Want to switch electricity companies in Texas? If you live in Texas, it’s easy to change your electricity provider. Most Texas residents have the ability to choose their electricity provider, thanks to deregulation. (Check this list of deregulated vs. regulated city in Texas to see if you can switch electricity suppliers.) This quick read gives you the basics of switching electricity providers.
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Smart Meter Texas – Information To Manage Your Electricity Usage
With energy bills climbing, consumers and business owners alike are looking for ways to cut back. One way to do this is to better understand your electricity usage.
Smart meters, installed by local utilities across Texas, can help you do that. Tap into Smart Meter Texas, the free website where you can access your meter information, to start your energy savings journey!
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How Much Electricity Does a Coffee Maker Use?
How much electricity a coffee maker uses varies based on the type and size. Drip coffee makers typically use between 550 and 1200 watts. Single-serve pod coffee makers (like Keurig or Nespresso) use 900 to 1500 watts of power. An automatic espresso machine uses up to 1500 watts.
Make yourself a cuppa and settle in to read more about how much power your cup of joe takes.
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Do Space Heaters Save Money on Heating Bills?
A space heater can save you money on your winter electric bill, but only if you use it wisely. If you’re using space heaters to just heat the room you’re using? Yes. Running multiple space heaters simultaneously to heat your entire house? Your electric bill may increase significantly.
Key Takeaways
Space heaters can save money on your electricity bill, but only when used correctly.
- Space heaters are a great way to warm a single room in your home.
- Make sure to size the heater properly; you’ll need 10 watts of heating power for every square foot of the room you are heating.
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Texas Electricity Shopping Statistics – Annual Review 2024
Since deregulation began in Texas in 2002, many Texans have had a choice in their electricity provider. In fact, over 85% of Texans live in an area with electricity choice.
What choices did consumers make in 2024? In our first annual electricity shopping review, we’ll reveal price trends, what plans consumers picked, and Texas electricity shopping statistics.
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What Uses the Most Electricity in a Home?
If you’re looking to save on your electricity bill, the first step is knowing what uses the most electricity in a home. Understand your usage and you’ll know how to make energy saving (and money saving) changes.
How to Keep Warm in a Winter Power Outage
Everyone knows about Texas summers. Hot, hot and more hot. We hit records in 2023 and 2024, both in temperature levels and duration of the heat.
Fewer think about Texas’ winter extremes. But as a former PUCT staff member told us, “The Texas grid is much more fragile in response to winter weather than it is to summer weather. Be prepared.” Here’s how to keep warm in the winter if the power goes out.
Who Invented Electricity? From Static Electricity to Today’s Electric Grid
You’ve heard about Thomas Edison and his lightbulb, as well as Benjamin Franklin’s famous kite experiment. And you may even think they invented electricity. But electricity as a concept and as a modern convenience has a more complex history extending over multiple centuries.
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Purchasing Business Electricity: Energy Procurement Strategy
What’s your energy procurement strategy? For most small business owners, this is just another item that they purchase for their business. You mark the calendar to shop for your next contract, but may give very little thought to other aspects of it.
Here are four things to think about for your energy procurement strategy, to get the best commercial electricity price for your business.
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Oncor Outage Map: When Will Power be Restored?
When the lights are out in the Dallas and Fort Worth area, the most important question is, when will power be back on?
In this article, you’ll find the link for the Oncor power outage map, how to report your power outage, and how to find out when your lights will be back on. We’ll also review how to stay informed of potential storm damage and power outages near you.
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