Oncor, the owner and operator of the largest distribution and transmission system in Texas, and Landis+Gyr, the global leader in next generation energy management, today announced a milestone in its advanced meter system rollout with the deployment of more than 300,000 smart meters in the Dallas metro area. By year-end, Oncor anticipates nearly 700,000 advanced meters and the supporting network communications systems will be in place, making the deployment one of the largest and most quickly installed in the US.
Oncor continued to expand on its smart grid leadership position by applying for government stimulus funds to create a unique installation of tension-monitoring equipment capable of real-time, transmission line capacity analysis.
Oncor announced today that it has officially completed filing three applications with the U.S. Department of Energy for approximately $317 million in stimulus funds. Oncor previously notified the DOE through letters of intent filed on June 30 that the applications would be submitted by the Aug. 6 deadline. The applications were filed on Friday, July 17.
Oncor announced today that the Smart Texas initiative has completed a major step in its advanced metering system deployment with the first 15-minute interval, billing-quality electricity consumption data reporting to the Texas market.
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (“Oncor”) has scheduled a conference call on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 9 a.m. Central Daylight Time to discuss its second quarter 2009 operational and financial results. Oncor plans to release its second quarter financial results in its June 30, 2009 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is expected to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission no later than August 4 at 8 a.m. Central.
No more teachers, no more books. For the next few months, children will be playing outside in neighborhoods across the state. With electrical equipment all around, children need to know the importance of safety and proper actions around any electrical equipment they might encounter while playing.
Today, Oncor notified the U.S. Department of Energy of its intent to apply for approximately $317 million in stimulus funds to advance one of the nation's broadest and most advanced smart grid initiatives.
Oncor and the Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council are sponsoring an educational networking event Tuesday for representatives from ethnically-owned businesses and corporations across Texas. The event is designed to help integrate minorities into the supply chain of various energy industries by gaining certification from the National Minority Supplier Development Council.
Landis+Gyr, the global leader in next generation energy management solutions, and Oncor, the owner and operator of the largest distribution and transmission system in Texas, today announced a milestone in its advanced meter system rollout with the deployment of nearly 250,000 smart meters. By year-end, Oncor anticipates nearly 700,000 advanced meters and their communications systems to be in place.
Oncor has restored service to more than 90 percent of the 500,000 consumers who lost power following storms Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon. As of Saturday morning, less than 40,000 homes and businesses were still without power.
So far, Oncor has restored power to more than 400,000 homes and businesses. At this point, less than 80,000 homes and businesses remain without power. Because of high temperatures and humidity, those who remain without power should seek alternative shelter.
Lightning, rain, and flooding have continued in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, leaving downed power lines and outages in the storm's wake. Oncor has restored service to more than 150,000 customers since storms began Wednesday night, but because of continuing storms, at 11 a.m., more than 245,000 homes and businesses were without power in Oncor's service territory (down from a peak of 260,000).
Oncor, the largest transmission and distribution business in Texas, has placed into service leading-edge power delivery equipment that will support environmental improvements in the North Texas area, while allowing for the continued reliable operation of the power grid.
Oncor will finalize a multi-million dollar contract this month with Snyder, Texas-based Weaver Construction to perform substation site grading services for Oncor's Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) projects. These substations will help energy generated locally from clean, renewable wind travel over 850 miles of new Oncor wires to reach Texas consumers.
Oncor recently clocked 5 million safe work hours without a lost time incident — a very big deal for a company that places safety as its No. 1 priority. Since August 2008, Oncor and its almost 4,000 employees have worked day in and day out without a safety incident that has kept its employees from working. This is the first time Oncor has reached this safety mark.
Consumers planning to buy an appliance, air conditioner, or other ENERGY STAR®-rated product during Texas's second annual ENERGY STAR Energy Tax Holiday, May 23-25, could also take advantage of incentives from Oncor's Take A Load Off, Texas energy efficiency programs for additional savings.
Today, Oncor joined Ford Motor Company's application for U.S. Department of Energy stimulus funds to support a groundbreaking test of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles. If approved by the DOE, beginning in 2010, Oncor could receive as many as 67 plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles built by Ford as part of a nationwide effort to develop a commercial market for the new technology.
Oncor officially kicked off the 2009 Take a Load Off, TexasSM Tour at the downtown Dallas EarthFest, an annual celebration promoting environmental awareness.
Kites are a great way for children to have fun and enjoy the outdoors. However, if they are not used properly, especially near power lines, kites can also be very dangerous.
This week, the National Arbor Day Foundation will present Oncor with a Tree Line USA Utility award, an honor the Texas utility has received nine years in a row, at the foundation's Trees & Utilities National Conference. The award recognizes Oncor for its leadership in quality tree care practices, annual training in caring for trees, quality-trained employees and public education programs for 2008.
