Advocacy Papers
Report on Market Design by the State Energy Plan Advisory Committee (SEPAC)
September 1, 2022
TCPA Principles for Reliability in ERCOT through Competitive Markets
September 1, 2022
TCPA-ARM Letter to Governor Abbott re SB 1580 and HB 4492
June 8, 2021
Roadmap for Gas Reliability in Texas
May, 2021
Pie Chart Comparison of Prelim Outage Report
April 27, 2021 Updated Report
A Roadmap for Reliability in ERCOT
TCPA member companies have a plan for improving reliability in the ERCOT market that maintains the competitive market structure.
Potential Solutions for Legislative Consideration
TCPA proposed potential solutions to the Committee on House State Affairs on April 20th. These solutions address the need for certain types of generation to increase reliability without regulating portions of generation at a high cost to consumers with no increase in guaranteed reliability.
Recommendations to Prevent Future Outage Events Like February 2021
TCPA is committed to working with state leadership, industry regulators and stakeholders who have a vested interest in mitigating the risks associated with extreme weather events. The events of the week of February 14 resulted from many factors, including loss of generating resources across all fuel types.
Joint Texas Electric Sector Letter on Vaccine Prioritization
On December 4, 2020, TCPA along with other Texas industry associations sent a letter to the Texas Department State Health Services Commissioner John W. Hellerstedt, M.D. advocating for prioritization among critical employees and essential workers to be some of the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Position Papers
TCPA and ARM Comments on SB 6 SB 7 and SB 2012 3-13-2361.6 KBMarch 13, 2023TCPA Principles for Reliability in ERCOT through Competitive Markets400.4 KBSeptember 1, 2022State Energy Plan Advisory Committee Report - Signed Final1.1 MBSeptember 1, 2022TCPA-ARM Letter to Gov Abbott re SB 1580 and HB 44922.5 MBJune 8, 2021Roadmap for Gas Reliability in Texas - May 20211.6 MBMay 11, 2021PIE CHART COMPARISON OF PRELIM OUTAGE REPORT WITH UPDATED 4-27-21 ANALYSIS853.0 KBApril 29, 2021TCPA Improving Reliability in ERCOT800.7 KBApril 28, 2021TCPA Potential Solutions for Legislative Consideration132.5 KBApril 21, 2021TCPA Post-Event Recommendation - March 2021 FINAL113.3 KBMarch 4, 2021SB-194151.8 KBApril 22, 2019