On Monday, February 22nd, Lubbock Power & Light confirmed that customers will not be subject to short-term fluctuations in electric rates like other regions of Texas are dealing with.
It was announced on Friday, February 19th that Lubbock Power & Light was still on track to move from the Southwest Power Pool to ERCOT despite outages related to severe winter weather.
Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) is lowering the electric rate for the second time this summer, resulting in a substantial decrease in overall rates for all customers.
According to Lubbock Power and Light's Outage Map, over 4,000 customers were without power starting at around 5 p.m. Friday afternoon in the Arnett Benson neighborhood.
By reaching a settlement agreement in principle with Southwestern Public Service, Lubbock Power & Light potentially moves one step closer to leaving the Southwest Power Pool and joining ERCOT
On Thursday (Jan. 11), the Lubbock City Council approved a resolution that supports the City’s effort to join the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).