by TCCFUI | Dec 20, 2019 | Blog, Electricity
____________ “Unfortunately, some companies seemingly choose to blur the line between our site and theirs, creating confusion that is just unacceptable.” — PUC executive director John Paul Urban III. ________________ Consumer advocates often recommend the...
by TCCFUI | Sep 17, 2018 | Blog, Regulatory Action
“The PUC’s ultimatum on Friday was just its latest move to ensure powertochoose.org better serves Texas consumers.” By R.A. Dyer SEPT. 17, 2018 — Three days after Public Utility Commission chair issued an ultimatum on the matter, the agency has...
by TCCFUI | Aug 29, 2018 | Blog, Rates and Service
One-third of a billion dollars — that’s the value of rate reductions so far approved by Texas electric utility regulators as a consequence of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Adopted last December, the federal tax law reduced corporate liability from 35 percent to 21...
by TCCFUI | Aug 9, 2018 | Blog
The Texas Public Utility Commission directed staff on Thursday to make changes to the state’s electricity shopping website after receiving complaints that companies were using it to promote misleading offers. The site, powertochoose.org, lists retail electricity deals...
by TCCFUI | Jun 29, 2018 | Blog, Regulatory Action
Citing potentially misleading electricity offers on powertochoose.org, the state’s top energy regulator called Thursday for a new examination of the government-sponsored website and possible reforms. Powertochoose.org is a state-sponsored electricity shopping website...