Aug 26, 2011 | Legislative Watch
New Findings Confirm Old Warnings News flash: expensive new transmission lines under development to support wind power will end up costing Texans nearly 40 percent more than earlier projections. A city coalition warned in 2008 that transmission cost projections were...
Aug 17, 2011 | Legislative Watch
Senate Bill 1693, adopted last May by the Texas Legislature, should make it easier for the state’s electric utilities to push through rate increases. When finally in use, the legislation will allow transmission providers to obtain “periodic rate...
Aug 16, 2011 | Legislative Watch
ERCOT is taking steps to help gaurd against blackouts during the ongoing heat wave. Responding to record high electricity demand and the scorching heat, the state’s grid operator this week arranged for four mothballed generating units to temporarily come back online...
Jul 19, 2011 | Legislative Watch
Besides leaving Texans without power, the rolling blackouts of last February also sent shockwaves through the state’s wholesale energy market. Electricity that typically sold for less than $75 suddenly was fetching $3,000. The price spikes were nearly unprecedented....
Jun 2, 2011 | Legislative Watch
When Texas lawmakers failed to adopt Senate Bill 655 during the most recent legislative session, they failed to adopt a common sense reform first proposed more than 30 years ago. SB 655 was an omnibus Texas Railroad Commission bill. It spelled out various changes to...
Jun 1, 2011 | Legislative Watch
Some Texans will be prevented from exercising choice in the deregulated electricity market under controversial new Public Utility Commission rules that took effect on Wednesday. The new rules have drawn opposition from the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power and...
