Oncor’s Controversial Meters: An Expensive History

Oncor’s Controversial Meters: An Expensive History

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...
Rep. Jim Jackson Takes a Stand for Texas ratepayers

Rep. Jim Jackson Takes a Stand for Texas ratepayers

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...
Oncor’s White Elephant

Oncor’s White Elephant

“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...