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Blog: Texas Power Grid Makes Adjustments for COVID-19
Like the rest of Texas, ERCOT has had to make significant adjustments in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic
Blog: Residential Aggregation Finally Makes Progress in Texas Deregulated Market
Lawmakers behind the deregulation law inserted a provision that gives citizens the ability to team with their cities to save money.
Blog: Third-Party Vendors Scamming Electric Consumers, PUC Warns
The agency warns against third-party vendors promising to help with program enrollment. Many may be scammers.
Blog: PUC Chair Urges REP Cooperation with COVID-19 Customer Protections
The PUC has received complaints of long hold times and phone call hang-ups for financially distressed electricity customers.
Blog: Major Gas Utilities Respond to Coronavirus Pandemic
A recent decision by the Texas Public Utility Commission to suspend electric service disconnections during the COVID-19 crisis made statewide headlines. Less publicized, however, are pandemic responses by the state’s major gas utilities.
Blog: Electric Usage Patterns Change in Texas as Result of COVID-19
The grid operator began monitoring shifting usage patterns about a month ago as large numbers of Texans began working from home.
BLOG: New Market Monitor Appointed to ERCOT
As Independent Market Monitor, Bivens will be charged with identifying potential design flaws in the ERCOT market and with guarding against manipulation by power traders.
Blog: Eleven Energy-Saving Tips for the Pandemic Homebound
Chances are that you’re cooking home now more than ever. But this means you probably also run your home dishwasher more — and dishwashers hog energy.
BLOG: COVID-19 Resources from Texas Municipal League and Others
The Texas Municipal League and numerous government agencies answers pandemic-related questions online.
BLOG: Texas PUC Agrees to COVID-19 Disconnection Moratorium, Emergency Fund to Pay For It
The emergency fund will be financed through a 33 cent-per-megawatt charge on utility bills, or about 33 cents per month.
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