by ACSC | Mar 1, 2023 | Blog, Texas Legislature
Lawmakers have filed more than 4,500 bills during the ongoing 88th Texas Legislature, including several dozen relating to energy and utility issues. ________________________________________________ State lawmakers have filed more than 4,500 bills during the ongoing...
by ACSC | Feb 3, 2023 | Blog, Texas Legislature
Lawmakers have filed more than 2,600 bills during the ongoing 88th Texas Legislature, including several dozen relating to energy and utility issues. ________________________________________________ State lawmakers have filed more than 2,600 bills during the ongoing...
by ACSC | Oct 13, 2021 | Blog, Regulatory Action, Texas Legislature
The lack of critical facility designations during Winter Storm Uri represented one of the largest underlying failures of both the electric and gas industries during the event, according to the coalitions. ________________________________________________ Although...
by ACSC | Sep 17, 2021 | Blog, Regulatory Action, Texas Legislature
The proposed rules would enact various provisions of House Bill 3648 and Senate Bill 3 — two bills adopted by the Texas Legislature this year in response to February’s statewide power outages. ________________________________________________ Draft rules specifying how...
by ACSC | Sep 16, 2021 | Blog, Regulatory Action, Texas Legislature
Securitization is a low-cost financing method whereby utilities receive immediate payments for incurred expenses, while customers pay back the securitized amounts over an extended period through a surcharge on bills. ________________________________________________ On...
by ACSC | Mar 22, 2021 | Blog, Texas Legislature
Question of Correcting Wholesale Electricity Prices Divides Texas House and Senate. ________________________________________________ The February 15–19 ice storm that left more than 4 million Texans without power continues to roil the political waters in Austin....
