Texas was roiled by similar rolling outages almost 10 years ago exactly. Then, as now, a punishing cold snap caused electricity use to spike even as several plants went off line. ________________________________________________ What happened and why? This week’s...
Battery storage, transmission siting and potentially expensive regulatory changes — these utility-related issues and others are included in bills now pending before the Texas Legislature. _______________________________________________ Here’s a quick update...
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....
The 2019 Legislative Session adjourned sine die on May 27. The Texas Legislature adjourned sine die on May 27. We have been watching the session closely, especially with an eye toward bills that can affect the affordability of electric and gas service. Here is...
The 2019 Legislative Session adjourns sine die on May 27 — less than a month from today. By our calculation, lawmakers have filed more than 100 bills that relate to gas or electricity. We have categorized and described many of them below, and summarized...
Expect lawmakers to file thousands of bills — including more than 100 relating to the Texas energy market. Get ready — the Texas Legislature returns to Austin on Jan. 8 for its 86th Regular Session. Expect lawmakers to file thousands of bills — including more than 100...
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.
