Households are paying an average rate of 8.5 cents per kilowatt hour for a 12-month fixed rate plan, according to the electricity shopping site Texas Power Guide. Consumers were paying about the same a year ago until wholesale prices regularly hit the $9, 000 per megawatt hour maximum during an extended stretch of triple-digit temperatures in August 2019.
— Houston Chronicle
Is a policy analyst consultant for TCAP, a coalition of political subdivisions in Texas that purchase electricity in the deregulated market for their own governmental use. Because energy costs are typically a significant budget item to our members, TCAP is consistently looking for ways to save our members money, through cost-saving contracts, energy efficiency or demand response programs.