In a series of articles, I want to take a look at American Electric Power's (AEP) court hearing regarding their application to become a Retail...
Industry News
Texas Electricity unlikely to follow Austin’s Green Example
In a recent article by the NPR, writer Terrence Henry takes an admiring look at Austin and their commitment to green energy sources. He asks whether...
When To Buy Electricity in Texas – 2011/2012 Edition
One of the most common questions most people ask is when to shop for Texas electricity. In fact, I've written about this topic before. Normally, my...
Texas Electricity, ERCOT, and Future Power Generation
Paul Ring over at Energy Choice Matters has been on fire lately with a number of interesting and thoughtful articles. In the latest one, Paul...
Power To Choose 2.0 to Hopefully Simplify Texas Electricity
It looks like a new and improved Power To Choose (www.powertochoose.org) has finally been released, and hopefully the changes will help to remove...
Some Facts about Pennywise Power & Reliant Energy: Part 2
In Part One of my article discussing the relationship between Pennywise Power and Reliant Energy, I took a look at how the two separate brands are...
Some Facts about Pennywise Power & Reliant Energy: Part 1
Last month I published an article which attempted to illustrate the deregulated Texas electricity market. The point was to connect many of the REPs...
Energy Choice Matters Interviews NRG Executive
I've linked dozens of articles over the years from the always excellent Paul Ring, over at Energy Choice Matters. Earlier this week, he published...
El Paso Regulated Electricity Isn’t Fantastic
I always seem to get a lot of people who question the Texas deregulated electricity market and categorically dismiss it as inferior to regulated...
Texas Electricity Provider Map
Last week's purchase of First Choice Power by Direct Energy was yet another major acquisition of a Retail Electricity Provider by a major energy...