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Latest Updates
May 25 AECT Comments on Sunset Staff Recommendations
May 24 Taxing Coal and Lignite Production Could Harm Texas Consumers and the State’s Economic Health
Apr 15 Made in Texas: Texas Competitive Market Bringing Better Prices Compared With Key States
Apr 6 Made in Texas: Smart Grid Advancements to Deliver Benefits to Texans
Mar 30 Made in Texas: Generation Fuel Diversity Reducing Dependence on Natural Gas in ERCOT
Feb 25 Update on Ozone Issues and Environmental Performance of Electric Generating Plants in Texas
Feb 23 Legislative Staff Briefing: Update on the Texas Electric Industry
Feb 9 Fact Checking the Fact-Checkers: Electric Price Claims Lack Context
Feb 5 Information to Help Consumers Control Their Electric Bills
Feb 2 Made in Texas: Energy Efficiency Structure Working for Texans
Jan 25 Made in Texas: Investment in Generation Brings Environmental and Economic Benefits
Jan 13 Made in Texas: Investment in the Electric Market Means Investment in Texas
Dec 23 Electric 101: December Update
Dec 7 Competitive Prices Lower than the National Average Price
Dec 7 Better Electric Prices Available Today than One Year Ago
Dec 7 Customers Continue to Shop in the Competitive Electric Market
Sep 23 Legislative Staff Briefing: Update on Texas' Electric Industry
Sep 17 Every Competitive Area in ERCOT Has Offers Lower than the National Average
Aug 27 Recent Wall Street Journal Article Mischaracterizes Texas’ Competitive Electric Market
Better Electric Prices Available Today than One Year Ago
Retail electricity offer prices continue to decline in response to falling natural gas and wholesale power costs
Among the states with predominantly natural gas-fired generation, Texas has the 6th lowest average residential electric price.
Jun 30 Information to Help Constituents Control Their Electric Bills
Better Electric Prices Available Today than One Year Ago
Information on Low-Income Programs for Electric Customers in ERCOT
Investment in Generation and Transmission Lines Helping Meet ERCOT Electric Demand
May 26 Customers in most competitive areas have lower prices available today than before competition began—despite tremendous cost increases
Retail electricity offer prices continue to decline in response to falling natural gas and wholesale power costs
Every competitive area in ERCOT has variable and 1-year lock offers available that are lower than the national average price
May 13 New PUC rules will ensure residential customers can more easily shop for electricity
May 12 More than four out of five customers in the competitive market have chosen a new REP or a new product
May 11 CSHB 1182: Support Full Funding of the System Benefit Fund
May 08 Since 2001, energy commodities have risen, but retail electric price offers have not
Among states with predominantly natural gas-fired generation, Texas has the 6th-lowest average residential electric price, and many customers can choose even lower prices
Apr 28 CSHB 1799: Support Providing Additional Information for Residents on Electric Bills
CSSB 16: Oppose Slowing or Stopping Construction of Needed Generation Through Cumulative Effects Analysis
HB 721: Oppose Air Permitting Requirements in Excess of Federal Rules
HB 4082: Oppose Mercury Regulations Preemptive of Upcoming EPA Regulations
HB 4083: Oppose New Effects Screening Level Requirements
SB 1468: Changing Disclosure Requirements Relating to Contract Expiration Notification
Apr 21 CSSB 545: Support Balanced Distributed Generation Programs and Requirements
SB 1772: Changes to Market Power Procedures
Apr 17 CSSB 546: Support Increase in Energy Efficiency Mandates Consistent With PUC Findings
Apr 16 Comparison of Statewide Electric Prices, April 2009
Apr 15 HB 2497: Oppose Discriminatory Treatment of Coal-Fueled Electric Generation
Apr 14 CSHB 1604: Oppose Requiring Load Management Programs to Reduce Peak Demand
HB 1900: Requiring a Standard Written Contract for Retail Electric Customers
HB 2216: Oppose Prescriptive Utility Pole Requirements
Apr 09 HB 3405: Solar Generation Incentive Program
HB 4309: Federal Grants and Loans for Advanced Metering and Transmission for Renewable Generation
HB 4327: Changes to Texas’ Renewable Portfolio Standard
Apr 06 Customers in Competitive Areas Have Lower Inflation-Adjusted Prices Available Today than Before Competition Began
HB 2780/SB 1481: Oppose Threat to Customer Choice
HB 2520 and HB 3478: Renewable Portfolio Standard for Emerging Renewable Energy Resources
HB 2781: Oppose Abandoning the Transition to a Nodal Grid
HB 2782: Oppose New Regulations on the Wholesale Electric Market
HB 2851: Oppose New Regulations on the Wholesale Electric Market
HB 2852: Oppose Not Allowing Change in Retail Contracts Resulting from a Change in the Law
HB 3115: Support Appropriate Electric Utility Ratemaking Treatment of Federal Income Taxes
HB 3125: Support Elimination of the Mandate for Natural Gas-Fired Generation
HB 3249: Requirements related to the Display of Month-to-Month Prices on powertochoose.org
HB 4116: Comptroller Assessment of Eminent Domain Authority
HB 4233: Delaying Retail Electric Competition in the Entergy Texas Service Territory
Apr 02 HB 2194/HB 2850/HB 3145/HB 4327: Changes to Texas' Renewable Portfolio Standard
HB 280/HB 695/HB 1646/ HB 1697/HB 3345/HB 3375: Energy Efficiency Mandates and Programs
HB 278/HB 3045/ HB 3405/HB 3706: Distributed Renewable Generation and Solar Incentives
Mar 24 SB 435/SB 436/SB 541/SB 620/SB 1419/SB 1423: Alterations to Texas’ Renewable Portfolio Standard
SB 546/SB 601/SB 1191: Increases in Energy Efficiency Mandates
SB 427/SB 545/SB 600/SB 1420: Distributed Generation Programs and Requirements

 

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