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            Get ready to shop for an



           ELECTRICITY PROVIDER


           this summer                                        By Anna Delano, Lubbock Region Manager, Reliant





          With Lubbock Power & Light transitioning to a deregulated electricity market, consumers can
          choose an electricity provider that’s right for them.

                 reas of Lubbock will soon be part of the Texas   offerings, community involvement, or customer-service
                 deregulated electricity market. So, what is   rating. Further, consumers can review their monthly
          Aelectricity deregulation, and what does this        electricity bills to become familiar with how much
          mean for you?                                        electricity their home typically uses every month as
                                                               well as during specific seasons. With this information,
          THE TRANSITION TO A COMPETITIVE                      consumers will be better positioned to compare plan
          ELECTRICITY MARKET                                   offerings and customer benefits when the time comes
                                                               to choose a new provider later this year.
          Lubbock Power & Light is making the move to a
          competitive retail electricity market later this summer.   PowertoChoose.org, managed by the Public Utility
          This is historic, as Lubbock is the first city to deregulate   Commission of Texas (PUCT), is a great resource for
          and voluntarily enter Texas’ large competitive market   comparing plans and providers. Consumers can review
          – ultimately giving some homeowners, renters, and    electricity plans in their areas and sort by price per
          businesses of Lubbock the freedom to choose an       kilowatt hour (kWh), plan length, and more.
          electricity provider that’s right for them and the type of
          plan that suits their lifestyle.                     As the time gets closer, some electricity providers,
                                                               like Reliant, will have customer-care teams available
          Benefits of a deregulated – or competitive – electricity   to talk through selections and make it easy to find an
          market include choice of retail electricity provider,   electricity plan that fits consumers’ lifestyles. Reliant
          competitive pricing among providers, high-quality    will help to ensure the transition is seamless for
          customer service, innovative tools to manage electricity   consumers.
          usage, flexibility to choose from personalized plans,
          convenient billing and payment options, and renewable   ABOUT RELIANT
          electricity options.
                                                               Across Texas, Reliant is known as a leading electricity
          HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE CHANGE                        provider committed to powering and supporting
                                                               people and communities for decades. Last year, Reliant
          As current Lubbock Power & Light consumers prepare   opened an office in Lubbock with a local team that will
          to choose who provides their electricity, what steps   help serve the public throughout this exciting chapter
          should they take to prepare?                         and educate consumers about their new options. For

                                                               more information, visit reliant.com.
          To get ready for this change, consumers can start
          thinking about what options are important to them,   ABOUT THE AUTHOR
          such as predictable fixed term plans, flexible month-
          to-month plans, pre-paid plans, or plans that come   Anna Delano is the Lubbock region manager at Reliant.
          bundled with the latest smart home technology. A     She’s a two-time Texas Tech grad, former Texas Tech
          competitive electricity market also means consumers   employee, and a true local who is helping Reliant best serve
          can choose the company they do business with based   the community.
          on what’s important to them, such as a company’s plan



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