog, Legislature
Battery storage, transmission siting and potentially expensive regulatory changes — these utility-related issues and others are included in bills now pending before the Texas Legislature. _______________________________________________ From battery storage...
by TCCFUI | Jan 7, 2021 | Blog, Legislature, Regulatory Action, Telecom
The PUC also seeks guidance pertaining to a looming shortfall in a rural telecommunications fund. ________________________________________________ Analysts expect tens of thousands of new electric vehicles on the road within the next decade — and with them, an influx...
by TCCFUI | Jun 17, 2019 | Blog, Legislature
Nothing in the legislation requires cable and phone companies to pass along any savings to consumers. It could cost the City of San Antonio $7.3 million. For Dallas it means $9.3 million. For Houston it could amount to a whopping $24 million. These are the...
by TCCFUI | Jun 17, 2019 | Blog, Legislature, Rates and Service, Regulatory Action
The 2019 Legislative Session adjourned sine die on May 27. The Texas Legislature adjourned sine die on May 27. We have been watching the session closely, especially with an eye toward bills that can affect the affordability of electric and gas service. Here is...
by TCCFUI | May 14, 2019 | Blog, Legislature
SB 1941 would make clear that transmission and distribution utilities possess legal authority to deploy utility-scale batteries. For much of the history of the electric delivery system in the United States, a fundamental assumption has been that there is no...
