Dive Brief:

• Texas regulators on Thursday approved recommendations to improve and streamline the state's smart meter data portal, including standardizing data transfers to be more in line with the national Green Button Connect program.
• The unanimous settlement agreement, filed in January, brought together several stakeholders, including Mission:data Coalition and Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA).
• While Texas has been a national leader when it comes to rolling out smart meters, customer advocates say efforts to simplify data transfer could ease program signup frustrations and lead to a higher number of participants...

See full Utility Dive brief here. See TAEBA's statement with industry comments here.