Oncor behind mysterious price spike?

Oncor behind mysterious price spike?

As much as $50 million. That’s how much Oncor Electric may have cost the Texas electricity market because of an erroneous price spike in May. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the organization that operates the state’s main power grid, is investigating. The...
Oncor defends record, but neglects important details

Oncor defends record, but neglects important details

Has Oncor systematically shortchanged its electric distribution system? That’s the question from Public Utility Commission Kenneth Anderson, who wrote in a recent memo that repeated outages in North Texas have him left wondering whether the company is doing enough to...
Oncor’s Big Battery Push: Cost Saver or Too Costly?

Oncor’s Big Battery Push: Cost Saver or Too Costly?

Oncor, the state’s largest electric monopoly, wants to invest billions of dollars in energy storage technology — a proposal that could lead to the placement of refrigerator-sized batteries behind shopping malls and in residential neighborhoods. But the ambitious plan...
Giant Executive Bonuses for Failed EFH?

Giant Executive Bonuses for Failed EFH?

Energy Future Holdings Corp., the giant Texas electric company that filed this year for bankruptcy, wants to pay its executives big bonuses. That’s the word from federal bankruptcy court in Delaware, where the company referred to itself as “one of the best operated...