by OCSC | Apr 11, 2024 | Texas Legislature
Under Patrick’s instructions, the Senate’s Business and Commerce Committee will consider the following six energy-related charges. ________________________________________________ Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has issued 57 charges for Texas Senate committees to study in...
by OCSC | Mar 19, 2024 | Texas Legislature
The Texas Legislature mandated the map’s creation in 2021, as part of Senate Bill 3, in response to Winter Storm Uri that left millions without power. ________________________________________________ Texans can now view portions of the state’s Electricity Supply Chain...
by OCSC | Jan 23, 2024 | ERCOT, Texas Legislature
Required under Senate Bill 3 adopted during the 87th Texas Legislature, the new “Emergency Pricing Program” rules address two interworking pricing caps in the ERCOT wholesale power market. ________________________________________________ The PUC has adopted new rules...
by OCSC | Jul 31, 2023 | ERCOT, Texas Legislature
Of bills that received approval during the most recent Texas legislative session, about 70 pertain to the Texas Public Utility Commission and its regulatory activities. ________________________________________________ Lawmakers during the recently-concluded...
by OCSC | Apr 25, 2023 | Texas Legislature
SB 2012 would place limits on the controversial and potentially expensive Performance Credit Mechanism, authorized earlier by the PUC. ________________________________________________ As the 88th Texas Legislature inches toward its end, it now appears that one of the...
by OCSC | Mar 1, 2023 | Texas Legislature
Lawmakers have filed more than 4,500 bills during the ongoing 88th Texas Legislature, including several dozen relating to energy and utility issues. ________________________________________________ State lawmakers have filed more than 4,500 bills during the ongoing...
