The   HIGH   CO$T   of  ELECTRICITY  in  TEXAS

Sick of ridiculously high electricity rates? 
It's getting pretty ridiculous in parts of Texas (Dallas county and Denton county), since deregulation a few years ago.

PROBLEM:  Yet another manifestation of unchecked greed (same thing with medical costs, gasoline and fuel oil costs, food costs, property taxes, etc.).
                 Not all of this can be blamed on the falling U.S. Dollar.

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Champion Energy  (AUG-2008 - to - MMM-YYYY ?)          fixed 13.2 cents per KWH + $4.95 monthly fee + taxes ($175 cancel fee)
Ambit Energy  (AUG-2008 - to - JUL-2008 ?)             13.4 -to- 19.5 cents per KWH
W Power & Light  (JUN-2007 - to - JUL-2007)                 14.4 -to- 14.5 cents per KWH         
CIRRO Energy  (AUG-2005 - to - MAY-2007)               11.9 -to- 14.0 cents per KWH
TXU Energy  (FEB-2003 - to - JUL-2005)                 08.2 -to- 11.6 cents per KWH
First Choice  (MAR-2002 - to - JAN-2003)                08.6 -to- 09.9 cents per KWH
Texas New-Mexico Power  (DEC-1985 - to - FEB-2002)                 08.4 -to- 11.3 cents per KWH 

     

NOTE 01:  Cost per KWH (below) is based on total monthly $Bill  /  KWH ; as of 30-JUN-2008, sales tax is 3.44%
NOTE 02:  Texas New-Mexico Power Company owns and services the wires and poles.		    
                           
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec   Totals & Avgs
1995                   $114.28 $143.11 $261.42   N/A
       KWH                            
                             
1996 $187.68 $162.91 $133.90 $169.14 $259.15 $269.98 $290.44 $256.05 $177.44 $137.34 $238.73 $293.52   $2,576.28
       KWH                            
                             
1997 $202.10 $131.65 $107.11 $135.98 $216.94 $285.15 $325.44 $295.15 $164.68 $152.91 $213.79 $261.95   $2,492.85
       KWH                            
                             
1998 $217.71 $195.89 $147.39 $180.17 $303.25 $396.96 $357.21 $314.65 $185.75 $101.80 $134.40 $278.41   $2,813.59
       KWH 2,236 2,122 1,536 1,802 2,923 3,787 3,421 3,023 1,816 1,095 1,494 3,065   28,320.0
  $/KWH $0.0974 $0.0923 $0.0960 $0.1000 $0.1037 $0.1048 $0.1044 $0.1041 $0.1023 $0.0930 $0.0900 $0.0908   0.0982
                             
1999 $136.63 $143.33 $128.31 $138.40 $164.29 $231.22 $278.61 $222.96 $130.84 $102.81 $139.08 $153.62   $1,970.10
       KWH 1,554 1,608 1,446 1,489 1,968 2,433 2,915 2,349 1,412 1,171 1,562 1,772   21,679.0
  $/KWH $0.0879 $0.0891 $0.0887 $0.0929 $0.0835 $0.0950 $0.0956 $0.0949 $0.0927 $0.0878 $0.0890 $0.0867   0.0903
                             
2000 $189.81 $112.73 $122.59 $128.01 $186.54 $246.66 $242.58 $279.81 $169.93 $159.48 $237.96 $351.25   $2,427.35
       KWH 2,176 1,316 1,426 1,354 2,037 2,563 2,522 2,798 1,721 1,693 2,500 3,496   25,602.0
  $/KWH $0.0872 $0.0857 $0.0860 $0.0945 $0.0916 $0.0962 $0.0962 $0.1000 $0.0987 $0.0942 $0.0952 $0.1005   0.0938
                             
