by OCSC | Mar 1, 2023 | Texas Legislature
Lawmakers have filed more than 4,500 bills during the ongoing 88th Texas Legislature, including several dozen relating to energy and utility issues. ________________________________________________ State lawmakers have filed more than 4,500 bills during the ongoing...
by OCSC | Feb 3, 2023 | Blog, Texas Legislature
Lawmakers have filed more than 2,600 bills during the ongoing 88th Texas Legislature, including several dozen relating to energy and utility issues. ________________________________________________ State lawmakers have filed more than 2,600 bills during the ongoing...
by OCSC | Feb 1, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT, Generation
The market overhaul would create new subsidies for power generators, but at ratepayer expense. ________________________________________________ Afar-reaching and controversial overhaul of the ERCOT market has received approval from the Public Utility Commission,...
by OCSC | Feb 1, 2023 | Blog, ERCOT
The changes drew near unanimous opposition from the electric industry, consumer and environmental stakeholders that historically help set policy at ERCOT. ________________________________________________ ERCOT stakeholders had their supervisory authority significantly...
by OCSC | Jun 1, 2022 | Electric Consumers, Texas Legislature
Mandated by Senate Bill 3 from the most recent legislative session, the new rules create criteria for the content, activation and termination of regional and statewide power outage alerts. ________________________________________________ New rules to alert the public...