TXU Hits Duncanville ISD With $1.2 Million Electric Bill
Duncanville ISD thought it was getting a great deal when, one year ago this month, it switched electric providers and signed on with the State Power Program through the state's General Land Office. Just like that, Duncanville ISD's price-per-kilowatt hour dropped almost 20 percent, from 7.3 cents to a maximum of 6 cents.
But Duncanville school officials overlooked one important maxim when it comes to selecting an electric provider: You don't fuck with TXU.
Duncanville ISD had been contracting with the electric utility since 2009. The deal, thanks to an extension signed in 2012, was locked in through 2016. Now that the deal's been broken, TXU says in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday that the district owes $1.2 million.
Materials from the November 2013 school board meeting don't mention it, but Duncanville ISD was apparently chafing at being charged a fee for using too little electricity. Under the terms of its contract, it was supposed to pay TXU if it deviated from historic usage patterns by more than 15 percent. In May 2012, Duncanville ISD stopped paying for its unused electricity.
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