by OCSC | May 5, 2020 | Blog, ERCOT
ERCOT conducts body temperature screenings of individuals before they are permitted in the control rooms. ________________________________________________ Like the rest of Texas, ERCOT has had to make significant adjustments during March and April in reaction...
by OCSC | May 1, 2020 | Blog, City Resources, Electric Consumers, Texas Legislature
A provision in the deregulation law allows citizens to team with cities to save money. ________________________________________________ Buried deep within the Lone Star State’s massive 1999 electric deregulation law lies an obscure provision relating to...
by OCSC | Apr 23, 2020 | Blog, Electric Consumers
PUC regulators says third-party vendors promising help with program enrollment may be scammers. ______________________________________________ Beware third-party scammers! That’s the word from Texas regulators, who say unscrupulous vendors have begun targeting...
by OCSC | Apr 21, 2020 | Blog, Rates
Financially distressed electric customers complain of long hold times and phone call hang-ups by electric companies. ______________________________________________ Although Texas regulators have adopted policies to help electric customers during the COVID-19 pandemic,...
by OCSC | Apr 7, 2020 | Blog, ERCOT
The grid operator began monitoring shifting usage patterns about a month ago as large numbers of Texans began working from home. ________________________________________________ The COVID-19 epidemic has dropped electricity consumption in Texas during the morning...
by OCSC | Apr 7, 2020 | Blog, ERCOT, Generation
Carrie Bivens worked previously at ERCOT and FERC. ________________________________________________ An energy market veteran and former staffer at both the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has assumed the role of...
