The Statesman recently published an editorial piece in which Tom Smith, the director of Public Citizen’s Texas office, took the PUC (Public Utility Commission) and ERCOT (the Electric Reliability Council of Texas) to task. In his column, he argues that there are better alternative to dealing with Texas’ increasing business electricity demand than the regulatory. Read the Rest…
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Conservation Impacts Your Business Electricity Rate
Summer is here. Only time will tell if this is going to be a scorcher of a summer, bringing a heat wave similar to the one we experienced in 2011, or if we’ll finally get an overdue mild summer. Either way, there is a way you can do your part, as a business owner, to. Read the Rest…
June 4CP Alert – Today and Tomorrow
ERCOT and Independent Forecasting Services are all calling for peak loads in excess of 65,000 MW and one forecaster as high as 66,500 for both today and for tomorrow. With triple digit heat across the state, its too difficult to distinguish between the two days, so we recommend being prepared to curtail and/or generate beginning. Read the Rest…
Business Electricity Rates Weather the Storm
There are some potentially big changes coming down the pike in Texas. The PUC (Public Utility Commission) is considering regulator changes that will have a significant impact on business electricity rates, most likely driving them up quite a bit. But, as industry experts analyze and forecast the possible stormy future of the energy market, there. Read the Rest…
The Future of Commercial Electricity in Texas
For the last several weeks, this blog has featured articles that serve as warnings about the future. Right now, business electricity rates are on the rise, and industry experts agree that they are likely to continue to rise for the immediate future. We urge our readers to lock in a low rate now, while you. Read the Rest…
