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ERCOT calls for energy conservation this weekend

Posted in Efficiency, Global Warming, Utilities, tagged Air conditioning, electric reliability council of texas, electricity, energy conservation office, Energy Efficiency, Public utilities commission, Texas, Thermostat on August 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Its predicted that the entire state will have record temperatures this weekend. Please take all measures to avoid using unnecessary energy. They might have a hurricane on the east coast but we have a heat wave in Texas and there might not be enough electricity to go around. Statement from ERCOT CEO Trip Doggett on [...]

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Will my rates go up because of last week’s electricity mess?

Posted in Energy, tagged electricity, Energy, public citizen texas, Rolling blackout on February 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Will my rates go up because of last week’s electricity mess? That’s a question that the Texas Tribune, a nonpartisan, nonprofit media organization that promotes civic engagement and discourse on public policy, politics, government, and other matters of statewide concern, asked and their answer starts out: Lots of Texans are asking that question in the [...]

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It’s not that easy being deregulated . . .

Posted in Energy, tagged electricity, Energy, Kilowatt hour, public citizen texas, Public utilities commission, Texas on February 8, 2011 | 3 Comments »

. . .But deregulation is the color of money And deregulation can be cool and shopping-like And deregulation can be big like a variable rate plan, or important Like a TXU/Oncor, or tall like a wind turbine. Deregulation of the Texas electric market brought us the “POWER TO CHOOSE.” You can check out the Public [...]

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Austin poor spend much of their income on electricity

Posted in Efficiency, Energy, tagged Austin, Austin Energy, conservation, Efficient energy use, electricity, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Household, poverty, Technology on October 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Austin Energy hired a consultant to help determine how its rates compare to those of other utilities in preparation for its plan to substantially raise electricity rates in 2012. The work is ongoing, but an eye-opening statistic has already emerged. Estimates indicate that the average US household’s energy costs are equal to 7% of household income, [...]

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Perry spews hot air on warming

Posted in Global Warming, tagged amarillo, andy wilson, carbon regulation, Clean Energy, climate change, electrical reliability council of texas, electricity, ercot, Global Warming, governor rick perry, green energy, green jobs, hot air, Inconvenient Truth, public citizen texas, Renewables, rose bowl, union of concerned scientists, university of east anglia, University of Texas, wind power on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Op-ed originally published in Sunday’s Amarillo Globe: Column – Andy Wilson: Perry spews hot air on warming AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry’s recent essay (“EPA ‘science’ doesn’t add up in global warming equation,” Dec. 27, 2009) is full of hot air and not much else. The governor’s outrage produces more heat than light, revealing his [...]

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Express News Editorial Gets It, Why Doesn’t CPS?

Posted in Energy, Global Warming, Nuclear, tagged Arjun Makhijani, CPS Energy, electricity, energy storage, Nuclear, renewable energy, San Antonio, san antonio express news, solar, South Texas Project, wind on July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The following editorial from the San Antonio Express News is an excellent take on the issue of the South Texas Project nuclear expansion. Kudos to Carlos Guerra! Expert offers uniquely Texan power solution Carlos Guerra – San Antonio Express News With a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from UC-Berkeley, Arjun Makhijani has followed energy issues and [...]

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