by TCCFUI | Jun 17, 2021 | Blog, Regulatory Action
Ms. Cobos has led the Office of Public Utility Counsel since 2019. ________________________________________________ Lori Cobos — an Austin-based attorney who in recent years has led the state’s watchdog agency for utility consumers — has been named to the Texas Public...
by TCCFUI | Jun 13, 2021 | News Roundup
KXAN: Some are concerned Texas’ new ERCOT reform bills will cost customers June 8 — There are concerns new laws intended to prevent massive power outages like what we saw during February’s winter storm don’t go far enough. — READ MORE Texas Tribune: Texas...
by TCCFUI | Mar 22, 2021 | Blog, Legislature
Question of Correcting Wholesale Electricity Prices Divides Texas House and Senate. ________________________________________________ The February 15–19 ice storm that left more than 4 million Texans without power continues to roil the political waters in Austin....
by TCCFUI | Mar 17, 2021 | News Roundup
Texas Tribune: Texas’ last Public Utility Commission member resigns at Gov. Greg Abbott’s request March 16 — Arthur D’Andrea was the only remaining member of the three-seat commission that regulates the state’s electric,...
by TCCFUI | Oct 5, 2020 | Blog, ERCOT, Regulatory Action
The debate also raised questions regarding a potential mismatch with state law. ________________________________________________ TThe Texas Reliability Entity, an organization that monitors the Texas power grid but reports to the feds, finds itself amid a contract tug...
