Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC Requests Confidentiality Exemption from Public Disclosure

Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC ("Oncor"), a leading electric utility company in Texas, has submitted a request to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) to exempt certain confidential information from public disclosure. The request, dated June 19, 2025, stems from Oncor's responses to the PUCT's first requests for information (RFI) in a related docket (Docket No. 57932). Oncor argues that the confidential information, which includes details on increased excess liability insurance premium costs and total insurance costs from May 2023 to May 2025, is exempt from public disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) due to its sensitive commercial nature and potential for substantial competitive harm.

Key Takeaways:

• Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC has requested exemption from public disclosure for certain confidential information related to excess liability insurance premium costs and total insurance costs from May 2023 to May 2025.
• The information in question is considered confidential and proprietary by Oncor, and its public disclosure is likely to cause substantial competitive harm to Oncor and its competitors.
• The information includes increases in excess liability insurance premium costs and total insurance incurred by Oncor over the specified time period.
• Oncor argues that this information is exempt from public disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) due to its sensitive commercial nature and potential for competitive harm.
• The PUCT has entered a protective order in this docket, which allows Oncor to designate certain information as "Protected Material" or "Highly Sensitive Protected Material" to prevent public disclosure.
• Oncor has taken measures to maintain the confidentiality of the information within and outside the company, and has only released it under protective orders or confidentiality agreements.

Statistics:

• 2023-2025: The time period involved in Oncor's insurance cost increase and total cost of insurance incurred, which is the subject of the confidential information request.
• 1-08: The specific request for information (RFI) number related to Oncor's response, which includes the sensitive commercial information at issue.
• 2: The number of subsections in the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) cited by Oncor as applicable to the confidential information, namely sections 552.101 and 552.110.

Sources:

• Filed Date - 2025-06-19 02:50:27 PM Control Number - 57932 Item Number - 23 DOCKET NO. 57932 APPLICATION OF ONCOR ELECTRIC SS DELIVERY COMPANY LLC FOR AN SS ACCOUNTING ORDER RELATED TO SS INCREASED EXCESS LIABILITY AND SS WILDFIRE INSURANCE PREMIUMS SS BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS ONCOR'S STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY CONCERNING RESPONSES TO COMMISSION STAFF'S FIRST REOUESTS FOR INFORMATION
• Texas Public Information Act, Tex Gov't Code Ann. SSSS 552.001-552.376