Texas Electricity Ratings

[caption id="attachment_4003" align="alignright" width="337"] Hunting for a new apartment in Houston but worried about how much electricity it might use for air conditioning? Let us show you how to figure it all out and save some money, too. [/caption] What's The Average Electric Bill To Cool My Apartment? Hunting for a new apartment in Houston, TX? One thing you want to know is how much it costs to run an air conditioner. It seems a straight forward question, right? There's plenty of exhaustive DOE reports on the average Houston home's electricity usage . But why is there dang-near-nada   reliable information on how much  air conditioning an apartment in Houston costs? The key problem is that the Department of Energy and the Energy Information Agency only collect information on "residential" over-all usage by combining data from both houses and apartments. So, it takes time and persistence just to tease out useful apartment over-all

[caption id="attachment_5491" align="alignright" width="266"] Competition is fierce. And our five top-rated suppliers go above and beyond to be one the best Texas electricity providers. [/caption] Who Is The Best Electricity Supplier In Texas? Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloomy pandemic stays the need for electricity in Texas . It's for that very reason that Texas Electricity Ratings has released their annual rankings for the best retail electricity providers  in the state of Texas. Ranking Texas Retail Electricity Providers Energy providers have been competing harder than before, especially with electricity prices being lower than this time last year. Consequently, this year's choices were tough. Texas Electricity Ratings compares and rates providers based on five main criteria: Plans and Products — How good are their electricity plans and prices? Do they offer green, earth-friendly deals? What about their tiered rates? Complaint Re

[caption id="attachment_5484" align="alignright" width="300"] Public Utility Commission of Texas is extending the COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program. Read how it may help your family while making your bills affordable. [/caption] Public Utility Commission Continues Shut Off Protections The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) announced that it was extending the Covid-19 Electricity Relief Program (ERP) until August 31, 2020. The PUCT originally set the program to end on July 17 as the anticipated number of cases eased. Unfortunately,  the recent increase in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations throughout Texas has forced Governor Abbot to renew restrictions on businesses. As a result, laid-off and furloughed workers will have hard time paying their Texas electric bills on time.   Texas Electric Customers Not Ready PUC Chairman DeAnn T. Walker explained that Texas was not in shape to let ERP expire on July 17. The PUCT expects to work with TDUs and REP