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BLOG: Railroad Commission Approves TGS Rate Settlement

BLOG: Railroad Commission Approves TGS Rate Settlement

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...

Blog: Cities, State mark 100 years of Cooperation with Milestone Cox Act

by ACSC | Jun 26, 2020 | Blog, Gas Consumers, Municipal Resources, Regulatory Action, Utility News

  Milestone Texas legislation created the model for Texas utility regulation. ________________________________________________ This month marks an important anniversary in the Lone Star State — but one most Texans surely never heard of. It was 100 years ago this...

Blog: Bumpy Ride for Texas-Based Utility Company CenterPoint

by ACSC | Jun 11, 2020 | Blog, Regulatory Action, Utility News

  A smaller price tag in an asset sale is the latest bump in a tumultuous stretch for Houston’s CenterPoint Energy. ________________________________________________ Buffeted by a recent drop in stock prices, the departure of top brass and a bumpy sale of...

Blog: New Report details Atmos Cities Steering Committee History

by ACSC | May 6, 2020 | Blog, Gas Consumers, Regulatory Action, Reports

New report details the history of the Atmos Cities Steering Committee. Under Texas law, city governments and the Texas Railroad Commission share regulatory authority over gas utilities. Cities typically band together in coalitions to exercise their portion of this...

Blog: New Atmos Filings in West Texas shines spotlight on RRM, GRIP

by ACSC | Apr 2, 2020 | Blog, Regulatory Action

Atmos Energy filed a new RRM request to increase annual rates by $16.8 million system-wide in its West Texas service territory, and about $7.1 million of that request would be applicable to ACSC member cities. ________________________________________________ Early in...
BLOG: PUC Agrees to COVID-19 Moratorium on Disconnections

BLOG: PUC Agrees to COVID-19 Moratorium on Disconnections

by ACSC | Mar 26, 2020 | Blog, Regulatory Action

Under the emergency order, distressed residential consumers can avoid non-payment disconnections by agreeing to have their bills deferred during the COVID-19 crisis. ________________________________________________ Financially distressed Texans who otherwise face...
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