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...
by ACSC | Aug 25, 2020 | Blog, Gas Consumers
Three utilities collect more than $100 million in annual GRIP charges since 2019. The Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program, or GRIP, allows monopoly gas utilities to increase rates even if the company’s overall expenditures are declining, even if its revenues...
by ACSC | Jul 13, 2020 | Blog, Gas Consumers, Utility News
New CenterPoint CEO said to prioritize shareholders, regulators. ________________________________________________ The new CEO of Houston’s CenterPoint Energy will receive a base salary of $1.35 million per year, plus a sign-on equity stock award valued at $1 million,...
