Texas’ ERCOT Given Federal Permission to Exceed Air Quality Limits December 27, 2022 By Emily Foxhall The U.S. Department of Energy has cleared the way for Texas power plants to pollute more than is usually allowed,...
Texas Power Grid Operator Warns of Rolling Blackouts Amid Record Heat July 11, 2022 \The operator of Texas’s power grid on Sunday called on state residents for the second time this year to conserve...
Texas Power Use to Break More Records; ERCOT Under Pressure June 16, 2022 Power demand in Texas will likely set new all-time highs on Thursday and Monday after breaking the prior record on...
Insurance Companies Sue Texas Power Grid Operator Over 2021 Winter Storm Losses January 7, 2022 More than 100 insurance companies are suing the Texas power grid operator and several power-generating companies (PGCs) over losses suffered...
Texas Grid Operator to Argue It Is Immune from Winter Storm Lawsuits April 12, 2021 By Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune The Electric Reliability Council of Texas will argue that it has governmental immunity that protects it from the at least...
Texas Legislation Would Overhaul State’s Electricity Market, Require Weatherization March 30, 2021 By Shawn Mulcahy and Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune The Texas Senate has unanimously approved a sweeping bill that would overhaul the state’s electricity industry and infrastructure, including mandating...
Study: Nearly 70% of ERCOT Customers Lost Power During Texas Winter Storm March 29, 2021 By Neelam Bohra, The Texas Tribune Last month’s disastrous and deadly winter storm impacted most Texans served by the state’s main power grid, with almost 70%...
More Fallout from February Blackouts: Last Texas Power Regulator Resigns March 18, 2021 The last Texas regulator on the Public Utility Commission at the time of the deadly February blackouts has resigned, Gov....
Texas Power Company Seeks Bankruptcy Protection; Others Likely to Follow March 3, 2021 By David Koenig and Michelle Chapman The largest and oldest power cooperative in Texas is filing for bankruptcy protection, citing February’s winter storm that left millions...
Risk Management (or Lack Thereof) and Texas’ Deep Freeze Energy Failures February 25, 2021 By Stephanie K. Jones While renewable energy sources such as wind turbines and solar panels fuel a fraction of the state’s energy grid, the...