by TCCFUI | Aug 9, 2018 | Blog
The Texas Public Utility Commission directed staff on Thursday to make changes to the state’s electricity shopping website after receiving complaints that companies were using it to promote misleading offers. The site, powertochoose.org, lists retail electricity deals...
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 | Jul 27, 2018 | Blog, Regulatory Action
A multi-billion-dollar multi-state renewable energy project has lost a key vote at the Texas Public Utility Commission — a development that had led to the cancellation of what otherwise would have been the nation’s largest wind facility. The proposed 2,000-megawatt...
by TCCFUI | Jul 18, 2018 | Blog
A contemplated system revamp at ERCOT, the organization that oversees the state’s primary power grid, could cost millions up front — but also end up benefiting Texas ratepayers in the long-term, even after taking the cost into account. That’s the conclusion of two...
by TCCFUI | Jun 21, 2018 | Blog, ERCOT
Key wholesale power prices in Texas increased during 2017 — an upward surge largely driven by rising natural gas prices. Average demand for power in the ERCOT market also increased in 2017. However, peak-hour demand fell by 2.2 percent from the all-time record set...