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State regulators approve controversial Texas electricity market reform

The substantial change in the way the stateโ€™s market works will first be reviewed by the Legislature.

State agency that oversees Texas power grid needs more money to do its job, Sunset Commission finds

The Public Utility Commission has about 200 employees but needs more to handle shoring up the state power grid and tackling an expanded list of regulatory duties, according to the state Sunset Advisory Commission.

Texas Supreme Court will decide whether ERCOT should be immune from lawsuits sparked by deadly winter storm

Many people and insurers sued the Electric Reliability Council of Texas after the 2021 freeze. The nonprofit says it shouldnโ€™t be liable. The state Supreme Court has a chance to weigh in.

After underestimating power demand, Texas electric grid operator gets federal permission to exceed air quality limits

The U.S. Department of Energy granted permission for power plants to release more pollution than is normally allowed โ€” if grid conditions worsen.

Texas lawmakers ask state agency to delay power market redesign until after 2023 legislative session

In a Monday committee hearing, lawmakers questioned whether a Public Utility Commission proposal to redesign Texasโ€™ electricity market would lead to the building of more natural-gas-fired power plants. Regulators say it would.

Texas grid still vulnerable to extreme winter weather, ERCOT estimate shows

Changes to Texasโ€™ power grid have improved ERCOTโ€™s ability to keep power flowing during major winter storms, but in an extreme scenario, the grid could still face rolling blackouts, a seasonal assessment shows.

State agency proposes changes to power market aimed at averting mass blackouts

The proposal is aimed at making sure power providers and electricity generators have enough power on hand in case of increased demand. But itโ€™s not clear how it would hold up in unexpected weather, an expert said.

โ€˜More reliable than everโ€™: Texas energy regulators share updates on grid redesign

Texans can expect consistency and stability from the stateโ€™s power grid, according to Pablo Vegas, the new CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.

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Texans are about to see a hike in their phone bills. Take our 5-question survey.

The Public Utility Commission of Texas adopted a rate hike in July, so some Texans can expect their phone bills to go up next month.

Gov. Greg Abbott touts Texas power gridโ€™s readiness heading into fall, election season

The governor shared the favorable forecast โ€” which is normal for the fall months โ€” ahead of a competitive race in which the gridโ€™s performance during last yearโ€™s fatal winter storm may factor into Texansโ€™ decisions at the polls.

Texas gas companies to face $1 million fine for failure to prepare for severe weather

New rules released by Texas oil and gas officials said natural gas companies in the state will have to properly prepare for future weather emergencies by Dec. 1 or face up to $1 million in fines.

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โ€œHe has total veto powerโ€: Greg Abbott takes control over who will lead Texasโ€™ troubled power grid, sources say

Locked in a potentially tight reelection race and facing criticism over the gridโ€™s 2021 collapse, the governor is exerting unprecedented influence over what the state grid operator shares with the public โ€” and who will be its next CEO.

Phone bills are about to go up for some in Texas. Hereโ€™s why.

The rate increase will help replenish a state fund to maintain and operate cellphone networks in rural Texas. A court determined the stateโ€™s Public Utility Commission needed to restore $200 million in overdue money to the fund.

Why the Texas grid causes the High Plains to turn off its wind turbines

While wind farms in the region could help power and lower energy costs for at least 9 million homes, significant infrastructure upgrades would be needed to supply electricity from the region to other parts of the state.

Texans face skyrocketing home energy bills as the state exports more natural gas than ever

The cost of electricity in Texas is tightly tied to the price of natural gas, which has more than doubled since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February.

Texas power grid leaders say theyโ€™re confident the lights will stay on this summer

Texas Public Utility Commission Chair Peter Lake and ERCOT President Brad Jones said the power grid is prepared for record-breaking summer electricity demand.

Analysis: A power test for Texas voters

After last winterโ€™s near-statewide electric blackouts, Texas lawmakers went after regulators they deemed responsible but tiptoed around the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates oil and gas. Now voters have a chance, if they want it, to send the state a message.

