KXAN: Some are concerned Texas’ new ERCOT reform bills will cost customers June 8 — There are concerns new laws intended to prevent massive power outages like what we saw during February’s winter storm don’t go far enough. — READ MORE Texas Tribune: Texas...
E&E NEWS: Documents reveal natural gas chaos in Texas blackouts May 20 — While numerous wind facilities had issues in Texas, gas-powered generation had the most megawatts of generating capacity offline of any resource during the February power crisis,...
KXAN: Proposed power outage alert system aims to improve communication in future winter storms May 10 — Texas lawmakers have spent hours discussing legislation aimed at addressing the failures of the state’s power grid, infrastructure and lack of reliable...
WFAA Here’s how much winterizing the Texas power grid could impact your power bill May 2 — The cost to construct a one-gigawatt power plant is roughly $1 billion. So, winterizing it would cost about $10 million, he said. — READ MORE El Paso Times: El Paso...
Fox 4: Oncor requests nearly $100 million in rate hikes April 27 — “Cities are looking after residential and commercial rate payers. It is the cities who protect rate payers to greatest degree,” said Don Knight, Dallas city attorney. — READ MORE ...
Texas Tribune: Texas House targets power grid flaw that cut electricity to natural gas facilities and worsened February blackouts April 19 — The Texas House on Monday gave initial approval to a series of bills aimed at preventing another massive power failure,...
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