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Electricity Plans and Nest Thermostats
The key to optimizing heating and cooling energy usage in your home lies in your thermostat settings. The goal is to save energy without sacrificing
April 23, 2015
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Electric Heat Pumps and Gas Furnaces
Heating and cooling are the most energy-intensive systems for residential retail electric customers. Many energy consumers do not think much about these systems until they
April 16, 2015
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Overview of Shale Gas Production
Natural gas is undoubtedly the superstar of U.S. domestic hydrocarbon resources. First, it is relatively abundant with proven reserves in excess of 318 trillion cubic
April 8, 2015
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Champion Energy Texas Time-of-Use Rates
Champion Energy Texas Time-of-Use Rates. One of the promised benefits of Texas smart meter deployment was that retail electric suppliers would develop rates based on
April 3, 2015
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Renewable Energy Certification and Tracking
Reneable energy certification and tracking. You are shopping for great electricity rates but you also want to help the environment. The good news is that
March 31, 2015
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TXU Energy and Direct Energy Free Electricity Plans
TXU Energy and Direct Energy Free Electricity Plans For most of the history of residential electric service in Texas, it did not matter when customers
March 25, 2015
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Commercial Electric Rates – Natural Gas Index
Commercial Electric Rates – Natural Gas Index Most business customers prefer knowing what their electricity rate is going to be for a given contract term.
March 19, 2015
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Hybrid Commercial Electricity Rate Plans
Hybrid Commercial electricity rate plans and typical rate plans. Commercial Electricity Rate Plans Retail electric providers typically offer fixed price plans to commercial customers. These
March 10, 2015
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Texas Electricity Generation Sources
Texas Electricity Generation Sources The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) operates the power grid that serves approximately 90% of all electricity used in Texas.
March 2, 2015
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Texas Prepaid Electricity Plans
With most Texas electricity plans, the energy provider bills the customer after the end of each billing cycle. Customers pay their bills and process repeats.
March 1, 2015
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