Texas REPs: PUC Should Explore Having TDUs Bear Financial Responsibility Arising From Extended, Unilateral Disconnection Moratoriums

Paul Ring | Source: Energy Choice Matters | Posted 09/02/2024

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The Texas PUC should examine requiring TDUs to assume certain financial responsibilities arising from "unilateral" disconnection for non-pay moratoriums, various retail electric providers said in comments to the PUC The REPs' comments were made in a project examining issues arising from Hurricane Beryl

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Various retail electric providers (REPs) in Texas have suggested that Transmission and Distribution Utilities (TDUs) should bear financial responsibilities for extending disconnection moratoriums, particularly following events like Hurricane Beryl. One group of REPs estimated bad debt of $70 to $100 million or more due to moratoriums, urging the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to review TDUs' authority in adopting such moratoriums.

On the communications front, concerns were raised regarding CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric's excuses about lack of customer contact information, with REPs pointing out deficiencies in the utility's communication infrastructure. Suggestions were made to establish better practices for timely, premise-specific outage notifications and restoration updates, with recommendations for TDUs to maintain operational online outage trackers and share real-time outage information with REPs through a centralized platform akin to Smart Meter Texas.

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Texas REPs: PUC Should Explore Having TDUs Bear Financial Responsibility Arising From Extended, Unilateral Disconnection Moratoriums

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