Apr 4, 2014 | Rates and ServiceBeware variable-rate deals. The popular electricity offers may look tempting, but they can become very expensive … very quickly. What’s a variable-rate deal? In areas of Texas with electric competition, electricity is typically sold for a fixed-term or on a...
Feb 25, 2014 | Press ReleasesIt was with the promise of better prices and choices that state lawmakers in 1999 adopted the Texas electric deregulation law. Newly minted electric companies would compete for customers. In theory, market forces would keep a lid on bills. How has Texas fared since...
Feb 6, 2014 | Policy and ReformTexas should enjoy surplus electricity over the long-term — even without paying expensive subsidies to power generators. That’s the conclusion of a highly-anticipated consultant’s report that also has determined that the Texas energy market should meet or exceed a...
Jan 22, 2014 | Rates and ServiceIt’s the New Year, which means it’s time again for the annual ABACCUS report. Formally known as the “Annual Baseline Assessment of Choice in Canada and the United States,” ABACCUS is a weighty-looking tome that purports to rank deregulated electricity markets...
Nov 22, 2013 | Policy and ReformHow much would proposed capacity subsidies to generators cost Texans? By at least one estimate, close to $5 billion per year. And would the extra costs end up in home bills? Absolutely. The Texas Public Utility Commission currently is considering a proposal that would...