U.S. Rep. Kay Granger praised the creative thinking and cooperative spirit demonstrated by Oncor, Falcon Steel and supplier Nucor in crafting a five-year agreement to build 3,800 transmission line towers out of recycled steel. The Oncor-Falcon Steel contract will result in one of the largest transmission line construction projects built from recycled materials in the United States.
March typically marks the start of storm season in Texas, bringing violent weather with it.
Today, Oncor expanded its solar energy initiatives to include the Take A Load Off, TexasSM Solar Water Heating Program.
Oncor Electric Delivery LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Oncor”), has scheduled an investor conference call on Thursday, March 5, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. (CT) to discuss its fourth quarter and 2008 operational and financial results. Oncor plans to release its 2008 financial results in its 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is expected to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by March 3, 2009.
Oncor officially launched its first solar power initiative, the Take A Load Off, TexasSM Solar Photovoltaic Incentive Program (Solar PV Program), to encourage expansion of solar energy in Texas, create new jobs for experienced installation experts, and make solar systems more accessible.
Who couldn't use $50 these days? Anyone whose electricity is delivered by Oncor is eligible for the “Great Refrigerator Roundup,” a refrigerator recycling program designed to collect and recycle old, inefficient refrigerators and freezers. Oncor's contractor partner, Appliance Recycling Centers of America (ARCA), will pay $50 for working, unwanted refrigerators and freezers. ARCA will pick up the refrigerator or freezer, recycle it, and send the consumer a check.
The Public Utility Commission assigned approximately $5 Billion of transmission projects to be constructed in Texas' Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) at Thursday's open meeting, with about $1.3 Billion going to Dallas-based Oncor.
With near-freezing temperatures in the forecast, Oncor has begun preparations for possible icy conditions by keeping a close eye on the weather and alerting crews to be ready to restore power.
With the holidays over, many Texans are eyeing their holiday decorations, wondering how long that once fresh tree will last and trying to come up with a plan of attack for putting things away.
With freezing temperatures in the forecast, Oncor is preparing for adverse weather. Oncor crews are on alert and standing by to handle icy conditions.
Across Texas, stores are getting out displays of new items for the approaching holiday season. Before you head out to purchase new decorations or start unpacking the ones from last year (and the year before that and even the year before that), go over Oncor's tips for a safe holiday season.
Now that temperatures are falling and a chill is in the air, Oncor reminds consumers to conserve by taking some simple steps this winter...
Oncor has scheduled a conference call on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008 to discuss its third quarter operational and financial results. Oncor plans to release its third quarter results in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is expected to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by 7:00 a.m. CST on Nov. 6, 2008.
Halloween is fast approaching, and before you know it, goblins, ghosts, superheroes and even princesses will be at your door. Make it safe for these and all the trick-or-treaters that knock on your door this year by decorating in an electrically safe manner.
During National Night Out observances, neighborhoods across the nation often leave outdoor lights burning to symbolize solidarity against crime. This year, Oncor encourages Texans to “Be Safe and Save” during the first Texas National Night Out on Tuesday, Oct. 7 by replacing incandescent outdoor lights with more efficient and longer-lived compact fluorescent bulbs.
Oncor's Take a Load Off, Texas program is putting a new twist on an old favorite at the State Fair of Texas with Energy Efficiency Booth Bingo, which will give fair-goers on Senior Days the opportunity to learn steps they can take to make their homes more energy efficient.
Big Tex's trademark “Howdy, folks,” won't be the only greeting fair-goers will notice this year. During the 24 days of the 2008 State Fair, the 52-foot-tall cowboy will be “going green”, announcing energy-efficiency tips in partnership with Oncor, the state's largest electric delivery business. Oncor also manages the largest energy efficiency program in Texas and is the creator of the Take A Load Off, Texas energy efficiency awareness tour.
Oncor's work is done in East Texas, according to Oncor Senior Vice President for Distribution Brenda Pulis. As of Saturday, every home or business in southeast Texas affected by Hurricane Ike that could take electricity had power. Some homes and businesses may be too damaged to be restored.
As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oncor has restored electricity to two-thirds of the homes and businesses in its service area that lost power after Hurricane Ike made landfallon Sept. 13.Fewer than 30,000 residents are without power in southeast Texas, primarily in the Lufkin and Nacogdoches areas. Oncor projects that power will be essentially restored by the end of the week for all affected communities.
Today, the companies of Energy Future Holdings (EFH) – Oncor, Luminant and TXU Energy – pledged $1 million in disaster relief funding to help those impacted by Hurricane Ike.
To help expedite the restoration of power, Oncor has dispatched approximately 1,000 crew members and contractors from as far away as Midland to the hardest hit parts of the company's grid in east Texas. Oncor currently has 85,000 outages, primarily in Angelina, Nacogdoches, Cherokee, Anderson, Rusk and Houston Counties. At the height of the storm, 108,000 homes and businesses in Oncor's service area were without power.
