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....
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...
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...
Vistra’s acquisition continues a trend in which the state’s largest retail electric providers have acquired smaller ones. _______________________________________________ Marking a further consolidation of the Texas retail electric market, Vistra, the parent...
Almost all of the surveyed electric utilities had gross capital additions that were higher than ever. _______________________________________________ Each year, the Texas Public Utility Commission releases a report tracking reliability-related spending by the state’s...
The Texas Public Utility Commission updates EECRF charges (the initials stand for “Energy Efficiency Cost Recovery Factor” ) on an annual basis. One charge on your home electric bill that may have escaped your notice is for something called the “EECRF.” This discrete...
