by R.A. Dyer | Nov 1, 2024 | Electricity, Legislature
The ruling bars regulators from enforcing Senate Bill 1938, a 2019 law that blocked power companies that don’t already own transmission within Texas from building lines inside the state that form part of multi-state electricity grids....
by R.A. Dyer | Oct 23, 2024 | News Roundup
Texas Tribune: Level of oil and gas regulation at heart of Texas Railroad Commission race Oct. 21 — Incumbent Christi Craddick is touting the health of the Texas energy industry and its impact on the economy. Her top opponent says regulation on the commission is too...
by R.A. Dyer | Sep 27, 2024 | ERCOT
How much power will artificial intelligence facilities consume over the long term? How should the state’s principal grid operator handle that demand? Will enough generation show up to meet it? The ERCOT organization and state regulators continue grappling with these...
by R.A. Dyer | Sep 26, 2024 | News Roundup
Houston Chronicle: CenterPoint calls $800 million generators a good deal. Internal emails, court records raise doubt Sept. 24 — Two months after CenterPoint Energy’s response to Hurricane Beryl caused a swarm of outrage — especially over its $800 million fleet of...
by R.A. Dyer | Aug 28, 2024 | News Roundup
Houston Public Media: Two more deaths attributed to Hurricane Beryl as Houston-area death toll rises to 38 Aug. 28 —The majority of deaths occurred in Harris County and one of the victims succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning due to running a generator inside. —...
