by OCSC | Jan 7, 2021 | Blog, Texas Legislature
The PUC also seeks guidance pertaining to a looming shortfall in a rural telecommunications fund. ________________________________________________ Analysts expect tens of thousands of new electric vehicles on the road within the next decade — and with them, an influx...
by Guest Writer | Dec 18, 2020 | Blog, ERCOT
All else equal, a higher reserve margin should mean less likelihood of certain kinds of reliability problems, as well as lower wholesale prices. ________________________________________________ Earlier this month, ERCOT released the December update to its Capacity,...
by OCSC | Dec 18, 2020 | Blog, News Roundup
Waco Tribune: Scammers targeting electric company customers Dec. 17 — Customers should be suspicious of anyone claiming to be an employee of Reliant or other electricity company who asks for money to be loaded to a prepaid debit card or directs a customer to...
by OCSC | Dec 9, 2020 | Texas Legislature
Lawmakers already have filed more than 700 House bills and 200 Senate bills — including several relating energy and ratepayer issues. ________________________________________________ The 2021 regular session of the Texas Legislature begins in just a few weeks....
by OCSC | Nov 17, 2020 | Blog, City Resources, ERCOT
The city-backed candidates will return to spots they currently hold on ERCOT’s 16-member board, as well as on a key policymaking panel. ________________________________________________ A slate of candidates nominated by Texas municipalities have been selected again to...
by OCSC | Nov 6, 2020 | Blog, ERCOT, Generation
The grid operator reports that the state remains on track to add more than 5,000 MW of new installed wind capacity, which would be the most wind ever added to the grid during any given year. ________________________________________________ Texas should have enough...
