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  • March 03, 2014 • Reuters

    Texas grid extends power conservation call as cold boosts usage, prices

    The Texas electric grid operator extended its call for residents and businesses to conserve power until Tuesday morning as a late arctic cold front that barreled as far as South Texas boosted the state's electricity consumption to a monthly record on Monday. Read More

  • March 01, 2014 • Texas Monthly

    The Generation Gap

    AS THE THREAT OF ROLLING BLACKOUTS IN WINTER AND SUMMER DEMONSTRATES, TEXAS ISN'T PRODUCING ENOUGH ELECTRICITY TO MEET OUR NEEDS. WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DEREGULATION. Read More

  • January 18, 2014 • Houston Chronicle

    Smith: Regulation would lower prices and boost efficiency

    About $22 billion is what deregulation of electricity has cost Texans over the last 11 years. Read More

  • January 03, 2014 • Houston Chronicle

    Electricity shock

    Dereg is costing Texas' economy. Light bulbs need to turn on in lawmakers' heads. Read More

  • December 26, 2013 • New Hampshire Union Leader

    Supplier suspended from N.E. power grid

    A company that sells electricity to 5,700 New Hampshire customers has been unable to meet its commitments to provide that power, and those customers will end up back with Public Service of New Hampshi... Read More