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“I didn’t have any concerns for myself,” Helton said. “It didn’t even cross my mind that I, as a fixed rate customer with a big company, […]

On Monday, the Senate suspended numerous rules to file, vote out of committee and then approve Senate Bill 2142 with bipartisan support. It orders the PUC […]

Dozens of natural gas companies failed to do the paperwork that would keep their facilities powered during an emergency, so utilities cut their electricity at the […]

The legislation, however, appears to have done little to push state regulators towards learning from their past mistakes. Despite a decade to act, state regulators repeatedly […]

This is what corruption looks like.  In a leaked recording of a 48-minute conference call with investors, first reported by Texas Monthly, Public Utility Commission Chairman […]

This week, Patrick championed the quick passage of a bill by the State Senate that would reverse ERCOT’s overcharges.  The Lt. Governor said that could save […]

Gutierrez said the estimates could be revised again as NRG has received resettlement data for 80% of its commercial and industrial load, compared with 99% for […]

The resignation came soon after the disclosure of inflammatory comments by the Public Utility Commission Chair Arthur D’Andrea in a March 9 call with Bank of […]

“I apologize for the uncertainty,” D’Andrea said, promising to put “the weight of the commission” behind efforts to keep billions of dollars from being returned to […]

“In a statement, House Speaker Dade Phelan made it clear he does not agree with repricing electricity to minimize damage done by an estimated $16 billion in […]

“Power costs soared to $47 billion, pushing three Texas electricity companies into bankruptcy and sparking a battle between lawmakers and the PUC over the handling of […]

“Several people who get their power through the nonprofit Navarro County Electric Cooperative contacted NBC 5 Responds about electricity bills ranging from around $400 to nearly […]

“Texas Monthly has obtained a recording of a 48-minute call on March 9 in which Texas Public Utility Commission chairman Arthur D’Andrea discussed the fallout from […]

“Those 32 hours resulted in inaccurate and excessive charges to the tune of billions of dollars,” Hughes said. “The Senate bill directed D’Andrea and ERCOT to […]

“Last week, Texas’ largest and oldest electric power cooperative, Brazos Electric Power Cooperative Inc, filed for bankruptcy protection in Houston, citing a disputed $1.8 billion debt […]

“I didn’t have any concerns for myself,” Helton said. “It didn’t even cross my mind that I, as a fixed rate customer with a big company, […]

“Texas’ utility regulator had an opportunity Friday to eliminate some of the $16 billion that the state’s grid operator erroneously overcharged power companies during last month’s […]

A second issue may be taken up later this week by the PUC — the potential repricing of day-ahead clearing prices of ancillary services from Feb. […]

A year from now, it’s almost certain that Texans will have fewer electricity providers to choose from, and those that remain are more likely to be […]