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SB 7, 76th R.S.
Relating to electric utility restructuring and to the powers and duties of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Office of Public Utility Counsel, and Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission; providing penalties.

Deregulated electricity in Texas: a history of retail competition (Tex. S.B. 7, 76th Leg., R.S).
See: http://tcaptx.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/SB7-Report-2012.pdf
By Texas Coalition for Affordable Power
Publication Date: December 10, 2012
Library Location: 343.0929 T313D 2012
The story of ERCOT: the grid operator, power market and prices under Texas electric deregulation.
See: http://tcaptx.com/downloads/THE-STORY-OF-ERCOT.pdf
By Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor, Texas Coalition for Affordable Power
Publication Date: February 2011
Library Location: 343.0929 ST32S 2011
Texas high wires: a balancing act for private landowners.
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In Texas Wildlife, pp. 25-31
By Lorie Woodward Cantu / Texas Wildlife Association
Publication Date: July 2009
Transparency in ERCOT: a no-cost strategy to reduce electricity prices in Texas.
See: http://www.mresearch.com/pdfs/398.pdf
By Robert McCullough / American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Publication Date: May 5, 2009
The history of electric deregulation in Texas: 10 years of Senate Bill 7: the unfulfilled promise of utility restructuring (Tex. S.B. 7, 76th Leg., R.S.).
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By Cities Aggregation Power Project, Inc.
Publication Date: February 9, 2009
Library Location: 343.0929 D888h 2009
The TCCFUI annual Texas rate report: comparison of competitive and non-competitive rates.
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By Texas Coalition of Cities for Utility Issues
Publication Date: December 2008
Library Location: 343.0929 T219 2008
Free lunch: how the wealthiest Americans enrich themselves at government expense (and stick you with the bill).
By David Cay Johnston / Portfolio Hardcover
Publication Date: December 27, 2007
Library Location: 338.973 J642F
Analysis: process questions cast shadow over tort reform bill.
In The Lone Star Report
By William Lutz
Publication Date: March 7, 2003
Library Location: Periodicals
TXU settles with PUC, consumers.
In Lone Star Report
Publication Date: January 18, 2002
Library Location: Periodicals
Competitive markets for electric power: an update on Texas.
In The Perryman Report
Publication Date: February 2001
Library Location: PERIODICALS
Deregulation lures power plants to Texas.
In Texas Public Power
Publication Date: October 2000
How electricity deregulation may affect water utilities and their customers.
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In Texas Water Resources
By Texas Water Resources Institute
Publication Date: November 1999
Library Location: Z TA545.6 W291r 99 Nov
Tex. S.B. 7, 76th Leg., R.S., Amendment to the amendment H2-65 (municipally owned utilities).
By Representative Tom Craddick / Texas Legislature
Publication Date: May 20, 1999
Electric restructuring back on track in House (Tex. S.B. 7, 76th Leg., R.S.).
In The Lone Star Report
Publication Date: May 7, 1999
Library Location: PERIODICALS
Electric restructuring: if it ain't broke, why mess with it? (Tex. S.B. 7, 76th Leg., R.S.).
In ConsumerLine
Publication Date: May 1999
De-reg or not de-reg? (Tex. H.B. 349 & Tex. S.B. 7, 76th Leg., R.S.).
See: https://www.texasobserver.org/1017-capitol-offenses-de-reg-or-not-de-reg/
In The Texas Observer
By Jeff Mandell / Texas Observer
Publication Date: April 4, 1999
Library Location: PERIODICALS
Electricity deregulation: now is the time.
In Texas Perspective
Publication Date: April 1999
Senate committee sends amended Sibley dereg bill to floor (Tex. S.B. 7, 76th Leg., R.S.).
In The Lone Star Report
Publication Date: March 12, 1999
Library Location: PERIODICALS
Let the juice flow (electric utility restructuring).
In Texas Co-op Power
Publication Date: March 1999
Dereg update: public utility secrecy rules unlikely to survive (Tex. S.B. 7, 76th Leg., R.S.).
In The lone star report
Publication Date: February 2, 1999
Library Location: PERIODICALS
Sibley introduces electric restructuring bill (Tex. S.B. 7, 76th Leg., R.S.).
In Texas Public Power
Publication Date: February 1999
Library Location: PERIODICALS
Third major dereg bill out: time to compare.
