Nov 5, 2015 | Legislative Watch
Oncor Electric, the state’s largest transmission and distribution utility, could soon change owners. Why should you care? Because approximately 10 million Texans absolutely depend upon the utility for electric service. A consortium of investors led by Ray. L Hunt...
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 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...