Houston-based CenterPoint Energy, a company best known for its massive regulated holdings in Texas, this week shutdown a contentious website it operated in the state’s deregulated electricity market. The move marks only the latest retreat from competitive...
When it comes to power line safety, how does your local utility measure up? Now with a quick keyboard click you can find out. The Public Utility Commission recently announced the online availability of power line safety reports for all Texas electric utilities....
But PUC commissioners express reluctance to extend it further. A moratorium of utility disconnections for some Texans unable to pay their electric bills because of COVID-19 will continue in effect, thanks to a recent extension by state regulators. On...
New ERCOT Reports Predict New Summer Peak, but Improving Reserves. ________________________________________________ Hotter temperatures and more power use — but also an uptick in projected generation reserves — that’s the latest summer forecast from ERCOT, the...
New Concierge Services in Free Market dispute with Texas Electric Retailers. ________________________________________________ New “concierge” websites have begun crying foul at what they call unfair treatment by retail electric providers — and the thorny...
New report details the history of the Oncor Cities Steering Committee. Under state law, city governments and the Texas Public Utility Commission share regulatory authority over monopoly electric utilities. Cities typically band together in coalitions to exercise their...
