by R.A. Dyer | Jul 6, 2026 | News Roundup
TELECOM AND BROADBAND NEWS Houston Public Media: Texas governor’s office asked for broadband rules that help Elon Musk’s Starlink July 2 — The state office that distributes billions to expand Texas rural broadband is facing allegations of “favoritism” and offering...
by R.A. Dyer | Jun 26, 2026 | News Roundup
TELECOM AND BROADBAND NEWS Fierce Network: Telecom Act at 30: How deregulation reshaped telecom June 24 —February 8, 2026 marked 30 years since the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the first major overhaul of U.S. communications law since 1934. Designed to deregulate...
by R.A. Dyer | May 31, 2026 | News Roundup
ELECTRIC UTILITY AND ERCOT NEWS US Energy Information Administration: Natural gas for power generation flat this summer, record high expected in 2027 May 28 — We forecast demand in the commercial sector to grow nationally because of the addition of new data centers...
by R.A. Dyer | Apr 28, 2026 | News Roundup
ELECTRIC UTILITY AND ERCOT NEWS E&E News: States look to curb sky-high salaries of utility CEOs April 23 — “There’s no way to reconcile [utility CEO compensation] with the quality of service that customers are receiving and the affordability of service that...
by R.A. Dyer | Mar 6, 2026 | News Roundup
ELECTRIC UTILITY AND ERCOT NEWS BIC Magazine: exas grid sees 233 GW in data center requests: How much is real? March 4 — Grid planners are drowning in connection requests. More than 233 GW of large-load interconnection applications now sit in ERCOT’s queue, with over...
by R.A. Dyer | Feb 23, 2026 | News Roundup
ELECTRIC and ERCOT NEWS Texas Energy and Power Newsletter: he New Rules Behind ERCOT Prices Feb. 18 — ERCOT just flipped a major switch on how it buys reliability; the ripple effects hit prices, batteries, and investment signals that Texas depends on....
