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03/05/2010

Texas energy blog: Some smart meter opponents refuse installation
Oncor spokesman Chris Schein said meter installers encounter about a handful of people each day who refuse to allow the workers to switch the meters.

Public Utility Commission orders tests of smart meters

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Smart meters are designed to allow an electric delivery company, such as Oncor, to communicate remotely with household meters.

The Texas Public Utility Commission agreed Thursday to hire a company to independently test the accuracy of new smart meters, in an attempt to ease concerns that the meters cause bills to jump.
Full coverage: Oncor
Link: Information on Oncor’s smart meters
Blog: Texas energy

03/04/2010

Texas wind project's stimulus funds may stall over Chinese parts, jobs
A group of Democratic senators may seek to halt stimulus funding for wind-energy projects over concerns that the program is subsidizing jobs overseas.

EPA would require permits to spur biggest polluters to cut emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency intends to require that power plants, refineries and other major sources of global-warming pollution get permits beginning in 2011 that would require them to cut emissions, the agency's leader said Wednesday.

03/03/2010

Oncor seeks to test accuracy of smart meters
Dallas-based Oncor will ask state regulators Thursday to develop a program that independently tests the accuracy of its smart meters after customers complained to the utility and to state legislators about high bills after getting the new meters.

02/28/2010

Texas electricity deregulation opinions all over the grid in industry panel
Depending on who you are, deregulation of the Texas electric industry has been a boon or a burden. We gathered nine executives, officials and consumer advocates to discuss who has benefited from deregulation, who has been harmed and what's to come.
Full transcript of panel discussion
Blog: Texas Energy and Environment
More energy news

02/27/2010

Oncor adding $2.5 million to solar incentive program
Dallas power line operator Oncor already ran out of money this year in its program to pay cash to consumers who install solar panels.

02/24/2010

TXU to lease solar panels for Dallas area homes
TXU, the retail electric unit of Energy Future Holdings, will market solar panels that are leased and installed by SolarCity. The photovoltaic panels would will generate power for the households, and customers may sell excess power back to TXU.

02/22/2010

Advocates envision Texas as solar power leader
Texas already leads the nation in producing wind power, and given its sunny climate, scientists say it has the capacity to dominate solar, too. The PUC is considering a plan to give solar power a boost.
More energy news
Blog: Texas Energy and Environment

02/18/2010

Texas Energy blog: Health department studies impact of natural gas facilities on Dish residents
The Texas Department of State Health Services collected blood and urine samples from residents in the Dish area to test whether natural gas activity is affecting their health.

House panel to investigate impact of hydraulic fracturing on groundwater
Leaders of a powerful House committee announced Thursday that they would investigate whether gas producers in areas such as North Texas have injected diesel fuel or other toxic fluids underground that could pose a threat to drinking water sources.

NRG Energy, CPS Energy settle dispute over funding for new nuclear reactors

Revenue up, down for Barnett Shale's top 3 natural gas producers
The three largest natural gas producers in the Barnett Shale boosted production last year, but that didn't necessarily help them make more money.

02/17/2010

XTO's profit rises 53 percent on record production
One of the largest players in unconventional natural gas market, Fort Worth-based XTO said Wednesday that gas prices climbed during the final three months of its fiscal year.

Cement industry, environmentalists debate emission regulations
The cement industry is launching a late push to water down new regulations that would limit the amount of mercury and other hazardous pollutants emitted by their plants.

02/16/2010

Texas challenges EPA ruling on greenhouse gas threat
The state accused the federal government in a lawsuit Tuesday of using "tainted data" to declare that heat-trapping gases are a threat to the public, warning that Texas' economy could suffer as a result.

02/10/2010

Dallas chemical company Celanese swings to a profit
Dallas chemical company Celanese Corp. saw its profit turn around in the fourth quarter as the global economy improved.

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