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 | May 21, 2020 | Blog
But PUC commissioners express reluctance to extend it further. A moratorium of utility disconnections for some Texans unable to pay their electric bills because of COVID-19 will continue in effect, thanks to a recent extension by state regulators. On...
by OCSC | May 5, 2020 | Blog, ERCOT
ERCOT conducts body temperature screenings of individuals before they are permitted in the control rooms. ________________________________________________ Like the rest of Texas, ERCOT has had to make significant adjustments during March and April in reaction...
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...
by OCSC | Mar 26, 2020 | Blog, Rates
Under the emergency order, distressed residential consumers can avoid non-payment disconnections by agreeing to have their bills deferred during the COVID-19 crisis. ________________________________________________ Financially distressed Texans who otherwise face...