Category Archives: Policy and Reform
Blackout Threat Down This Summer
A new report suggests policymakers have breathing room to confront the state’s future generation challenges. TCAP cautions against rushed actions that could increase electricity prices. Continue reading
ERCOT: An Island Unto Itself
Should Texas allow more connections between its main transmission grid and other states? Some want a second look. Continue reading
PUC Seeks Higher Energy Prices to Protect Against Blackouts
Strategies intended to encourage more generation construction in Texas could increase electric bills. Continue reading
Growing Controversy over Texas Smart Meters
Lawmakers, regulators and the press have begun receiving complaints about new smart meters, with some Texans complaining that they could undermine health and personal liberty. Continue reading
Big Fine from Feds in Energy Case: Does Texas need more authority?
The federal counterpart to our own Public Utility Commission has assessed a penalty for market manipulation dwarfing anything like it levied in Texas. Continue reading
TXU Buyout: After Millions Spent on Lobbyists, a Bad Bet
Consumer advocates had sounded the alarm about the massive debt used in the buyout of TXU in 2007. And now, five years later, that debt has become crushing. Says one analyst about the energy giant’s chances: “The game may not be over just yet, but the prospects don’t look so good.” Continue reading
What is the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power?
Find out more about the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power, one of the state’s leading coalitions of energy consumers. Continue reading
TCAP Releases Report for 10-Year Anniversary of Deregulation
So, after 10 years of electric deregulation: how has Texas fared? A new report from the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power provides answers. Continue reading
Price supports for deregulated electric companies?
Should policymakers in Texas approve measures intended specifically to increase profits for deregulated power companies? Continue reading
Warning: New Proposals Designed to Increase Prices, Company Profits
Artificial price supports in the competitive market? Price caps become price floors? New regulatory proposals offer “heads I win, tails you lose” vision of deregulation. Continue reading →