Energy & Environment
Though Power Outages Were Limited, Harvey Revealed New Challenges For The Grid
Posted on · For the first time during a Texas hurricane, mobile electric substations were brought in to restore power
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Houston Matters
As Houston Heats Up, What’s Happening With Your Electricity Bill?
Posted on · Starting next month (Sept. 1, 2016), CenterPoint Energy customers will begin seeing a change on their bill. The energy company recently raised the price it charges for transporting electricity from the provider to customers’ homes by about 65 cents per month. As Houston Public Media reported back in May, CenterPoint wanted to charge more — about […]
Local
Houston City Council Rejects CenterPoint Rate Hike
Posted on · The council vote is just the beginning of negotiations with the company.
Energy & Environment
Texas Oil Family Faces Opposition In Deal For Big Utility Company
Posted on · A legendary Texas oil family is at the center of a public hearing underway in Austin. The Hunt family wants state approval for taking control of a utility company.
Houston Matters
When it Comes to Paying for Electricity, it Might Pay to Complain
Posted on · A new report from the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power says complaints filed with regulators about electric companies and utilities fell to their lowest point since Texas deregulated its power market in 2002. But long-term data show consumers complain more than they did before the market was deregulated. We talk with News 88.7’s Dave Fehling […]
Houston Matters
Who’s Getting The Best Deals On Electricity In Texas?
Posted on · During a meeting of the Texas Public Utility Commission, its former chairman, Barry Smitherman, gave Texans one more reason to love their state and for others to envy it: low, low prices for electricity. âIf you use the best available price in the market place from a retail electric provider Houston and Dallas have the […]