When a planned phase-out of our regulated electricity market became law in the mid-1990s, I warned that the effects of deregulating electricity generators would do far more harm than good across the Commonwealth. Read More
Complaints against Texas electricity companies have increased by more than 800% since deregulation, according to a Texas Coalition for Affordable Power study. Read More
For the Texas power industry, this has been a time of soul-searching angst. Read More
A report released Monday concludes that electric deregulation has cost Texas residential consumers more than $11 billion in higher rates and that the operator of the state's major power grid, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, has been poorly managed and industry-dominated. Read More
Delia Villareal of Arlington cooks three meals a day for herself and her husband, so she's not happy to hear about a new study finding Texas residents have paid nearly $11.5 billion dollars more than they should have for electricity since deregulation in 2002. Read More