Charges Complicate Electric Shopping
The confusing array of fees and charges in electricity contracts make it nearly impossible to make apples-to-apples comparisons.
The confusing array of fees and charges in electricity contracts make it nearly impossible to make apples-to-apples comparisons.
Many Texans end up paying both for programs meant to encourage energy conservation while simultaneously paying fees that penalize them for conservation.
The federal counterpart to our own Public Utility Commission has assessed a penalty for market manipulation dwarfing anything like it levied in Texas.
(Courtesy Texas Energy Report) How can the PUC and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas ensure adequate supplies of electricity this summer and beyond without sending electric bills soaring, especially for smaller commercial and retail customers?