This morning, Hurricane Ike passed through Oncor's service area, primarily in its Eastern Region, with winds up to 90 mph causing power outages throughout the area. Oncor is ready to begin the restoration process after the hurricane moves north and out of the area.
With widespread outages as a result of Hurricane Ike, TXU Energy reminds and encourages its customers to report outages by calling 1-800-233-2133.
With Hurricane Ike approaching the Texas Coast with winds of up to 125 mph, Oncor is taking all the necessary precautions to be prepared for the problems that the hurricane might bring to its service area.
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC today announced today that it has closed on the sale of $1.5 billion of Senior Secured Notes with registration rights in a private placement transaction.
This month marks the fifth annual National Preparedness Month. Oncor wants to help all Texans prepare for the worst by educating them on what to do to prevent electrical-related injuries. The best way you can be prepared is through educating yourself and your family.
Oncor will send work crews to Louisiana Wednesday morning to support Central Louisiana Electric Company (CLECO) in its restoration effort. Oncor has been in constant contact with utilities affected by Hurricane Gustav as part of the industry's mutual assistance effort. CLECO serves approximately 273,000 consumers in 106 communities in central and southeastern Louisiana. Reports state that 50 percent of CLECO's consumers are without power following Hurricane Gustav's landfall over the weekend.
Moody's Investors Service announced that it upgraded Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC's senior secured debt ratings one notch from Ba1 to Baa3.
Today Oncor began the first distributions of a $72 million credit for eligible consumers on their electric bills. The $12.58 credit will be available to any eligible residential consumer who was taking delivery service from the company at the end of December 2007.
As announced earlier today by Oncor Electric Delivery LLC's holding company, Energy Future Holdings Corp. (EFH), Oncor entered into an agreement to sell approximately 20 percent of Oncor's ownership interest to an investor group led by Borealis Infrastructure Management (Borealis) and GIC Special Investments (GIC SI). As a result of this sale, Standard & Poor's (S&P) announced that it upgraded Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC's credit ratings two notches from BBB- to BBB+.
Energy Future Holdings Corp. (EFH) today announced the agreement to sell an approximate 20 percent minority ownership interest in Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC to an investor group led by Borealis Infrastructure Management (Borealis), an investment arm of the OMERS pension plan, and GIC Special Investments (GIC SI).
Oncor and more than a half-dozen major parties involved in the regulatory proceeding to review the Advanced Metering System (AMS) deployment proposed by the utility reached an agreement, setting the stage for review and approval by the full Commission.
Smoldering, sweaty, boiling, sizzling —no matter how you choose to describe it, August means one word to Texans — HOT. With this summer raking in more and more days with 100-degree temperatures, Oncor wants to remind all Texans that staying cool can be about more than just comfort. It could be the difference between life and death.
Oncor today announced it has scheduled a conference call on Friday, Aug. 15 to discuss its second quarter operational and financial results.
Oncor made a filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) indicating its desire to build a significant portion of the Renewable Energy Superhighway from the Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) located in West Texas. The Commission will make a final decision on which transmission providers will be called upon to build the transmission lines for CREZ.
Oncor honored Collie Signature Builders LLC, Heritage Builders, Dallas Habitat for Humanity, Choice Homes (Dallas/Fort Worth Division), and K. Hovnanian Homes (Dallas/Fort Worth Division) with a 2008 Excellence in Energy Performance Award last week.
Oncor's Take A Load Off, Texas SM program, a year-long, 10-city tour designed to educate consumers about energy efficiency, is now reaching out to children with its conservation message. The Take A Load Off, Texas Kids portion of the program teaches four to seven-year-old children the fundamentals of energy efficiency and helps them become Super Energy Savers.
With cold weather behind us and the rainy season dwindling, trees are flourishing in Texas — some right into power lines.
Oncor Funds Largest Ever Low-Income Weatherization Effort by Texas Association of Community Action Agencies
Oncor installed the first IntelliRupter® PulseCloser switch in the world at a location in the Dallas/Fort Worth area last week. The new, groundbreaking technology is another step in the development of Oncor's smart grid, a technologically advanced electric delivery system.
Oncor will begin the process of refunding approximately $72 million, or about $12.58 for each residential consumer taking delivery service from the company at the end of December 2007. Eligible consumers should receive the credit on their September electric bills.
Today, Oncor filed for a rate review with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) and 204 cities, as previously committed to in an agreement with state leaders and other important stakeholders. If approved as requested, and if all costs are passed through to retail customers, this review would result in an increase of 2.7 percent or $5.09 per month for an average residential consumer.
