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Texas State Executive - Public Utility Commission
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Recent News About Texas State Executive - Public Utility Commission
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Report: Texas energy customers on the hook for over $10 billion in regulator-imposed costs from 2020 winter storm
Texas consumers will have to cover at least $10.5 billion of costs from Winter Storm Uri through higher electricity and natural gas bills, a new report from energy expert Robert Bryce estimates.
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Texas Public Policy Foundation analyst questions ability of renewables to provide consistent energy
Texas has focused all year on reducing use of nonrenewable energy sources following the February winter storm, which claimed more than 100 lives and cost the state nearly $300 billion. The Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) has been assigned the task of ensuring that catastrophes such as the February blackout don't happen again.
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'The cost of ancillary services are borne entirely by the consumers': ERCOT approach to boosting grid reliability will pass costs on to Texans
Following a directive from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to boost the power grid's reliability, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) announced that it would focus on purchasing reserve power to cover for the shortcomings of market demand and avoid blackouts.
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Abbott issues directives to PUC to 'increase power generation capacity and ensure the reliability of the Texas power grid'
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) to take several actions that are intended to strengthen the reliability of the Texas energy grid, especially those dealing with the unreliable nature of intermittent generators like solar and wind power.