by TCCFUI | Aug 9, 2021 | Blog, Regulatory Action
Previously, three commissioners led the PUC, but after a change in law this year the agency now is set to have five members. ________________________________________________ Jimmy Glotfelty — a former energy company official and former senior advisor to the U.S....
by TCCFUI | Jul 1, 2021 | Blog, Regulatory Action
The amended rule relates to a cap on the price for which generators can offer power into the ERCOT-administered market. ________________________________________________ In response to the financial fallout following Winter Storm Uri, Texas regulators last week...
by TCCFUI | Jun 17, 2021 | Blog, Regulatory Action
Ms. Cobos has led the Office of Public Utility Counsel since 2019. ________________________________________________ Lori Cobos — an Austin-based attorney who in recent years has led the state’s watchdog agency for utility consumers — has been named to the Texas Public...
by TCCFUI | Feb 23, 2021 | Blog, Regulatory Action
The PUC has issued four executive orders so far, and more may be on the way ________________________________________________ In response to last week’s massive blackouts, the Texas Public Utility Commission has issued a number of executive orders including a ban on...
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 | Oct 5, 2020 | Blog, ERCOT, Regulatory Action
The debate also raised questions regarding a potential mismatch with state law. ________________________________________________ TThe Texas Reliability Entity, an organization that monitors the Texas power grid but reports to the feds, finds itself amid a contract tug...
