Texas Senate Prefers A State Monopoly To Competition

Senate Bill 6 would mean the end of electric market competition in Texas

Last week, a Texas court ruled that the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) set prices too high during Winter Storm Uri in 2021. 

The Third Court of Appeals noted that the Texas Legislature enshrined competition as the cornerstone of the electric market. By fixing the price, the court ruled, the PUC overstepped its bounds and arbitrarily raised Texans’ energy bills.