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The PUC decision could allow two companies that already hold more than 70% of the market share to scoop up even more consumers, which experts worry will stifle competition and raise prices for everyone in the unregulated market in the long term.
Winter 2021 wrought the power crisis of a lifetime. Will it spur reform? FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 West Belfort Street stretches west in the Westbury neighborhood, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of5 Drew Thomas, center, waits outside with others to pick up takeout from a Panda Express restaurant along FM 1960. Thomas lost power and had no way to cook.Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5 Bright Star Solutions utility line contractors work on power lines for a nearby subdiv...