Is ERCOT shielded from lawsuits? Legal debate reaches Texas Supreme Court
Austin American Statesman
Sechler, B.
01/10/2023
3 doc(s)
CPS Energy; Electric Reliability Council of Texas; Panda Power; Public Utility Commission of Texas; Sovereign immunity; Supreme Court, Texas
ERCOT to Texas Supremes: ‘Quite Literally, Chaos Will Follow’
Houston Chronicle
Curriden, M.
01/10/2023
5 doc(s)
Busby, J. Brett; CPS Energy; Electric Reliability Council of Texas; Jefferson, Wallace B.; O'Neill, Harriet; Panda Power; Public Utility Commission of Texas; Sovereign immunity; Supreme Court, Texas
As CPS Energy’s legal war with gas suppliers winds down, San Antonio customers’ rates are going up
San Antonio Express News
Mendoza-Moyers, D.
07/17/2022
4 doc(s)
CPS Energy; Price gouging; Wholesale natural gas prices; Winter Storm Uri
Weeks ahead a critical time for lawsuits over Winter Storm Uri
San Antonio Express News
Curriden, M.
02/20/2022
3 doc(s)
CPS Energy; Lawsuits; Winter Storm Uri
A year after historic freeze, Texas AG Ken Paxton won’t say where price-gouging investigations stand
Dallas Morning News
Morris, A.
02/18/2022
4 doc(s)
Attorney General of Texas; Energy Transfer Partners; Natural gas industry; Paxton, Ken; Price gouging; Wholesale natural gas prices; Winter Storm Uri
How Vistra, Atmos Energy and Energy Transfer are moving forward from Texas’ epic winter storm
Dallas Morning News
Schnurman, M.
01/30/2022
3 TX bill(s) 3 doc(s)
Atmos Energy; Bonds; Energy Transfer Partners; Vistra Energy; Weatherization; Wholesale natural gas prices; Winter Storm Uri; Winter weather
CPS Energy ratepayers on hook for $450 million in Winter Storm Uri costs - so far
San Antonio Express News
Mendoza-Moyers, D.
10/15/2021
2 doc(s)
CPS Energy; Electric Reliability Council of Texas; Electric utility rates and charges; Natural gas supplies; Wholesale electricity prices; Winter Storm Uri
Bitter chill, bitter bill. Why are Texans paying for billions in industry profits from winter storm?
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
08/05/2021
7 doc(s)
CenterPoint Energy; Consumer protection; Corporate profits; Electric utility rates and charges; Electricity transmission and distribution; Energy Transfer Partners; Natural gas utility rates and charges; Wholesale electricity prices; Wholesale natural gas prices; Winter Storm Uri
CEO of San Antonio electric utility fighting price-gouging for all Texans
San Antonio Express News
Tomlinson, C.
06/19/2021
2 doc(s)
CPS Energy; Electric Reliability Council of Texas; Electricity transmission and distribution; Natural gas industry; Wholesale electricity prices
San Antonio court prevents ERCOT from blocking CPS lawsuit
San Antonio Express News
Mendoza-Moyers, D.
05/28/2021
2 doc(s)
CPS Energy; Electric Reliability Council of Texas; Sovereign immunity; Wholesale electricity prices
CPS Energy says natural gas suppliers it sued over winter storm pricing now playing 'hardball'
San Antonio Express News
Mendoza-Moyers, D.
05/21/2021
1 doc(s)
CPS Energy; Energy Transfer Partners; Lawsuits; Natural gas service; Price gouging; Wholesale natural gas prices; Winter Storm Uri
'It's insane': As February's bills arrive, city-owned gas utilities face a second disaster
San Antonio Express News
Dexheimer, E.
04/05/2021
3 doc(s)
Bay City, Texas; Kolkhorst, Lois; Municipally-owned utilities; Natural gas utilities
A power failure in Austin, and Texans pay
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
03/24/2021
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
D'Andrea, Arthur; Electric Reliability Council of Texas; Public Utility Commission of Texas; Wholesale electricity prices
As price-cutting measure dies in Legislature, CPS lawsuit seeks to shield San Antonians from winter storm bill
San Antonio Express News
Mendoza-Moyers, D.
03/23/2021
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
CPS Energy; Electric Reliability Council of Texas; Magness, Bill; Martinez Fischer, Trey; Phelan, Dade; Potomac Economics; Public Utility Commission of Texas; Rodríguez, José; Sovereign immunity; Wholesale electricity prices
CPS sues natural gas suppliers, alleging firms raised prices up to 15,000 percent during winter storm
San Antonio Express News
Mendoza-Moyers, D.
03/23/2021
4 doc(s)
CPS Energy; Lawsuits; Wholesale natural gas prices; Winter Storm Uri
City Council OKs $500 million to help CPS weather storm debt of $1 billion
San Antonio Express News
Mendoza-Moyers, D.
03/19/2021
3 doc(s)
CPS Energy; San Antonio City Council; Wholesale electricity prices
Texas House rejects bill to reprice electricity sold during winter storm
San Antonio Express News
Goldenstein, T.
03/17/2021
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Electric Reliability Council of Texas; Hancock, Kelly; Patrick, Dan; Phelan, Dade; Public Utility Commission of Texas; Wholesale electricity prices
CPS Energy sues ERCOT, alleging grid operator overpriced power
San Antonio Express News
Mendoza-Moyers, D.
03/13/2021
1 doc(s)
CPS Energy; Electric Reliability Council of Texas; Lawsuits; Nirenberg, Ron; Wholesale electricity prices
More power companies booted from the market after crisis
Houston Chronicle
Drane, A.
03/13/2015
2 doc(s)
Electric Reliability Council of Texas; Electric utilities; Wholesale electricity prices