Waste in the Texas Energy Market

WASTE TEXAS in the ENERGY MARKET [ by the numbers ] n Texas, consumers are granted the electrifying option of picking their own energy provider. XXXXXXXX* 40 major providers Although, with about in Texas, that choice isn't always an easy one. 48% RESIDENTIAL XXXXXXXXX* XAXXXXX The Texas energy market is the 11th largest in the world, and 48% of it is consumed by the residential market. COMMERCIAL Okay, so what's the big deal? On average, Texas residents pay 112Cxwn Which adds uP to a savings When they use a website like CHOOSEEERGY.COM residents only pay Sound like chump change? It's not! on average It really adds up in a big, big, big, way. How big? Like, $450 PER HOUSE every year. %$3-700.000,000 For comparison.. SAVINGS for CONSUMERS in the STATE OF TEXAS EVERY YEAR $3.510,000,000 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN 2011 BUDGET for the U.S. NATIONAL GUARD $2,300,000,000 2010 FEDERAL DEPT of ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH BUDGET NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR enough to purchase every major pro sports team in the DALLAS/FT. WORTH area. DALLAS MAVERICKS DALLAS STARS $44 billion $.25 billion $1.2 billion QUCRIC $.41 billion DALLAS COWBOYS TEXAS RANGERS or hire or pay or fund 88,635 74.417 police officers 23.125 college educations teachers This infographic provided courtesy of Choose Energy. For more info, please visit www.ChooseEnergy.com/TexasWaste You get the idea. Choose Energy In, InfoNewt Texans have a choice- the POWER TO CHOOSE their Va Intelpnoe energy provider. Take advantage. SOURCES: http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/13/nfl-cowboys-yankees-biz-media-cx_tvr_0113values.html http://www.ela.doe/gov/cneat/electricity/page/sale_revenue.xis ; http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/ INDUSTRIAL 18 of 3 pennie. --and enough to fund fed. research into RENEVWBALE E It every Texan household could save that, it would add up t more than the budget of the entire NATIONAL GUARD