PUC News Releases

Current/2020

07/16/2020 - PUC Formalizes Electricity Relief Program Extension

07/02/2020 - PUC Agrees to Extend Electricity Relief Program

05/21/2020 - PUC Reminds Customers of Retail Electric Providers "You Still Have the Power to Choose"

05/14/2020 - PUC Extends DNP Protections for Customers of PUC-Regulated Water, Sewer and Non-ERCOT Electric Utilities

05/07/2020 - PUC Posts Line Inspection and Safety Reports

04/17/2020 - PUC Warns Electricity Consumers of Potential Fraud

04/17/2020 - Public Utility Commission Fine Tunes Electricity Relief Program

04/03/2020 - PUC Welcomes New IMM Director

03/26/2020 - Public Utility Commission of Texas Acts to Mitigate COVID-19 Impact

03/16/2020 - Public Utility Commission Orders Adaptations in View of COVID-19

03/12/2020 - PUC Encouraging Observance of "Fix A Leak" Week

03/03/2020 - PUC Approves Additional Area Code For The Dallas Area

02/14/2020 - PUC Imposes $775,000 in Penalties; Appoints Temporary Manager

02/13/2020 - Announcing a More Accessible PowerToSaveTexas.org

02/7/2020 - Public Utility Commission Names New Legal Division Director

01/08/2020 - Public Utility Commission Invites Water Utilities to Regulatory Workshops

2019

12/18/2019 - Public Utility Commission Issues Call for Appraisers

12/13/2019 - PUC Imposes $145,000 in Penalties; Approves Mitigation Plan with Generator

11/26/2019 - Electricity Shoppers Reminded There is Just One PowerToChoose.org Site

11/14/2019 - PUC Imposes $35K in Penalties and Refunds for 7,610 Customers

10/18/2019 - New Area Code Proposed for Metroplex Area

10/11/2019 - PUC Imposes Nearly $650,000 in Penalties; Orders $225,000 in Bill Payment Assistance Funding; Establishes Enhanced Reporting Requirements for Water Utility

09/26/2019 - PUC Imposes More Than $110,000 in Penalties; Revokes Two Certificates

09/12/2019 - Public Utility Commission of Texas Imposes $125,000 in Penalties

09/04/2019 - PUC Call for Conservation

08/29/2019 - PUC Names Imposes More than $325,000 in Penalties

08/26/2019 - PUC Names New Director of Market Analysis

08/15/2019 - PUC Renews Call for Electricity Conservation

08/13/2019 - PUC Call for Conservation

08/09/2019 - PUC Advances Broker Registration Process

06/27/2019 - PUC Orders Administrative Penalties of $220,000

06/20/2019 - Chairman Walker Thanks Legislature for Strengthening Protections for Texas Utility Customers

06/13/2019 - PUC Orders Administrative Penalty of $75,000

05/30/2019 - PUC of Texas Names New Chief Program Officer

05/23/2019 - PUC Orders Administrative Penalties of $210,000

05/09/2019 - PUC Orders Administrative Penalties and Refunds of $225,000

04/18/2019 - PUC Levies Administrative Penalty of $432,000

03/05/2019 - Statement of the Public Utility Commission of Texas Regarding ERCOT's SARA

03/01/2019 - PUC Levies Administrative Penalty of $68,000, Appoints a Temporary Manager

02/27/2019 - RRC Chairman Craddick and PUC Chairman Walker Working to Ensure Availability of Natural Gas for Electric Service this Summer

02/27/2019 - Texas Senate Confirms Three PUC Commissioners

2018

12/07/2018 - PUC Levies Administrative Penalties of Nearly $1.5 Million

11/09/2018 - PUC Summarizes Enforcement Actions in FY2018

10/11/2018 - A Conversation About Power to Choose

06/26/2018 - RRC Chairman Craddick and PUC Chairman Walker Working to Ensure Availability of Natural Gas for Reliable Electric Service this Summer

03/19/2018 - Public Utility Commission of Texas Names New Executive Director

03/08/2018 - Commissioner Brandy Marty Marquez Resigns from the Public Utility Commission of Texas

03/01/2018 - Statement of the Public Utility Commission of Texas Regarding the Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy

2017

08/19/2017 - Commission statement

01/24/2017 - PUC to Webcast training session this week for public filings via Internet