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2008 07 08 ERCOT Market Update and Current Conditions
2008 07 01 Revisiting California’s Failed Electric Market: Institutional Failings led to Blackouts and High Prices
2008 06 17 Advanced Metering: Benefits for Texans
2008 06 17 Customer Protections in Texas’ Competitive Electric Market
2008 06 13 The Provider of Last Resort: Transition Service for Customers
2008 06 11 AECT Retail Electric Provider Contact and Shopping Information
2008 05 22 Overview of Advanced Metering Systems
2008 04 07 The Business of Electricity in Texas: Executive Summary
2008 04 07 The Business of Electricity in Texas
2008 02 29 Low-Income Discount Funded for Summer
2008 02 01 Recent Statistics on ERCOT’s Competitive Retail Electric Market
2008 02 01 ERCOT’s Competitive Electric Market Is The National Standard
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2007 09 25 Legislative Staff Briefing: Update on Texas’ Electric Industry
2007 08 23 Texas Electric Companies: Emergency Preparedness
2007 08 23 How Texans Can Manage Their Electric Bills
2007 06 18 80th Texas Legislature: Issues Addressed
2007 06 01 Helping Your Constituents Shop for Electricity
2007 05 04 Comparison of Senate and House Engrossed Versions of SB 482, Relating to competition and customer choice in the retail electric power market; providing an administrative penalty
2007 03 28 Issue Paper on a Bill Heard Before the House Urban Affairs Committee: HB 3498
2007 03 22 Recent Statistics on Electric Competition - March
2007 03 06 Issue Papers on Bills Heard Before the House Regulated Industries Committee: HBs 478, 551, 552, 553, 577, 935, 1189, 1191, 1192 and 1394
2007 02 20 Issue Papers on Bills Heard Before the Senate Business & Commerce Committee: SBs 482, 484 and 485
2007 02 15 Evolution of the Electric Market in Texas
2007 02 15 The Electric Industry: Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
2007 02 14 Recent Statistics on Electric Competition
2007 02 13 Presentation before the House Regulated Industries Committee: State of the Electric Market in Texas
2007 02 12 Texas Electricity 101: Recent Retail Market Statistics
2007 02 05 Texas Electricity 101: Presentation
2007 02 01 Statistical Update on Retail Switching in Texas' Retail Electric Market
2007 02 01 Retail Electric Choice: Update on Customer Education Efforts
2007 01 29 System Benefit Fund: Current Status
2007 01 29 Restore Funding for the System Benefit Fund
2007 01 25 Helping Your Constituents Shop for Electricity
2007 01 02 Vertically-Integrated Markets in Texas
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2006 12 15 The Electric Industry in Texas: Overview of Key Issues Facing the 80th Texas Legislature
2006 12 14 Fifty Percent of Eligible Texans Have Switched
2006 12 7 Electricity Competition Works for Texas Customers
2006 12 1 Presentation Before the Texas Association of Business: Update on Texas' Electric Market
2006 11 30 The Real Facts about Competition in Texas' Electric Market: Reliability, Prices and Benefits
2006 10 27 Correcting Misinformation on Competition: AECT Response to Wall Street Journal Article on Electric Competition
2006 10 26 Texas' competitive markets reliably working to meet state's growing power needs: AECT Response to New York Times Article on Electric Competition
2006 10 25 Q&A on Electric Prices in Texas’ Competitive Electric Market
2006 10 25 Restore Funding for the System Benefit Fund: Customer Education, Energy Efficiency, Low-Income Savings Would Benefit Competition
2006 9 20 Legislative Staff Briefing: Reliability, Retail Update