Oncor expects to restore power to the remaining 3,600 homes and businesses in Dallas County without service this evening, less than 48 hours after a violent storm that hit North and East Texas. High winds and rain knocked power out to approximately 150,000 customers in North and East Texas yesterday at noon.
Less than 24 hours after heavy rains and high winds passed through Oncor's service area in North and East Texas, power has been restored to more than (90%) of customers affected. Outages in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area have been reduced to 14,000 down from the original 135,000 at the height of the storm. Oncor crews and contractors worked through the night repairing and re-energizing damaged power lines, so thousands of Metroplex and East Texas customers are no longer in the dark.
A major storm is moving through Oncor's service area today, leaving downed power lines and power outages in its wake.
Every year on Father's Day, many children decide to give Dad just what gets his motor running — new power tools. It's easy to forget that these tools use potentially dangerous (if not used correctly) electricity and moving parts. Oncor wants to remind everyone to follow safety rules when using that power tool for the first time and every time.
Oncor today kicks off its SMART TEXAS rethinking energy consumer education program and tour, in Arlington, Texas. The program will allow consumers to see first-hand the benefits of the technology and how they can take advantage of those benefits by using the new advanced meters that will be installed throughout Oncor's service area over the next four years.
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Oncor) announced today that it will implement one of the broadest deployments of technology on an electric grid in the nation with its proposal to install more than 3 million advanced technology electric meters throughout its delivery system by 2012.
Oncor encourages consumers to save a few dollars now and conserve later by taking advantage of the state's ENERGY STAR® sales tax holiday on Memorial Day Weekend, May 24-26.
Oncor has been recognized for the eighth straight year as a Tree Line USA Utility. The Texas Forest Service presented the award to Brenda Pulis, Oncor senior vice president of distribution, Debbie Boyle, Oncor senior director of environment, health, safety and training, Mark Moore, Oncor director of distribution services, and Ken Kinsey, Oncor vegetation management manager, at Veterans Park in El Paso, Texas on April 25. The award recognizes Oncor for its leadership in quality tree care practices, annual training in caring for trees, quality-trained employees and public education programs for 2007.
Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) has received funding from Oncor in the amount of $218,298 to support a pilot weatherization program targeting low-income residents in Dallas County. The Dallas County Weatherization Assistance Program offers help to residents who meet the income eligibility guidelines to decrease the cost of heating and cooling bills by providing energy efficiency improvements to these households. As a part of the pilot program, DCHHS will conduct outreach to eligible customers, verify customer income eligibility, arrange for installations using agency staff or subcontractors, verify and inspect installations and report results to Oncor.
Many Texans take advantage of May's usually sunny days to do some spring cleaning. With May also being National Electrical Safety Month, Oncor has an electrical safety checklist everyone should follow.
Oncor reported energy efficiency program results for 2007 to the Public Utility Commission of Texas on Thursday, May 1, citing an overall reduction in peak demand of 89,233 kilowatts and a total energy savings of 216,371,490 kilowatt hours. The peak demand reduction represented a slight decrease from 92,000 kilowatts reported in 2006. Energy savings overall increased in 2007, up from a total of 159,472,243 kilowatt hours in 2006. Put in perspective, last year's total energy savings could run almost 13,000 homes in the Oncor service area for one year.
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and CURRENT Group, LLC announced today that Oncor has agreed to purchase CURRENT's existing Smart Grid network in Dallas, Texas as well as additional equipment for approximately $90 million. This transaction, which involves the largest broadband-based Smart Grid deployment in the world, will enable Oncor to provide Smart Grid services to up to one-sixth of its service territory. The two companies have also entered into a multi-year agreement whereby CURRENT will license its Smart Grid software systems and sell additional products to Oncor that will allow Oncor the opportunity to expand the Smart Grid network to cover up to one-half of its service territory.
In the second day of the storm that brought high winds and tornadoes to Oncor's service area, Oncor crews and contractors are closing in on final restoration this weekend. Approximately 50,000 customers in the Metroplex are without power, down from a peak of 175,000 at the height of the storm yesterday morning.
Oncor's full-court press to restore power following a damaging storm began to show results late this afternoon as power outages dropped to 125,000, down from 200,000 at noon. In the Metroplex, 115,000 remained without power. At noon, 175,000 homes and businesses were without power.
A major storm hit Oncor's service area last night and early this morning, leaving downed power lines and power outages in its wake. At the height of the storm, Oncor had approximately 250,000 outages.
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC today reported 2007 financial and operational results. Oncor is the electricity transmissa ion and distribution company serving some 7 million Texans through 3 million electric delivery points across North Texas.
Oncor today announced the board of directors for Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC. Members of the board are a diverse group of business leaders who will each bring an expertise and perspective that will allow Oncor to be a leader in the electric delivery business.
