by R.A. Dyer | Sep 15, 2025 | News Roundup
Power Engineering: CPS Energy to acquire 1,632-MW gas portfolio for $1.38B in Southeast Texas Sept. 16 — CPS Energy has entered an agreement to acquire a portfolio of four natural gas generation facilities, totaling 1,632 MW, from PROENERGY for $1.387 billion. The...
by R.A. Dyer | Sep 10, 2025 | Legislature
The PUC and the Railroad Commission have received budget boosts for the fiscal biennium, which begins this month. ________________________________________________ The state’s two principal regulatory agencies for utility issues – the Public Utility Commission of Texas...
by R.A. Dyer | Aug 13, 2025 | News Roundup
Houston Business Journal: Texans face potential electricity price surge as power demand skyrockets Aug. 14 — With new data center developments, population growth and the electrification of oil fields, power demand growth is tightening the electricity market....
by R.A. Dyer | Aug 1, 2025 | Legislature
SB 6 seeks to simultaneously facilitate these large load interconnections and insulate Texas ratepayers from related transmission costs and reliability concerns. ________________________________________________ Last spring, the 89th Texas Legislature enacted Senate...
by R.A. Dyer | Jul 23, 2025 | News Roundup
PV Magazine: Solar, wind and storage reliably power Texas grid during unexpected coal shutdown July 22 — Solar and wind generated 40.2% of the ERCOT grid’s electricity this year through June. When coal plants shut down for unexpected maintenance, solar and wind...
