{"id":3557,"date":"2017-07-17T17:35:20","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T22:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/?p=3557"},"modified":"2017-07-17T17:35:20","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T22:35:20","slug":"tcaps-2017-texas-electricity-prices-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/tcaps-2017-texas-electricity-prices-report\/","title":{"rendered":"TCAP\u2019s 2017 Texas Electricity Prices Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3556\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3556\" class=\"wp-image-3556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/iStock-652320336-292x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/iStock-652320336-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/iStock-652320336-230x237.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/iStock-652320336-350x360.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/iStock-652320336-480x494.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/iStock-652320336.jpg 583w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still a beacon to others\u2014Texas electricity prices remain below the national average.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Texas Coalition for Affordable Power (TCAP) released it 2017 snapshot of Texas Electricity prices last week. For folks <a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/electricity-rates'>comparing Texas rates<\/a> and looking for the cheapest electricity plans, the report has some interesting and somewhat nuanced insights.<\/p>\n<p>TCAP\u2019s\u00a0<a rel='nofollow' href='http:\/\/tcaptx.com\/reports\/snapshot-report-electricity-prices-texas-july-2017'>ELECTRICITY PRICES IN TEXAS<\/a> main take-aways are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Average residential electricity prices in the competitive retail areas of Texas have declined over the past decade by 17.4%. Meanwhile, over the same period, average prices in the regulated parts of the state increased by 5.5%.<\/li>\n<li>On the whole, prices are lower in the regulated areas but the gap between the two is narrowing. TCAP points out a Rice University study that found prices in both areas to be \u201croughly equal, in the aggregate\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Part of the reason that rates in competitive areas are higher is due to increased <a rel='nofollow' href='https:\/\/www.puc.texas.gov\/industry\/electric\/rates\/tdr.aspx'>Transmission and Distribution Rates (TDSP)<\/a>. TCAP says that \u201c\u2026rates charged by CenterPoint Electric in the Houston area have increased 67.2 percent since 2003.\u201d As of 2017, CenterPoint charges on a Houston bill make up 29% to 50% of the bill. In the Oncor service footprint, charges increased about 66% since 2003 and currently make up 29% to 51.4% of the bill. TDSP rates are regulated and approved by the Texas PUC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Still, if you\u2019re looking for the cheapest electricity plan around, TCAP\u2019s observation that helps the most is \u2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u201cTexans now can find many low-priced individual deals inside deregulated areas that beat prices commonly paid in deregulation-exempt areas. These comparatively low-cost competitive deals are more numerous than in previous years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other words, by shopping to <a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/electricity-rates'>compare electricity rates<\/a> and learn about REP offers and plans, an informed Texas electricity customer can find the best deal that fits their needs&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014which is precisely why we created Texas Electricity Ratings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas Coalition for Affordable Power (TCAP) released it 2017 snapshot of Texas Electricity prices last week. 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