KUT: Local power outages are happening, but a statewide grid emergency is unlikely Feb. 1 — If your power does go out in the freeze, whether the cause is grid-wide or local may not be of immediate concern. About 271,000 customers across the state were without power...
WFAA: Public Utility Commission of Texas adopts new water disconnection rule amid cold weather emergencies Oct. 20 — The rule prohibits non-municipal public water and sewer disconnections during extreme cold weather emergencies. — View the Segment KXAN: What...
Platts: Texas utility regulators may allow power market to eliminate unsecured credit Sept. 12 — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas may no longer allow market participants to use unsecured credit for transactions, if the Public Utility Commission of Texas on...
Houston Chronicle (Commentary): Path to a carbon neutral future is through the Texas Railroad Commission July 29 — Texas must remain a global leader in affordable and reliable energy, but this ambition must also include a commitment to a carbon neutral future and a...
CleanTechnica: Renewables Ride To The Rescue As Texas Bakes Under Withering Heat June 16 — Wind and solar power turned a neat trick in Texas this week, with turbines and PV panels continuing to churn out electricity as the entire southwest baked under yet another...
Houston Chronicle: West Texas rancher pours $2 million into Sarah Stogner’s underdog campaign for statewide oil and gas board seat May 17 — Ashley Watt, who owns a 75,000-acre ranch in the Permian Basin, is helping bankroll a substantial TV ad buy in the final two...
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