Nov 10, 2015 | Legislative Watch
Oncor, the state’s largest electric transmission and distribution utility, could soon have new owners. A consortium led by billionaire Ray L. Hunt has made a bid to acquire the giant company — and it’s now up to Texas regulators to decide whether Hunt’s offer is...
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...
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...
Jul 21, 2015 | Legislative Watch
As much as $50 million. That’s how much Oncor Electric may have cost the Texas electricity market because of an erroneous price spike in May. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the organization that operates the state’s main power grid, is investigating. The...
Jul 1, 2015 | Legislative Watch
About $52 — that’s how much money low-income Texans can expect to save on their electric bills each month for an entire year under a proposal before regulators on Thursday. The discounts will flow through August 2016 and reduce bills by nearly five cents per kilowatt...