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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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Snapshot Report: 2018 PUC Complaint Data
Updated November, 2018
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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.
Blog: Historic Commercial Electric Prices in Texas, Inside and Outside Competition
The experience for commercial customers under the Texas electric deregulation law has been different from the experience for residential customers.
Blog: Giant Wholesale Price Spike Prompts Complaint Against ERCOT
Only once before in the history of the ERCOT power grid have prices hit the $9,000 mark.
Newspaper: Texas Should Act Now to Create Rules for Utility-Scale Batteries
The Dallas Morning News, in a June 19 editorial, urged the PUC to create rules for battery storage.
Blog: Industrial and Commercial Electric Prices, Inside and Outside Competition
Unlike residential customers, commercial and industrial customers during 2017 paid comparatively less under electric deregulation.
ERCOT Market Report: Lower Power Reserves Don’t Mean Unmanageable Risk
A Virginia-based consulting firm, Potomac Economics, serves as ERCOT’s Independent Market Monitor.
New TCAP Report: Electric Deregulation Price Gap in Texas Nearly Gone
The persistent price gap between deregulated and non-deregulated electric prices for Texas residential consumers has almost vanished.
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