Nov 19, 2009 | Industry News
Average electric rates paid in deregulated states are 55 percent higher than average rates in regulated ones — and that gap is widening, according to a coalition of public interest groups calling this month for congressional action. In a joint statement released in...
Nov 18, 2009 | Industry News
One of the few bright spots for electric consumers during the 2009 Legislative session was passage of House Bill 1822, by state Rep. Burt Solomons. The legislation calls for the establishment of common terms on utility bills and also includes an important requirement...
Sep 4, 2009 | Industry News
Prices go up and prices go down, but under the state”s flawed deregulation law, one fact of life appears to have remained constant: Texans pay too much. Consider that customers in TXU”s service territory pay more today than they would have paid in March of...
Sep 1, 2009 | Industry News
Consumers in Houston and Dallas continue paying some of the highest electric bills in the nation, according to a new survey by an online comparison shopping firm. The company, Whitefence.com, reports on its website that Houstonians paid average electric bills of...
May 28, 2009 | Industry News
More than $1 billion — that’s how much Houstonians pay in excess electricity costs each year under deregulation, according to a recent segment on KHOU-TV in Houston. Reporter Dave Fehling noted that residents in San Antonio and Austin — two cities...
