May 4, 2013 | Industry News
Texas electric utilities have collected hundreds of millions from customers for federal income taxes that are not owed to the federal government. Read the statewide media coverage about these shocking phantom taxes.
Apr 17, 2013 | Legislative Watch
The financially beleaguered Energy Future Holdings has access to more than $500 million in “phantom taxes” paid by Oncor’s customers since 2008. EFH can access the money to stave off creditors.
Apr 7, 2011 | Industry News
The pervasive lack of accountability at ERCOT, the organization that manages the Texas power grid, has drawn the attention of one of the state’s leading newspapers. In an April 7 editorial, The Dallas Morning News endorsed two important bills that would help reform...
Nov 1, 2010 | Industry News
Texans beware: If you live in one of the two largest Metropolitan areas of the state, you could soon be paying more for electricity. Both Oncor (in the Dallas-Fort Worth area) and CenterPoint Energy (in the Houston-Galveston area) have announced plans to hike rates....
Jun 7, 2010 | Industry News
Why is it that Texans pay 43 percent more for electricity that folks just up the road in Oklahoma? That’s the question posed this weekend by Dallas Morning News columnist Steve Blow. “We’re still getting ripped off,” writes Blow in a June 6...