2006 7 29 An Overview of the PUC's Emergency Rule Regarding Disconnection and Deferred Payment Plans
2006 7 29 Information on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
2006 7 29 Low-Income Programs Offered by AECT Member Companies
2006 7 29 System Benefit Fund: Current Status
2006 7 27 2006 TAMACC Convention: Doing Business With the Electric Industry
2006 7 6 Electricity Disconnection Rules During Texas' Hot Summers
2006 6 28 How Texans Can Manage Their Summer Electric Bills
2006 4 19 PUC: Restructuring Has Delivered Good Prices and Savings for Residential Customers
2006 4 19 Retail Prices Have Increased Due to Natural Gas-Induced Increases to Wholesale Prices
2006 4 19 The Truth About Texas' Electric Rates
2006 4 18 Testimony Before the House Regulated Industry Committee on Behalf of AECT by Reliant Energy's Charles Griffey
2006 4 18 Testimony Before the House Regulated Industry Committee on Behalf of AECT by TXU's Jim Burke
2006 4 18 Unseasonably Hot Weather Causes Outages: Generators Scheduled for Maintenance
2006 4 13 Electric Competition: Current Residential Choices and Savings
2006 4 13 Four Years of Electric Choice Benefiting Texas: A Report from the Perryman Group
2006 4 13 Getting the Most from Texas' Competitive Electric Market
2006 4 13 Key Studies Support Texas' Competitive Electric Market
2006 2 24 Ensuring Certainty will Benefit Texas' Competitive Electric Market
2006 2 24 Expiration of the Transitional Price-to-Beat: A Key to Success in Texas' Competitive Electric Market
2006 2 24 It's Time to Unleash the Full Power of Electric Competition in ERCOT
2006 2 24 Texans Achieving Savings Through Electric Competition
2006 2 24 Texans Are Making Choices in the Competitive Electric Market
2006 2 24 Texas' Retail Electric Market: Graduating to Full Competition
2006 2 7 Brief Overview of AECT and Texas' Electric Market
2006 2 3 PUC Reaffirms Success of Texas' Retail Electric Market
2006 2 2 Key Statistics from Texas' Competitive Electric Market (PPS)
2006 1 23 Facts You Need to Know About the Texas Electric Market
2006 1 23 The Business of Electricity in Texas' Competitive Electric Market
2006 1 20 AECT Member Companies: Who We Are
2006 1 20 Five Paths to Electric Choice
2006 1 20 Questions and Answers on Texas' Competitive Electric Market
2006 1 20 The Story of Electric Choice in Texas
2006 1 17 The Electric Industry: Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
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2005 12 12 Testimony Before the House Regulated Industries Committee: The State of the Competitive Market in Texas (PPS)
2005 12 12 Update on the Structure of Texas' Competitive Electric Market
2005 11 9 Update on Texas' Competitive Electric Market
2005 10 18 Energy-Saving Tips for Your Home
2005 10 18 Update on Natural Gas Prices
2005 10 17 Competitive Electric Prices in ERCOT Compared to Other Commodities
2005 10 14 Electric Competition: Current Status Report
2005 10 14 Natural Gas Pushing Electricity Prices Higher Nationwide
2005 9 29 Texas Schools: Tips for Addressing Higher Energy Prices
2005 8 10 Elimination of the Electric Low-Income Discount
2005 8 9 Update on the Federal Energy Policy Act of 2005
2005 8 8 Electric Choice Continues to Benefit Texas
2005 8 5 By 2007, the Price-To-Beat Will Have Served Its Purpose
2005 8 5 New Legislation Benefiting Texas' Electric Market
2005 5 23 SB 1494: Modifications to Unbundling Requirements
2005 5 23 SB 712: Energy Efficiency and Research & Development
2005 5 9 AECT Positions on Bills Heard Before the 5/9/05 Meeting of the House Regulated Industries Committee: Senate Bills 408, 409, 1464, 1668 and 1747
