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The shutoff moratorium was in place for the better part of 2020 due to the crushing economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and three now-resigned PUC commissioners reinstated it in response to the further financial hardships caused by the February winter storm. The moratorium will be lifted on June 18, two days before a forecasted hotter-than-normal summer arrives, and shutoffs can resume in the final week of the month.

More financial fallout is likely on the way for utility customers in the wake of the February freeze.

AUSTIN — Late-hour compromises over electricity legislation would provide natural gas companies time to show they’re not part of the power generation “supply...

/ We want to feature the voices of the people most impacted by electricity shut offs. If this news affects you, reach out to dominic@tpr.org or leave a voicemail at (210) 615-8982. Despite hotter-than-normal summer temperatures in the forecast, private electricity companies are pressuring the Public Utility Commission of Texas, or PUC, to allow power shutoffs for people who haven’t paid their bills. Many Texans are behind on electricity bills: nearly 170,000 in San Antonio and about 50,000 in Austin — areas where electricity is provided by city-owned utilities. The average past-due amou...

KPRC 2 Investigates: How much are you paying for electricity deregulation? Published:  Updated:  Tags:  HOUSTON – Cheap and reliable electricity was the biggest selling point for the deregulation of the Texas electricity market. Now, 20 years after deregulation and weeks after the historic failure of the power grid, KPRC 2 Investigates reveals Texans have overpaid more than $28 billion for electricity. Right now, on the state’s Power to Choose website, there are 134 options for electric companies and plans. But guess what? For the last 20 years, Texas consumers have been the losers. �...