Residents
and Commercial businesses located in Texas now
have the option of entering into the Deregulated Electric
Market
Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth,
Abilene, Arlington, Corpus Christi, Laredo, Lufkin,
McAllen, Midland, Nacogdoches, Pasadena, Odessa, Plano,
San Angelo, Richardson, Temple, Tyler, Waco, Victoria,
Wichita Falls
Each one of these locations
in Texas are now capable of saving up to 20% on their
next electric bill
What we can do for you:
- We provide our service
to you at no cost
- We help you craft the
best contract terms and conditions which will maximize
your savings and give you more flexibility
- We evaluate the available
Retail Electricity
Providers, determine which best suits your individual
needs, and negotiate the best price and contract
terms for your business.
- Save time by outsourcing
energy procurement task.
- Quickly transition you
from higher priced standard offer and "Price
To Beat" pricing to lowest cost provider.
Learn
More.
History of Deregulation
in Texas
1/03: The Public
Utility Commission of Texas issued its 2003
Scope of Competition in Electric Markets in Texas
to the 78th Texas Legislature.
8/02: The PUC approved a new rule that prohibits
retail electric providers (REP) from transferring non-paying
customers to the Provider of Last Resort (POLR). As
of September 24, 2002, residential and small commercial
customers who have switched to an REP will not be transferred
to the POLR because they did not pay their electric
bill. According to a PUC press
release, "they will be switched to the affiliated
REP and be charged the Price-to-Beat rate, which is
lower than the current POLR rates." Also, current
affiliated REP customers will not be switched to a POLR
for non-payment. POLR customers must choose a REP before
December 31, 2002 or they "will be served by the
POLR's competitive affiliate at an unregulated rate."
6/02: New Power Company
customers will be switched to either TXU energy or Reliant
Energy Retail Services based on the customer's location.
The PUC struck an agreement with the two companies to
prevent the customers from being switched to provider
of last resort (POLR) service. According to a PUC press
release, TXU will take on New Power customers in
the Houston metropolitan area, and Reliant will take
on New Power customers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
and areas in north and west Texas. Reliant and TXU will
offer rates "significantly below POLR rates"
and below each other's proposed "price to beat"
rates, which will be reviewed by the PUC this month.
Since the agreements provided for monthly service contracts,
customers can switch to another service provider at
any time "without a fee or penalty."
3/02: The Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission delayed deregulation in
Southeast Texas from September 15, 2002 until 2003 because
no consensus has been reached on the formation of a
regional transmission organization.
11/01: Exercising
its option to delay retail access in regions where fair
competitive service cannot be implemented, the PUC accepted
a settlement to delay implementation of retail access
in Southeast
Texas. Affected are customers of Entergy within
the Southeast Regional Reliability Council. The PUC
cited a lack of an RTO in the region and the absence
of marketing by retail electric service providers as
the primary reasons for the decision.
10/01: The PUC delayed
retail choice in the area covered by the Southwest
Power Pool in Texas (panhandle area). The delay
will effect customers of Southwest Electric Power Companay
and and a few customers of West Texas Utilities. Reasons
cited include the lack of an RTO in that region, no
retail electric suppliers, and wholesale electricity
markets in the area are not yet competitive.
6/99: Restructuring legislation enacted in June
will open the retail market for electricity by January
2002, except for customers of cooperatives and municipals
that do not opt for direct access.
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