{"id":3348,"date":"2016-07-20T10:18:26","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T15:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/?p=3348"},"modified":"2020-01-20T15:52:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T21:52:05","slug":"texas-electricity-consumer-questions-tdu-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/texas-electricity-consumer-questions-tdu-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Electricity Consumer Questions\u2014TDU Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Occasionally, folks ask some good questions when they\u2019re shopping for electricity. Our Texas Electricity Consumer Questions Series tries to clear up the confusion and answers those questions so you can be a better-informed consumer.<\/p>\n

Generating electricity is only half its cost. Getting it to you is the other.
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From J. in Sharyland\u2014 \u201cAre there any REPs that don\u2019t have high TDU charges?\u201d<\/p>\n

We understand your frustration, J., but remember that REPs don\u2019t have TDU charges \u2014consumers do. Here’s why:<\/p>\n

TDU\u2019s own and maintain the local network of transmission and distribution lines.\u00a0TDUs must offer access to their wires to all REPs<\/a> on a non-discriminatory basis under standard terms and conditions set by the PUC. REPs sell the electricity\u00a0to their customers.<\/p>\n

Electricity consumers live within a TDU company\u2019s service territory and receive their electricity via that utility\u2019s wires.\u00a0The consumer buys the electricity from a REP but\u00a0must pay for the transmission and distribution of\u00a0that electricity over the local wires to their home.<\/p>\n

TDU delivery charges depend on where the consumer lives, who their TDU is, and the PUC-approved rate their TDU can charge them based on their electrical usage.<\/p>\n

TDU service territories\u00a0in ERCOT are divided into 5 main service areas which are based on the original investor-owned utilities (IOU) from before deregulation. These IOUs are:<\/p>\n

Texas-New Mexico Power Company (TNMP)
\nAEP Texas Central
\nAEP Texas North
\nCenter Point Energy
\nOncor<\/p>\n

Sharyland Utilities\u00a0territory\u00a0mainly straddles Oncor and AEP Texas North.<\/p>\n

Some background\u2014
\nBack in March 2015<\/a>, Sharyland Utility residential customers saw a 25% increase in their TDU charges. The increase stemmed from Sharyland\u2019s rate case application to the PUC to increase its rates following its merger with Cap Rock Energy. The new service territory was then known as \u201cSU-CapRock\u201d.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, settling the whole mess turned into a game of \u201ckick the hornet\u2019s nest\u201d. The PUC and all concerned parties are still working to sort it all out. Sharyland\u2019s delivery rates remain among the highest in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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