Oct 18, 2018 | Legislative Watch
Sempra Energy and Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Oncor) announced today that they have entered into agreements whereby they will acquire Sharyland Utilities, LP (Sharyland) and InfraREIT, Inc. (InfraREIT). InfraREIT owns and leases rate-regulated electric...
Sep 14, 2018 | Legislative Watch
Three days after Public Utility Commission chair issued an ultimatum on the matter, the agency has removed 221 plans from the state’s powertochoose.org website for not meeting its Spanish-language requirements. The agency’s Customer Protection Division...
Sep 13, 2018 | Legislative Watch
Cities and mayors have emerged as a key force in reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new nationwide survey. A joint effort of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, the survey of nearly 160 American cities...
Aug 28, 2018 | Legislative Watch
AEP Texas wants to increase electric rates by $415 million — money the utility says it needs to cover the costs for repairing electric lines, poles and transmission facilities around the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Harvey. The south Texas utility made the request in...
Aug 24, 2018 | Legislative Watch
One third of one billion dollars — that’s the value of rate reductions so far approved by Texas electric utility regulators as a consequence of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Adopted last December, the federal tax law reduced corporate liability from 35 percent to 21...
Aug 21, 2018 | Legislative Watch
The state’s electricity shopping website has been in the news lately, and not for the right reasons. Consumers, consumer groups and media watchdogs have called foul after electric retailers began using the site to promote misleading offers. The three-member Texas...
