Mose Buchele
Senior Correspondent, Energy & EnvironmentMose Buchele focuses on energy and environmental reporting at KUT. He has been on staff at KUT since 2009, covering local and state issues. Mose has also worked as a blogger on politics and an education reporter at his hometown paper in Western Massachusetts. He holds master's degrees in Latin American Studies and Journalism from UT Austin. You can email him at mbuchele@kut.org.
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After a year of intense drought, late rains and cold weather brought bright fall colors to Central Texas trees. -
Un reporte estacional de ERCOT muestra que la red eléctrica debería funcionar sin problemas en condiciones invernales típicas. Pero hay circunstancias en las que el operador de la red eléctrica necesitaría instituir apagones como en el 2021.
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A seasonal report from ERCOT shows the grid should hold up under normal winter conditions. But there are scenarios in which the grid operator would need to institute blackouts like it did in 2021.
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La lluvia fue otra cosa inusual e inesperada en lo que ha sido un año raro en el clima local.
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The rain was another unusual twist in what has shaped up to be a weird year in local weather.
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El informe del personal de la Comisión Consultiva Sunset, publicado el jueves, forma parte de una revisión periódica de las operaciones del estado. Es una especie de auditoría, en la que el personal de la comisión examina las responsabilidades, el rendimiento y la financiación de los organismos y luego recomienda cambios.
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The report also recommends the Public Utility Commission hire more of its own analysts rather than rely on industry and other outside groups to help make decisions that affect the entire state.
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Los legisladores estatales están debatiendo formas de aumentar la confiabilidad de la red eléctrica, pero algunos expertos dicen que los cambios propuestos podrían perjudicar a las energías renovables sin reforzar la red.
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State lawmakers are discussing ways to increase electric grid reliability, but some experts say the proposed changes could hurt renewable energy without bolstering the grid.
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The city utility charges people differently for the wastewater they produce versus the rest of the water they use. Your average monthly wastewater use is calculated in winter and added to your bill throughout the year.
