Hurricane Ike, Electric Comparison, and Relief from Summer Rates
Houston had a major issue with hurricane Ike this last month and surprisingly it had little effect on electric rates. A lot of oil and gas infrastructure was shut down but nothing was destroyed. This still usually has a negative impact on the price of electricity but [...]

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If you are confused about electric rates in Dallas and surrounding Oncor utility area we have a great comparison chart below comparing mostly fixed rates with several different electric providers. These electric rates are residential rates. There are a few variable rates in the mix because those companies only offered a variable electric rate so [...]

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Zurvita is a new MLM Energy Business Based in Several States
A few companies have followed after the steps of Ignite Energy to see if they too can increase their market share by creating a multi level marketing company to add additional electric service customers to their company. Ignite started after Excel Telecommunications went out of [...]

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List of Providers from Cheapest to Most Expensive in Houston
We have put together a list of the electric providers in Texas from cheapest to most expensive. The top 3 Texas electric providers in the list all happen to be a little cheaper then what those companies normally advertise. We worked out discount electric rates with [...]

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Volatile Texas Residential Electric Prices
As many people know by now, in Texas, electric rates can change over the course of the week if the energy commodities market goes through a volatile swing. Such has been the case this month. Just as oil, electricity and natural gas fears were getting the worse of everyone prices plummeted down. [...]

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Direct Energy is one of the larger electric companies in the United States who began operation in North America in 2000. They have been in business for quite awhile and occasionally can be quite competitive. You can compare Direct Energy with multiple other Texas electric companies on this site to see if they are being [...]

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Don’t be Mislead, not all Electric Companies Play Fair
If you have been researching Texas residential electric rates on the net there is one provider I have noticed that is advertising on some pay per click advertising and they have some very misleading residential quotes they are telling people who call in to request a quote. [...]

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5 Texas Energy Companies out of Business in Texas
Another electric company in Texas were hit by the index market skyrocketing prices when they coudln’t afford the wholesale market financial requirements. The MCPE market spiked and they were not able to afford to keep their customers. They have started the process of letting all 2,000 of [...]

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To read the latest news on one of the last court cases facing Tara Energy you can click below and read several documents on the Public Utility Commission of Texas website. Tara Energy settled out of court with all litigations they faced that we are aware of except this one. This appears to be going [...]

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Searching for a Good Electric Company?
If you are searching for all the market participants in Texas selling retail Texas electric service we have compiled a list of them all below. This list is constantly going through changes and updates. We will attempt to keep it updated with information about each Texas electric provider and their [...]

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