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 | Mar 4, 2026 | ERCOT
ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas has said the proposed batch system will give developers a clearer indication as to when they can connect to the grid. ________________________________________________ Struggling to keep up with a flood of grid interconnection requests from data...
by R.A. Dyer | Sep 8, 2025 | ERCOT, Oncor
ERCOT recently released a summary of authorized transmission projects showing Oncor as the developer for scores of facilities. ________________________________________________ With the emergence of new energy-hungry cryptocurrency mining operations, AI data centers...
by R.A. Dyer | Feb 17, 2025 | News Roundup
KXAN: Texas electric utilities now required to maintain online power outage trackers Feb. 14 —Electricity providers in Texas that service retail customers are now required to maintain online power outage trackers that provide information in English and Spanish. — Find...
by R.A. Dyer | Oct 30, 2024 | Texas Legislature
The ruling bars regulators from enforcing Senate Bill 1938, a 2019 law that blocked power companies that don’t already own transmission within Texas from building lines inside the state that form part of multi-state electricity grids....
