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February 15, 2026

Texas

Former VP Gore Lauds Texas Town’s Environmental Efforts
Former Vice President Al Gore gave a now famous presentations on climate change at the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Alliance’s GridNEXT conference.
CenterPoint Energy
Weeks Later, Utility Officials Still Awed by Scale of Hurricane Harvey
There was no shortage of superlatives as Texas utility executives briefed ERCOT on the impact of Hurricane Harvey and their recovery from it.
Texas PUC OKs Settlement in Oncor-Sharyland Asset Swap
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) approved a settlement in Oncor’s proposed swap of more than $400 million in assets with Sharyland Utilities.
Texas PUC Resistant to NextEra’s Minority Interest in Oncor
Having thrice been rejected in its attempts at majority ownership, NextEra Energy is now making a long-shot bid to acquire a minority in Oncor.
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New Texas PUC Chair DeAnn Walker Takes the Gavel
DeAnn Walker will chair her first open meeting of the Public Utility Commission of Texas on Thursday after her recent appointment.
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Overheard at Infocast’s Texas Renewable Energy Summit
Infocast Texas Renewable Energy Summit attendees heard discussions on the challenges ERCOT faces in building transmission and ensuring grid reliability.
AEP
Public Utility Commission of Texas Briefs: Aug. 31, 2017
The Texas PUC consented to a list of 36 issues to be contested related to SWEPCO’s costs associated with parent AEP’s massive Wind Catcher project.
UPDATED: Texas PUC Praises Harvey Restoration Efforts
Regulators praised ERCOT's response during discussion of a preliminary report on restoration efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
UPDATED: PUCT Staff Welcomes Buffett’s Oncor Bid; Debtor Miffed
The Berkshire Hathaway Energy bid for Oncor won an immediate endorsement from a key PUCT official Friday, but it may have to overcome a top investor.
NextEra-Oncor Deal Meets Third Denial
The Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) again refused to revisit their decision to reject NextEra Energy’s proposed acquisition of Oncor.

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