In return, his company receives a fraction of a percent of the savings offered. Several groups in Texas have already pooled their resources. Texas cooperative cotton ginners, for instance, banded together recently to form a statewide group that will ensure better power rates, according to industry publications. The Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, which formed last year from two Texas regional oil and gas producing groups, also grouped together for better electric rate leverage, organization leaders said. But customers beware, Gessaman cautioned.
Aggregation can quickly turn into aggravation if clients fail to do their homework.
Benny Turney, AISD representative, said the district will have to examine every aspect of the power business before it can make a decision. Unlike before when the electric bill simply went unquestioned, schools will have an entire bidding process to face on every decision regarding power. School districts are public entities and have to follow a specific process before making major expenditures, Turney explained. But those who start now stand a good chance of playing a winning hand, May said. E.W. Scripps Publications , All Rights Reserved.