Texas Power Grid Operator Can’t be Sued Over 2021 Winter Storm, High Court Rules June 26, 2023 By Emily Foxhall The Supreme Court of Texas narrowly decided Friday that sovereign immunity, which largely shields government agencies from civil lawsuits, also...
Texas Power Grid Operator Urges Power Conservation During Heat Wave June 21, 2023 The Texas power grid operator urged homes and businesses to conserve electricity on Tuesday evening to prevent power reserves from...
Regulators Approve Texas Electricity Market Reform January 20, 2023 By Emily Foxhall The Public Utility Commission voted Thursday to make a substantial change to the state’s electricity market in a controversial effort...
Top 10 South Central Insurance Journal Stories of 2022 December 29, 2022 By Ezra Amacher Nuclear verdicts, insurer insolvencies, rate hikes, and lawsuits were some of the most popular subjects among readers of Insurance Journal’s...
Texas’ ERCOT Given Federal Permission to Exceed Air Quality Limits December 27, 2022 By Emily Foxhall The U.S. Department of Energy has cleared the way for Texas power plants to pollute more than is usually allowed,...
Texas Power Grid Operator Warns of Rolling Blackouts Amid Record Heat July 11, 2022 \The operator of Texas’s power grid on Sunday called on state residents for the second time this year to conserve...
Texas Power Use to Break More Records; ERCOT Under Pressure June 16, 2022 Power demand in Texas will likely set new all-time highs on Thursday and Monday after breaking the prior record on...
Insurance Companies Sue Texas Power Grid Operator Over 2021 Winter Storm Losses January 7, 2022 More than 100 insurance companies are suing the Texas power grid operator and several power-generating companies (PGCs) over losses suffered...
Texas Grid Operator to Argue It Is Immune from Winter Storm Lawsuits April 12, 2021 By Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune The Electric Reliability Council of Texas will argue that it has governmental immunity that protects it from the at least...
Texas Legislation Would Overhaul State’s Electricity Market, Require Weatherization March 30, 2021 By Shawn Mulcahy and Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune The Texas Senate has unanimously approved a sweeping bill that would overhaul the state’s electricity industry and infrastructure, including mandating...