A non-profit utility that is owned and operated by the municipality it serves. In Texas, municipally owned utilities may opt into the competitive retail electric marketplace. See also "City-Owned [..]

A Retail Electric Provider (REP) that is owned, but separately operated, by a former monopoly electric utility.

An entity registered with the PUCT to bring a group of customers together to buy electricity in bulk.

A measure of heat equal to the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree F.

A non-profit utility that is owned and operated by the city it serves. In Texas, city-owned utilities may opt into the competitive retail electric marketplace. See also "Municipally Owned Utility [..]

One of three commonly used designations for classes of customers. The others are residential and industrial. Commercial customers are not involved in manufacturing. Examples of commercial customers ar [..]

Adding charges to a bill without a customer's approval.

A charge assessed during each billing cycle without regard to the customer’s demand or energy consumption.

The amount of electricity used at any given instant or averaged over a designated period of time. Demand is usually in measured in kilowatts or Megawatts. The Peak Demand is the highest 15 or 30 minut [..]

Removal or relaxation of regulations or controls governing a business or service operation such as utilities.