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Benefits for Landlords of Installing Prepaid Electricity Meters

In some areas of Dallas and surrounding areas, many landlords have problems with utility companies when tenants, sometimes falling months behind in their payments, fail to pay their electric bills. Some savvy landlords have found a reliable solution to this problem, by installing prepaid meters, which make it easy for tenants to monitor their electricity…

Checklist to Find the Best Texas Electricity Provider

Look for electricity companies in Texas? There are many choices no matter what city you reside in or what city you are moving to. Your first thought might be simply to compare the rates of different companies, but there are so many other factors that you need to consider. Here is a checklist to use…

Texas Electric Deregulation – What You Need To Know

Since 2002, when electric deregulation in Texas went into effect, the majority of Texans (approximately 85%) have had the right to choose electricity providers for their homes and businesses. Whether you are a new homeowner in Dallas, Texas, or a long-time resident who is dissatisfied with the current power company services, you can still open…

Energy Efficiency Makes Homes More Valuable

As energy costs soar, more people are looking to purchase energy-efficient homes as these homes have lower energy costs for buyers. Buyers may also be environmentally conscious and intentionally looking for energy-efficient homes. As a homeowner, you can use this growing trend to come up with a home improvement plan that is specifically geared to…

Five Reasons to Switch Electricity Plans

Electricity is a driving force of modern society and access to it has advanced technology, medicine, and exploration in space. Without a doubt, electricity has changed the way that people work and live. Therefore, having access to ithas become as important as getting clean water. Unfortunately, access to electricity is also becoming more expensive. In…

Getting Power in Your New Dallas Home

If you are new to Dallas after buying or rentingahome, one of the first steps to setting up your new household and moving in is selecting your gas and electric companies and getting power for your home. As the largest metropolitan area and the fourth-largest city in Texas, Dallas is a very active and thriving…

How Homeowners Can Benefit from Smart Meters

Most people in Texas are used to seeing electricity meter readers, devices installed by local utilities for billing purposes. The output of these legacy devices is read once or twice per month. They usually measure billing units such as kilowatt hour (kWh) and do not provide much information about consumption patterns. With the advent of…

What’s Your Perfect Texas Electricity Plan?

Now that the state of Texas has passed deregulation laws, you now have a lot more choices when it comes to prepaid energy plans. With no deposit electricity plans now readily available, you might now be thinking of all of the work you’ll have to do to research the companies that offer prepaid energy plans….

Shopping for Electricity Rates? Avoid These 3 Big Mistakes!

Shopping for the best electricity rates can be a complex and somewhat confusing process today. Regulations continue to change, and rulings can differ if you are relocating to a new state. Power suppliers often change rapidly, and prices for various customer energy plans may fluctuate every day. Of course, once you decide on a new…

How Do Prepaid Electricity Meters Work?

As the name suggests, the prepaid meter is almost like a pay-as-you-go mobile phone. As long as you have a balance on your prepaid card, you will be provided with energy. When your credit balance gets to zero, you need to top-up your prepaid card to get energy supplied again. How Does It Work? As…

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