In a big win for cities, the Texas Supreme Court this month has ruled that utilities must bear the cost of relocating utility equipment from public alleys when required to do so for municipal work projects. Municipal groups and the state’s largest electric utility had...
Controversial “alternative” rate-making schemes allow monopoly utilities to hike rates without substantive regulatory review. ________________________________________________ Natural gas commodity prices are less than half what they were in 2004 and yet average home...
Regulatory planners, industry officials and others looking to guard against blackouts must focus more of their attention on the nation’s natural gas delivery systems and its natural gas-fired plants. That’s among the key take-away findings from a new report by the...
$105 million — that’s how much Barclays Bank and several former energy traders will pay after being accused by federal regulators of improperly manipulating electric prices in California during 2006 and 2008. Although less than the $487.9 million originally sought,...
A parade of under-the-radar rate hikes — that’s been the unfortunate result of a long-running and controversial Railroad Commission program that now has captured the attention of The Dallas Morning News. The program, known as the Gas Reliability Infrastructure...
Remember: always exercise extreme caution when dealing with electricity during a flood. “When possible, we recommend that you contact a licensed electrician to advise and assist during flood conditions in turning power off at the breaker box and back on,” advises...
One of the most important municipal coalitions currently active in gas ratemaking is the Atmos Cities Steering Committee, an organization of over 150 cities in north and central Texas with nearly 1.2 million residential customers.
