• FAQ
  • Contact Us
Cities Served by Oncor
  • Home
  • About
  • Resources
  • Blog
  • Reports
Select Page
Blog: OCSC Urges Utility Ratepayer Protections in Broadband Expansion

Blog: OCSC Urges Utility Ratepayer Protections in Broadband Expansion

by OCSC | Jan 19, 2022 | Blog, Rates, Utility News

The coalitions expressed support for the broadband expansion but want to “ensure that costs are appropriately recovered and credited back to captive electric utility ratepayers.” ________________________________________________ Protecting electric utility ratepayers...
Blog: OCSC Supports Public Utility Commission Proposal to Reduce Electricity Price Offer Cap

Blog: OCSC Supports Public Utility Commission Proposal to Reduce Electricity Price Offer Cap

by OCSC | Oct 19, 2021 | Blog, Generation, Rates

The reduction, if approved by the PUC, should lead to lower wholesale power costs during extreme energy scarcity events, such as last February’s Winter Storm Uri emergency that left 4 million Texans without power ________________________________________________ In...
Blog: Netting Issue Divides Stakeholders as PUC Implements HB 4492

Blog: Netting Issue Divides Stakeholders as PUC Implements HB 4492

by OCSC | Sep 3, 2021 | Blog, ERCOT, Rates, Texas Legislature

HB 4492 includes within its 27 pages detailed language that pertain to the recovery of extraordinary energy-related costs falling broadly into two categories — the “default balance” costs and the “uplift balance” costs. ________________________________________________...
Blog: New Energy Efficiency Charges Set for Take Effect in 2021 for Texas Utilities

Blog: New Energy Efficiency Charges Set for Take Effect in 2021 for Texas Utilities

by OCSC | Oct 23, 2020 | Blog, Rates

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...
BLOG: Distribution System Charges to Increase Electric Rates

BLOG: Distribution System Charges to Increase Electric Rates

by OCSC | Aug 27, 2020 | Blog, Electric Consumers, Rates

Several major utilities filed applications at the PUC to adjust charges associated with their electric distribution systems. ________________________________________________ Ratepayers in many parts of Texas should expect to pay a bit more for electricity, beginning...

Blog: Salary, Benefits Info for New CenterPoint CEO

by OCSC | Jul 10, 2020 | Blog, Rates, Utility News

New CenterPoint CEO said to prioritize shareholders, regulators. ________________________________________________ The new CEO of Houston’s CenterPoint Energy will receive a base salary of $1.35 million per year, plus a sign-on equity stock award valued at $1 million,...
« Older Entries

Pages

  • About
  • Blog
  • FAQ
  • Home
  • Reports
  • Resources

Post Categories

  • Blog
    • City Resources
    • Electric Consumers
    • ERCOT
    • Generation
    • Oncor
    • Rates
    • Renewable Energy
    • Texas Legislature
    • Utility News
  • News Roundup
  • Reports
  • Uncategorized

© 2020 Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor. All Rights Reserved.