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Competitive Energy Service Texas
With the restructuring of Texas’
investor-owned utilities, customers will have the opportunity to 'shop'
not only for their electric provider, but also for a variety of
energy-related products and services.
Competitive Energy Service Texas
As part of the transition to retail competition in the electric
marketplace, certain services have been deemed "competitive.” That means
the regulated utility is not allowed to offer these services, and
non-utility competitors can offer them directly to customers.
These competitive energy services include:
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Security Lighting: Lighting equipment
installed on customer property.
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Energy Audits: Audits that inform
residential and small commercial customers of energy conservation
practices and measures to manage energy use.
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Energy Efficient Products: Sales and
installation of energy saving products and appliances such as
refrigerators, freezers, water heaters, dishwashers, clothes washers,
room air conditioners, central air conditioners, heat pumps, furnaces,
boilers, insulation, etc.
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Energy Efficiency Programs: Efficiency
services, investments in energy efficient technology, rebates, low-cost
energy efficiency programs and loans.
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Metering: Installation, upkeep, reading and
management of certain enhanced electric meters.
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Customer Usage Information: Services that
compile customer information such as load data profiling, analysis, etc.
How Will These Changes Affect You?
If you are interested in obtaining a list of companies that provide these
types of services, you should contact your local electric utility or check
the local yellow pages.
Some competitive services may be offered by retail electric providers as
part of their electric service package.
In the future, you can anticipate more offerings and new developments in the
innovation and technology of products and services that the competitive
market provides. You will have the option of obtaining these and other
services from a variety of independent energy service companies and retail
electric providers. http://www.puc.state.tx.us/ocp/electric/elecfacts/comp.PDF
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