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Cost of Electric Vehicles

One of the best reasons for buying an electric vehicle is all those gallons of $3 or $4 gas you won’t be paying for. There is a certain sense of freedom that comes with knowing you won’t have to be...

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Texas electricity rates 2012 thru 2002

A recent look at Texas electricity rates 2012 thru 2002 show that rates are essentially the same today as they were a decade ago when inflation is taken into account. Many consumers are hedging...

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Prepaid Electricity Catching On in Texas

Pre-paid electric plans are becoming more and more popular in Texas because they work well for both consumers and providers. Retail electric providers are in the business of managing risk....

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Texas Electricity Generation by Primary Energy Source in Megawatthours – 1990...

Texas electricity is increasingly being sourced by cleaner energy sources.  The data below is from the U.S. Energy Information Agency. 1990 2010 Percentage Share Total Electric Industry 1990 2010...

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Potential TXU Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Customers Were Over Charged

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Watts Guerra Craft believes that TXU and/or its affiliates may have knowingly overcharged certain residential electricity customers at commercial rates. TXU’s rate-overcharging...

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Texas Electricity Usage Peaks for 2013

According to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state set a high for peak electricity demand for the year on Monday.  Electricity demand exceeded 60,000 megawatts on Monday as the grid...

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A Propsed Tweak For Texas Electricity Grid Pricing

An energy market consultant testified at a Texas Public Utility Commission that a tweak to the state’s electric grid software could help system stability.  The change would invoke so called scarcity...

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Texas’ Narrow Escape From Power Blackout

Texas residents narrowly missed a level 3 emergency on Monday January 6, following the trip off of two giant power plants in the northern section of the state. The grid is managed by the Electricity...

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Denton, Texas Leads In Clean Energy

Denton, Texas, home to the University of North Texas, just outside of Dallas, is a home of clean energy along with all of its other charms. This suburb of Dallas is noted for being so far ahead on...

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University of Houston Works To Keep The Lights On In Texas

The University of Houston has teamed up with Direct Energy and Center Point Energy to ensure that power outages will not happen in the future. When the state was near a total power grid collapse during...

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