electricity

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The Biden administration said Wednesday it is making $4.5 billion available through a low-income home energy assistance program to help with heating costs heading into what is expected to be a brutal winter.

Heat waves can make you sweat for a number of reasons, including how they can impact your electric bill.

Through extreme heat and freezing cold, it’s important to have a reliable electricity plan. We learn more about how Reliant is ensuring Texans feel informed and prepared this summer. MORE: Reliant.com/Degrees

Programs are available that can help North Texans who are having a hard time paying electricity bills. And those bills will keep rising as the heat continues. Katy Blakey reports.

More North Texans are seeking assistance paying electricity bills as the summer heat continues to increase.

Electric rates are rising faster than they ever have since Texas deregulated the electricity market in the 1990s, and that could lead to sticker shock for people whose electricity contracts are set to expire soon.

Just in time for the high heat in North Texas this summer, electric rates are rising.

The people who run the state power grid say demand should not exceed supply this week — or all this summer, but some people still worry after past failures.

The people who run the state power grid say demand should not exceed supply this week — or all this summer, but some people still worry after past failures. And electricity is not the only cause for concern when it’s so hot.

Monday morning Vistra Corp announced its battery energy storage facility is officially online. It has the ability to instantly release energy to the power grid.

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation says though conditions are improving, issues may still arise.

ERCOT is asking power companies to expect several days of hot weather.

The majority of power customers in Puerto Rico who were left in the dark earlier this week following a massive blackout that affected over a million residents had their electricity restored on Saturday.

Power crews continue working and making progress to get the power restored to areas where lines were down or transformers blew.

As a winter storm hits North Texas, many homeowners have questions after dealing with last year’s winter storm.

With forecasted freezing rain and bitter cold, local electric providers Oncor and Denton Municipal Electric said ice remains the biggest threat to power lines and service.

With forecasted freezing rain and bitter cold, local electric providers Oncor and Denton Municipal Electric said ice remains the biggest threat to power lines and service.

Have you looked at retail electricity prices lately? If you’re searching for cheap electricity contracts, beware. Prices on PowerToChoose.org are very high, and the Oncor charge jumped 19% too.

Puerto Rico residents will see another increase in their electricity bill, even though they already pay twice as much as mainland U.S. customers for unreliable service.