When Texas entered the deregulation game, we made sure that folks who get their power from co-ops would have the right to control their own destinies. Private utilities have to deregulate in 2002. The law permits us to do what's best for our electric power users. We fought for that choice and are proud of it. It's just the source of the electricity that will be deregulated.
People do like to have options.
Because people simply like the idea of choice. We in the co-op world understand and agree, which is why we asked for and got choice on deregulation. Since the electric market doesn't open until January 2002, we don't have to decide right now whether to open our service areas. We can see how deregulation works rather than just jumping off a cliff. Taking our time is to our advantage.