Texas' PUC won extra time to respond to NextEra’s efforts to void a law giving incumbent companies the right of first refusal to build transmission lines.

The Public Utility Commission of Texas agreed during an emergency meeting to take steps to minimize physical contact during the coronavirus pandemic.

Public Utility Commission of Texas Chair DeAnn Walker directed staff to open a rulemaking that widens the pool of applicants for ERCOT’s reliability monitor.

Texas regulators approved a stipulated settlement of a CenterPoint Energy rate case that was a little more than 8% of the utility’s original request.

The Texas PUC declined to issue final orders in rate cases involving CenterPoint Energy and AEP Texas, but it did approve several other rate recoveries.

The Texas Public Utility Commission approved modifications to proposed transmission lines necessary to integrate Lubbock Power & Light load into ERCOT.

The Texas Public Utility Commission approved J.P. Morgan’s $4.3 billion purchase of El Paso Electric after staff proposed ring-fencing measures.

ERCOT wind farms produced almost as much energy in 2019 as coal-fired plants, according to the grid operator’s latest demand and energy report.

Faced with a deadline to rule on J.P. Morgan’s $4.3 billion purchase of El Paso Electric, the Texas PUC will take the matter up during its next meetings.

El Paso Electric and the investment funds seeking to buy the utility have reached a settlement with most of the parties, they told the Texas PUC.