University of Texas mechanical engineering professor Michael Webber, who assisted in the bill’s drafting, has said that creating new interconnections would allow Texas to export clean energy to urban centers on both coasts....
A lawsuit filed by a Houston-based power trader alleges the PUC created “illegal competition rules” by implementing changes that drove up wholesale energy prices. ________________________________________________ Texas regulators broke the law by implementing rules...
In its ruling, the court found that the Texas Public Utility Regulatory Act bars municipalities from bringing suit for non-payment of franchise fees against non-franchise holders. ________________________________________________ Hulu, Disney and Netflix are not...
Atmos reports quarter-over-quarter revenue increase; Mid-Tex and West Texas rate cases in September. ________________________________________________ Atmos Energy has reported capital expenditures of $769.7 million for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2023, as...
During a January 30 hearing, the state’s highest court heard oral arguments from lawyers for the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Calpine Corp., and Luminant. The implications of the lawsuit are immense. ________________________________________________ A lawsuit...
Fire and police investigators continue working with Atmos Energy, the hotel’s natural gas provider, to determine whether a gas leak caused the explosion — or conversely — an explosion caused the gas leak. ________________________________________________ An explosion...
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