by TCCFUI | Jul 2, 2020 | Blog, Electricity, Utility News
Former Halliburton CEO also served on CenterPoint Board of Directors. ________________________________________________ Former Halliburton CEO David Lesar has taken the reins of CenterPoint Energy, the Houston-based energy company beset in recent months by falling...
by TCCFUI | Oct 18, 2018 | Blog, Electricity
Sempra Energy and Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Oncor) announced today that they have entered into agreements whereby they will acquire Sharyland Utilities, LP (Sharyland) and InfraREIT, Inc. (InfraREIT). InfraREIT owns and leases rate-regulated electric...
by TCCFUI | Aug 31, 2018 | Blog, Regulatory Action
AEP Texas wants to increase electric rates by $415 million — money the utility says it needs to cover the costs for repairing electric lines, poles and transmission facilities around the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Harvey. The south Texas utility made the request in...
by TCCFUI | Aug 7, 2018 | Blog, Regulatory Action
At the urging of cities and regulators, the state’s regulated electric utilities have committed to pass along savings from last year’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. But will home customers ever benefit? That’s the big question posed recently by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram....
by TCCFUI | Jun 27, 2018 | Blog, Electricity
The California-based company that recently acquired Oncor is under review for a potential credit downgrade — in part because of its purchase of the Texas utility. Oncor is the largest electric utility in Texas. In April it was acquired by California-based Sempra...
