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 | Jan 18, 2024 | News Round-Up
ABC 13 News (Houston) — Texas’ power grid holds up during cold snap, but experts say there is still room for improvement Jan. 17 — Texas’ power grid appears to have held up through this week’s cold snap. Power outages were local, caused by things...
by R.A. Dyer | Nov 10, 2023 | News Round-Up
My High Plains: Railroad Commission of Texas assesses $1.06 million in fines Nov 15 — The Railroad Commission of Texas reports that it has assessed $1,063,647 in fines involving 342 enforcement dockets against operators and businesses at the Commissioners’ Conference...
by ACSC | Oct 23, 2023 | News Round-Up
KRIS 6 NEWS: ERCOT CEO discusses reliability and challenges for the power grid Oct. 23 — If they didn’t before, many learned about the Electric Reliability Council of Texas or better known as ERCOT, in February 2021. When ERCOT’s power grid failed during a...
