Aug 24, 2018 | Legislative Watch
One third of one billion dollars — that’s the value of rate reductions so far approved by Texas electric utility regulators as a consequence of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Adopted last December, the federal tax law reduced corporate liability from 35 percent to 21...
Jun 4, 2018 | Legislative Watch
Underutilized, expensive and with limited functionality, Smart Meter Texas always was meant to encourage energy-saving technology — but it never lived up to its promise. Now, however, the state-sponsored website for electricity consumers is getting a top-to-bottom...
May 17, 2018 | Industry News
Average residential electricity prices in areas of Texas with retail electric competition declined during a recent 10-year period, while average prices in deregulation-exempt areas increased. And although residential electric prices in areas with retail electric...
Apr 20, 2018 | Legislative Watch
Reform — that was the message delivered this week to Texas lawmakers considering the future of the much maligned Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program. Known also as “GRIP,” the program allows Texas gas utilities to increase rates once a year, but without any...
Apr 12, 2018 | Industry News
In paperwork filed this month at the Texas Public Utility Commission, Oncor, the electric utility serving customers around Dallas and Fort Worth, has indicated its intention to increase rates by $19 million annually. In seeking the increase, Oncor has invoked...
