Sep 30, 2016 | Legislative Watch
Ouch! A multi-billion-dollar bid to purchase Oncor — the state’s largest transmission and distribution utility — has hit a regulatory bump. Key state oversight officials now warn that their ability to protect ratepayers could be undermined by a $275...
May 9, 2016 | Legislative Watch
Managing distributed generation — that is, power produced at the level of individual customers from such sources as diesel generators and solar panels — raises all sorts of complex issues for ERCOT, the state’s primary electric grid operator. How should distributed...
Apr 20, 2016 | Legislative Watch
A controversial proposal by investors to buy Oncor, the state’s largest electric utility, is showing serious signs of unraveling. According to media reports the investors seeking to buy Oncor now balk at conditions on that deal set by the Texas Public Utility...
Feb 5, 2016 | Legislative Watch
A consortium led by Ray L. Hunt, the Dallas billionaire, is making a bid to buy Oncor, the state’s largest transmission and distribution utility. The proposal has been roundly rejected by consumer groups, who say it will create significant new risk for ratepayers. One...
Dec 30, 2015 | Legislative Watch
The proposed sale of Oncor, the state’s largest transmission and distribution utility, goes before the Texas Public Utility Commission in January. The PUC must decide whether the transaction serves the public interest. Several ratepayer groups and even PUC staffers...