Posted on October 7th, 2007 by TechDigger
While the reporters didn’t get the quotes on deregulation in the Chronicle article, they had them available for the Express-News (same reporters, different editors?)
MySA.com: Metro | State
When Texas lawmakers agreed to open the state’s power markets to competition back in 1999, one promise was on the tip of many tongues: lower prices.
“Competition in the electric [...]
Filed under: CPS Energy, ERCOT, Electricity, PUC, Reliant, TXU, deregulation, texas | No Comments »
Posted on March 13th, 2007 by TechDigger
Report: TXU manipulated Texas power market | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
ARLINGTON — TXU Corp. manipulated the Texas electric market in 2005, costing consumers $70 million and giving the utility $20 million in extra profits, according to an outside expert whose report was released by state regulators today.
TXU, the largest power generator in Texas, sold power [...]
Filed under: PUC, Potomac Economics, TXU, Troy Fraser, deregulation, price manipulation, public utility commission, texas, utility regulation | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 1st, 2007 by TechDigger
But I thought prices were supposed to go down because of deregulation?
Star-Telegram | 12/28/2006 | Power costs may slow development
What chafes the North Texans are the lower rates in Austin and San Antonio, whose municipal systems were exempted from the 1999 deregulation law. Austin and San Antonio have emerged as direct competitors to Dallas-Fort Worth [...]
Filed under: CPS, CPS Energy, ERCOT, Electricity, Erle Nye, Milton Lee, TXU, deregulation, texas | 2 Comments »