2005 5 9 AECT Positions on Pending Business Heard Before the 5/9/05 Meeting of the House Regulated Industries Committee: Senate Bills 743, 1494, 1495 and 1748
2005 5 3 AECT Positions on Bills Heard Before the 5/3/05 Meeting of the House Regulated Industries Committee: Senate Bills 743, 1494 and 1495
2005 4 21 An Overview of Texas' Successful Electric Market
2005 4 20 5,880 MW Renewable Portfolio Standard is Appropriate for Texas
2005 4 19 AECT Positions on Bills Heard Before the 4/19/05 Meeting of the House Regulated Industries Committee: House Bill 1369
2005 4 14 AECT Positions on Bills Heard Before the 4/14/05 Meeting of the Senate Business & Commerce Committee: Senate Bills 711 and 712
2005 4 5 AECT Positions on Bills Heard Before the 4/5/05 Meeting of the House Regulated Industries Committee: House Bills 989, 1567, 2644, 2724, 3180, 3382 and 3460
2005 4 5 AECT Testimony to the Senate Business & Commerce Committee on SB 533: The Renewable Portfolio Standard
2005 3 29 AECT Positions on Bills Heard Before the 3/29/05 Meeting of the House Regulated Industries Committee: House Bills 555, 1777, 2201 and 2245
2005 3 29 AECT Testimony to the House Regulated Industries Committee on House Bill 2245: Municipal Opt-Out Aggregation
2005 3 29 Electric Competition: Current Status Report
2005 3 29 Eliminating the Low Income Discount for Electric Service Would Hurt Texans
2005 3 16 Presentation to the House Regulated Industries Subcommittee on Renewables Issues: Renewables & Transmission
2005 2 28 HB 412: Use of Credit Information in the Competitive Electric Market
2005 2 24 Electric Competition: Current Status Report
2005 2 24 Responsible Path to Renewable Energy Growth in Texas
2005 2 10 System Benefit Fund: Current Status
2005 2 4 Legislative Staff Briefing - 2/4/05: Retail Market Update, Renewable Power
2005 2 3 Texas' Successful Electric Market
2005 1 28 Determining the Best Way to Compete in Texas' Evolving Retail Electric Market
2005 1 28 Questions and Answers on the Price-to-Beat and Electricity Prices in Texas
2005 1 27 Costs and Challenges: Renewable Power and New Technologies
2005 1 27 The Price-to-Beat: How It Works
2005 1 26 Recent Statistics on Texas' Electric Market
2005 1 26 System Benefit Fund: Current Status
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2004 10 26 Legislative Staff Briefing - 10/26/04: Sunset Recommendations, Natural Gas Prices
2004 8 11 Electric Reliability in Texas: Successes and Challenges Ahead
2004 8 11 Five Paths to Electric Choice
2004 7 15 Why Texas' Competitive Electric Market Works
2004 7 1 Customer Protections Booklet
2004 6 1 AECT Competitive Current - Summer 2004: Customer Protections, Summer Savings
2004 4 30 Electric Reliability and ERCOT Structure
2004 4 27 Economic Dispatch in ERCOT
2004 4 26 Recent Statistics on Electric Competition
2004 3 25 Legislative Staff Briefing - 3/25/04: True-Up Update
2004 3 25 The True-Up Process in Texas
2004 2 26 Legislative Staff Briefing - 2/26/04: History of Sunset Proceedings
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2003 11 18 Legislative Staff Briefing - 11/18/03: Current Statistics, Member Company Evolution
2003 11 1 AECT Member Companies and Their Roles Today
2003 7 17 Why the Texas Competitive Electric Market Works
2003 5 1 AECT Competitive Current - May/June 2003: Price-to-Beat, New Technologies, Environmental Performance
2003 4 30 Recent Statistics on Electric Competition
2003 4 4 Legislative Staff Briefing - 4/4/03: Structure of the Competitive Market
2003 3 6 Changes to the Price-to-Beat Rule
2003 3 6 Wholesale Electric Prices Rising
2003 3 1 AECT Competitive Current - March/April 2003: Aggregation, Support for Electric Choice
