/tags/texas-public-utility-commission Texas Public Utility Commission en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 23:13:37 GMT /energy-environment/2024-01-30/texas-supreme-court-hears-arguments-on-the-high-price-of-electricity-during-the-2021-blackouts In oral arguments on Tuesday, the Texas Supreme Court was asked not to decide whether regulators made the right call, but whether they acted within their authority when they set energy prices to the max. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 23:13:37 GMT /energy-environment/2024-01-30/texas-supreme-court-hears-arguments-on-the-high-price-of-electricity-during-the-2021-blackouts Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2023-05-26/as-texas-legislative-session-nears-end-republican-lawmakers-try-one-last-push-against-renewables State senators have taken policies that would damage the Texas renewable energy sector and added them to a bill to fund the state's Public Utility Commission. Fri, 26 May 2023 17:21:18 GMT /energy-environment/2023-05-26/as-texas-legislative-session-nears-end-republican-lawmakers-try-one-last-push-against-renewables Mose Buchele /2023-03-17/appeals-court-says-state-agency-set-electricity-prices-too-high-during-2021-winter-storm The actions by the Public Utility Commission led to billions of dollars of overcharges, the Austin-based court found. It’s not yet clear if the ruling will affect consumers. Fri, 17 Mar 2023 22:58:09 GMT /2023-03-17/appeals-court-says-state-agency-set-electricity-prices-too-high-during-2021-winter-storm Erin Douglas and Emily Foxhall /energy-environment/2023-01-23/a-plan-to-overhaul-the-texas-grid-has-set-up-a-showdown-at-the-state-capitol The plan would raise prices and carbon dioxide emissions, and critics say it may not bring reliability. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 23:53:54 GMT /energy-environment/2023-01-23/a-plan-to-overhaul-the-texas-grid-has-set-up-a-showdown-at-the-state-capitol Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2023-01-09/can-ercot-even-be-sued-texas-supreme-court-will-decide ERCOT says that, as a division of state government, it has sovereign immunity. Plaintiffs point out that it is also an independent nonprofit, a fact the grid operator sometimes uses to its advantage. Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2023-01-09/can-ercot-even-be-sued-texas-supreme-court-will-decide Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2022-11-29/energy-electricity-ercot-february-2021-storm A seasonal report from ERCOT shows the grid should hold up under normal winter conditions. But there are scenarios in which the grid operator would need to institute blackouts like it did in 2021. Tue, 29 Nov 2022 23:06:29 GMT /energy-environment/2022-11-29/energy-electricity-ercot-february-2021-storm Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2022-11-18/texas-electric-grid-public-utility-commission-sunset-review The report also recommends the Public Utility Commission hire more of its own analysts rather than rely on industry and other outside groups to help make decisions that affect the entire state. Fri, 18 Nov 2022 23:35:27 GMT /energy-environment/2022-11-18/texas-electric-grid-public-utility-commission-sunset-review Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2022-11-17/texas-lawmakers-are-considering-a-power-grid-fix-that-ignores-last-years-blackout State lawmakers are discussing ways to increase electric grid reliability, but some experts say the proposed changes could hurt renewable energy without bolstering the grid. Thu, 17 Nov 2022 14:05:52 GMT /energy-environment/2022-11-17/texas-lawmakers-are-considering-a-power-grid-fix-that-ignores-last-years-blackout Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2022-10-06/texas-public-utility-commission-energy-efficiency-standards Despite unanimously rejecting a petition to strengthen standards in the state, regulators with the Public Utility Commission said they weren't rejecting the idea outright. Instead, they said they needed more time to explore the issue. Thu, 06 Oct 2022 20:34:51 GMT /energy-environment/2022-10-06/texas-public-utility-commission-energy-efficiency-standards Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2022-09-08/texas-energy-island-the-disconnect-vernon-midnight-connection On May 4, 1976, a power company based in Texas sent electricity from a substation in Vernon, Texas, to Altus, Okla. By doing so, they were breaking a deal among power companies in Texas to keep electricity within state borders. Thu, 08 Sep 2022 15:05:50 GMT /energy-environment/2022-09-08/texas-energy-island-the-disconnect-vernon-midnight-connection Audrey McGlinchy, Mose Buchele