Jun 5, 2009 | Industry News
“Bagging a white elephant” — that’s how the Dallas Morning News characterized moves by Oncor to purchase nearly 900,000 automated meters now considered to be obsolete because they fail to meet state guidelines. In his June 5th front page article, reporter Steve...
May 28, 2009 | Industry News
More than $1 billion — that’s how much Houstonians pay in excess electricity costs each year under deregulation, according to a recent segment on KHOU-TV in Houston. Reporter Dave Fehling noted that residents in San Antonio and Austin — two cities...
May 26, 2009 | Industry News
There’s been plenty of extra costs and surcharges loaded onto consumer electric bills as the result of various legislative actions. Here’s a partial list of bills adopted during the last several sessions – and the potential impact on Texas electric ratepayers. Senate...
May 22, 2009 | Legislative Watch
The “last, best hope” for those who care about electricity prices. That’s how The Dallas Morning News described Senate Bill 1772 in an editorial May 22. The newspaper urged House lawmakers to quickly take up the bill and vote it out before time runs out on the 81st...
May 20, 2009 | Legislative Watch
A typical monthly electric bill could increase by $27 as a consequence of proposed climate change legislation in Washington, according to a new analysis by ERCOT. Released May 12, the report projects the cost of reducing carbon emissions back down to 2005 levels by...
