September 29, 2024

Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT)

Texas PUC
Texas PUC Briefs: June 24, 2021
The Texas PUC has ordered ERCOT to waive its protocols and disclose generator-outage data three days after an outage, rather than the standard 60 days.
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Abbott Taps OPUC’s Cobos to Fill out PUC
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed the OPUC's Lori Cobos to the Public Utility Commission, filling out the current commission.
Xcel Energy
Texas PUC Lifts Stay on Storm-related Nonpayment Disconnections
Texas regulators last week agreed to end a moratorium on customer disconnects for nonpayment that dated back to February as energy prices soared in the wake of a severe winter storm. The Public Utility Commission said Friday that with a “proliferation” of available financial support and the need for utilities to resume normal business operations, …
KXAN
Abbott Signs Texas Grid Legislation into Law
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a pair of comprehensive reform bills that he said would fix the “flaws” that lead to February’s power failure.
U.S. House of Representatives
Former PUC Commissioners Weigh in on ERCOT Fixes
Five former Texas regulators have released a report with recommendations to  prevent additional weather-driven blackouts like those in February.
Texas House of Representatives
Texas Legislators Finish Work on Electricity Market — for Now
The Texas Legislature has adjourned, having passed just enough reforms in the wake of February's arctic event to protect the ERCOT grid this summer.
Texas Admin Monitor
ERCOT, PUC Deal with ‘Trauma’ of February Storm
Communications staff from ERCOT and the Texas PUC told commissioners they are working together to improve public outreach after the February winter storm.
UPDATE: Texas Legislative Response to Winter Storm Leaves Some Doubting
Texas lawmakers passed several bills in response to the ERCOT grid’s near collapse during February’s winter storm.
Revamped Texas PUC Faces ‘Heavy Lift’
Texas’ newest PUC commissioners conducted their first open meeting with a workload that included approving Avangrid's acquisition of PNM.
Regulators, ERCOT Stakeholders ‘Meet’ for First Time
Texas’ two newest utility regulators met with ERCOT staff and market participants for the first time and discussed preparations for the upcoming summer.

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