Nov 6, 2020 | Industry News
NRG and Vistra could end up controlling about 75 percent of the competitive Texas market, according to published reports.
Mar 8, 2018 | Legislative Watch
Oncor, the state’s largest transmission and distribution utility, will soon have new owners. Amid applause and thank yous to gathered staff, the Texas Public Utility Commission on Thursday signed off on a multi-billion-dollar offer by California-based Sempra to...
Feb 23, 2017 | Legislative Watch
What’s in it for us? That’s the question recently posed by Dallas Morning News columnist Mitch Schnurman regarding the proposed multi-billion-dollar acquisition of Oncor Electric by Florida-based NextEra. And it’s a key question: Oncor is the state’s largest...
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...