Copper theft is a community problem that is continuing to grow. Thieves have stolen air conditioners out of churches, equipment of out schools and wiring out of streetlights. Oncor, with its miles of distribution and transmission lines, is also a target for these thieves.
With 2008 in full swing, people across North Texas are planning to make this year better than the last. At Oncor, one resolution is the same each year—make safety the company's No. 1 priority.
Energy Future Holdings Corp. (EFH) and Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Oncor), EFH’s transmission and distribution subsidiary, announced that they have commenced the process to offer for sale a 20 percent minority ownership interest in Oncor to other investors.
The following were released by TXU Corp.
Oncor Electric Delivery Company (Oncor), a subsidiary of TXU Corp. (NYSE: TXU), announced today that along with Texas Energy Future Holdings Limited Partnership (TEF) it has an agreement in principle with major interested parties to resolve all outstanding issues in the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) review related to the proposed merger of TXU Corp. with Texas Energy Future Merger Sub Corp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TEF (the “Merger”).
The schedule for Oncor’s Take a Load Off, Texas SM Tour, a program designed to educate consumers about energy efficiency and the measures they can take to conserve energy.
Today, Oncor announced that its system has the largest broadband-over-power-line network in the nation.
As requested by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC), Oncor Electric Delivery today filed required financial information on delivery rates. Oncor asked the PUC to take no action to change delivery rates.
With triple-digit temperatures in the forecast for the first time this summer, air conditioners are ramping up to keep consumers comfortable.
Oncor Electric Delivery will implement a new technology this summer that will both discourage would-be criminals from stealing copper from the company’s substations and switchyards and help law enforcement personnel find and prosecute thieves.
Pilot project to develop heating and air conditioning installation standards
Tips to help homeowners avoid injury
Disconnections Could Occur; Oncor to Notify At-Risk Retail Customers
Stay away from power lines!
Cutting edge technology is designed to decrease outage times
Fewer than 4,000 in Dallas/Fort Worth without power
Restoration effort hits final stages
Customers Can Help Speed the Process with Simple Steps
Huge Strides in Power Restoration Made
Crews Working as Quickly and Safely as Possible to Restore Power
ncor Electric Delivery is offering the public a free online home safety checklist for a do-it-yourself audit.
Seventh Consecutive Award for Knowledge, Experience in Tree Pruning
Oncor Electric Delivery crews are on stand by in anticipation of afternoon storms
TXU Electric Delivery returns to the name Oncor Electric Delivery in a move to clarify its role.
Wildlife rescue organization home to ailing birds.
TXU Corp. announced today that Tom Baker has been named Vice Chairman of TXU Corp. and Robert S. Shapard has been named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Oncor, currently named TXU Electric Delivery.
TXU Electric Delivery crews are on stand by
TXU Corp. (NYSE: TXU), TXU Electric Delivery Company, a subsidiary of TXU Corp., and InfrastruX Group, a national provider of utility-related construction and maintenance services, announced today that they have mutually agreed to suspend their agreements relating to the InfrastruX Energy Services Group LP (IES) joint venture. The parties plan to terminate these agreements upon closing of the transaction under which an investor group led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Texas Pacific Group will acquire TXU Corp.
Lifetime of Safety program for April promotes awareness of outdoor electric safety
Texas SCORE Promotes Energy and Resource Conservation
Disconnections Could Occur; TXU Electric Delivery to Notify At-Risk Retail Customers
TXU Electric Delivery Urges Texans to Heed Storm Safety
Continued leadership in protecting the environment through energy efficiency
TXU Corp. today reported consolidated results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2006.
TXU Corp. a Dallas-based energy company, together with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) and Texas Pacific Group (TPG), two of the nation’s leading private equity firms, and Goldman Sachs & Co., a leading global investment bank, announced today the execution of a definitive merger agreement under which an investor group led by KKR and TPG will acquire TXU in a transaction valued at $45 billion.
In January, TXU Electric Delivery launched a yearlong initiative to prevent electricity-related injuries and deaths.
Participating school districts save enough energy to power 376 homes
Safety, Preparedness Urged As Crews Gear Up For Storms
TXU Electric Delivery today announced a year-long initiative to promote electrical safety
Observe safety rules when operating space heaters
Award-winning Crews On Standby to Respond to Effects of Wind, Cold
TXU Electric Delivery urges all consumers to review safety rules before hanging electric lights.
Funds available to customers and businesses through contractors to make homes, businesses more energy efficient
Technology to increase network reliability and power quality, prevent, detect and restore customer outages more effectively
In the last 12 months, copper prices have more than doubled and so have the number of copper thefts, resulting in increases in reported phone outages, power outages and construction costs.
Free or Reduced Cost Energy-Efficiency Upgrades Available
Texans prepare year-round for the state’s notoriously scorching summers. TXU Electric Delivery takes the same long-term view.
