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November 19, 2024

Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT)

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Two New ERCOT Directors Named, Replacing Current Board
A selection committee has chosen a chairman and another director to lead ERCOT's newly constituted Board of Directors.
Texas Admin Monitor
Regulators Debate Competition in Entergy’s Texas Footprint
The Texas PUC discussed the lack of competition in Entergy Texas’ footprint, questioning whether previous cost recoveries have benefited ratepayers.
Energy and Environmental Economics
Study Suggests Texas LSEs Can Provide Reliability
A new white paper proposes creating an LSE Reliability Obligation in ERCOT that would assign Texas utilities a certain amount of capacity to maintain.
Texas Admin Monitor
Texas PUC Finances Market Debt over Lt. Gov.’s Objections
Despite political pressure, Texas regulators have approved a pair of ERCOT requests to finance $2.9 billion in market debt incurred during the winter storm.
Texas Admin Monitor
Texas PUC Directs Transmission Construction in Valley
The Texas PUC exercised its newfound authority to bypass ERCOT’s stakeholder process and direct utilities to add a second circuit to an existing line.
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Search Firm Chosen to Find New ERCOT Board Members
The ERCOT Board Selection Committee hired an executive search firm to find 8 independent directors to sit on the grid operator’s reconstituted governing board.
Texas Admin Monitor
Texas PUC Considers Efficiency, DR as Gen Alternatives
One of Texas' leading energy experts had a dose of reality for state regulators working on a new design for the ERCOT market.
Texas Admin Monitor
PUC Workshop Takes First Stab at Market Changes
Texas regulators discussed with ERCOT market participants potential changes to an energy market that has been virtually untouched for almost 20 years.
Texas Admin Monitor
Texas PUC Hearings Begin on $2.9B ERCOT Securitization
The Texas PUC began hearings over ERCOT's request for a pair of debt-obligation orders to finance $2.9 billion incurred during the February winter storm.
Texas PUC
Texas PUC Faces Sticky Issue in Setting Weather Rules
Texas regulators are grappling with writing weather preparedness measures for generators and transmission service providers as required by state law.

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