July 27: Oncor recently launched My Oncor Alerts, a service that allows their customers to learn the status of their power via email, text or voice messages. This is a free tool that also gives customers an idea of when their power might be back on and get status updates on an outage.
Is a policy analyst for TCAP, a coalition of cities and other political subdivisions that purchase electricity in the deregulated market for their own governmental use. Because high energy costs can impact municipal budgets and the ability to fund essential services, TCAP, as part of its mission, actively promotes affordable energy policies. High energy prices also place a burden on local businesses and home consumers.