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88th Legislative Update: Filed bills, New Committee Assignments, & Sunset Process

88th Legislative Update: Filed bills, New Committee Assignments, & Sunset Process

by OCSC | Feb 3, 2023 | Blog, Texas Legislature

Lawmakers have filed more than 2,600 bills during the ongoing 88th Texas Legislature, including several dozen relating to energy and utility issues. ________________________________________________ State lawmakers have filed more than 2,600 bills during the ongoing...
New Law that Could Determine Pace of Transmission Approvals inside ERCOT Divides Lawmakers

New Law that Could Determine Pace of Transmission Approvals inside ERCOT Divides Lawmakers

by OCSC | Oct 17, 2022 | ERCOT, Texas Legislature

SB 1281 directs the PUC to consider congestion cost savings when approving transmission line construction. ________________________________________________ Senate Bill 1281 — adopted last year by the Texas Legislature — includes various energy-related provisions, but...
New Law that Could Determine Pace of Transmission Approvals inside ERCOT Divides Lawmakers

Lawmakers, Industry Officials Balk at Gas Desk Proposal During Sept. 13 Legislative Hearing

by OCSC | Sep 19, 2022 | ERCOT, Texas Legislature

The proposal attracted opposition from a variety of public and private officials during a September 13 joint hearing. ________________________________________________ A proposal to shore up the grid reliability through the creation of an ERCOT “gas desk” has received...
New Law that Could Determine Pace of Transmission Approvals inside ERCOT Divides Lawmakers

PUC adopts new Power Outage Alert Rules in Response to New Legislation

by OCSC | Jun 1, 2022 | Electric Consumers, Texas Legislature

Mandated by Senate Bill 3 from the most recent legislative session, the new rules create criteria for the content, activation and termination of regional and statewide power outage alerts. ________________________________________________ New rules to alert the public...
New Law that Could Determine Pace of Transmission Approvals inside ERCOT Divides Lawmakers

Blog: Gov. Greg Abbott Makes New Appointment to Advisory Panel

by OCSC | Oct 20, 2021 | Blog, Texas Legislature

The State Energy Plan Advisory Committee was created as part of Senate Bill 3, which state lawmakers adopted in response to February’s power crisis. ________________________________________________ Gov. Greg Abbott this week has announced four appointments to a new...
New Law that Could Determine Pace of Transmission Approvals inside ERCOT Divides Lawmakers

Blog: Regulators Consider Designation of Critical Gas Facilities

by OCSC | Oct 13, 2021 | Blog, Texas Legislature, Utility News

The lack of critical facility designations during Winter Storm Uri represented one of the largest underlying failures of both the electric and gas industries during the event, according to the coalitions. ________________________________________________ Although...
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