by OCSC | Aug 5, 2022 | Blog, Utility News
Ms. Jackson joins fellow PUC commissioners Will McAdams, Lori Cobos and Jimmy Glotfelty, and chair Peter Lake. ________________________________________________ Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Kathleen Jackson to the Public Utility Commission of Texas for a term set to...
by OCSC | Aug 5, 2022 | Blog, Oncor, Utility News
The company attributed the $60 million quarter-over-quarter increase to higher weather-related consumption, increases in transmission and distribution rates, customer growth and other factors. ________________________________________________ Oncor Electric on August 4...
by OCSC | Jun 14, 2022 | Blog, ERCOT
“While we continue to believe that an energy-only market can be successful and adapt to changing system needs, it is not compatible with ERCOT’s current conservative operational posture.” ________________________________________________ ERCOT’s new...
by OCSC | Jun 1, 2022 | Electric Consumers, Texas Legislature
Mandated by Senate Bill 3 from the most recent legislative session, the new rules create criteria for the content, activation and termination of regional and statewide power outage alerts. ________________________________________________ New rules to alert the public...
by OCSC | May 24, 2022 | Blog, ERCOT, Generation
Read together, the twin reports provide a relatively upbeat picture of expected operating reserves. ________________________________________________ Texas should enjoy relatively healthy energy reserves in the short and medium term, according to two new reports from...
by OCSC | May 9, 2022 | Blog, ERCOT
A gigawatt — or 1,000 megawatts — is approximately the same amount of power as used by 750,000 homes. ERCOT has tallied more than 17 gigawatts in potential crypto-mining related interconnections by 2026. ________________________________________________ About two...
