Oct 21, 2015 | Industry News
Electricity complaints filed with regulators have dropped to a new post-electric deregulation low, according to a new report by the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power. All told, Texans during the 2015 fiscal year filed 6,973 electricity-related complaints or...
Oct 9, 2015 | Industry News
Regulators this week hiked by nearly 20 percent the fee that supports the state’s principal electricity grid operator. In a 3-0 vote Thursday, the Texas Public Utility Commission agreed to raise the “System Administration Fee” From 46.5 cents to 55.6 cents per...
Aug 27, 2015 | Legislative Watch
If Oncor raises rates, more than 3 million Texas customers feel it. If Oncor can’t serve those homes and businesses, there’s nowhere else for them to turn. That’s why North Texas electric ratepayers have a giant stake on Oncor’s potential sale. Even though the...
Aug 12, 2015 | Industry News
For the first-time ever, residential electricity prices in areas of Texas with deregulated retail electric service have remained below the national average for two consecutive years, according to a new report from the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power. The analysis...
Aug 7, 2015 | Industry News
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...
