“Everything is bigger in Texas”, but that doesn’t mean your electric bill has to be! Deregulated energy in Texas means that you get to choose as a consumer who you wish to provide your service. This means competitive rates are just a click or contract away. Locating the right electricity plan for your home or [...]

Texas Renewable Energy When you think of renewable resources, you likely think of certain states that are known for a more progressive way of using energy. While California comes to mind for its many environmentally-friendly policies, the leader in most renewable energy, surpassing the Golden State by sheer quantity alone, is none-other-than [...]

Texas Electricity Back in the early 1880s, nearly two decades after the Civil War, Galveston, Texas, hosted the first power plant, providing electricity to surrounding cities.  Over the next two decades, more power plants running on steam and even dam water began to provide Texas electricity. Within just ten years, you could witness entire cities [...]

Summer is in, and this time we are facing more heat intensity as compared to past couple of years. Because of such heat, the electricity consumption in all over Texas has increased significantly both in domestic and commercial areas. It is time that we all must cut down our usage of electricity because multiple factors [...]

North Texas is the fastest growing area in the United States. With a competitive housing market and deregulated energy market, the lone star state is quickly climbing the ranks as incentives to those looking to move here get better and better. The saying “everything is bigger in Texas” is especially true when it comes to [...]

Texas Breaks Energy Demand Record Twice – Tips to Shop for Best Rates: It’s only getting hotter in Texas. Not just sweltering, but record-breaking temperatures are setting in and increasing! With record heat expected to continue plaguing Texas, the state's electrical providers are trying to keep up with the energy demand. On Thursday of last [...]

Breeze Energy Is Powerless But Its Former Customers Don’t Have to Be. How Displaced Customers Can Save With New Providers A local the Dallas retail electric company, Breeze Energy, is parting ways with thousands of its Houston customers due to closure by Texas regulators, an occurrence that hasn’t happened between a Texas regulator and electric [...]

How To Save This Summer As a consumer, you may find that just as you pay one bill, another comes in the mail or via notification on your online accounts. While some bills may be easier to excuse than others, your electric bill is a constant and a non-negotiable. Especially, here in the heart and [...]

Commitment to Energy Efficiency Oncor Electric Delivery is the largest electric utility in Texas, serving more than 10 million customers. Oncor is characterized by its solid commitment to helping its customers improve their energy efficiency, and they run some of the largest incentive programs in the state. The company offers programs for all main customer [...]

While the all-in price of wind energy directly depends on the wind speeds at a particular site, examining national trends in the installed cost of wind energy definitively shows that wind energy has become an extremely inexpensive source of electricity. The average U.S. consumer pays about 12 cents per kilowatt-hour for electricity. That price includes [...]