by ACSC | May 10, 2023 | Texas Legislature
The Senate version of SB 30 would allocate tax dollars to retire securitization debt from excess fuel charges incurred by gas utility ratepayers during Winter Storm Uri. ________________________________________________ More than 300 bills have been filed during the...
by ACSC | Apr 26, 2023 | Texas Legislature
SB 2012 would place limits on the potentially expensive Performance Credit Mechanism, authorized by the PUC. ________________________________________________ The 88th Texas Legislature inches toward its end, and one of the last major ERCOT reform bills left standing...
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...
