Texas Smart Meter Hearing Draws Impassioned Testimony

About 5.7 million smart electric meters have been installed throughout Texas since the Public Utility Commission that oversees the state’s power market put forth a requirement for smart meters in response to directions from the state legislature. This has sparked passionate and occasionally emotional testimonies about the smart meters to the Texas Senate committee from […]

Adapting Gas-Fired Power to a Greener Grid

General Electric recently announced new models of natural gas burning plants that are built to adapt to the changing energy structure as green energy gets introduced more aggressively into our utilities. The new generators are built like jet engines placed in a combined cycle to reach a little over 61% efficiency in burning natural gas. […]