2003 2 27 Why Texas' Competitive Electric Market Works
2003 2 7 Legislative Staff Briefing - 2/7/03: How Electric Choice Works, One Year Update
2003 2 6 The System Benefit Fund and Low-Income Discounts
2003 2 1 AECT Competitive Current - February/March 2003: System Benefit Fund
2003 1 30 Ensuring Price-to-Beat Corresponds With Fuel Costs
2003 1 30 Saving Money With Aggregation
2003 1 30 Texas' Timeline of Electric Competition
2003 1 30 The New Electric Companies
2003 1 23 Economic Benefits of Electric Competition
2003 1 23 PUCT Reports Continued Improvements in Switching, Move-ins and Billing
2003 1 17 AECT and Electricity in Texas: A Primer
2003 1 15 Cities and Businesses Saving Money with Electric Competition
2003 1 1 AECT Competitive Current - January 2003: One Year of Electric Competition
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2002 12 11 Cities and Business Saving Money with Electric Competition
2002 12 11 Electric Providers Resolving Billing Concerns
2002 12 11 Real Savings for Residential Customers - December
2002 12 11 Recent Statistics on Electric Competition
2002 10 1 AECT Competitive Current - October/November 2002: POLR Rules, Fuel Factor Adjustments
2002 9 23 Legislative Staff Briefing - 9/23/02: The Price-to-Beat Mechanism, Provider of Last Resort Rules
2002 8 1 AECT Competitive Current - August/September 2002: Price-to-Beat Necessary for Competition, Customers Saving With Choice
2002 7 8 Q&A: Natural Gas Prices and Electricity
2002 7 1 AECT Competitive Current - July 2002: Report Shows Benefits of Competition
2002 6 10 ERCOT's Progress: A Report From the Feld Group
2002 6 10 Improvements in Switching Electric Customers
2002 6 10 Recent Statistics on Electric Competition
2002 5 29 Legislative Staff Briefing - 5/29/02: Bill Comparisons, ERCOT Update
2002 5 17 Natural Gas Prices and Electricity
2002 5 17 Texas' Competitive Wholesale Market
2002 5 16 The Progress of Electric Competition
2002 5 7 Electric Competition: Current Issues
2002 5 1 AECT Competitive Current - May/June 2002: Low-Income Savings, Natural Gas Update
2002 4 24 Legislative Staff Briefing - 4/24/02: Price-to-Beat Rules, Natural Gas Price Update
2002 4 8 Enron's Bankruptcy Has Not Hurt Electric Competition
2002 4 1 AECT Competitive Current - April 2002: Support for Competition Continues, Environmental Update
2002 2 5 How is a Residential Customer Switched?
2002 2 5 One Month of Electric Competition
2002 2 5 Opening Texas' Electric Market: Issues and Solutions
2002 2 1 AECT Competitive Current - February/March 2002: Electric Competition Benefits Texas' Economy
2002 1 24 Legislative Staff Briefing - 1/24/02: Trasition to Competition, How to Choose
2002 1 1 AECT Competition Countdown - January 2002: Electric Competition Begins
2002 1 1 Texas Electric Competition: A Guide to Electric Choice in the Lone Star State
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2001 12 5 1999 Legislation Will Save Families and Small Businesses Money Next Year
2001 12 5 Listing the Benefits of Electric Competition
2001 12 5 Most Common Questions Leading to Electric Choice
2001 12 1 AECT Competition Countdown - December 2001: Path to Electric Competition
2001 11 19 California's Electric Deregulation Path
2001 11 15 Legislative Staff Briefing - 11/15/01: ERCOT Challenges, How Customers are Switched (PPT)
2001 11 15 The Electricity Facts Label
2001 11 1 AECT Competition Countdown - November 2001: POLR Rulemaking Update, Electric Rates in Texas
2001 10 30 Pricing Provider of Last Resort Service
2001 10 30 To and From the Provider of Last Resort
2001 10 30 When Will Electric Competition Begin?
