Apr 8, 2014 | Legislative Watch
With its massive fleet of turbines, Texas leads the nation for wind power production. Those bragging rights continued late last month when the wind industry blew past even more milestones. On March 26th, precisely at 8:48 p.m., Texas wind turbines pumped out a record...
Jul 8, 2013 | Industry News
A new timeline tells history of the Texas electricity market, from deregulation’s beginning, to phantom tax collections by utilities, to a recent drive by generators to secure multi-billion-dollar subsidies.
Mar 6, 2012 | Industry News
Texans are on the hook for nearly $7 billion in new transmission construction for wind power. But with the apparent loss of key tax breaks and a changing market, does all that expense still make sense? A state lawmaker raises questions.
Jan 14, 2010 | Legislative Watch
The Texas Public Utility Commission failed to explicitly consider costs to electric consumers when it awarded billions of dollars in transmission construction projects last year, a state district judge has determined. The finding, part of a case that could impact how...
Dec 8, 2009 | Legislative Watch
A contentious new measure that will require wind generators to install devices that help control voltage levels on the grid has been approved by the ERCOT Board of Directors. The devices produce what is known as “reactive” power, which is different from...