According to ERCOT, about 37 percent of Texas’ power is generated by coal, which is low compared to the national average of about 50 percent. …

It posted a $20 million loss in its Reliant Energy retail electricity business. NRG increased power generation in a number of areas, but the company was …

The wind-power arm of Shell and the power-generation company Luminant have been looking into the concept of “compressed air storage” to back up power from a …

Reliant Energy suggests that when replacing a heating system, look for the ENERGY STAR label when purchasing equipment as a conservation tool…

Council working with other cities on electric plan to try to set rate at about 7 cents per kilowatt-hour for next 8 years…

Consumers could see more frequent changes in their power bills if CenterPoint gets its way…

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That was Patricia’s reaction every time she tried to resolve the overcharge with her electric provider, TXU energy. She says, she was feeling like the …

The three-judge panel headed by Ann Marshall Young heard arguments from attorneys for groups opposing Dallas-based Luminant’s plan to add two new reactors …

Goodwill is an accounting measure that reflects how much EFH paid for TXU’s assets above and beyond the tangible value of the company’s assets and …

Oncor will ask state electricity regulators by the end of January for permission to hike rates.

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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the Austin-based manager of the Texas electric grid, has cut 37 jobs in the Austin area, representing 5.5 percent …

Although expected as part of our transition from the old ERCOT to the new ERCOT, this is still a very difficult step, and we want to be sure that the employees involved are treated with respect and appreciation,” ERCOT President and …

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the Austin-based manager of the Texas electric grid, said Tuesday it is cutting 37 jobs, representing 5.5 percent of its work force.

The towering wind turbines covering the mesas outside McCamey have been turning for more than a decade. Those who veer from Interstate 10 and shut their engines off can hear them cutting the air, creating up to 75 megawatts of pollution-free power. Despite generous tax-abatement deals provided by the community since being declared “Wind Energy Capital of Texas” by the Texas Legislature, the development brought some tax revenue, irregular construction work, and 40 permanent jobs. The turbines provide occasional entertainment, too. Describing the experience of watching one turbine kick on, startling a vulture, McCamey Mayor Sherry Phillips laughed, “I never knew a vulture could fly backwards.”
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Despite opposition from Hill Country landowners, requests to delay from four Hill Country lawmakers and a recommendation from its staff, the Texas Public Utility Commission last week decided not to dismiss the proposed McCamey D-to-Kendall-to-Gillespie wind-power transmission line.
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TXU Energy launched a new electricity pricing plan on Tuesday that remains higher than competitors and is designed to protect customers from events that aren’t very risky.
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Regulators have given Texas utilities a payment-recovery option when electric users sign up with new providers and abandon their old power debts.
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The owner of Houston-based electric retailer Reliant Energy said Thursday it will buy renewables giant Green Mountain Energy for $350 million cash.
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Texas regulators voted Wednesday to require retail electric providers to offer deferred payment plans to customers in cases of extreme weather and medical need but allow them to block customers from switching providers if they haven’t paid their bills.
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The City of Dallas may get into the electricity business, and City Manager Mary Suhm says it could save the city millions.
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At first—or even second and third—glance, wind farms appear to be an optimal solution to our growing climate and energy crisis. They produce entirely domestic, self-sufficient power, they are frequently built in underemployed, rural areas, and they emit not a drop of pollution. It would seem as though the target of producing 20 percent of our electricity from wind energy by 2030 should be only the starting point. And yet, wind energy is not as perfect as it might appear; a closer inspection reveals that it does not meaningfully reduce our reliance on non-renewable energy sources. As such, we must be very careful in considering how to best pursue a push toward “green” electricity.
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As Robert Weatherford’s Ford Expedition climbs and dips through the Hill Country, over creeks beds and past oak-covered slopes, he explains the sensitivities of the residents who populate this rugged yet placid area of Central Texas. “These are the kind of views people are willing to pay a little bit more for,” he says.
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This is the first part in a three-part series examining Texas’ $5 billion build-out of transmission lines to support wind power, which is encountering increasing opposition.
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In the tiny artists’ outpost of Marfa, residents who opposed the build-out of a massive solar power plant can thank the languishing national economy for putting the project on hold.
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After years of cost overruns and delays, Texas is assured of having the most complicated wholesale market for electricity in the country by the end of the year.
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The state’s main electricity grid operator soon will switch on a half-billion-dollar system to relieve congested power lines as part of a plan it says will save consumers money.
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According to electricity company officials, it’s a simple scam.
Rack up a bill with retail electricity provider A, then just switch to a new provider. Provider B might charge a deposit, but it’s still often cheaper than paying the original bill with provider A.
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SAN ANGELO, Texas — The route for proposed new Lower Colorado River Authority electricity transmission lines has been set for land west and south of San Angelo, but landowners whose property lies on the right-of-way can still negotiate with the agency.
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Texas has always operated its own energy grid, separate from the two other grids that span the rest of the nation. But a project quietly emerging in eastern New Mexico would curb that independence — and affect energy prices for Texas consumers in ways that remain much in dispute.
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On the heels of an industry group’s finding that one transmission line proposed in the Hill Country isn’t needed, state regulators are seeking a reassessment of the need for second high-voltage power line project planned there.
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Texas has always operated its own energy grid, separate from the two other grids that span the rest of the nation. But a project quietly emerging in eastern New Mexico would curb that independence — and affect energy prices for Texas consumers in ways that remain much in dispute.
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I don’t know who does Reliant’s advertising. I talked to the internet, and it wouldn’t tell me. Whoever it is, the agency needs to rethink Reliant’s outdoor campaign for the new “cap and save” program. I’ve heard the radio spots. They’re good. Straightforward and simple: you lock in your price at a cap. If the price of energy goes down, so does your price; if it goes up, your price remains unchanged. So far, so good.
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For 26 straight days San Angeloans were scorched with 100-degree temperatures. Now, they are preparing for a different kind of burn — one on their pocketbooks.
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Despite August temperatures that have driven statewide electric usage to records four days this month, customers may find some relief in their electric bills because of a second summer of low natural gas prices.
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Texas’ biggest utility is slowly collapsing under mountain of debt. Thanks deregulation!
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