First-of-its-Kind Agreement Expected to Generate Significant Benefits for TXU Electric Delivery Customers; Joint Venture Has Broad Applications for the U.S. Utilities Industry.
Technology Offers Glimpse into the Future of Fuel-Conscious Fleets
Company Accepts Sixth Consecutive Award for Knowledge, Experience in Tree Pruning
Estimated 21,000 still without power
Approximately 40,000 Metroplex Homes and Businesses without Power
Record breaking temperatures caused people across Texas to use more energy than usual putting a strain on the state’s generating capabilities.
As of 7:20 pm, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) declared the statewide emergency over.
TXU Electric Delivery began reducing load by shutting power off to sections of its system
Get your home or small business in shape for summer.
TXU Electric Delivery earns award for protecting the environment through energy efficiency.
TXU Electric Delivery earns award for protecting the environment through energy efficiency.
TXU Electric Delivery Company, a subsidiary of TXU Corp., announced today that it has agreed with a steering committee representing certain cities in Texas (Cities) served by TXU Electric Delivery to defer the filing of the company’s system-wide rate case at the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) to no later than June 30, 2008 (based on a test year ending December 31, 2007), unless the Cities and the company mutually agree that such a filing is unnecessary.
TXU Electric Delivery, the nation’s sixth largest electric transmission and distribution company and a subsidiary of TXU Corp., and CURRENT Communications Group, LLC, the nation’s leading provider of broadband over power line (BPL) solutions, today announced an agreement to transform TXU Electric Delivery’s power distribution network into the nation’s first broadband-enabled Smart Grid.
Crews, Equipment Ready for Low Temperatures
Two weeks and 12,000 restored customers later, TXU Electric Delivery crews who worked to restore power in Florida are coming home to Texas.
One day after Hurricane Wilma slammed the Florida coastline, TXU Electric Delivery announced plans to fly employee volunteers to southern Florida to help restore power.
TXU Electric Delivery Company, a subsidiary of TXU Corp. (NYSE: TXU), announced today that it has invoked the fall-away provision of the 2002 Indenture for its Senior Secured Notes.
One week after Hurricane Rita made landfall along the Texas coast, TXU Electric Delivery declared the Hurricane Rita restoration effort in East Texas complete with all homes and business able to accept service back on line.
TXU Electric Delivery reports today that East Texas restoration is more than 90% complete, with less than 11,500 customers in Angelina and Nacogdoches Counties needing power.
TXU Electric Delivery reported power outages in Lufkin and Nacogdoches dropped to less than 13,500 overall today, down from less than 30,000 yesterday.
TXU Electric Delivery restored electric service to Jacksonville today, lowering the total number of homes and businesses in East Texas without power to less than 30,000 overall.
TXU Electric Delivery has restored power to virtually all Tyler and Palestine homes and businesses affected by Hurricane Rita. The company projects a complete restoration of all its East Texas customers by Friday.
Hurricane Rita Affects 200,000 Homes and Businesses
East Texas power outages continued to decline today as TXU Electric Delivery deployed additional employees and contractors in the area to speed restoration efforts. System-wide, TXU Electric Delivery has 50,000 homes and businesses without power, primarily in the Lufkin and Nacogdoches areas.
TXU Electric Delivery reports that the number of homes and business without power System-wide is less than 70,000, down from 130,000 at the height of the storm.
TXU Electric Delivery reported that approximately 70,000 homes and businesses are without power today due to the effects of Hurricane Rita.
As Hurricane Rita plowed into the Gulf Coast on Saturday and moved inland, winds along the storm’s outlying edge hit East Texas, leaving approximately 100,000 customers without power, mainly in the Lufkin/Nacogdoches/Tyler areas.
With Hurricane Rita reaching Category 5 status and expected to make landfall this weekend, TXU Electric Delivery is activating crews across its service territory in preparation for heavy rain and high winds as far north as Dallas/Fort Worth.
Hurricane Katrina Update
Hurricane Katrina Update
Hurricane Katrina Update
TXU Electric Delivery continues humanitarian effort in Louisiana
Hurricane Katrina Update
TXU Electric Delivery sends second wave of support to Louisiana, bringing total number of employees and contractors committed to 770.
As Hurricane Katrina continues to cause devastation along the Gulf Coast today, TXU Electric Delivery has responded to calls from utilities in Louisiana and Florida for additional help by releasing 570 TXU Electric Delivery employees and contractors to Entergy and Florida Power & Light.
TXU Electric Delivery cautions Texans to remember some important electric safety rules this summer.
City and chamber officials from Benbrook will observe a ribbon-cutting ceremony today at noon at Benbrook Service Center, TXU Electric Delivery’s newest and largest service center equipped with innovative technology to enhance response time and improve customer service.
Company recognized for fifth year for balancing beauty and health of trees with electrical safety and reliability.