2001 $216.15 $175.65 $204.17 $189.71 $264.39 $329.81 $302.86 $214.86 $106.47 $127.41 $205.58 $239.46   $2,576.52
       KWH 2,169 1,765 2,024 1,841 2,337 2,963 2,672 1,913 978 1,197 1,906 2,213   23,978.0
  $/KWH $0.0997 $0.0995 $0.1009 $0.1030 $0.1131 $0.1113 $0.1133 $0.1123 $0.1089 $0.1064 $0.1079 $0.1082   0.1070
                             
2002 $172.63 $180.44 $111.37 $142.44 $188.44 $164.42 $229.55 $178.40 $112.17 $112.67 $167.51 $192.68   $1,952.72
       KWH 1,961 2,047 1,286 1,547 2,003 1,758 2,325 1,823 1,174 1,221 1,788 2,365   21,298.0
  $/KWH 0.0880 0.0881 0.0866 0.0921 0.0941 0.0935 0.0987 0.0979 0.0955 0.0923 0.0937 0.0815   0.0918
                             
2003 $183.85 $166.79 $97.92 $125.52 $159.59 $212.18 $218.45 $173.12 $123.63 $109.46 $195.65 $215.16   $1,981.32
       KWH 2,251 2,035 1,163 1,367 1,702 2,281 2,350 1,851 1,306 1,150 2,099 2,165   21,720.0
  $/KWH 0.0817 0.0820 0.0842 0.0918 0.0938 0.0930 0.0930 0.0935 0.0947 0.0952 0.0932 0.0994   0.0913
                             
2004 $328.58 $156.46 $128.14 $196.60 $228.89 $275.27 $221.83 $210.81 $159.40 $137.56 $190.21 $222.00   $2,455.75
       KWH 3,282 1,587 1,308 1,901 2,203 2,637 2,137 2,034 1,508 1,351 1,851 2,200   23,999.0
  $/KWH 0.1001 0.0986 0.0980 0.1034 0.1039 0.1044 0.1038 0.1036 0.1057 0.1018 0.1028 0.1009   0.1023
                             
2005 $258.43 $257.38 $164.62 $159.74 $190.05 $223.66 $280.58 $255.00 $246.25 $214.62 $166.93 $291.17   $2,708.43
       KWH 2,499 2,489 1,608 1,442 1,655 1,938 2,417 2,125 2,062 1,560 1,215 2,114   23,124.0
  $/KWH 0.1034 0.1034 0.1024 0.1108 0.1148 0.1154 0.1161 0.1200 0.1194 0.1376 0.1374 0.1377   0.1182
                             
2006 $187.93 $266.71 $186.82 $184.21 $185.86 $273.07 $343.42 $331.66 $238.52 $189.74 $154.35 $235.06   $2,777.35
       KWH 1,367 1,937 1,359 1,340 1,352 1,983 2,492 2,407 1,733 1,380 1,124 1,708   20,182.0
  $/KWH 0.13748 0.1377 0.13747 0.1375 0.1375 0.1377 0.1378 0.1378 0.1376 0.1375 0.1373 0.1376   0.1376
                             
2007 $431.45 $296.01 $142.88 $140.93 $188.25 $233.13 $215.80 $272.91 $245.50 $182.20 $148.88 $227.76   $2,725.70
       KWH 3,129 2,149 1,041 1,010 1,299 1,622 1,606 2,031 1,827 1,356 1,108 1,695   19,873.0
  $/KWH 0.1379 0.1377 0.1373 0.1395 0.1449 0.1437 0.1344 0.1344 0.1344 0.1344 0.1344 0.1344   0.1373
                             
2008 $276.81 $255.60 $192.59 $142.28 $164.81 $380.38 $423.17 $362.80 $239.66 $136.71 $123.52     N/A
       KWH 2,012 1,825 1,375 979 1,130 2,202 2,176 2397 1,560 1,088 983     N/A
  $/KWH 0.1376 0.1401 0.1401 0.1453 0.1458 0.1727 0.1945

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