BLOG: Citing Ratepayer Risk, Texas Regulators Reject Wind Proposal
SWEPCO had not shown the out-of-state wind facilities would result in lower costs for Texas customers, according to regulators.
Blog: Texas Regulators Extend COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program
The COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program applies only to residential customers in areas with retail electric deregulation.
Blog: Change at the Top for Houston’s CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint serves as the primary electric transmission and distribution utility and natural gas utility for Houston, its surrounding areas and for a large swath of the Texas Gulf Coast.
Blog: Texas Law Ushered in City, State Cooperation in Utility Regulation
The 100-year-old Cox Act marked the beginning of city, state cooperation in utility regulation.
Blog: Texas Supreme Court to Consider ERCOT Sovereign Immunity
A state’s primary power grid operator faces a lawsuit that could determine whether it faces future legal liability.
Blog: Bumpy Ride for Texas-Based Utility Company CenterPoint
CenterPoint’s sale of a big natural gas retail asset closed earlier this month for substantially less than initially anticipated.