Nov 6, 2020 | Industry News
NRG and Vistra could end up controlling about 75 percent of the competitive Texas market, according to published reports.
May 17, 2018 | Industry News
Average residential electricity prices in areas of Texas with retail electric competition declined during a recent 10-year period, while average prices in deregulation-exempt areas increased. And although residential electric prices in areas with retail electric...
Dec 19, 2016 | Legislative Watch
Switch-holds — that controversial practice that allows electric companies to block Texans under certain conditions from getting service to light their homes, run their air conditioners or power their refrigerators — is in the news again. The Houston Chronicle reports...
Oct 27, 2016 | Legislative Watch
Electricity complaints filed with state regulators have dropped precipitously to a new post-electric deregulation low, according to a new report by the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power. All told, Texans filed 4,835 electricity-related complaints or inquiries with...
Aug 10, 2016 | Legislative Watch
AUSTIN — Although supported by utility monopolies, overhauling the state’s procedures for setting home electric rates would lead to higher prices for costumers, more paperwork for regulators and cause big headaches for retail electric providers. Those were some...