Oct 23, 2014 | Legislative Watch
CenterPoint to seek 2015 rate increase, lobbyists have pushed for less stringent oversight Houstonians appear to be paying too much for electricity — tens of millions of dollars too much. Texas regulators report that Houston’s CenterPoint Energy collected $46.5...
Oct 15, 2014 | Industry News
After four straight years of declines, electric consumer complaints increased in Texas during the 2014 fiscal year, according to an analysis of regulatory data by the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power. But despite that setback, Texans nonetheless filed the second...
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...
Aug 22, 2014 | Legislative Watch
Proton Energy, the electric company that couldn’t shoot straight, has finally been shot down. The Texas Public Utility Commission this week revoked Proton’s license and ordered the transfer of all of its customers to default service, an action that effectively...
Aug 6, 2014 | Industry News
Smart meters — that is, those automated electric meters that measure energy consumption at homes and businesses — cost Texans between $2 and $3 every month. Although electric utilities long have advocated for them, the benefits never included much by the way of...
