NEWS ROUND-UP Dec. 7-Dec. 11

NEWS ROUND-UP Dec. 7-Dec. 11

Houston Business Journal: ConnectGen plans expansion to Texas solar farm Dec. 10 — The company has already gotten tax incentives for the base project, and it’s looking to do the same for the expansion. — Houston Business Journal   Austin...

BLOG: Editorial Blasts Flawed GRIP Program

A parade of under-the-radar rate hikes — that’s been the unfortunate result of a controversial Railroad Commission program that now has captured the attention of The Dallas Morning News. The program, known as the Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program, or GRIP,...

Report: Even With Excessive Profits, Gas Utilities Hike Rates

In Texas, gas utilities already reporting excessive profits frequently seek permission to charge their customers even more. But rather than rejecting those requests outright, regulators typically green light them with almost no questions asked. That dramatic finding,...

BLOG: New wind record in Texas, Production Surpasses 15,000 MW

Wind generation briefly topped the 15,000-megawatt mark this month, achieving a new record for total instantaneous wind power output in Texas. Wind turbines cranked out 15,033 MW of electricity at 12:35 p.m. on Nov. 27, reported ERCOT, the operator of the state’s main...