Back in late January Oncor told the Public Utility Commission it wanted to raise Dallas residents’ electricity bill by, oh, let’s say $4 to $5 a month. Even though there’d been a three-buck jump in your bill only two years ago. Said Oncor, look, it had no choice: People aren’t wasting electricity like they used to, the customer base isn’t growing like it ought to, and it’s investing, like, hundreds in infrastructure upgrades. (I kid?)
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.