Here’s an article that doesn’t really fit the bill of the kind of thing I report on here at Texas Electricity Ratings, but it’s been a slow last few days and I kind of liked this article just because it’s got that touch of intrigue you just don’t see often in the electricity world. The Read More
Ran across this article/post by the folks at Bounce Energy. It’s a pretty good read, although kind of lengthy. I think everyone should give it a read. It discusses, at length, exactly how the weather affects your electricity bill. But what makes it interesting isn’t so much that it covers the obvious (you use more Read More
Slow day today in the Texas Electricity world, so I figured I’d drop a few bullet points of some things, but which probably don’t warrant their own individual post/dissection. Green Mountain Energy powers a college with Solar Energy A look at Centerpoint’s efforts a year after Hurricane Ike Here’s an interesting overview of electricity deregulation Read More
Here’s something that most of us (including myself, until I read this blog post) probably ever think about in regards to their electricity bills: old technology and how it affects our bills. This post by Richard Stuebi on Cleantech Blog kind took a minority view on the deregulated Electricity markets of Texas and California, which Read More
Here’s a fairly informative article talking about the decrease in American’s demand for electricity over the past year. It’s pretty interesting in that it points out how the last time the drop in usage year over year for electricity in America was back in the 1940’s, so obviously this is a pretty rare occurrence, especially Read More
Here’s an exceptional article that was recently in the Ft. Worth Star Telegram. And it’s not just a fantastic article because we like the message it’s giving us (prices are low and might get lower) but also because it gives a couple great insights into the natural gas markets and it’s relation to electricity rates Read More
I stumbled across this article in the Houston Chronicle that has some pretty interesting information. The general gist of it is that Houstonians have the highest Utility Bills in the country. When they say Utility Bills, they mean a combination of electricity service, cable, internet service, and phone service. This doesn’t include cell phone service, Read More
In a companion entry to my last Blog Post, as well as some conversation that has taken place on the Texas Electricity Ratings facebook page I’d like to announce that in the near future, the Texas Electricity Ratings ranking system will include the J.D. Power and Associates customer satisfaction survey. This just gives Texas Electricity Read More
I ran across a great article from the Houston Business Journal the other day, and I want to talk about a few quick points mentioned in the article that I found interesting. In short, Texans are unhappier with their electric companies than they were just a few years ago. The article is based on the Read More