by admin / Posted: May 27, 2007 · /
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I noticed today on powertochoose today that Stream Energy shows a month to month rate at 12.99 cents\Kwh. This is a great rate but a majority of the residential customers out there use less then 500 Kwh in usage a month. This means in actuality their customer would have to pay about 13.49 cents\kwh. This is actually a decent variable month to month rate if it stays around this rate each month. Unfortunately 12.99 cents\kwh is not going to be the energy rate for most people out there.
| Pricing for TXU Service Area |
500 kWh |
1,000 kWh |
1,500 kWh |
| Month-to-Month Rate |
$0.13490 |
$0.12990 |
$0.12990 |
In comparison Hudson Energy Services and Spark Energy tie with the lowest 12 month fixed term rate. Both companies offer a rate with NO monthly customer charge. This means you don’t have to pay a bogus fee for being their customer. That never really made sense anyway? The rate stays the same the entire year so there are no surprises. Right now a 12 month term makes the most since as rates continue to go up and probably will for awhile.
by admin / Posted: May 26, 2007 · /
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Not all counties have become deregulated in Texas
Although several counties in Texas have become deregulated there are many others that have a small population and have not chosen to go this route. These counties have their own municipal power and sometimes pay far less then the rest of the deregulated state but just as often pay the same or even more then the rest of the state. This problem of paying more then everyone else yet not having a choice to go elsewhere for energy is when people start to go up in arms.
What can a residential customer of electricity do to save money on electricity when they have no choice?
 Many residential power consumers have invested in large wind turbines at an investment of about $15,000 (including batteries, inverter and accessories) and have been able to sell excess energy they are not using back into the power grid. There is a Texas law in the books that requires the electric companies to buy back the energy a residential household or commercial business does not need. By supplementing your energy needs with a wind generator you could average down an electric rate of 9 cents\kwh to around 0-2 cents\kwh. Some energy users have even made money after calculating it out over the entire year.
