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Texas utility oversight and reform legislation one step closer to governor’s desk Texas utility oversight and reform legislation one step closer to governor’s desk A House committee approved several grid reform bills Friday, including a measure that would reform the makeup of the PUC and ERCOT’s board of directors. Arthur D Andrea, former chairman of the Public Utility Commission, was one of the commission s three members, all whom were forced to resign this spring after February s energy grid crisis. Friday, legislation advanced that would increase oversight and accountability for utilities agencies and increase the size of the commission from three members to five.(Courtesy of Public Utility Commission of Texas) ....
Gov. Greg Abbott declared reform of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to be an emergency legislative item Feb. 16 and called on the Legislature to investigate the council. ERCOT, which was largely criticized for its role in the February storm, manages the flow of electric power to more than 26 million Texas customers and represents about 90% of the state’s electric load, according to the electric nonprofit. The first of the major bills is Senate Bill 3, authored by Schwertner. It adds winterization requirements to energy-generating infrastructure with a $1 million fine per day, he said. Municipal-owned utilities, such as in Georgetown or Austin, and energy companies, such as Pedernales Electric Cooperative or Oncor Electric Delivery, would not be treated differently. ....
AUSTIN â The Texas Senate passed a measure Wednesday to permanently allow Texans to purchase alcohol to go from restaurants, advancing a shared goal of Gov. Greg Abbott and restaurateurs. House Bill 1024, which cleared the lower chamber last month, would allow beer, wine and mixed drinks to be included in pickup and delivery food orders, securing a revenue stream made available to restaurants in the last year during the pandemic, intended to help those businesses when they closed their dining areas. The Senate approved the legislation, filed by Republican state Rep. Charlie Geren, a restaurant owner in Fort Worth, in a 30-1 vote. The measure now heads to Abbottâs desk. ....