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Blog: Giant Wholesale Price Spike Prompts Complaint Against ERCOT

by TCCFUI | Jul 16, 2019 | Blog, ERCOT

  Only once before in grid history has the price hit the $9,000 mark.   ERCOT recently recorded a dramatic $9,000-per-megawatt hour price in a segment of the wholesale power market — the very highest allowed — and the spike prompted a complaint to Texas...

Blog: Newspaper Says Regulators Should Set Rules for Utility Batteries

by TCCFUI | Jun 27, 2019 | Blog, Media Reports

The Dallas Morning News, in a June 19 editorial, urged the PUC to create rules for utility-scale battery storage. Act now. That’s the message from The Dallas Morning News, which in a recent editorial called upon Texas regulators to forge new rules for utility-scale...

BLOG: Oncor To Buy InfraREIT; Sempra To Acquire Sharyland Stake

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...

BLOG: Economically, ERCOT Has “More than Sufficient” Reserves

by TCCFUI | Oct 17, 2018 | Blog, Electricity

  “Based on these results, we conclude that the current market design will support more than sufficient reserve margins from an economic perspective,” the report states.   The ERCOT energy market — like any wholesale energy market — needs a constant supply...

BLOG: In Wake of Ultimatum, PUC Removes PowertoChoose Offers

by TCCFUI | Sep 17, 2018 | Blog, Regulatory Action

“The PUC’s ultimatum on Friday was just its latest move to ensure powertochoose.org better serves Texas consumers.” By R.A. Dyer SEPT. 17, 2018 — Three days after Public Utility Commission chair issued an ultimatum on the matter, the agency has...
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Why TCCFUI

TCCFUI is comprehensively focused on utility issues for Texas cities! With its volunteer board of city representatives, we work with other state and local organizations to fill unserved city needs.

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