Austin Contributor Backwards on Electric Deregulation
I was perusing an article from Carol Penny, a local contributor for the Austin American Statesman, and I couldn’t help but think one thing: at least the article was published under the “Opinion”...
View ArticleWho is The Texas Coalition for Affordable Power (TCAP)?
Anyone who visits my blog regularly has probably seen that I’ve been talking a lot about the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power (TCAP) lately. TCAP recently published their “history” of deregulated...
View ArticleTexas Electricity Ratings Updates Rankings on 2/22/12
I just wanted to make a quick post alerting everyone that I’ve re-calculated the rankings on my website, Texas Electricity Ratings. The rankings are compiled using a number of independent sources...
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Examining a Few Texas Electricity Ratings Customer Reviews
I get tons of customer reviews through Texas Electricity Ratings, and one of the most consistent issues I see are negative reviews based on misconceptions, or in some cases, a lack of understanding of...
View ArticleERCOT Price Market Cap Changes Appear Politically Motivated
I’ve written before about the potential crisis in Texas due to the lack of new generation plants. Basically, not many new energy generation plants are being built, or even planned, at a time when...
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My Experience With a Smart Meter
I lived in an apartment for years that had a smart meter, and despite the fact that I write about them regularly on this website, I never really paid much attention to them myself. However, I recently...
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Champion Energy Wins 3rd Straight JD Power & Associates Award
Late last week it was announced that Champion Energy won the 2012 JD Power & Associates survey for customer satisfaction. This marks the third consecutive ear that Champion Energy has won the...
View ArticleTexas Electricity News & Notes 1/10/2013
There were a couple of news items that hit the Texas electricity market this week. Neither of them on their own require enough analysis to warrant an entire blog post, so I’m going to stick them...
View ArticleTexas Electricity Ratings: Rankings Update 2/19/13
We’re well into the new year, and it is time for a new update of our rankings here at Texas Electricity Ratings. We’ve had rate changes now that companies are preparing to move back into summer rates,...
View ArticlePUC Continues to Drop Ball on Consumer Advocacy?
I revieve reader questions on a regular basis about how the PUC handles their ranking system. The general thrust is “I see there is a state rankings system for Texas electricity, but it looks dated.”...
View ArticlePower Generators Continue Campaign to Squeeze Texas Electricity Customers Dry
In a turn of events that stuns absolutely no one, the energy generators in the state of Texas are once again attempting to leverage more money from the customers and retail electricity providers to...
View ArticleDirect Energy Purchases Bounce Energy
This morning Direct Energy has announced their purchase of Texas retail electricity provider Bounce Energy. Bounce Energy, who has consistently been at the top of the Texas Electricity Ratings rankings...
View ArticleMore on Texas Electricity & Capacity Markets
The debate over capacity markets and whether or not they will become a model for Texas electricity continues to rage. I’ve already given you my thoughts on a Capacity market in my primer on the...
View ArticleTexas Electricity Complaints Continue to Decline
Customer complaints in the Texas electricity market have declined for the fourth straight year, as reported by multiple news outlets including the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram. Complaints are once again the...
View ArticleChampion Energy’s Scholarship Program
Champion Energy, the four time consecutive winner of the J.D. Power Award for excellence in customer service in the Texas electricity space, has announced their new Champion Scholars Program. The...
View ArticlePUC to Vote on Important “Small Fish” Texas Electricity Exemption Rule
ERCOT is set to vote on an amendment to a rule that is commonly known as the “Small Fish Swim Free” market exemption. As much as that might not sound like a big deal, this vote actually should have...
View ArticleExcellent DMN Article Highlights Confusion in Texas Electricity Shopping
In a recent article in the Dallas Morning News, Mitchell Schnurman does an outstanding job of highlighting several of the existing challenges with navigating the Texas electricity market. As someone...
View ArticleDemand Response Programs and 2015
Now that the new year has been rung in, and everyone is getting back to their regular daily lives, it is time to focus back in on Texas electricity in 2015. I previously wrote about Critical Peak (or...
View ArticleChampion Energy Wins Customer Satisfaction Award for 2015
After falling to Green Mountain Energy last year in the annual J.D. Power & Associates award for customer satisfaction, Champion Energy has regained the top spot in the coveted customer survey....
View ArticleTexas Deregulated Electricity Primer
I saw this nice little article in the Texas Monthly today as a primer of things customers should know about deregulated electricity in Texas. It’s a great premise, and the three things they listed are...
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