Texas could connect to national power grids without losing autonomy, former grid regulator says

Texas has long refused to connect its decentralized grid to two national power networks, but Hunt Energy Network CEO Pat Wood said the state could do so without additional oversight โ€” and without state Legislature approval.

How Texasโ€™ power grid failed in 2021 โ€” and whoโ€™s responsible for preventing a repeat

In the stateโ€™s power grid, electricity and natural gas are co-dependent. Hereโ€™s how the winter storm last year broke the system.

A year after the electric grid failed, Texas focuses on reliability, not climate change

Transitioning sources of electricity to cleaner fuels is one of the best tools humanity has to fight climate change โ€” which brings severe weather that taxes the grid. But a year after the winter storm, Texas leaders arenโ€™t talking about decarbonizing.

The 2021 winter storm caught Texans by surprise. Hereโ€™s how to prepare this year.

With the height of the winter season approaching, here are some tips to prepare an emergency kit, protect your home and stay informed.

Gov. Greg Abbott intervened to put a positive spin on Texas' power grid

He's been heavily involved in positive public messaging about the gridโ€™s winter readiness, but the data aren't rosy โ€” and experts fear the grid could fail if there's another winter storm.

Analysis: Betting a Texas election on a weather forecast

Gov. Greg Abbott says he can "guarantee" there won't be blackouts this winter in Texas after one that knocked out power for some people for four days last February. That's the kind of pre-election prediction that can make a weather forecaster more useful than a political poll.

Texas grid vulnerable to blackouts during severe winter weather, even with new preparations, ERCOT estimates show

The most severe scenario considered by ERCOT for this winter โ€” very high demand for power, extensive fossil fuel outages, and low renewable power production โ€” does not capture the amount of power lost during February.

Analysis: 2022 primary elections in Texas merit a severe weather alert

Next yearโ€™s primary elections start a year after a winter storm knocked out power across Texas โ€” and the government response to that disaster could be on votersโ€™ minds.

Power companies required to better prepare plants for winter in first phase of rule approved by Texas regulators

The state Public Utility Commission adopted a rule โ€” which experts first recommended a decade ago following a winter storm โ€” requiring power companies to use โ€œbest effortsโ€ to ensure plants can operate in the winter.

Oil industry helped handpick members of Texas advisory group for electric grid reliability, emails show

Oil and gas industry groups provided a list of names to the Railroad Commission for appointment to a council formed in response to the February power crisis. All four of the industry's top choices were selected.

Texas regulators want to prepare the stateโ€™s electricity grid for extreme weather. But thatโ€™s a moving target in a warming world.

The state plans to use past weather data to craft rules for power plant upgrades. Scientists warn that the accelerating effects of climate change make relying on old data alone insufficient.

Texans not expected to lose power through the rest of the summer, regulators say

The stateโ€™s electricity regulators said theyโ€™re taking steps to assure a skeptical public that the power wonโ€™t go out again if Texas experiences extreme weather this summer.

Abbott orders utility commission to shore up Texas power grid

AUSTIN, Texas โ€” Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday demanded that the Texas Public Utility Commission take immediate action to shore up the state's troubled electrical grid.

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ERCOT will have to release information about power plant outages quicker โ€” but it may not detail what causes them

The Public Utility Commission said the state's main power grid operator will have three days โ€” instead of 60 โ€” to release some information about power plant outages. But that may not include why the electricity generators were offline.

Gov. Greg Abbott says power grid better than ever as Texans asked to cut back electricity use

A number of power plants were inexplicably offline at the same time that Texas was experiencing record June demand for electricity. ERCOT officials are still working to determine why.

Analysis: The Texas electric grid and the improvements that didnโ€™t come

Texas lawmakers passed major bills in response to the winter storm power outages that killed hundreds of Texans in February. But thereโ€™s still a lot to do.

Everyday Texans overlooked in state lawmakers' response to power outages during winter storm

While lawmakers took significant steps toward preventing another blackout, hardly any of the proposals passed during this legislative session will aid consumers in recovering from the February storm โ€” but theyโ€™ll see higher utility bills.

