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Consumer advocates say this one change could help electric customers Tags:  HOUSTON – Deregulating the electric market in Texas gave consumers the choice of which power company they want to pay for their electricity, but weeding through the providers and plans is not easy. It takes time and focus. Even when you think you’ve read everything, there are “gotchas” and fine print that can stick you with a higher bill than you thought you’d be paying. It’s why some consumer advocates want state lawmakers to refine the system. “What we really think we need is a standard plan that peop...

Opinion In the high-stakes game of electricity reform, let’s push all poker chips to the center of the table Two consumer advocates tell The Watchdog what laws the Legislature needs to pass now. Watchdog Dave Lieber says its time for Texans to push state legislators to support smart pro-consumer fixes of the broken electricity system. He writes that we should push all our chips to the center of the table. Bet big! Contact your state legislators and tell them what's important to you.(Steve Marcu / Las Vegas Sun via AP) For the first time since electricity deregulation passed 22 years ago the...

House speaker pushes using Texas savings, Biden relief money to help weatherproof power plants Loans funded with the state’s “rainy day” dollars could spur weatherization and help Texas avoid a repeat of last month’s blackouts, Speaker Dade Phelan says. Updated at 2:48 p.m., March 12, 2021: to include White House spokeswoman’s comment about Phelan’s idea of using federal money and note introduction in Texas House of legislation to create “SURF” fund. AUSTIN — House Speaker Dade Phelan is the first state GOP leader to outline a way to pay for electricity generators to be ...

Experts worry the remaining corporations will become “huge monsters that can't fail,” which could stifle competition and increase costs for ratepayers in the long-term.

AUSTIN — A push to reverse $16 billion in costs incurred by market participants during power failures in last month’s winter storm is gaining steam as...