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.
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Hays Free Press: Public Utility Commission denies Aqua Texas’ rate increase request
Hays Free Press: Public Utility Commission denies Aqua Texas’ rate increase requestFeb. 12 — Aqua Texas’ proposal to increase water and wastewater rates for all customers across the state, including those in Hays County, was denied at the end of last month.
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KVUE: AI-driven data centers surge in Central Texas, raising environmental concerns
KVUE: AI-driven data centers surge in Central Texas, raising environmental concernsFeb. 7 — The demand for AI continues to help drive the growth of data centers in the Lone Star State, with the Austin area a hot spot. But data centers require a lot of power and, at times, a lot of water – two resources environmentalists say Texas doesn’t have enough of.
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Houston Chronicle: Texas needs up to $33 billion in new, improved power lines. Who should foot the bill?
Houston Chronicle: Feb. 6 — ERCOT says Texas needs $30 billion-plus in transmission investments.
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Utility Dive: CenterPoint proposes $5.75B system resiliency plan
Feb. 4 — The proposal is the “largest single grid resiliency investment in the company’s history,” CenterPoint said, and aims to reduce storm-related outages for the utility’s 2.8 million customers around the Houston area. Work would be completed from 2026 to 2028.
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Utility Dive: Texas eyes 765-kV transmission lines in regional ‘transmission race’
Feb. 3 — Utility regulators are concerned about the potential for costs to spiral and supply chain constraints to slow development.
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