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What is electricity deregulation?
May 15th, 2015Electricity deregulation eliminates the rules and regulations that restrict companies from selling energy. That makes it easier for companies to enter into the market, which…
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Where Does the World’s Energy Come From?
May 13th, 2015World Energy Consumption In 2012, our planet consumed, in total, 524 quadrillion BTUs (British Thermal Units) of energy. On average that works out to 74 million BTUs per…
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How Texas Electric Deregulation Has Helped Texas Businesses and Consumers
May 11th, 2015Wednesday, August 05, 2009 Texas Electric deregulation in Texas came into effect as of January 1, 2002. The deregulation itself is going to be phased in…
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How to Switch Energy Suppliers– Redirected
April 7th, 2015Now that you know you have options, here’s how you can switch your electricity or natural gas plan. First off, if you have your energy bill handy,…
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Understanding your energy bill
February 25th, 2015Let’s be honest, when our energy bill arrives, we tend to look for the biggest, boldest number on the bill and pay it. But sometimes,…
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How to Choose An Energy Service Company (ESCO)
August 19th, 2014Update on NY ESCOs 3/1/16 N.Y. Bans Commodity-Only ESCO Service To Mass Market Customers (“Full Stop” To Retail Market With Limited Exceptions). You can read more…
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The Energy of Fireworks
July 4th, 2014This July 4th, Americans will light off 175 million pounds of fireworks, costing over over $500 million dollars. To get those fireworks off the ground,…
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Pros and Cons of Smart Meters
May 29th, 2014Many utilities are now replacing old analog meters with digital smart meters. Rather than having to be read once a month, these new smart meters…
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Wind generation in Texas
March 31st, 2014On March 26th, wind generation in Texas reached a new output record, hitting 10,296 MW, according to ERCOT. This record output of wind accounted for nearly…
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Do utility companies hate solar?
August 15th, 2013With less than one percent of the nation’s electricity being generated by solar energy sources, you would think that the big utility companies have nothing…
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