PUC Hammers Texas Electricity Company
The PUC (Public Utilities Commission) receives a lot of heat from Texans, oftentimes undeserved. One of the many responsibilities of the PUC is to act on behalf of Texans when it comes to making sure Read More
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Texas Electricity, AEP Texas and the Rules of Deregulation – Part 4
What does AEP Stand to Gain and Who is Opposed? It is easy to understand why AEP is so determined to sell Texas electricity under the AEP brand name. As we have already examined in Read More
Texas Electricity, AEP Texas and the Rules of Deregulation – Part 3
If you’ve read Part 1 and Part 2 of my examination of AEP’s application to sell deregulated electricity in Texas you are acquainted with both the basics of the situation, as well as just how Read More
Texas Electricity, AEP Texas and the Rules of Deregulation – Part 2
So if you’ve read part one of my look into AEP’s application to sell retail electricity, you have an understanding of the rules that separate TDUs and REPs, as well as AEP’s place in the Read More
Texas Electricity, AEP Texas and the Rules of Deregulation – Part 1
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 Electricity Provider (REP), similar to Reliant, TXU, Gexa, or Bounce. Read More
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 analyzes some comments Calpine COO Thad Hill in regards to Read More
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 actually tied together as one company. I also identified Read More
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 with their parent companies to give consumers a clearer picture of Read More
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 utilities. There is no shortage of people who say the entire Read More
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 conglomerate. There’s been around a half a dozen of these deals Read More
