by R.A. Dyer | Oct 16, 2026 | News Roundup
KPRC: Harris County has 46 data centers and almost no power to regulate them Oct. 15 — Harris County officials are pushing for greater local control over data center development, citing concerns about electricity demand, water consumption, air quality and neighborhood...
by R.A. Dyer | Sep 25, 2026 | Regulatory Action
The PUC had issued an initial rule in March that had required a non-refundable interconnection fee of $50,000 per megawatt. That provision was removed from the final rule. ________________________________________________ New large load interconnection standards — but...
by R.A. Dyer | Jul 22, 2026 | Electric Consumers
Dated July 17, the letter comes in response to a recent request from Abbott for details on what steps the PUC has taken to protect Texas ratepayers from the aftereffects of the ongoing AI data center boom. ________________________________________________ Ensuring that...
by R.A. Dyer | Apr 20, 2026 | Electric Consumers
All told, annual revenues will increase by $565 million, although that’s $263 million less than the amount initially sought by the North Texas utilty. ________________________________________________ A proposed Oncor rate increase has been slashed by more than 30...
by R.A. Dyer | Mar 16, 2026 | ERCOT
The proposed rule would require an “intermediate agreement” by any large load seeking an ERCOT interconnection as well as new financial assurances. ________________________________________________ Major energy consuming industries — so called “large loads” — will need...
