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Snapshot Report: 2019 PUC Complaint Data
Updated October, 2019
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Electric Deregulation in Texas: A Market Chronicle
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Snapshot Report: Electricity Prices in Texas
Updated May, 2019
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Blog Post: ERCOT’s reserve margin climbs 2% for summer 2020; Electricity demand continues to grow
For summer 2020, the planning reserve margin should hit 10.6 percent, according to the report. ERCOT analyzed data from electric generation developers as well as patterns for statewide energy use to develop that projection.
Blog: ERCOT Projects Sufficient Reserves for Upcoming Winter, Spring
“We studied a range of potential risks and believe there will be sufficient operating reserves,” said Manager of Resource Adequacy Pete Warnken.
Gatehouse Media Investigation: Reporters Analyze Heat Deaths, Utility Disconnections
The reporters found cases across the state in which Texans died in the summer heat without electric service.
New Report: Snapshot Report on 2019 Electricity Complaints
The Texas Coalition for Affordable Power reviewed electricity complaints and inquiries filed with the PUC’s Office of Customer Protection.
Blog: ERCOT stakeholders Consider Potentially Beneficial System Revisions
The new system should make the wholesale power market more efficient, and indirectly benefit home consumers.
Blog: Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program Adds to Home Heating Bills
A city coalition reviewed six years of successive GRIP rate increases affecting gas utility customers in a portion of the Atmos service area.
NEW REPORT: TCAP Updates Signature History of Deregulation Chronology
TCAP’s chronological report on Texas electric deregulation has been updated and re-released to mark the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking law.
Blog: Texas Electric Prices Inside and Outside Competition for All Customer Classes
Steep price Increases marked the first years of deregulation, but recent years have been marked by declines.
Blog: Historic Industrial Electric Prices in Texas, Inside and Outside Competition
The experience for industrial customers under the Texas electric deregulation law has been different from the experience for residential customers.
Blog: ERCOT Experiences Record Consumption, Real-Time Prices Reach $9,000 Cap
More typically, real-time prices remain below $30 and only on two other occasions have they reached $9,000.
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