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CenterPoint Revenues Decline with Hurricane Beryl Outages, Vegetation Management

CenterPoint Revenues Decline with Hurricane Beryl Outages, Vegetation Management

by R.A. Dyer | Oct 30, 2024 | Electricity, ERCOT

Officials blamed in part reduced usage because of outages from Hurricane Beryl for the revenue decline. ________________________________________________ CenterPoint Energy, the Houston-based electric and gas utility, reported $198 million in consolidated income for...
CenterPoint Continues Drawing Fire for Hurricane Beryl Actions, $800 Million Lease Deal

CenterPoint Continues Drawing Fire for Hurricane Beryl Actions, $800 Million Lease Deal

by R.A. Dyer | Oct 8, 2024 | ERCOT

Although the PUC had promoted the Oct. 5 meeting as a forum for the public, it was state senators and industry experts who testified first. As a result, everyday residents couldn’t address commissioners for nearly three hours — much to the frustration of many of the...
CenterPoint Revenues Decline with Hurricane Beryl Outages, Vegetation Management

CenterPoint Reports Quarterly Financial Results, Details System Resiliency Spending

by TCCFUI | May 1, 2024 | Utility News

CenterPoint will spend $1.7 billion to $2.1 billion on electric system hardening, including replacing and upgrading substations and converting older 69-kilovolt transmission lines to more robust 138-KV lines. ________________________________________________...
New ERCOT Independent Market Monitor Jeff McDonald Named to Replace Carrie Bivens

New ERCOT Independent Market Monitor Jeff McDonald Named to Replace Carrie Bivens

by TCCFUI | Mar 14, 2024 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT

McDonald replaces Carrie Bivens, who announced her resignation as ERCOT’s Independent Market Monitor in November. ________________________________________________ Jeff McDonald, a veteran of both the New England and California power grids, has been named ERCOT’s new...
New ERCOT Independent Market Monitor Jeff McDonald Named to Replace Carrie Bivens

ERCOT Bylaw Changes that Undermine Stakeholder Authority Upheld in District Court

by TCCFUI | Mar 14, 2024 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT, Gas, Utility News

ERCOT historically had operated the power grid under bylaws that assign certain governance responsibilities to its board and others its stakeholder membership. ________________________________________________ ERCOT bylaw changes that potentially undermine the...
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Why TCCFUI

TCCFUI is comprehensively focused on utility issues for Texas cities! With its volunteer board of city representatives, we work with other state and local organizations to fill unserved city needs.

Recent Blog Posts

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