by OCSC | Nov 5, 2019 | Blog, Rates
The reporters uncovered cases in which Texans died from heat exposure even with utility service available, but with the air conditioning not in use. ______________________________________________________ Texas summers have become increasingly brutal, and with the rise...
by OCSC | Sep 27, 2019 | Blog, Rates
The chronological report has been updated and re-released to mark the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking Texas electric deregulation law. In 1999, with the adoption of Senate Bill 7, Texas began its historic march toward the deregulation of retail electricity....
by OCSC | Sep 25, 2019 | Blog, Rates
All customer segments experienced price increases during the first years of electric deregulation in Texas, but recent years have been marked by declines. In Texas, residential consumers in areas with electric competition historically have paid more for power than...
by OCSC | Aug 23, 2019 | Blog, Rates
Industrial customers generally have fared better under the Texas electric deregulation law than residential customers. Residential consumers buying electricity from competitive power providers in Texas historically have paid more than those buying power from...
by OCSC | Jul 26, 2019 | Blog, Rates
The experience for commercial customers under the Texas electric deregulation law has been different from the experience for residential customers. Individual Texas residential consumers buying electricity from competitive power providers historically have paid...
by OCSC | Jun 20, 2019 | Blog, Rates
Unlike residential customers, commercial and industrial electric customers in deregulated areas during 2017 paid less, on average. Texas residential consumers buying electricity from competitive providers historically have paid higher prices, on average, than...
