Sep 1, 2009 | Industry News
Consumers in Houston and Dallas continue paying some of the highest electric bills in the nation, according to a new survey by an online comparison shopping firm. The company, Whitefence.com, reports on its website that Houstonians paid average electric bills of...
Sep 1, 2009 | Industry News
Tens of thousands of consumers living in north and east Texas would end up paying 20 percent more for electricity under a proposed rate hike by AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company. The company (which is more commonly known as SWEPCO) filed its request before the...
Aug 11, 2009 | Industry News
Oncor’s controversial push to double collect for expensive advanced meter service continues riling state lawmakers — with one north Texas representative saying consumers should not have to pay for the company’s bad business decisions. As part of a pending rate case,...
Aug 11, 2009 | Industry News
Although some electric retailers have cut prices in recent weeks, Texas consumers continue paying too much for power, according to an analysis of federal data. The Energy Information Administration, a federal agency that collects information about the electric...
Aug 8, 2009 | Legislative Watch
Oncor’s push to charge its customers for hundreds of thousands of white elephant meters continues riling north Texas residents, who have complained about the issue to their local lawmakers. That’s the word from state Rep. Jim Jackson, who in a recent letter to the...