Public awareness effort coincides with National Electric Safety Month.
TXU Electric Delivery earns award for protecting the environment through energy efficiency.
TXU Electric Delivery invites senior citizens to two-step through the admissions gates and learn how to tame energy use, both free of charge, at this year’s Southwestern Exposition and Live Stock Show.
TXU Electric Delivery’s Weather-Wise Community Outreach Program took first place in a prestigious energy industry competition, the Platts Global Energy Awards, on Friday, Dec. 10, in New York. In this competition, which attracted more than 200 industry entries, TXU Electric Delivery was honored for a program to provide low-cost, energy efficiency information and help for low-income senior citizens.
TXU Electric Delivery recently received nine ‘No Lost Time’ awards at the Southwest Electrical Safety Exchange (SWESE) 109th semi-annual conference. Criteria for the award require the group to work a minimum of 10 years without a lost-time injury.
TXU Electric Delivery is hosting this year’s Seniors Days. All seniors can brush-up on their energy efficiency with Super Handyman Al Carrell during Seniors Days 2004.
Hurricane Jeanne Leaves Much of Southeastern U.S. Without Power
About 80 volunteers from TXU Electric Delivery and 120 contractors are headed toward the Gulf Coast to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan.
Funds Available for Low Income Families to Reduce Energy Consumption
A 109-year-old Dallas resident’s home will be made weather-wise today by TXU Electric Delivery volunteers who are aiming to educate the public about $10 million available through contractors to assist low-income households.
TXU Electric Delivery Company, formerly Oncor Electric Delivery Company, announced today that its wholly owned, special purpose subsidiary, TXU Electric Delivery Transition Bond Company LLC, formerly Oncor Electric Delivery Transition Bond Company LLC, has completed the issuance of approximately $790 million of Transition Bonds.
TXU Electric Delivery restoration crews have nearly eliminated all power outages in the metroplex. Most of the restoration crews will focus on Tarrant County, Grand Prairie and Desoto this morning and will continue the push in these areas to complete the restoration process.
As of 3 p.m. Saturday, June 5, 2004, fewer than one percent of homes and businesses affected by the June 1 and 2 storms in four of the five restoration areas remained without power.
TXU Electric Delivery restoration crews have nearly eliminated all power outages in four of the five service regions throughout North Texas.
Estimated 120,000 still without power; Normal service expected by Saturday Afternoon
As of 4:30 pm today, TXU Electric Delivery, a subsidiary of TXU Corp. (NYSE: TXU), estimated that 120,000 people are without electric service following a hurricane-force storm that struck the system on Tuesday, June 1, leaving more than half a million homes and businesses without power, followed by another round of storms on Wednesday, June 2 that added another 90,000 outages. About 110,000 of the 120,000 remaining outages are in the Metroplex, 97,000 in Fort Worth and 13,000 in Dallas.
As of midnight, Thursday, June 3, TXU Electric Delivery has restored power to approximately 170,000 homes and businesses in the last 24 hours. Approximately 200,000 are still out from a total at the height of the storm of half a million homes and businesses.
As of 5:30 pm today, TXU Electric Delivery, a subsidiary of TXU Corp. (NYSE: TXU), reported approximately 280,000 homes and businesses out of power in the TXU Electric Delivery service area. At the height of the storm on the evening of June 1, more than half a million homes and businesses, including about 25 percent of residents in the Metroplex, were without power.
The most damaging storm to hit the North Texas electrical system blew through the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and surrounding areas on Tuesday June 1.
The Railroad Commission of Texas today ruled on TXU Gas' request to change the company's rates for the 437 incorporated cities that TXU Gas serves throughout its service territory including the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex area.
TXU Corp. provided a preview of its investor conference to be held with institutional investors and financial analysts later today. The conference will review the business plan developed by the company over the past 90 days and include discussions of: (i) initiatives to improve customer service, reliability, and operational performance; (ii) transactions to unlock value and reduce risk; (iii) the initial 2005 detailed outlook and high level 2006 outlook; and (iv) announcement of organizational realignment and the new executive management team.
The cost to keep warm this winter could be higher than last year if natural gas prices increase across the nation. The price of natural gas depends on the balance between supply and demand, which can be affected by the severity of the weather and economic activity, according to energy experts.
TXU Gas offers winter tips for customers.
Oncor Electric Delivery Company (Oncor) announced today that its wholly owned, special purpose subsidiary, Oncor Electric Delivery Transition Bond Company LLC, has completed the issuance of $500 million of Transition Bonds. Oncor has received the net proceeds from the issuance and will use these proceeds to retire debt and equity at Oncor. Equity retirements at Oncor are expected to be used to retire debt at TXU or its other subsidiaries.
