by OCSC | Feb 16, 2021 | Blog, Texas Legislature
Texas was roiled by similar rolling outages almost 10 years ago exactly. Then, as now, a punishing cold snap caused electricity use to spike even as several plants went off line. ________________________________________________ What happened and why? This week’s...
by OCSC | Feb 11, 2021 | Blog, Texas Legislature
Battery storage, transmission siting and potentially expensive regulatory changes — these utility-related issues and others are included in bills now pending before the Texas Legislature. _______________________________________________ Here’s a quick update...
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....
