by R.A. Dyer | Oct 30, 2024 | Electricity, ERCOT
Officials blamed in part reduced usage because of outages from Hurricane Beryl for the revenue decline. ________________________________________________ CenterPoint Energy, the Houston-based electric and gas utility, reported $198 million in consolidated income for...
by R.A. Dyer | Oct 8, 2024 | ERCOT
Although the PUC had promoted the Oct. 5 meeting as a forum for the public, it was state senators and industry experts who testified first. As a result, everyday residents couldn’t address commissioners for nearly three hours — much to the frustration of many of the...
by R.A. Dyer | Sep 27, 2024 | ERCOT
How much power will artificial intelligence facilities consume over the long term? How should the state’s principal grid operator handle that demand? Will enough generation show up to meet it? The ERCOT organization and state regulators continue grappling with these...
by TCCFUI | Feb 21, 2024 | Blog, Electricity, ERCOT
A lawsuit filed by a Houston-based power trader alleges the PUC created “illegal competition rules” by implementing changes that drove up wholesale energy prices. ________________________________________________ Texas regulators broke the law by implementing rules...
by TCCFUI | Jan 11, 2024 | Blog, Gas
Fire and police investigators continue working with Atmos Energy, the hotel’s natural gas provider, to determine whether a gas leak caused the explosion — or conversely — an explosion caused the gas leak. ________________________________________________ An explosion...
