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What Affects Energy Prices in Texas

Understand the factors that affect the price of energy in Texas.

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What Affects Energy Prices in Texas

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  1. What Affects Energy Prices in Texas

  2. Demand One of the most important things that affect energy prices is the demand. Most of the year people use a relatively low amount of electricity and during this time, there is no excessive demand on the power grid. The problem is that when summer arrives, Texas weather gets very warm and this leads people to turn their air conditioners on, frequently at full blast. Many people notice that electricity prices seem to increase during the summer months and that is because of this added use. Sometimes the normal power grid is not enough to provide electricity to all of the homes and businesses with the use of AC and when this happens, additional energy from natural gas must be used and this raises the price that everyone pays.

  3. Peak Hours Another factor that can affect the price a person pays for energy is what time of the day it is. Although this is not true of all energy companies, most of them will charge higher rates during peak hours, which are certain times of the day when more energy is generally used. That is why many people who are looking to save money on their electric bill will take advantage of the lower energy prices during off-peak hours and use most of their electricity then.

  4. Type of Energy A final factor that can affect energy prices is the type of energy that is being used. This refers to what type of source it comes from such as natural gas, coal, crude oil, solar, wind or others. In general renewable energy sources will have more stable prices over time although if the supplier is new, they rates may be slightly higher to start. In addition, if one type of energy source is running low (such as natural gas) the electricity prices will increase.

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