News Round-Up: October 2024

News Round-Up: October 2024

KPRC: CenterPoint has another chance to avoid a rate hearing and face arguments the company is overcharging customers Oct. 15 — The Public Utility Commission has agreed to hear CenterPoint’s arguments to dismiss a mandatory rate hearing this year. If the PUC sides...
News Round-Up: October 2024

News Round-Up: September 2024

Houston Chronicle: CenterPoint calls $800 million generators a good deal. Internal emails, court records raise doubt Sept. 24 — Two months after CenterPoint Energy’s response to Hurricane Beryl caused a swarm of outrage — especially over its $800 million fleet of...
News Round-Up: October 2024

News Round-Up: August 2024

Houston Public Media: Two more deaths attributed to Hurricane Beryl as Houston-area death toll rises to 38 Aug. 28  —The majority of deaths occurred in Harris County and one of the victims succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning due to running a generator inside. —...
News Round-Up: October 2024

News Round-Up: July 2024

Dallas Observer: Texas Leads Country in Weather-Related Power Outages, Study Finds July 22 — Texas’ 210 weather-related power outages resulted from severe weather, hurricanes, winter storms and extreme heat. — Keep Reading Forbes: New Report Says ERCOT...
News Round-Up: October 2024

News Round-Up: June 2024

Austin American-Statesman: Bee Cave City Council votes to delay raise in gas rates July 27 — Texas Gas Service filed an application on June 3 with the Texas Railroad Commission, which handles the state’s oil and gas municipalities, to raise its rates. The application...