by OCSC | Aug 5, 2022 | Blog, Utility News
Ms. Jackson joins fellow PUC commissioners Will McAdams, Lori Cobos and Jimmy Glotfelty, and chair Peter Lake. ________________________________________________ Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Kathleen Jackson to the Public Utility Commission of Texas for a term set to...
by OCSC | May 22, 2022 | News Roundup
Houston Chronicle: West Texas rancher pours $2 million into Sarah Stogner’s underdog campaign for statewide oil and gas board seatMay 17 — Ashley Watt, who owns a 75,000-acre ranch in the Permian Basin, is helping bankroll a substantial TV ad buy in the final two...
by OCSC | May 5, 2022 | Blog, Oncor
Oncor has confirmed that it would make its next base rate filing on or around May 11. ________________________________________________ Dallas-based Oncor Electric received net income of $194 million for the three months ending March 31, as compared to net income of...
by OCSC | Apr 8, 2022 | News Roundup
CW39 — Texas PUC adopts new ‘Middle Mile Broadband’ rule to help bring internet access to unserved areasApril 3 — This week, the Public Utility Commission (PUC) voted unanimously to pass the Middle Mile Broadband rule, aiming to increase internet access in unserved...
by OCSC | Apr 3, 2022 | News Roundup
KUT: Texas power grid, energy sectors facing elevated Russian cyber threats during war in Ukraine March 31 — Russian hackers have been probing Texas’ energy infrastructure for weak points in digital systems that would allow them to steal sensitive information or...