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Blog: OCSC Recommends Refinements to Emergency Operations Plans
The Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor filed comments January 4 in response to the proposed rules.
OCSC Recommends Consumer Cost Protections for Temporary Emergency Generators
OCSC recommended that affected parties receive sufficient time to review expenses for mobile generation units.
Record Number of Cities, Political Subdivisions Join ERCOT as Stakeholder Members for 2026
All told, 176 cities or political subdivisions signed up as ERCOT stakeholder members. That’s the most in at least 10 years.
Texas Energy Fund Loan Program Finances Fifth Project: A 1,350 MW plant in West Texas
Competitive Power Ventures Basin Ranch will build the plant, which is expected to begin generating in 2029.
ERCOT Gears Up For New Transmission Construction Projects — See the Maps.
A new summary of authorized ERCOT transmission projects shows Oncor as the developer for scores.
Blog: OCSC Urges Utility Ratepayer Protections in Broadband Expansion
Ratepayer-financed utility lines will be leased out to private companies to expand broadband service.
Blog: Summer Energy Consumption, Renewable Use on the Rise in Texas
ERCOT CEO reports energy consumption in June nearly 1 percent higher than consumption during June 2019.
Railroad Commission and Texas PUC Implement New Gas and Electric Utility Laws
The Texas Legislature has adopted more gas and electric utility laws. Now regulators must implement them.
News Round-Up: November 2025
Latitude Media: How the data center boom brought down the Texas Energy Fund







