by ACSC | Feb 16, 2021 | Blog, Texas Legislature
Texas was roiled by similar rolling outages almost 10 years ago exactly. Then, as now, a punishing cold snap caused electricity use to spike even as several plants went off line. ________________________________________________ What happened and why? This week’s...
by ACSC | Feb 11, 2021 | Blog, Texas Legislature
Battery storage, transmission siting and potentially expensive regulatory changes — these utility-related issues and others are included in bills now pending before the Texas Legislature. _______________________________________________ Here’s a quick update...
by ACSC | Dec 9, 2020 | Blog, Texas Legislature
Lawmakers already have filed more than 700 House bills and 200 Senate bills — including several relating energy and ratepayer issues. ________________________________________________ T he 2021 regular session of the Texas Legislature begins in just a few weeks....
by ACSC | Nov 25, 2020 | Blog, News Round-Up
Axios: Invenergy is building the largest U.S. solar farm in Texas Nov. 24 — The 1,310-megawatt facility based in northeastern Texas aims to help consumer brands like AT&T, Honda, Google and McDonald’s meet their clean energy goals while supplying...
by ACSC | Nov 16, 2020 | Blog, Gas Consumers, Reports
During an earnings call, the company reported $242.2 million in increased capital expenditures during the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2020. ________________________________________________ Atmos customers across its multi-state system may face bill increases of...
by ACSC | Aug 31, 2020 | Blog, Gas Consumers, Regulatory Action
August TGS Rate Case Settlement leads to Avoided-Cost Savings. We recently analyzed a series of Texas gas utility rate cases, comparing the companies’ requested hikes with final approved rates. We also have analyzed utility rate requests in which cities intervened for...
