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Recent winter storms show Texas faces multiple challenges in fixing power issues

Rebecca Noel

Posted on February 6, 2023 · One local expert says there are steps to be taken to ensure this does not happen again, but they will be costly. Additionally, the grid itself is far from fixed.

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A plan to overhaul the Texas grid has set up a showdown at the state Capitol

Mose Buchele, KUT

Posted on January 24, 2023 · The plan would raise prices and carbon dioxide emissions, and critics say it may not bring reliability.

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State agency that oversees Texas power grid needs more money to do its job, Sunset Commission finds

Emily Foxhall, Texas Tribune

Posted on January 12, 2023 · The Public Utility Commission has about 200 employees but needs more to handle shoring up the state power grid and tackling an expanded list of regulatory duties, according to the state Sunset Advisory Commission.

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Consumers in Houston and across Texas may experience sticker shock after opening their gas bills this month

Celeste Schurman

Posted on January 10, 2023 · Local gas companies like Center Point pass the wholesale price of natural gas, which has been up, onto the consumer.

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Texas lawmakers ask state agency to delay power market redesign until after 2023 legislative session

Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 6, 2022 · In a Monday committee hearing, lawmakers questioned whether a Public Utility Commission proposal to redesign Texas’ electricity market would lead to the building of more natural-gas-fired power plants. Regulators say it would.

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