In a turn of events that stuns absolutely no one, the energy generators in the state of Texas are once again attempting to leverage more money from the customers and retail electricity providers to line their pockets. And naturally, they are using the alleged, worst case scenario of an “energy shortage” in Texas and the […]
It was a known fact that electricity rates would take a substantial hike after Donna Nelson and the PUC approved an increase in the market cap last summer. And I’ve been steadily watching those rates rise since then. And this summer in particular I’ve seen more angry reviews than usual from customers complaining about the […]
Now that Summer is in full swing, with higher electricity rates hitting the market and several months of new customer reviews in the system, it is once again time to update the Texas Electricity Ratings company rankings and see how providers stack up. Unsurprisingly many established providers lost points this time around with the higher market […]
Champion Energy announced yesterday that they are going to start offering Smart Track emails. Smart Track emails are weekly letters from Champion to their customers with smart meters which will feature usage data that shows how much electricity they’re using each day. The idea is to be able to see how customer usage behavior will […]
Have you ever heard of Source Energy? If you said “No” I don’t think anyone would be surprised. I certainly wouldn’t be surprised. I only know who they are because I work in the Texas electricity space. Source Power & Gas is a certified retail electricity provider (REP), formally licensed in 2011. I think that […]
Recently it was announced that Power To Choose will be launching a new website on May 6th, with the hope that the new site will be “more focused on the shopping experience.” Also, notable is that shoppers will now be able to rate retail electricity providers. Hmm. That sounds familiar. I think there’s another Texas […]
The past several months there have been a number of discussions about Texas’s power generation shortage over several related topics. Talks about the demand response programs, whether there will be rolling blackouts, the effect of the new Market Cap Increase, and how electricity rates will be effected are all part of the discussion. Recently, however, […]
The PUC Complaint Scorecard, one of the primary resources for consumers to research Texas electricity providers, is once again out of date. Sadly, this isn’t much of a surprise, since the consumer advocacy purview of the PUC seems to have taken a backseat to…well…anything but updating their complaint scorecard. As of today (4/29/13), the Complaint Scorecard […]
When it comes to media coverage, It just keeps getting more and more interesting for Texas electricity company Energy Future Holdings this week. First was the news that that the company formerly known at TXU was buying time to pursue bankruptcy deals for their various subsidiaries. That is huge news, but if that wasn’t enough
This won’t be a long post. I saw an article this morning that NRG is purchasing a power generation plan in Corpus Christi for 244 million dollars. You can read about the details: here. Here’s why this news is completely absurd:
