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:

• Security Lighting: Lighting equipment installed on customer property.

• Energy Audits: Audits that inform residential and small commercial customers of energy conservation practices and measures to manage energy use.

• 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.

• Energy Efficiency Programs: Efficiency services, investments in energy efficient technology, rebates, low-cost energy efficiency programs and loans.

• Metering: Installation, upkeep, reading and management of certain enhanced electric meters.

• 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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