Sep 7, 2010 | Industry News
In December, Texas is expected to shift over from its already complicated system for managing the wholesale electricity market to one that’s even more complicated. If the new system works the way it’s supposed to work, computers will spit out distinct prices for...
Aug 25, 2010 | Industry News
Human error appears to have caused a partial shutdown on Friday of the South Texas Project, one of the state”s two nuclear plants. It’s been an eventful few days for the Texas power grid. Since last week, prices have spiked in the wholesale electricity market,...
Aug 19, 2010 | Industry News
Here’s the good news. Electric prices in Texas have come down a little bit lately. Now, here’s the not-so-good news: despite the recent drops, electric prices in Texas have remained stubbornly above the national average. They’ve also remained well...
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...