Texas regulators were within their rights to lock the price of electricity at its maximum level during Winter Storm Uri in 2021, according to twin rulings this month by the state’s Supreme Court. ________________________________________________ Texas regulators were...
The new rules establish the “Texas Energy Fund Completion Bonus Grant Program” and create guidelines for generation developers seeking grants to construct new dispatchable power facilities or to expand existing ones. ________________________________________________...
The survey, developed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has been deployed by utilities and electricity regulators in other jurisdictions to assist in the creation of grid reliability policies and to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of grid infrastructure...
Odessa American: RRC commissioners assess over $3 million in penalties March 19 — The Railroad Commission of Texas assessed $3,141,077 in fines involving 775 enforcement dockets against operators and businesses at the Commissioners’ Conference on Tuesday. The...
ERCOT historically had operated the power grid under bylaws that assign certain governance responsibilities to its board and others its stakeholder membership. ________________________________________________ ERCOT bylaw changes that potentially undermine the...