2001 10 10 Customer Savings Before and After the 1999 Texas Electric Choice Act
2001 10 10 New Benefits for Low-Income Texans
2001 10 1 AECT Competition Countdown - October 2001: Q&A on Choosing a New REP
2001 9 26 Legislative Staff Briefing - 9/26/01: Competition Timeline, Natural Gas Prices (PPT)
2001 9 1 AECT Competition Countdown - September 2001: New Studies Tout Texas' Competition and Reliability
2001 9 1 Customer Choices in the Competitive Electric Market
2001 9 1 Customer Protections in a Competitive Electric Market
2001 9 1 Electric Bill Relief for Low-Income Texans
2001 9 1 Electric Competition Done Right
2001 9 1 Electric Competition Status Report
2001 9 1 Electric Reliability in Texas
2001 9 1 Pilot Program Begins
2001 9 1 Pilot Program Update
2001 9 1 Questions and Answers on the Price-to-Beat
2001 9 1 The Rise and Fall of Natural Gas Prices
2001 8 1 AECT Competition Countdown - August 2001: Pilot Program Update, Texas Heat Relief Initiative
2001 6 1 AECT Competition Countdown - June/July 2001: Conservation Helps Curb Summer Bills
2001 4 1 AECT Competition Countdown - April/May 2001: Renewable Power Growing in Texas
2001 4 1 Common Questions about Electricity and Natural Gas
2001 4 1 Drawbacks of Using the ECOM Model to Predict Stranded Costs
2001 4 1 Natural Gas Prices' Influence on Electric Prices
2001 4 1 Remedies for California's Electric Market
2001 4 1 The Strength of Texas' Fuel Supply
2001 4 1 Using Flawed Inputs in the ECOM Model
2001 3 1 AECT Competition Countdown - March/April 2001: Pilot Program Q&A, Texas Compared With Other Markets
2001 3 1 Economic Benefits of Electric Competition
2001 3 1 Electric Deregulation Around the Country
2001 2 23 Legislative Staff Briefing - 2/23/01: Key Issues Facing 77th Texas Legislature (PPT)
2001 2 12 Delaying Texas' Electric Competition Plan Would Be Bad For Texas
2001 2 12 Electric Competition Will Hold Down Prices
2001 1 19 Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT) Electricity Supply and Demand
2001 1 19 California's Electric Woes Will Not Befall Texas
2001 1 19 Customers are Protected Against Over-Recovery of Stranded Costs
2001 1 19 Electric Reliability in Texas
2001 1 19 How Natural Gas Prices Affect Stranded Costs
2001 1 19 In December, Natural Gas Prices Reached an All-Time High
2001 1 19 Stay the Course
2001 1 19 The Electric System in California & How Texas' System is Different
2001 1 19 The Recovery of Stranded Costs
2001 1 19 What are Stranded Costs?
2001 1 19 Wholesale Price Caps Would Hurt Texas
2001 1 1 AECT Competition Countdown - January/February 2001: High Natural Gas Prices Keep Electric Bills Up
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2000 12 1 AECT Competition Countdown - November/December 2000: Building New Transmission Lines, Choosing a New REP
2000 10 31 Legislative Staff Briefing - 10/31/00: Natural Gas Price Update (PPT)
2000 9 12 Legislative Staff Briefing - 9/12/00: Texas' Market Succeeds Where California's Fails (PPT)
2000 8 1 AECT Competition Countdown - August 2000: Legislative Oversight Committee Examining Market
2000 7 1 AECT Competition Countdown - July 2000: Customer Education Survey Shows High Interest, Low Awareness
2000 4 1 AECT Competition Countdown - April 2000: Transition to Competition Continues
2000 3 1 AECT Competition Countdown - March 2000: State Development of Pilot Program
2000 2 15 Legislative Staff Briefing - 2/15/00: PUC Implementation of Electric Competition (PPT)
2000 2 1 AECT Competition Countdown - February 2000: Competition Helps Texas Companies Diversify
2000 1 1 AECT Competition Countdown - January 2000: Business Separation, Environmental Benefits

 

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