Deregulation in Texas
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Electricity deregulation in Texas is the result of Senate Bill 7 which went into effect on January 1, 2002. According to the law, deregulation is to be phased in over several years.
As a result, 85% of Texas power consumers (those served by a company not owned by a municipality or a utility cooperative) can choose their electricity service from a variety of "retail electric providers" (REPs), including the incumbent utility. The incumbent utility in the area still owns and maintains the local power lines (and is the company to call in the event of a power outage) and is not subject to deregulation. Customers served by cooperatives or municipal utilities can choose an alternate REP only if the utility has "opted in" to deregulation; to date, only the area served by the Nueces Electric Cooperative has chosen to opt in.
One desired effect of the competition is lower electricity rates. In the first few years after the deregulation in 2002, the residential rate for electricity increased seven times, with the price to beat at around 15 cents per kilowatt hour (as of July 26, 2006, www.powertochoose.org) in 2006. However, while prices to customers increased 43% from 2002 to 2004, the costs of inputs rose faster, by 63%, showing that not all increases have been borne by consumers. (See Competition and entry of new firms above for discussion on the relationship between retail prices, inputs, and investment.)
The deregulation permitted a few regions to retain regulated rates, such as in Austin. In these areas, the electricity rate has stayed closer to the average rate of about 10 cents per kilowatt-hour in the U.S. For those residents that have access to competitors (often more than a dozen), prices are only a little lower than the price to beat. For example, the lowest cost provider in central part of Texas was charging 6.8 cents per kilowatt (as of December 7, 2011).
Map of Energy Deregulated Cities in Texas
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Abilene |
Carrizo Springs |
Edinburg |
Hurst |
Mcallen |
Rachel |
Spring |
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Addison |
Carrolton |
Edna |
Hutchins |
Mckinney |
Rainbow |
Springtown |
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Alamo |
Cedar Hill |
Edom |
Ingleside |
Memphis |
Rancho Viejo |
Spur |
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Albany |
Cedar Park |
Edgypt |
Iraan |
Menard |
Ranger |
Stafford |
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Aledo |
Centerville |
El Campo |
Irving |
Mercedes |
Rankin |
Stamford |
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Alice |
Channelview |
El Dorado |
Italy |
Merkel |
Raymondville |
Stephenville |
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Allen |
Childress |
Electra |
Jacksboro |
Mesquite |
Red Oak |
Sugar Land |
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Alpine |
Christoval |
Elgin |
Jersey Village |
Midland |
Refujio |
Sulphur Springs |
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Alvarado |
Cisco |
Ennis |
Jewett |
Midlothian |
Reklaw |
Surfside Beach |
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Alvin |
Clarendon |
Escobares |
Johnson City |
Miland |
Richardson |
Sweetwater |
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Alvarod |
Clarksville |
Etoile |
Jourdanton |
Milford |
Richland |
Synder |
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Andrews |
Cleburne |
Euless |
Junction |
Mineral Wells |
Richland Hills |
Taft |
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Angleton |
Clifton |
Eustace |
Karnes City |
Mission |
Richmond |
Taylor |
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Anson |
Clute |
Falcon Heights |
Katy |
Monahans |
Rio Grande City |
Temple |
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Aransas Pass |
Clyde |
Falfurrias |
Kaufman |
Muenster |
Rio Hondo |
Terlingua |
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Archer City |
Collinsville |
Farmers Branch |
Keene |
Munday |
Riviera |
Terrel |
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Argyle |
Colorado City |
Flint |
Keller |
Nacogdoches |
Riviera Beach |
Texas City |
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Arlington |
Columbus |
Flo |
Keham |
Nassau Bay |
Roanoke |
The Colony |
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Arroyo City |
Comanche |
Forest Hill |
Kenedy |
Neches |
Robert Lee |
Three Rivers |
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Aspermont |
Commerce |
Forney |
Kermit |
Nocona |
Rockdale |
Throckmorton |
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Athens |
Comstock |
Fort Davis |
