NBC DFW: Texas PUC Requires Power Plants Fix Issues Related to Winter Outages Oct. 21 — The Texas Public Utility Commission approved new mandatory rules Thursday requiring power plants to fix problems that caused outages last winter. — Watch the Report....
Utility Dive: These 7 efficiency policies could help Texas avoid $8B in new gas plants, ACEEE says Oct. 14 — A set of seven residential energy efficiency and demand response programs deployed “aggressively” to Texas electric customers over five years...
Texas Tribune: Texas senators blast regulator for power grid winterization loophole lawmakers wrote into law Sept. 28 — The law says the state’s natural gas system won’t be required to prepare for extreme weather until 2022 at the earliest and allows...
Abilene Reporter-News: Many changes proposed in electric grid in Texas Sept. 18 — The Texas Legislature began holding hearings calling in leaders of the three regulatory agencies to testify. Laws were passed, and the regulatory agencies are proposing new...
Houston company hopes to store renewable energy in salt domes Sept. 15 — It’s compressed air that, when released, will turn a turbine to generate electricity in a pinch. It’s being called a mechanical battery, and if the company can wrap up Series A...
San Antonio Express-News: Power-hungry Texas looks at ways to cut demand for electricity Sept. 7 — The winter storm-related power outages and summer warnings to conserve power have had Texas lawmakers and officials talking about how to improve the state’s...