Jul 12, 2010 | Legislative Watch
“The Sunset Advisory Commission struck a blow for Texas electricity consumers on Tuesday by calling for more fiscal oversight of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Texans depend upon ERCOT to manage the power grid and to oversee much of the state’s deregulated...
Jul 2, 2010 | Industry News
Shopping for electricity in the Texas deregulated market can be a bewildering experience. A consumer may think they’ve selected the lowest-cost deal, only to find that it includes an onerous deposit requirement or some other restriction. To make the market more...
Jun 21, 2010 | Industry News
Electric deregulation was supposed to benefit consumers — that was the promise during the 1990s when several states adopted the market system. But according to a new report, some of the biggest winners last year were the major generation companies. Released by the...
Jun 7, 2010 | Industry News
Why is it that Texans pay 43 percent more for electricity that folks just up the road in Oklahoma? That’s the question posed this weekend by Dallas Morning News columnist Steve Blow. “We’re still getting ripped off,” writes Blow in a June 6...
May 28, 2010 | Industry News
A Dallas TV station reports that north Texas woman switched power companies to save a few dollars and then “got walloped with a nearly $500 bill.” See video here