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The Texas Public Utilities Commission members spent Thursday going over recommendations to avoid another deadly winter storm. A lot of the proposals come from the larger players in the market. But commissioners stressed they want to hear recommendations from the smaller independent companies too.

Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.

Power generators and transmission providers must fix anything that broke during the deadly February freeze that killed hundreds and caused $100B in damages in Texas.

Power generators and transmission providers must fix anything that broke during the deadly February freeze that killed hundreds and caused $100B in damages in Texas.

Power companies required to better prepare plants for winter in first phase of rule approved by Texas regulators

Texas utility regulators on Oct. 21 approved a rule requiring power companies to better prepare for winter weather — based on recommendations that were

The state Public Utility Commission adopted a rule — which experts first recommended a decade ago following a winter storm — requiring power companies to use “best efforts” to ensure plants can operate in the winter.

Preparing state’s electricity grid for extreme weather is moving target in warming world.

Preparing state’s electricity grid for extreme weather is moving target in warming world.

Brownwood Bulletin House Democrats filed a petition with the Texas Supreme Court on Friday, seeking to overturn Gov. Greg Abbott’s veto of funding for the legislative branch. As the Austin American-Statesman and other media outlets reported, House Democrats were joined by the AFL-CIO and caucuses representing Black and Latino lawmakers in asking the court to determine the governor’s actions were unconstitutional.  Abbott used his line-item veto power to abolish funding for the legislativ...