by R.A. Dyer | Jul 9, 2025 | News Round-Up
National Law Review: Texas Senate Bill 6 Ushers in Major Overhaul of Large Load Interconnection and Grid Access Rules July 9 — Electricity demand in Texas is growing at rates not seen in over 70 years, and is projected to continue increasing at unprecedented rates....
by R.A. Dyer | Jun 18, 2025 | News Round-Up
Utility Dive: ‘Shoulder season’ reliability a growing concern in ERCOT, other ISOs: Aurora Energy ResearchJube 17 — Batteries, gas peaker plants and data centers will provide critical system flexibility by 2030 as load growth, aging infrastructure and weather...
by R.A. Dyer | May 27, 2025 | News Round-Up
Texas Standard: After outages last year, CenterPoint promises a better tracker May 26 —Hurricane season starts June 1, and CenterPoint Energy says it’s ready with a new and improved outage tracker. But after failures during Hurricane Beryl and last year’s derecho, is...
by R.A. Dyer | Feb 17, 2025 | News Round-Up
KXAN: Texas electric utilities now required to maintain online power outage trackers Feb. 14 —Electricity providers in Texas that service retail customers are now required to maintain online power outage trackers that provide information in English and Spanish. — Find...
by R.A. Dyer | Jan 21, 2025 | News Round-Up
Odessa American: PUCT hosts electric utilities to discuss emergency operations and extreme weather preparedness Jan. 30 — The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) hosted a workshop Thursday for electric industry representatives across the state to discuss...