Killeen |
North Richland Hills |
Rockport |
Tivoli |
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Atlanta |
Cooper |
Fort Stockton |
Kingvillage |
Northlake |
Rocksprings |
Tomball |
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Aubrey |
Coppell |
Forth Worth |
Knox City |
Odem |
Rockwall |
Tuleta |
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Austwell |
Copperas Cove |
Freeport |
La Feria |
Odessa |
Roma |
Tyler |
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Azle |
Corpus Christi |
Freer |
La Marque |
Olney |
Rosenberg |
Uvalde |
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Bacliff |
Corsicana |
Frisco |
La Porte |
Orange Grove |
Rotan |
Van |
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Baird |
Cotulla |
Fulton |
Lacy Lakeview |
Ozona |
Round Rock |
Van Alstyne |
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Balch Springs |
Crane |
Gainesville |
Ladonia |
Paducah |
Round Top |
Vernon |
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Ballinger |
Crockett |
Galena Park |
Laguna Park |
Paint Rock |
Rowlett |
Victoria |
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Balmorhea |
Crosby |
Galveston |
Lajitas |
Palacios |
Royse City |
Waco |
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Barksdale |
Cross Plains |
Gatesville |
Lake Jackson |
Palestine |
Ruidosa |
Waxahachie |
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Bay City |
Crossroads |
George West |
Lake Whitney |
Palmer |
Rule |
Webster |
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Baytown |
Crowell |
Goliad |
Lake Worth |
Palmview |
Sabinal |
Wellington |
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Bedford |
Crystal City |
Graford |
Lamesa |
Paris |
Saginaw |
Weslaco |
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Beeville |
Cypress |
Graham |
Lancaster |
Pasadena |
Saint Jo |
West Columbia |
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Bellaire |
Dallas |
Grandburry |
Laredo |
Pearland |
Salado |
West Tawakoni |
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Bellmead |
De Leon |
Grand Prairie |
League City |
Pearsall |
San Angelo |
Westlake |
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Belton |
De Soto |
Grandview |
Leakey |
Pecos |
San Benito |
Wharton |
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Benbrook |
Decatur |
Grapevine |
Leona |
Penitas |
San Juan |
White Settlement |
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Big Lake |
Deer Park |
Gun Barrel City |
Lewsville |
Perryton |
San Leon |
Whitewright |
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Big Spring |
Del Rio |
Hallettsville |
Lindale |
Pharr |
Sandia |
Whitney |
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Bishop |
Denison |
Haltom City |
Liverpool |
Pilot Point |
Santa Anna |
Wichita Falls |
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Blooming Grove |
Devine |
Hamilton |
Log Cabin |
Plano |
Sargent |
Wills Point |
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Bonham |
Diboll |
Hamlin |
Los Fresnos |
Pleasanton |
Seabrook |
Wimberley |
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Booker |
Dickens |
Harker Heights |
Lufkin |
Port Arkansas |
Seadrift |
Winters |
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Brackettville |
Disckinson |
Harlingen |
Lytle |
Port Isabel |
Seagoville |
Wolfe City |
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Brazoria |
Dilley |
Haskell |
Mabank |
Port Lavaca |
Sealy |
Woodway |
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Breckenridge |
Donna |
Hebbronville |
Magnolia |
Port Mansfield |
Seguin |
Yantis |
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Bronte |
Dublin |
Henrietta |
Malakoff |
Port O Connor |
Shamrock |
Yorktown |
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Bookshire |
Dumas |
Hidalgo |
Malone |
Portland |
Sheffield |
Zapata |
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Brownwood |
Duncanville |
Hillsboro |
Manor |
Pottsboro |
Sherman |
Zavalla |
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Buffalo |
Eagle Lake |
Hitchcock |
Mansfield |
Prairie View |
Sinton |
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Burkburnett |
Eagle Pass |
Houston |
Marfa |
Premont |
Snyder |
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Burleson |
Early |
Hubbard |
Mathis |
Presidio |
Sonora |
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Cameron |
Eastland |
Hudson |
Mc Allen |
Quanah |
South Houston |
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Canton |
Eden |
Humble |
Mc Gregor |
Quinlan |
South Padre Island |
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Edgewood |
Huntington |
Mc Kinney |
Quintana |
Spearman |