by ACSC | Nov 25, 2020 | Blog, News Round-Up
Axios: Invenergy is building the largest U.S. solar farm in Texas Nov. 24 — The 1,310-megawatt facility based in northeastern Texas aims to help consumer brands like AT&T, Honda, Google and McDonald’s meet their clean energy goals while supplying...
by ACSC | May 20, 2020 | Blog, Reports
Citizens save when cities defend their interests in gas utility cases. Under state law, cities possess “original jurisdiction” over the rates charged by monopoly gas utilities. This means that gas companies must first go to cities for authorization before...
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...
by ACSC | Oct 11, 2018 | Blog
Natural gas line explosions have killed nine people in north and central Texas since 2006 and destroyed more than two dozen homes. The latest major accident, a Feb. 23 explosion in North Dallas, killed a 12-year-old girl. These tragedies have renewed the...
by ACSC | Jul 5, 2018 | Blog, Safety
The Dallas gas utility linked to several area explosions will replace nearly twice the number of potentially vulnerable steel service lines this year than it originally projected, according to company figures provided to regulators. In a supplemental plan filed this...
