Is Austin Deregulated Energy?

Texas is deregulated. That means that most — but not all — Texans have a choice of electricity supplier. If you live in an area served by an electrical cooperative, a municipal owned utility, or a utility that's not part of ERCOT, you can't choose your electricity provider.

Is Austin Texas deregulated energy?

Customers outside of the service territory of Austin Energy and the area's other muncipal and cooperative providers, that is, in Texas' deregulated market, have Power to Choose their retail electric provider.

Is Texas deregulated for energy?

This process is called deregulation.

Texas has the largest deregulated electric sector in the US. Over 26 million Texans can now choose their electricity provider, which represents over 90% of the state's population. The electric market is managed by ERCOT – the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.