by R.A. Dyer | Nov 4, 2025 | News Round-Up
Candy’s Dirt: North Texas Cities Balk at Oncor’s Proposed Rate Hikes Nov. 3 — Now, municipalities have a voice in regulating utility delivery rates. They often do so through the Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor, a coalition of roughly 170 cities in...
by R.A. Dyer | Sep 18, 2025 | News Round-Up
Fierce Network: What we know about NTIA’s (alleged) new BEAD memo Sept. 18 — A leaked memo, initially posted on Broadband.io, said NTIA is using “tailored, state-by-state data to identify outlier, unreasonably expensive projects,” looking at factors such as geography,...
by R.A. Dyer | Aug 14, 2025 | News Round-Up
Houston Business Journal: Texans face potential electricity price surge as power demand skyrockets Aug. 14 — With new data center developments, population growth and the electrification of oil fields, power demand growth is tightening the electricity market....
by R.A. Dyer | Jul 23, 2025 | News Round-Up
PV Magazine: Solar, wind and storage reliably power Texas grid during unexpected coal shutdown July 22 — Solar and wind generated 40.2% of the ERCOT grid’s electricity this year through June. When coal plants shut down for unexpected maintenance, solar and wind...
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...