BLOG: ERCOT Predicts Sufficient Electricity for Fall, Winter
The supply of electricity in Texas this fall and winter should keep up with demand, according to recent reports.
BLOG: Texas Regulators Consider Emerging Electric Vehicle Issues
By potentially shifting a portion of the state’s very large energy needs from transportation onto the electric system, electric vehicles present challenges to Texas’s utility framework.
Blog: Distribution System Adjustments to Increase Electric Rates
Several major utilities filed applications at the PUC to adjust charges associated with their electric distribution systems.
Blog: Summer Energy Consumption, Renewable Use on the Rise in Texas
Texans set a new peak electricity demand record for the month of July by consuming 73,962 megawatts of power between 4 and 5 p.m. on July 13.
BLOG: Electric Deregulation Bill Charges to Phase Out Soon
Cumulatively, the charges have totaled more than $6.6 billion. Utility customers — both home users or businesses — have had them included with their transmission and distribution rates.
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.