Continuing to move forward in assisting utilities across the nation, Oncor Utility Solutions, a TXU company, announced today that it will be working with United Illuminating Company (UI). Together they will develop new asset management processes for the 320,000 customers served in the Greater New Haven and Greater Bridgeport areas. This working relationship is expected to allow a new level of efficiency to be reached, providing enhanced customer satisfaction over a long term.
In a bold move to address recent changes in the regulated electric business, Ontario's local distribution companies Essex Power and Erie Thames Power, have selected Oncor Utility Solutions, a TXU company, to implement a newly formed Asset Management business.
In a bold move to address recent changes in the regulated electric business, Ontario's local distribution companies Essex Power and Erie Thames Power, have selected Oncor Utility Solutions, a TXU company, to implement a newly formed Asset Management business.
TXU Gas Company, a subsidiary of TXU Corp. (NYSE: TXU), today filed a rate case with the Railroad Commission of Texas and in 437 incorporated cities that it serves throughout its service territory including the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex area. The filing proposes adjustments to the current rates that all classes of customers pay for the transmission and delivery of natural gas to their homes and businesses. The proposed effective date for the new rates is June 27, 2003.
Oncor, a TXU Corp. (NYSE: TXU) subsidiary, was selected out of more than 7,000 organizations nation-wide as the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for contributing to the reduction of nearly 30 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions. Oncor accomplished this by qualifying energy-efficient homes that earn the ENERGY STAR. The company will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. on April 15th, 2003.
TXU announced management changes, effective today, designed to reduce costs, streamline the organization and increase focus on the operations of its core businesses in North America. The company also announced it is in the process of reducing officers overall by about 30 percent as part of the company’s action plan to cut 2003 costs by a net $250 million from 2002 levels. With the actions today, the majority of officer reductions have been achieved, with the remainder to be concluded by May 1.
One hundred high school juniors will gather at the Universities Center at Dallas today, for an all-day leadership development forum. This forum kicks off a two-part program called Leadership 11, that will benefit a total of 300 area 11th graders, who are academically capable, but may be impeded by social or cultural influences, to pursue a higher education.
Oncor, the energy delivery unit of TXU, announced today that it has completed four transmission lines that will help relieve present transmission congestion in North Texas and ensure the continued reliability of the transmission grid and the vitality of the bulk electric system in the state.
Reflecting the experience and expertise it brings to energy cooperatives and utilities, Oncor Utility Solutions announced today that it has been selected by Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Inc. (KCEC) to improve the efficiency of its operations and better serve its 25,000 members in Northern New Mexico.
Everyone wants to be "like Mike" -- but few parents want to see their kids playing near electric power lines. Oncor, the Dallas-based, regulated business within TXU, which delivers energy via electric power lines, informs area residents that emulating a scene from the new movie, "Like Mike," could have severe consequences.
The sweeping settlement plan for TXU (NYSE:TXU) and its two wholly owned subsidiaries, TXU Energy and Oncor, to resolve all major pending issues related to the company’s transition to competition was approved today by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Oncor Utility Solutions announced today that it recently signed an agreement with Connecticut Light & Power.
Oncor Utility Solutions announced today that it recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Inc. (KCEC). KCEC serves 25,400 customers in Northern New Mexico.
Oncor has been recognized for its tree pruning standards, employee education and public education programs for 2001 with the Tree Line USA award. Oncor is the new name for TXU's energy delivery business. Serving one-third of the state of Texas, Oncor delivers electricity and natural gas to the residential and business consumers of retail energy providers.
More than 150 Employees Assist Restoration Efforts.
In the world of electric competition in Texas, Oncor delivers – but you’ll have to buy your power elsewhere. TXU (NYSE:TXU) announced today that its energy delivery business is taking the new name as it focuses on its responsibilities as the regulated energy delivery company within TXU Corporation. Oncor was created to separate the delivery of electric energy from the retail sales of electricity in the newly deregulated Texas electricity market.
TXU Electric, a wholly owned subsidiary of TXU Corp. (NYSE: TXU), today announced a settlement plan that will resolve all major pending issues related to the company’s transition to competition. The settlement, which is expected to be filed on Monday, December 31, 2001 with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) following months of negotiation, has the endorsement of major customer groups in the state, as well as the PUCT staff.
TXU Electric & Gas crews made good progress restoring electric service to more than 40,000 customers Friday night and Saturday.
TXU Utility Solutions, a new company that offers unregulated utility asset management services for cooperatives, municipally owned and investor-owned utilities throughout North America.
Hoping to Help Save Lives with “Check On Your Neighbor” Campaign
TXU Electric & Gas today announced a $5 million donation for summer heat relief and also pledged to match customer contributions of up to $2.5 million for its “Energy Aid” program.
A new electricity superhighway was officially opened for commercial operation today at TXU Electric's transmission control center.