State Electricity Shopping Website to Filter Irritating Minimum Use Fees
How’s this for irritating? You shut down your air conditioning and appliances to save money, but then get dinged with an extra fee for conserving power. Welcome to the annoying world of minimum-use fees. These particularly pernicious charges have become increasingly...
Too much competition a bad thing? Power companies oppose project that could lower Houston prices
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...
Houston Utility Reaping Unauthorized Windfall Profits
CenterPoint Energy collects more profits than have been previously authorized by regulators. That may come as good news to shareholders, but its a windfall paid directly by Houston area electric customers.
Cities: Legislation Could Weaken Customer Protections
Cities have helped save North Texas electricity customers more than $1 billion as the result of a single regulatory settlement. But pending legislation would make it more difficult for cities to fight unfair rates.