by OCSC | Jul 6, 2020 | Blog, Electric Consumers
PUC Extends COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program Through August. ________________________________________________ A moratorium of utility disconnections for out-of-work Texans unable to pay their electric bills because of COVID-19 will continue until the end of...
by OCSC | Jun 26, 2020 | Blog, City Resources, Electric Consumers, Rates, Texas Legislature, Utility News
Milestone Texas legislation created the model for Texas utility regulation. ________________________________________________ This month marks an important anniversary in the Lone Star State — but one most Texans surely never heard of. It was 100 years ago this month...
by OCSC | May 11, 2020 | Blog, Electric Consumers
New Concierge Services in Free Market dispute with Texas Electric Retailers. ________________________________________________ New “concierge” websites have begun crying foul at what they call unfair treatment by retail electric providers — and the thorny...
by OCSC | May 1, 2020 | Blog, City Resources, Electric Consumers, Texas Legislature
A provision in the deregulation law allows citizens to team with cities to save money. ________________________________________________ Buried deep within the Lone Star State’s massive 1999 electric deregulation law lies an obscure provision relating to...
by OCSC | Apr 23, 2020 | Blog, Electric Consumers
PUC regulators says third-party vendors promising help with program enrollment may be scammers. ______________________________________________ Beware third-party scammers! That’s the word from Texas regulators, who say unscrupulous vendors have begun targeting...