Texas Legislature close to approving billions to pay for winter storm financial fallout

Several billions of dollars in state-approved financing will be necessary to stabilize the stateโ€™s distressed energy market after the winter storm. Texas approves more in finance bailouts for its utilities than any other state.

Texas House wants to go further than Senate to protect stateโ€™s main power grid as time to agree on bills winds down

The Texas House could take up its proposal to better prepare for extreme weather as soon as Sunday. The chambers have a little more than a week to wrap up remaining work.

Texas Legislature approves bill to ban residential wholesale electricity plans โ€” the first major winter storm bill sent to the governor

Time is running out on a slate of other bills lawmakers are considering that stem from February's deadly winter storm.

Gov. Greg Abbott nominates new chair to Public Utility Commission after power crisis resignations

Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday named Peter Lake the new chair of the Texas Public Utility Commission, the public board that regulates the stateโ€™s power grid operators and saw all three of its members resign in the wake of Februaryโ€™s deadly winter storm.

Texas' last PUC member resigns after recording catches him reassuring utility investors

click to enlarge Courtesy Photo / Texas Public Utility CommissionPublic Utility Commission Chairman Arthur D'Andrea was asked to resign after being captured on an audio recording reassuring investors in the companies he was hired to regulate. Greg Abbott on Tuesday night announced the resignation of Public Utility Commission Chairman Arthur D'Andrea. "Tonight, I asked for and accepted the resignation of PUC Commissioner Arthur Dโ€™Andrea," the Republican governor said in a brief statement. Texans deserve to have trust and confidence in the Public Utility Commission, and this action is one of many steps that will be taken to achieve that goal. Last week, San Antonio's CPS Energy sued the nonprofit operator of Texas' power grid , saying it had "illegally" and "excessively" overcharged the municipally owned utility for wholesale power.The recording of D'Andrea surfaced after Lt. Gov.

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Thereโ€™s no one left on Texasโ€™ Public Utility Commission after final board member resigns at Gov. Greg Abbottโ€™s request

Public Utility Commission Chair Arthur Dโ€™Andrea has resigned, Gov. D'Andrea was the only remaining member of the three-seat commission that regulates the state's electric, telecommunication and water and sewer utilities. The other two commissioners, including the chair at the time, DeAnn Walker, had resigned in recent weeks over fallout related to last month's winter storm. "Tonight, I asked for and accepted the resignation of PUC Commissioner Arthur Dโ€™Andrea," the governor said in a statement, adding that he plans to name "a replacement in the coming days who will have the responsibility of charting a new and fresh course for the agency." โ€œTexans deserve to have trust and confidence in the Public Utility Commission, and this action is one of many steps that will be taken to achieve that goal,โ€ Abbott said.

The Texas Public Utility Commissionโ€™s revolving door between industry and regulator

During her testimony before the House and Senate, Walker had tried to play down the extent of her regulatory powers over both ERCOT, which operates the state electric grid, and the electric power industry. Greg Abbott appointed Walker as chair of the commission, making her the top official in Texas overseeing the electric industry. Consumer advocates and government watchdogs say that the constant whirling of the revolving door may weaken the integrity of the Commissionโ€™s oversight duties. But this wasnโ€™t Urbanโ€™s first trip through the revolving door between the agency and the industry itโ€™s charged with regulating. โ€œThe good news is that when they come back, they often have a far greater understanding of the nature of the electric industry,โ€ Smith says.

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Texas Bans Utilities From Disconnecting Jobless Customers. Consumer Groups Warn That's Not Enough.

It also doesn't prevent shut-offs for small businesses such as bars and restaurants, which have taken deep financial blows from the pandemic. What's more, the measure doesn't address reconnecting residents who have already been switched off.For its part, San Antonio's CPS Energy announced March 11 that it's suspending customer disconnects. From local politics and culture to national news that hits close to home, San Antonio Current has been keeping San Antonio informed for years. If quality journalism is important to you, please consider a donation to San Antonio Current. Every reader contribution is valuable and so appreciated, and goes directly to support our coverage of critical issues and neighborhood culture.

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