Aug 10, 2016 | Legislative Watch
AUSTIN — Although supported by utility monopolies, overhauling the state’s procedures for setting home electric rates would lead to higher prices for costumers, more paperwork for regulators and cause big headaches for retail electric providers. Those were some...
Jun 8, 2016 | Industry News
Residents in Houston and Dallas can choose among a growing number of competitive electricity deals with prices that meet or beat prices in deregulation-exempt areas of the state, according to a new report from the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power. What remains...
Feb 5, 2016 | Legislative Watch
A consortium led by Ray L. Hunt, the Dallas billionaire, is making a bid to buy Oncor, the state’s largest transmission and distribution utility. The proposal has been roundly rejected by consumer groups, who say it will create significant new risk for ratepayers. One...
Oct 21, 2015 | Industry News
Electricity complaints filed with regulators have dropped to a new post-electric deregulation low, according to a new report by the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power. All told, Texans during the 2015 fiscal year filed 6,973 electricity-related complaints or...
Oct 9, 2015 | Industry News
Regulators this week hiked by nearly 20 percent the fee that supports the state’s principal electricity grid operator. In a 3-0 vote Thursday, the Texas Public Utility Commission agreed to raise the “System Administration Fee” From 46.5 cents to 55.6 cents per...