Texas Electricity Ratings Blog
Generators Claiming They Can’t Make A Profit is Nonsense
This won't be a long post. I saw an article this morning that NRG is purchasing a power generation plan in Corpus Christi for 244 million dollars....
Donna Nelson On Residential Customer Demand Response
I've been fairly critical of the PUC in recent posts, but recently Donna Nelson did speak out on something that I do actually agree with...or at the...
Is There an Texas Electricity Market Bubble?
I've written before about my concerns about how Texas electricity companies are selling electricity plans at a loss, and I've written before about...
Bounce Energy’s New Build Your Own Electricity Plan
Last week Bounce Energy asked me if I'd like to take their newest product for a test drive and give my thoughts. My first reaction, was "Why does a...
PUC 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...
Texas 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...
Texas Electricity Fines: What Do The Fines Mean?
On Monday I saw a couple of different notes over at Energy Choice Matters, both of which discussed a couple of Retail Electricity Providers (REPs)...
More Signs Pointing to Imminent EFH/TXU Bankruptcy
Per the Wall Street Journal, Energy Future Holdings (parent company to TXU, Oncor, and Luminant) formerly known as TXU Corp., has hired...
Why Are Texas Electricity Companies Selling At a Loss?
There are a number of Texas electricity providers that seem to be selling electricity at a loss. That is what I see when I look at the Power To...
Texas Electricity Market Is a Success
At least that is true according to a recent op-ed in the Houston Chronicle. I've actually written several versions of this article over the past few...