Jun 17, 2015 | Legislative Watch
Ouch! Direct Energy, a retail electric provider popular in Texas, faces a $220,000 penalty for initiating service disconnections during two extreme weather events last year. Cutting power to consumers during weather emergencies — even if those customers have fallen...
May 13, 2015 | Legislative Watch
Just a few weeks remain in the 84th legislative session, and with each passing day more bills die. We’re keeping an eye on the process. Here’s a quick update about a few bills of interest to energy consumers — and whether those bills are alive, dead or somewhere in...
May 8, 2015 | Industry News
Looking to cut your electric consumption? One way to do so — and save money to boot — is to avoid automatic bill payment programs. That’s the conclusion of Duke University economist Steven Sexton, who finds in a new peer reviewed study that enrollment in automatic...
Feb 20, 2015 | Legislative Watch
The 84th session of the Texas Legislature is in full swing, with scores of bills already filed that could end up helping or harming Texas energy consumers. Just below we’ve listed a few that are worth watching. House Bill 224, by state Rep. Ryan Guillen, and House...
Oct 15, 2014 | Industry News
After four straight years of declines, electric consumer complaints increased in Texas during the 2014 fiscal year, according to an analysis of regulatory data by the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power. But despite that setback, Texans nonetheless filed the second...