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Heat Wave Devastating Local Food Pantries
(credit: Erica Simon/Minnie's Food Pantry) PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) – The North Texas heat wave is devastating local food pantries and food banks. Soaring temperatures have increased electricity costs for...
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Texas Power Grid Reaches Deal For Backup Units
AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – The manager of the electricity grid in Texas says four inactive natural gas units will be brought online for emergency use through October as the state battles extreme heat...
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Texas May Increase Wholesale Electricity Rates
(credit: Robert Sullivan/AFP/Getty Images) AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – The Texas Public Utility Commission is considering raising the price cap on wholesale electricity rates by 50 percent this summer in...
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Texas Approves Doubling Wholesale Electricity Rates
AUSTIN (AP) – The Texas Public Utility Commission voted Thursday to raise the wholesale electricity price cap by 50 percent this summer in a move it hopes will spur construction of new power plants....
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Official: Texas Electric Supply Will Be Tight
AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas power grid barely has enough electricity to meet demand this summer, and an unexpected drop in generation or spike in demand could lead to rolling blackouts, the president of...
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Power Companies Dangle Free Nights And Weekends
NEW YORK (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Electric bills have long been take-it-or-leave-it affairs: Pay one rate for all the power you used the month before, no matter when you used it. But some electric companies...
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Texas Power Market Decision May Come In Early ’14
AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A decision could come early next year about how Texas plans to help ensure its energy reserves meet rising demand for power amid the state’s booming economy and population, a...
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Power Demand In Texas Reaches New Winter Record
AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The operator of the electricity transmission grid for most of Texas says this week’s freezing temperatures have pushed demand for power in the state to a new winter record. The...
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More Texas Families Seeking Assistance Paying Heating Bills
IRVING (CBSDFW.COM) – The temperature may be plunging but that also means a lot of electric bills are skyrocketing. The harsh winter has forced more North Texans than ever to seek financial assistance...
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Finding Ways To Keep Your Electricity Bill Low In The Texas Heat
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – CBS 11 Storm Team meteorologists say today could be the hottest day of the year so far, but even if temperatures don’t reach the...
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Xcel Energy Warns Texas Customers Of Phone Scam
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter AMARILLO (AP) — A electric and natural gas company has warned Texas and New Mexico customers to beware of pay-over-the-phone schemes. Xcel Energy on Friday said...
View ArticleGM Says Next-Gen Electric Cars Will Cost Less, Go Farther
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is telling investors its next generation of electric vehicles will cost the company 30 percent less than current ones, making them profitable after the new version debuts...
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