Feb 8, 2010 | Industry News
Killeen residents continue giving Oncor an earful about their new advanced meters and high electric bills. Oncor has blamed a recent cold snap — and not the new meters – as the likely culprit for high bills. Lost in the debate, however, is the controversial...
Aug 11, 2009 | Industry News
Oncor’s controversial push to double collect for expensive advanced meter service continues riling state lawmakers — with one north Texas representative saying consumers should not have to pay for the company’s bad business decisions. As part of a pending rate case,...
Aug 8, 2009 | Legislative Watch
Oncor’s push to charge its customers for hundreds of thousands of white elephant meters continues riling north Texas residents, who have complained about the issue to their local lawmakers. That’s the word from state Rep. Jim Jackson, who in a recent letter to the...
Aug 3, 2009 | Legislative Watch
Oncor customers could see their rates go up by about $130 million annually, according to an analysis of several preliminary decisions rendered by the Texas Public Utility Commission in the utility’s pending rate case. The analysis also shows that as a consequence of...
Jun 5, 2009 | Industry News
“Bagging a white elephant” — that’s how the Dallas Morning News characterized moves by Oncor to purchase nearly 900,000 automated meters now considered to be obsolete because they fail to meet state guidelines. In his June 5th front page article, reporter Steve...