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2008 06 17 Advanced Metering: Benefits for Texans
2008 06 17 Update on ERCOT Nodal System Upgrade
2008 06 16 Credentialing for Critical Infrastructure Essential Personnel
2008 05 22 Overview of Advanced Metering Systems
2008 04 07 The Business of Electricity in Texas: Executive Summary
2008 04 07 The Business of Electricity in Texas
2008 02 28 Electric Grid Reliability Measures in Texas
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2007 09 25 Legislative Staff Briefing: Update on Texas’ Electric Industry
2007 08 23 Texas Electric Companies: Emergency Preparedness
2007 08 23 How Texans Can Manage Their Electric Bills
2007 06 18 80th Texas Legislature: Issues Addressed
2007 06 01 Energy Efficiency in Texas
2007 05 04 Comparison of Senate and House Engrossed Versions of SB 483, Relating to regulation of electric generation capacity ownership in the electric power market
2007 05 04 Comparison of Senate and House Engrossed Versions of SB 482, Relating to competition and customer choice in the retail electric power market; providing an administrative penalty
2007 05 03

Issue Paper on CSHB 3693, Relating to energy demand, energy load, energy efficiency incentives, energy programs, and energy performance measures

2007 04 27 Issue Paper on CSSB 483, Relating to regulation of electric generation capacity ownership in the electric power market
2007 04 25 Issue Paper on a Bill Heard Before the House Civil Practices Committee: HB 2262
2007 04 20 Issue Paper on CSSB 896, Relating to procedures of thte PUC with regard to certain transactions
2007 04 18 Issue Papers on Bills Heard Before the House Regulated Industries Subcommittee on Renewable Energy: HBs 2226 and 3903
2007 03 27 Issue Papers on Bills Heard Before the House Regulated Industries Committee: HB 3005, HB 3019 and SB 896
2007 03 20 Issue Papers on Bills Heard Before the House Regulated Industries Committee: HBs 1893 and 2848
2007 03 19 Issue Paper on SB 896/HB 3961, Relating to procedures of the PUC with regard to certain transactions
2007 02 20 Issue Papers on Bills Heard Before the Senate Business & Commerce Committee: SBs 482, 484 and 485
2007 02 15 Evolution of the Electric Market in Texas
2007 02 15 The Electric Industry: Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
2007 02 13 Presentation before the House Regulated Industries Committee: State of the Electric Market in Texas
2007 02 05 Texas Electricity 101: Presentation
2007 02 01 Transmission and Distribution Needs in Texas
2007 02 01 Update on Texas' Renewable Portfolio Standard
2007 01 02 Vertically-Integrated Markets in Texas
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2006 12 15 The Electric Industry in Texas: Overview of Key Issues Facing the 80th Texas Legislature
2006 12 1 Presentation Before the Texas Association of Business: Update on Texas' Electric Market
2006 11 13 Legislative Staff Briefing - 11/13/06: Reliability and Infrastructure Needs
2006 9 20 Legislative Staff Briefing: Reliability, Retail Update
2006 7 29 Low-Income Programs Offered by AECT Member Companies
2006 7 27 2006 TAMACC Convention: Doing Business With the Electric Industry
2006 7 6 Electricity Disconnection Rules During Texas' Hot Summers
2006 2 7 Brief Overview of AECT and Texas' Electric Market
2006 2 2 Key Statistics from Texas' Competitive Electric Market (PPS)
2006 1 23 Facts You Need to Know About the Texas Electric Market
2006 1 23 The Business of Electricity in Texas' Competitive Electric Market
2006 1 20 AECT Member Companies: Who We Are
2006 1 20 Five Paths to Electric Choice
2006 1 20 Questions and Answers on Texas' Competitive Electric Market
2006 1 20 The Story of Electric Choice in Texas
2006 1 17 The Electric Industry: Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
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2005 12 12 Testimony Before the House Regulated Industries Committee: The State of the Competitive Market in Texas (PPS)
2005 12 12 Update on the Structure of Texas' Competitive Electric Market
2005 12 8 Utility Company Access to Controlled Access Highway Rights-of-Way
2005 10 27 Legislative Staff Briefing - 10/27/05: Hurricane Relief Efforts and Emergency Preparedness
2005 10 21 Helping Out with Hurricane Rita
2005 9 29 Texas Schools: Tips for Addressing Higher Energy Prices
2005 9 15 Responding to Hurricane Katrina
2005 8 9 Update on the Federal Energy Policy Act of 2005
2005 8 5 New Legislation Benefiting Texas' Electric Market
2005 7 25 Broadband Over Power Lines (BPL) Will Benefit Texas
2005 7 12 SB 20: Fostering Growth in the Development of Renewable Power
2005 5 23 SB 1494: Modifications to Unbundling Requirements
2005 5 23 SB 1495: Securitization of Non-Bypassable Delivery Rates of Transmission and Distribution Utilities
2005 5 23 SB 1748: Broadband Over Power Lines (BPL) Will Benefit Texas
2005 5 23 SB 712: Energy Efficiency and Research & Development
2005 5 17 AECT Positions on Bills Heard Before the 5/17/05 Meeting of the House Regulated Industries Committee: Senate Bills 1668, 1748 and 711
2005 5 9 AECT Positions on Bills Heard Before the 5/9/05 Meeting of the House Regulated Industries Committee: Senate Bills 408, 409, 1464, 1668 and 1747
2005 5 9 AECT Positions on Pending Business Heard Before the 5/9/05 Meeting of the House Regulated Industries Committee: Senate Bills 743, 1494, 1495 and 1748
