May 9, 2014 | Legislative Watch
A massive transmission project that could lower electric prices in Houston has won approval from the operator of the Texas power grid — despite objections from two major generation companies. Dubbed the Houston Import Project, the transmission lines will cost an...
Apr 16, 2014 | Industry News
Shopping for electricity? If you have a computer, and you live in Texas, then your first stop should be powertochoose.com. Operated by the Texas Public Utility Commission, the non-profit website provides unbiased information about retail electric companies and their...
Apr 8, 2014 | Legislative Watch
With its massive fleet of turbines, Texas leads the nation for wind power production. Those bragging rights continued late last month when the wind industry blew past even more milestones. On March 26th, precisely at 8:48 p.m., Texas wind turbines pumped out a record...
Apr 4, 2014 | Industry News
Beware variable-rate deals. The popular electricity offers may look tempting, but they can become very expensive … very quickly. What’s a variable-rate deal? In areas of Texas with electric competition, electricity is typically sold for a fixed-term or on a...
Mar 7, 2014 | Industry News
Proton Energy, the little company that couldn’t, is making headlines again. As detailed by Dave Lieber of the Dallas Morning News, the electric retailer that operates out of a gas station faces an additional $600,000 in fines. That’s on top of the more than $2 million...
