Reliant Energy will disclose the names of companies receiving federal grants to develop its smart meter products, after the Department of Energy said the electricity retailer wasn’t complying with transparency rules. Reliant says it had an agreement with the federal agency to keep the recipients’ names private because the information was proprietary, but the Energy [...]  More »

For a few homeowners, having a smart meter doesn’t seem like a bright idea.  More »

The Brazilian oil company Petrobras has begun oil and gas production at its Cascade 4 well — the first production in the Gulf of Mexico using a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel more commonly deployed in more remote areas.  More »

Atlanta-based law firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan opened a Houston office with a single attorney in 2002 and has since grown to include more than 35 full-time attorneys and a large team of contract attorneys.  More »

Shell has renewed its downtown lease, marking what real estate firms say is the largest lease transaction so far in 2011.  More »

For Sherron Watkins, telling the story of Enron’s downfall never seems to get old.  More »

At their height, shares of Enron sold for as much as $90. By the time the company declared bankruptcy 10 years ago, the stock plummeted to $1 – taking with it the nest eggs of employees who had invested heavily in the company’s shares.  More »

With a Valero refinery in the background, environmental activists gathered in Hartmann Park in east Houston Sunday to protest the Keystone XL pipeline, which they say will lead to more pollution in smog-filled Houston.  More »

Paying 7.8 cents per kilowatt-hour seemed like a good deal to John Wheat when he signed up for a month-to-month electricity plan in June.  More »

Despite Houston’s sweltering heat, Grady Hill hasn’t paid an electric bill since 2009.  More »

CenterPoint Energy has appealed a rate increase approved by state regulators earlier this year that was less than the company sought.  More »

McCord Development envisions a concentration of energy-related companies, startups, researchers and other groups in the area, akin to what the Texas Medical Center is for the health care industry.  More »