TXU Customers in Texas, But Bankruptcy in Delaware
Most of its employees live in the Dallas area. Its transmission lines crisscross the state. It has millions of retail customers from McAllen to Plano. And so why is Energy Future Holdings, the largest electric company in Texas, undergoing bankruptcy proceedings in...
TCAP Snapshot Report: An EFH Bankruptcy?
Energy Future Holdings faces the prospect of bankruptcy — perhaps in just a few weeks. How is it that the state’s largest electric company now finds itself in such dire straits? And how would an EFH financial collapse impact you? The Texas Coalition for Affordable...
Proposal: Texans to Subsidize Power Generators with Fee on Electric Bills, Annual Costs Could Reach Billions
How much would proposed capacity subsidies to generators cost Texans? By at least one estimate, close to $5 billion per year. And would the extra costs end up in home bills? Absolutely. The Texas Public Utility Commission currently is considering a proposal that would...
New! TCAP Timeline Shows Major Milestones
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.