In The Lone Star Report
By William Lutz
Publication Date: January 22, 1999
Library Location: PERIODICALS
Wood gives more detail of electric utility restructuring.
In Lone Star Report
Publication Date: September 15, 2000
Library Location: Periodicals
Implementation of Senate Bill 7.
In Baylor Law Review
Publication Date: Winter 2000
Library Location: Periodicals
A new game to play: ‘The Price to Beat.’ States give consumers a choice.
In Texas Lawyer
Publication Date: May 1, 2000
Library Location: Periodicals
Utility deregulation keeps PUC busy.
In Texas Lawyer
Publication Date: February 14, 2000
Library Location: Periodicals
Fuel cells turn on new ways to sell power.
In Propane News
Publication Date: September/October 1999
Library Location: Periodicals
Oversight committee told electric competition moving forward.
In Lone Star Report
Publication Date: September 4, 2001
Library Location: Periodicals
For lessons on clean energy, look to (surprise!) Texas.
In Christian Science Monitor
Publication Date: March 20, 2002
Library Location: Periodicals
Challenges to the PUC rules and decision on SB 7.
In Texas Lawyer
Publication Date: April 22, 2002
Library Location: Periodicals
Lone Star roadmap: do international markets similar to Texas foretell the restructured U.S. markets to come?
In Energy Customer Management
Publication Date: May/June 2002
Library Location: Periodicals
Electric competition: a year in review.
In Perryman Report and Texas Letter
Publication Date: January 2003
Library Location: Periodicals
Federal energy bill may create uncertainty in Texas.
In Texas Lawyer
Publication Date: September 29, 2003
Library Location: Periodicals
Who will play poker in the Texas saloon if the sheriff makes everyone play with their cards up? The importance of protecting competitively sensitive information in the restructured Texas electric market.
In Texas Tech Journal of Texas Administrative Law
Publication Date: Spring 2004
Library Location: Periodicals
Three years of electric competition: the benefits for Texas and Texans.
In Perryman Report and Texas Letter
Publication Date: March 2005
Library Location: Periodicals
Letting competition work in the electric power industry.
In Perryman Report and Texas Letter
Publication Date: May 2005
Library Location: Periodicals
Electric competition: four years of cost savings and economic benefits for Texas and Texans.
In Perryman Report and Texas Letter
Publication Date: April 2006
Library Location: Periodicals
Overrated.
In Texas Observer
Publication Date: June 30, 2006
Library Location: Periodicals
Keeping it clean.
In Austin Business Journal
Publication Date: July 28-Aug. 3, 2006
Library Location: Periodicals
Unplugged: high prices under Texas electric deregulation.
In Internet Resource
Publication Date: November 2008
Library Location: Periodicals
Electric power generation and transmission infrastructure investments increase state business activity.
In Perryman Report and Texas Letter
Publication Date: January 2009
Library Location: Periodicals
Texas wind energy: past, present, and future.
In Environmental & Energy Law & Policy Journal
Publication Date: Spring 2009
Library Location: Periodicals
Texas wind industry's rapid growth creates new challenges.
In Texas Business Review
Publication Date: February 2010
Library Location: Periodicals
Tax and divert.
In Texas Observer
Publication Date: May 6, 2011
Library Location: Periodicals
How far deregulation has come.
In Dallas Business Journal
Publication Date: December 16-22, 2011
Library Location: Periodicals
Better together: co-siting wind and solar production in Texas.
In Texas Environmental Law Journal
Publication Date: Winter 2012
Library Location: Periodicals
How Did the Texas Legislature Change the Open Records Act in 1999?
In Texas Open Government News
Publication Date: June 1999
Library Location: Periodicals
Texas Passes a Restructuring Bill: Even Bubba Likes It.
In Public Utilities Fortnightly
Publication Date: September 1, 1999
Library Location: Periodicals
Never again: How to prevent another major Texas electricity failure.
See: https://www.cgmf.org/blog-entry/435/REPORT-%7C-Never-Again-How-to-prevent-another-major-Texas-electricity-failure.html
In Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation
Publication Date: June 3, 2021
Library Location: Periodicals
Deregulated electricity in Texas.
See: http://tcaptx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/TCP-793-Deregulation2014-A-1.6.pdf
Publication Date: February 2014
Deregulated electricity in Texas: a market annual.
See: http://tcaptx.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/TCAP-HistoryofDeregulation-2016-1.2.pdf
Publication Date: February 2017


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