2005 5 3 AECT Positions on Bills Heard Before the 5/3/05 Meeting of the House Regulated Industries Committee: Senate Bills 743, 1494 and 1495
2005 4 20 5,880 MW Renewable Portfolio Standard is Appropriate for Texas
2005 4 19 AECT Positions on Bills Heard Before the 4/19/05 Meeting of the House Regulated Industries Committee: House Bill 1369
2005 4 14 AECT Positions on Bills Heard Before the 4/14/05 Meeting of the Senate Business & Commerce Committee: Senate Bills 711 and 712
2005 4 5 AECT Positions on Bills Heard Before the 4/5/05 Meeting of the House Regulated Industries Committee: House Bills 989, 1567, 2644, 2724, 3180, 3382 and 3460
2005 4 5 AECT Positions on Bills Heard Before the 4/5/05 Meeting of the Senate Business & Commerce Committee: Senate Bills 1668, 1747 and 1748
2005 4 5 AECT Testimony to the Senate Business & Commerce Committee on SB 533: The Renewable Portfolio Standard
2005 3 31 AECT Positions on Bills Heard Before the 3/31/05 Meeting of the Senate Business & Commerce Committee: Senate Bills 743, 1447, 1494 and 1495
2005 3 29 AECT Positions on Bills Heard Before the 3/29/05 Meeting of the House Regulated Industries Committee: House Bills 555, 1777, 2201 and 2245
2005 3 16 Presentation to the House Regulated Industries Subcommittee on Renewables Issues: Renewables & Transmission
2005 2 24 Responsible Path to Renewable Energy Growth in Texas
2005 2 4 Legislative Staff Briefing - 2/4/05: Retail Market Update, Renewable Power
2005 1 27 Costs and Challenges: Renewable Power and New Technologies
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2004 12 10 Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF): Fact Sheet
2004 10 26 Legislative Staff Briefing - 10/26/04: Sunset Recommendations, Natural Gas Prices
2004 8 11 Electric Reliability in Texas: Successes and Challenges Ahead
2004 8 11 Five Paths to Electric Choice
2004 7 15 Why Texas' Competitive Electric Market Works
2004 5 5 Broadband Infrastructure Platforms
2004 4 30 Electric Reliability and ERCOT Structure
2004 4 27 Economic Dispatch in ERCOT
2004 2 26 Legislative Staff Briefing - 2/26/04: History of Sunset Proceedings
2004 1 19 Building Transmission Lines for Wind Farms
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2003 11 18 Legislative Staff Briefing - 11/18/03: Current Statistics, Member Company Evolution
2003 11 1 AECT Member Companies and Their Roles Today
2003 9 2 Texas' Electric System Remains Reliable
2003 9 1 AECT Competitive Current - September/October 2003: System Reliability, Hurricane Response
2003 4 30 Recent Statistics on Electric Competition
2003 4 4 Legislative Staff Briefing - 4/4/03: Structure of the Competitive Market
2003 3 20 Backgrounder on Transmission
2003 2 27 Electricity and the Environment: Questions and Answers
2003 2 27 Transmission for Wind Generation in West Texas
2003 1 30 Texas' Timeline of Electric Competition
2003 1 30 The New Electric Companies
2003 1 23 Economic Benefits of Electric Competition
2003 1 23 PUCT Reports Continued Improvements in Switching, Move-ins and Billing
2003 1 17 AECT and Electricity in Texas: A Primer
2003 1 17 Electricity and the Environment
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2002 12 11 Electric Providers Resolving Billing Concerns
2002 12 1 AECT Competitive Current - December 2002: Building Transmission Lines in Texas
2002 6 10 ERCOT's Progress: A Report From the Feld Group
2002 6 10 Improvements in Switching Electric Customers
2002 5 29 Legislative Staff Briefing - 5/29/02: Bill Comparisons, ERCOT Update
2002 5 16 The Progress of Electric Competition
2002 5 7 Electric Competition: Current Issues
2002 2 5 Opening Texas' Electric Market: Issues and Solutions
2002 2 1 AECT Competitive Current - February/March 2002: Electric Competition Benefits Texas' Economy
2002 1 1 Texas Electric Competition: A Guide to Electric Choice in the Lone Star State
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2001 12 5 Listing the Benefits of Electric Competition
2001 12 5 Renewable Power Growing in Texas
2001 11 19 California's Electric Deregulation Path
2001 11 15 Legislative Staff Briefing - 11/15/01: ERCOT Challenges, How Customers are Switched (PPT)
2001 10 10 Wind-Power Projects Already Slated in Texas
2001 9 1 AECT Competition Countdown - September 2001: New Studies Tout Texas' Competition and Reliability
2001 9 1 Electric Reliability in Texas
2001 4 1 Remedies for California's Electric Market
2001 2 23 Legislative Staff Briefing - 2/23/01: Key Issues Facing 77th Texas Legislature (PPT)
2001 1 19 Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT) Electricity Supply and Demand
2001 1 19 California's Electric Woes Will Not Befall Texas
2001 1 19 Electric Reliability in Texas
2001 1 19 The Electric System in California & How Texas' System is Different
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2000 12 1 AECT Competition Countdown - November/December 2000: Building New Transmission Lines, Choosing a New REP
2000 9 12 Legislative Staff Briefing - 9/12/00: Texas' Market Succeeds Where California's Fails (PPT)
2000 2 15 Legislative Staff Briefing - 2/15/00: PUC Implementation of Electric Competition (PPT)
2000 2 1 AECT Competition Countdown - February 2000: Competition Helps Texas Companies Diversify
2000 1 1 AECT Competition Countdown - January 2000: Business Separation, Environmental Benefits

 

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