by R.A. Dyer | Oct 23, 2024 | News Round-Up
Texas Tribune: Level of oil and gas regulation at heart of Texas Railroad Commission race Oct. 21 — Incumbent Christi Craddick is touting the health of the Texas energy industry and its impact on the economy. Her top opponent says regulation on the commission is too...
by R.A. Dyer | Sep 27, 2024 | News Round-Up
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...
by R.A. Dyer | Aug 28, 2024 | News Round-Up
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. —...
by ACSC | Jul 22, 2024 | News Round-Up
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...
by ACSC | Jun 28, 2024 | News Round-Up
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...