Feb 20, 2015 | Legislative Watch
The 84th session of the Texas Legislature is in full swing, with scores of bills already filed that could end up helping or harming Texas energy consumers. Just below we’ve listed a few that are worth watching. House Bill 224, by state Rep. Ryan Guillen, and House...
Jan 8, 2015 | Legislative Watch
What can energy consumers expect this year as the Texas Legislature convenes for its 84th regular session? Will lawmakers pass laws to lower bills or will they take actions that have the opposite effect? The session begins January 13. Here are a few issues that...
Dec 19, 2014 | Legislative Watch
Operating Outside Free Market, Houston’s CenterPoint Maximizes Profits by Lobbying Against Oversight Houston’s CenterPoint Energy is at again. The big monopoly with a reputation for bad ideas has successfully lobbied for a rule change at the Texas Railroad...
Nov 17, 2014 | Legislative Watch
Oncor, the state’s largest electric monopoly, wants to invest billions of dollars in energy storage technology — a proposal that could lead to the placement of refrigerator-sized batteries behind shopping malls and in residential neighborhoods. But the ambitious plan...
Nov 17, 2014 | Industry News
More than $650,000 in electricity rebate checks are being distributed this month to scores of cities and other political subdivisions — an unexpected holiday boon courtesy of the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power. More than 85 percent of TCAP’s 168 member cities...
