by TCCFUI | Mar 1, 2024 | News Roundup
San Antonio Express-News: ERCOT program cost Texas utilities an extra $90 million during January freeze, market monitor says Feb. 28 — As Texans drove power demand to a wintertime record high during last month’s deep freeze, power companies paid $90 million in...
by TCCFUI | Feb 21, 2024 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT
University of Texas mechanical engineering professor Michael Webber, who assisted in the bill’s drafting, has said that creating new interconnections would allow Texas to export clean energy to urban centers on both coasts....
by TCCFUI | Feb 21, 2024 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT
A lawsuit filed by a Houston-based power trader alleges the PUC created “illegal competition rules” by implementing changes that drove up wholesale energy prices. ________________________________________________ Texas regulators broke the law by implementing rules...
by TCCFUI | Feb 13, 2024 | News Roundup
WFAA: Residents seeing much higher than usual Atmos energy bills Feb. 1 — Some residents are complaining after getting their bills from Atmos Energy this month, showing statements much higher than normal. People arguing over the bills are saying their bills are...
by TCCFUI | Feb 8, 2024 | Blog
In its ruling, the court found that the Texas Public Utility Regulatory Act bars municipalities from bringing suit for non-payment of franchise fees against non-franchise holders. ________________________________________________ Hulu, Disney and Netflix are not...