{"id":7789,"date":"2022-07-27T06:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T11:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/?p=7789"},"modified":"2023-03-02T13:53:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T19:53:51","slug":"how-the-power-to-choose-fails-customers-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/how-the-power-to-choose-fails-customers-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Power to Choose Fails Customers, Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Does Power to Choose Fail Texans?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/electricity-Power-to-Choose-fails-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Find out how the Power to Choose actually fails Texas electricity customers. In part 1, we dig into their rating details.\" class=\"wp-image-7808\" title=\"How the Power to Choose Fails Texans\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/electricity-Power-to-Choose-fails-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/electricity-Power-to-Choose-fails-230x307.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/electricity-Power-to-Choose-fails-350x467.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/electricity-Power-to-Choose-fails-480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/electricity-Power-to-Choose-fails.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption><center>Power to Choose site should offer a clearer rating system for retailers. Find out how their rating method actually fails Texas electricity customers and where you can get better help when you shop.<\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Most Texans seldom shop for electricity. On average, you shop for a new power plan once every year. So it makes sense to build a site to help customers make a relatively infrequent choice for an electricity plan. But <a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/power-to-choose'>Power to Choose<\/a> fails customers in several ways. In Part 1 of this series, we\u2019ll examine their rating system and show how <a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/'>Texas Electricity Ratings<\/a> helps better.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3>Where Power to Choose Fails<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Texas PUC designed the <a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/power-to-choose'>Power to Choose<\/a> to be impartial and not favor one provider over another. But unfortunately, the problem is that there\u2019s no objective standard for what earns a top rating.&nbsp;As a result, this gives a woefully insufficient picture of how well a company actually performs. So let&#8217;s look closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3>Murky Grading System&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/power-to-choose'>Power to Choose<\/a> retail electricity provider grading scale tells you very little about a given company. Their five-star scale is based on the ratio of complaints over the past six months as compared to other companies. Sure, that sounds great, right? But how reliable is this system? How valid and helpful is it if the data is inconsistent and incomplete? <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Going to the cellar dwellers on <a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/power-to-choose'>Power to Choose<\/a> shows just how bad the rating system is. Two one-star rated companies \u2013 <a rel='nofollow' href='http:\/\/www.powertochoose.org\/en-us\/Content\/Scores\/28215?c=RESQL01DB1245472100001'>Frontier Utilities<\/a> and <a rel='nofollow' href='http:\/\/www.powertochoose.org\/en-us\/Content\/Scores\/27263?c=RESQL01DB1245915100001'>Energy Texas<\/a> \u2013 have very different histories. Across January to June 2022, Frontier Utilities has 79 complaints. And over the same period, Energy Texas only has 12. Is that because one has more customers? Or is it because the other is so much better? Using Power to Choose, you\u2019ll never know.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Now, look at one of the five-star companies \u2013 <a rel='nofollow' href='http:\/\/www.powertochoose.org\/en-us\/Content\/Scores\/23818?c=RESQL01DB1245580400001'>Summer Energy<\/a>. Here&#8217;s where the system gets more confusing. This one has 25 complaints over the same stretch of time. How does that make any sense? Why do 79 and 12 complaints deserve one star but 25 complaints merit five stars? Clearly, something appears to be broken.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>And what about complaints beyond the past six months? Say you want to lock in a <a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/best-fixed-rate-12-month-electricity\/'>12 month fixed rate electricity plan<\/a>. Don\u2019t you want to know the firm\u2019s history for at least the same length of time as your contract?&nbsp;It just makes sense. You want a company with a good and long track record.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3>Better Texas Electricity Ratings&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/'>Texas Electricity Ratings<\/a> measures on an array of variables to figure a composite score. Rather than just complaints like <a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/power-to-choose'>Power to Choose<\/a>, Texas Electricity Ratings includes more factors. Ratings for communication, products, market perception, operations, and community involvement <a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/companies'>give shoppers a multifaceted view<\/a>. Customers can weigh which factors are most important to them and make their choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>If you need to shop for power plans, you\u2019ve come to the right place. Here you\u2019ll find all the data you need to make a good decision on powering your home. The facts at <a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com'>https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com<\/a> empower Texans where <a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/power-to-choose'>Power to Choose<\/a> fails.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does Power to Choose Fail Texans? 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