KTRK: TX Senate passes bill to overhaul state’s electricity market after winter storm March 31 — The Texas Senate on Monday unanimously approved a sweeping bill that would overhaul the state’s electricity industry and infrastructure, including...
Houston Chronicle (Commentary): Texas lawmakers slow-walking desperately needed electric grid reforms March 24 –Texas politicians are moving very slowly to address the market failures that left 4 million homes without power on the coldest nights of the year and...
Texas Tribune: Texas’ last Public Utility Commission member resigns at Gov. Greg Abbott’s request March 16 — Arthur D’Andrea was the only remaining member of the three-seat commission that regulates the state’s electric,...
Bloomberg: Tesla is quietly plugging a mega-battery into the Texas power grid March 9 — Elon Musk is getting into the Texas power market, with previously unrevealed construction of a gigantic battery connected to an ailing electric grid that nearly collapsed...
CBS Dallas: ERCOT Expecting Record Electricity Use During Extreme Cold Feb. 11 — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas said Thursday, Feb. 11, it is expecting record electric use as a result of the extreme cold temperatures that have already reached much of...
Houston Chronicle: Texas lost nearly 60,000 oil and gas jobs in 2020, trade group says Feb. 4 — Nearly 60,000 oil exploration and production jobs in Texas were lost in 2020, a staggering figure that underscores the deep industry wounds caused by the global...
