Sep 8, 2014 | Industry News
Time, now, to take questions from the TCAP mailbag. A reader asks: “Is it true that the state will soon discontinue its bill assistance program for low-income Texans? And if so, are there low-income programs that can take its place?” The short answers are maybe and...
Jul 8, 2013 | Industry News
A new timeline tells history of the Texas electricity market, from deregulation’s beginning, to phantom tax collections by utilities, to a recent drive by generators to secure multi-billion-dollar subsidies.
Mar 25, 2013 | Legislative Watch
State Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth has filed Senate Bill 602 to make electric company complaint and violation data more easily available for online inspection.
Jul 25, 2011 | Industry News
From a RechargeTexas.com press release issued 7/25: July 25, 2011 – Austin, TEXAS – Electricity complaints have skyrocketed under the Texas electric deregulation law — from fewer than 2,100 received each year by the state’s Public Utility Commission to an average of...
Sep 16, 2010 | Legislative Watch
The government could block certain Texans from purchasing electricity under new rules adopted Wednesday by the Public Utility Commission. The rules drew immediate fire from consumer advocates, who say they effectively make the government the debt enforcer for retail...