by ACSC | Aug 17, 2023 | News Round-Up
Inside Climate News: Flush With the Promise of Tax Credits, Clean Energy Projects Are Booming in Texas Aug. 16 —In the year since the Inflation Reduction Act became law, private investment in wind power, battery storage and other renewable energy ventures has...
by ACSC | Jul 30, 2023 | News Round-Up, Utility News
Environmental Defense Fund: New Analysis Quantifies Natural Gas Waste and Pollution in Texas July 26, 2023 — Operators wasted over $1.7 billion of gas in 2019, underscoring opportunity for action to cut waste, protect communities and increase climate security. — Keep...
by ACSC | Jun 23, 2023 | News Round-Up
NBC DFW: ERCOT can’t be sued over deadly 2021 winter storm, Texas Supreme Court rules June 23 — The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that ERCOT, the operator of Texas’ power grid, is a government entity, granting the organization immunity to lawsuits stemming...
by ACSC | Feb 1, 2023 | News Round-Up
KUT: Local power outages are happening, but a statewide grid emergency is unlikely Feb. 1 — If your power does go out in the freeze, whether the cause is grid-wide or local may not be of immediate concern. About 271,000 customers across the state were without power...
by ACSC | Oct 21, 2022 | News Round-Up
WFAA: Public Utility Commission of Texas adopts new water disconnection rule amid cold weather emergencies Oct. 20 — The rule prohibits non-municipal public water and sewer disconnections during extreme cold weather emergencies. — View the Segment KXAN: What...