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Which Home Energy Christmas Gifts Do You Want? A smart way to cut your Texas electric bills is buy things that help you save energy all year. Check out our list of home energy gifts you can give yourself. The holidays are a time for giving, but not every gift has to sit under a tree. One of the smartest ways to spend money this season is on items that help cut energy costs all year long. These home energy Christmas gifts pay you back month after month by lowering power use and helping you manage Texas power bills more easily. A Year’s Supply of HVAC Filters Changing air filters is one of the simplest ways to improve home efficiency, yet it is also one of the most forgotten tasks. A dirty air filter forces your HVAC system to run longer to circulate the air. This drives up power use. Buying a year’s supply of quality filters removes the excuse to delay changing them. Fresh filters help air move freely, reduces strain on your system, and can lower cooling costs during long T...

Will This Data Center Energy Source Raise Bills? With data center expansion exploding in Texas, find out why the energy they use could have an important effect on your future electricity rates. Texas is seeing a surge of requests to connect new data centers to the power grid. ERCOT has received about 205 large load requests so far. Not all of these projects will break ground. Still, even if only half move forward, the data center energy source they choose could push power prices higher. That outcome matters to Texans who want reliable service and cheap electricity . Over the next five years, many developers will not wait for full grid hookups. Instead, they plan to build on-site power plants. Natural gas stands out as the fastest and most practical option. While solar and wind help meet grid demand, they cannot supply round-the-clock power without added storage and long build times. By contrast, natural gas plants can enter service much faster and run nonstop. For firms racing to dep...