by TCCFUI | Oct 17, 2021 | News Roundup
Utility Dive: These 7 efficiency policies could help Texas avoid $8B in new gas plants, ACEEE says Oct. 14 — A set of seven residential energy efficiency and demand response programs deployed “aggressively” to Texas electric customers over five years...
by TCCFUI | Sep 30, 2021 | Blog, Regulatory Action
Lawmakers criticize proposed regulations that would allow natural gas suppliers to avoid critical unit designation. ________________________________________________ Proposed Texas Railroad Commission regulations that would allow natural gas suppliers to opt-out of...
by TCCFUI | Sep 29, 2021 | News Roundup
Texas Tribune: Texas senators blast regulator for power grid winterization loophole lawmakers wrote into law Sept. 28 — The law says the state’s natural gas system won’t be required to prepare for extreme weather until 2022 at the earliest and allows...
by TCCFUI | Sep 20, 2021 | Blog, Gas
Weatherizing gas facilities can be costly — according to some estimates, up to $50,000 for new and existing wellheads — and lawmakers on the Business and Commerce committee noted that some operators may simply chose to pay $150 to avoid the expense....
by TCCFUI | Sep 16, 2021 | News Roundup
Houston company hopes to store renewable energy in salt domes Sept. 15 — It’s compressed air that, when released, will turn a turbine to generate electricity in a pinch. It’s being called a mechanical battery, and if the company can wrap up Series A...
