With respect to a variety of media reports issued in the last 48 hours, the Public Utility Commission would like to remind all media outlets and parties that any agreements entered into by Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) Staff or other stakeholders are not binding upon the Commissioners and should not be represented as […]
Oncor
Oncor requests docket number for Winkler County transmission line
On July 31, 2017, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC requested the Public Utility Commission of Texas issue a docket number for a new transmission line in Winkler County, Texas. The Commission assigned the project to Docket Number 47458. Oncor will file its application in the assigned docket. Parties in the case will submit all other […]
Oncor files PUC application for Riverton to Sand Lake project
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC filed an application at the Texas PUC for approval of a new 345 kV transmission line (initially operated at 138-kV) approximately 31 miles long to be located within Loving, Reeves and Ward Counties, Texas. The proposed project would connect the proposed Riverton Switching Station, located in Reeves County approximately 3 […]
ERCOT Board approves transmission project in West Texas
The ERCOT Board of Directors endorsed on June 14, 2017, a transmission project that includes two new 345-kV lines to help address future reliability concerns in the growing region of Far West Texas.
PUC rejects NextEra acquisition of Oncor
The Public Utility Commission of Texas today rejected NextEra Energy’s proposed acquisition of Oncor Electric Delivery for $18.4 billion. Oncor is Texas’s largest transmission and distribution electric utility and serves more than 10 million customers in Texas. The Commission voted against the transaction at its open meeting on Thursday. Click here to view or download the […]
Oncor Files Agreed-Upon Transmission Line Project in Andrews County
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC filed an application for an agreed-upon 138 kV transmission line in Andrews County, Texas. Oncor refers to the project as the Littman-Phillips Andrews Tap 138 kV Transmission Line. The Public Utility Commission of Texas will consider the application in Docket No. 46987. Click here to view or download the application. Only Two […]
Three Oncor CREZ CCN Applications Referred to SOAH
On Sept. 21st, the PUC referred three Oncor CREZ dockets to SOAH and requested assignment of an administrative law judge (ALJ) to conduct a hearing and issue a proposal for decision. Because these CCN applications are related to the Texas CREZ goals, the PUC is required to issue a final order in each of these dockets […]
Oncor Files Application, Testimony in Central B-Central A-Tonkawa CREZ CCN Application
On Sept. 16, 2009, Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC (Oncor), in Docket No. 37409, submitted its application for a CCN for two new transmission lines for the Central B-Central A-Tonkawa 345 kV double circuit transmission line. The line will extend from Oncor’s Central B Switching Station, located in northwest Scurry County, Texas, to Oncor’s new […]
Oncor Files CREZ CCN Application for Wilbarger, Wichita and Archer Counties
On Sept. 16, 2009, Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC (Oncor), in Docket No. 37408, submitted its application for a CCN for the Riley-Bowman 345 kV double circuit transmission line. Formerly known as the Oklaunion-Bowman project, the line will extend from the Electric Transmission Texas, LLC (ETT) Riley Station, located in the southeastern portion of Wilbarger […]
Oncor files 3 West Texas CREZ CCN applications
On Sept. 16, 2009, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Oncor) filed three CCN applications for transmission lines associated with the Texas CREZ projects. Docket No. 37407 – Application for the Tonkawa-Sweetwater East-Central Bluff 345 kV CREZ Transmission Line in Scurry, Mitchell, Fisher, Nolan, and Taylor Counties Docket No. 37408 – Application for the Riley-Bowman 345 […]