BLOG: Multi-Billion-Dollar Oncor Sale to Sempra Almost Complete

Oncor, the state’s largest transmission and distribution utility, is now just a hair’s breadth away from having new owners. On Monday a federal Bankruptcy Court in Delaware delivered its final OK to a multi-billion-dollar offer from California-based Sempra. It’s now...

BLOG: ACSC & Regulators Want Utility Rates to Reflect Tax Savings

Gas and electric ratepayers in Texas could see their utility bills go down — or at least not increase as much as they might have otherwise — as a result of tax legislation recently adopted by the U.S. Congress. Leaders at both the Texas Public Utility Commission and...

BLOG: Cities Win at Texas Supreme Court In Utility Pole Dispute

In a big win for cities, the Texas Supreme Court this month has ruled that utilities must bear the cost of relocating utility equipment from public alleys when required to do so for municipal work projects. Municipal groups and the state’s largest electric utility had...