Blog: Texas Regulators Extend COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program
The COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program applies only to residential customers in areas with retail electric deregulation.
BLOG: Texas PUC Agrees to COVID-19 Disconnection Moratorium, Emergency Fund to Pay For It
The emergency fund will be financed through a 33 cent-per-megawatt charge on utility bills, or about 33 cents per month.
(UPDATED) In Wake of Ultimatum, PUC Removes Offers from PowertoChoose
Three days after Public Utility Commission chair issued an ultimatum on the matter, the agency has removed 221 plans from the state’s powertochoose.org website for not meeting its Spanish-language requirements. The agency’s Customer Protection Division...
TCAP State-by-State Survey Reveals Feature Lacking in PowerToChoose
The state’s electricity shopping website has been in the news lately, and not for the right reasons. Consumers, consumer groups and media watchdogs have called foul after electric retailers began using the site to promote misleading offers. The three-member Texas...