“The tax savings ought to be shared with ratepayers,” says Geoffrey Gay, an Austin attorney who is representing Midland in an attempt to stop Sharyland from charging customers even higher rates. “You shouldn’t be charging a thirty-five percent tax to all customers when the utility is never going to have to pay it.”
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.