Luminant Energy Company LLC v. Public Utility Commission of Texas

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-21-00098-CV Luminant Energy Company LLC, Appellant v. Public Utility Commission of Texas, Appellee DIRECT APPEAL FROM THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS PROJECT NO. 51617 OPINION In this direct appeal, we consider a challenge to the validity of a pair of related Orders issued by the Public Utility Commission (PUC, Commission) on February 15 and 16 of 2021, respectively, governing scarcity pricing in the wholesale electricity market during Winter Storm Uri. See Order Directing ERCOT to Take Action and Granting Exception to Commission…