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TXU criticized for renaming Oncor
Area Briefs
BY A. LEE GRAHAM
STAFF WRITER
TXU Corp.’s decision to
rename its electric-delivery
company has drawn fire from
competitors, claiming the move
creates confusion and under-
mines deregulation.
“If permitted to stand, this
change will create another
competitive imbalance in the
Texas electric market,” said
Tim Rogers, chief executive
officer of Cirro Energy.
The Plano-based utility is
one of several firms alarmed by
the name change, which it pre-
dicts could unravel reforms
made when deregulation swept
the state.
Merging electricity delivery
and retail sales under one
brand name “thwarts a thriving
competitive market,” according
to a prepared statement from
the Texas Energy Association
for Marketers (TEAM), a non-
profit advocacy group for state
energy companies.
The group believes renaming
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. as
TXU Electric Delivery Co.
preys on customers’ mispercep-
tions and could give TXU unfair
competitive advantage.
Oncor provides electricity to
many parts of TheColony.
“This creates a misleading
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Bradley Mark Jordan, age Christine Jordan; and two
41 and a resident of Sons, Ryan and Brett Jordan;
Lewisville, Texas was born his mother, Cora Jane
on December 29, 1962 in Jordan; and one brother,
Abilene, Texas to James and Jimmy Jordan and one sister, 1
Cora Jane Jordan and passed D’Nita Kuhn.
away on May 24, 2004 in A rosary was held on
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graduate of Columbus High Dalton & Son Funeral Home
School and attended Blinn Chapel with Father Publius
Junior College and Texas Xuereb who officiated over
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the Dallas Police Academy in Christian burial was held at
1987. He was a member of 11 a.m. Friday, May 28, 2004
The . Dallas Police Depart- at St. Anthony Catholic
ment from 1987 till 1998. He Church in Columbus, Texas
is a member of the Dallas with a burial that followed at
Police Union and Holy Cross St. Anthony Catholic
Catholic Church in The Cemetery.
Colony, Texas. He is sur- Dalton and Son E neral Home
vived by his wife, Karen 972-436 6511
perception that TXU is in a
unique position to take care of
the customer, instilling fear and
creating a reluctance to switch
from TXU Energy,” said Jim
Burke, president of Gexa
Energy Corp.
But TXU disagrees. In fact, it
cites confusion as cause for the
name change.
“People were wondering
who is Oncor and how do they
fit,” said TXU spokesman Chris
Schein. “So what we’ve done is
give it a name everyone identi-
fies.”
But that fails to clarify one
thing, according to Rogers.
“They’re two companies,
two separate entities,” said
Rogers, referring to Oncor and
TXU Energy. “When Cirro or
other independents switch a
customer or serve other needs,
a TXU truck will pull up to fix
wires. That creates confusion
in the marketplace.”
Customers accustomed to
the TXU brand name might
believe TXU Energy and TXU
Electric Delivery are synony-
mous, some critics charge.
“It gives the impression that
TXU is able to provide all those
services through one company,”
said Neil Eddleman, president
of the energy association.
Rogers agrees.
“Oncor supports all reps and
TXU wire also supports those
reps, but consumers may not
understand that.”
That’s why legislators
require a disclaimer on all TXU
advertising.
“It’s very descriptive and
says this is not the same com-
pany as TXU Energy,” said
Schein, dismissing TXU criti-
cism as irrelevant and old
news.
“There is absolutely nothing
new in any of this,” said Schein.
“These are issues that have
been addressed for five years.
They (critical competitors) had
ample opportunity — and they
took advantage of it — to
express their opinion.”
Critics acknowledge that the
name change is legal, but ethi-
cal considerations — not to
mention competitive concerns
— are another matter. So the
state Public Utility Commission
is expected to review the issue.
“We’re asking them to look
into it,” said Eddleman, empha-
sizing that his association is not
opposed to competition. "What
we’re out to ensure is that
Texas deregulation moves for-
ward. As a party to that, I think
you have to maintain a balance
ive environment.”
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"If permit-
ted to stand,
this change
will create
another
competitive
imbalance in
the Texas
electric
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market.
- Tim Rogers
Cirro Energy CEO
said Eddleman. “It’s something
we’d consider if we have to.”
Contact staff writer A.
Lee Graham at 972-398-
4266 or grahaml@starcn-
texas.com
ise Reports
St Peters By
The Lake
will have picnic
St. Peters By The Lake
Episcopal Church, located at
5201 S. Colony Blvd., in The
Colony will host an After-
Pentecost Picnic at 11:30 a.m.
Sunday at Stewart Creek Park
in The Colony.
The free picnic will be
held under the pavilion. Join
St. Peters at 9:30 a.m. for fel-
lowship before the picnic.
Also, St. Peter’s is continu-
ing the Alpha Course, 10 ques-
tion-and-answer sessions on
Christianity, continuing every
Sunday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The
small-group discussions are a
way to gain understanding
about the Christian faith and
build friendships with others
asking the same questions.
For information or direc-
tions to the park, contact Tina
Ramirez at 972-625-4480. For
information about the Alpha
Course, call the church at 972-
625-5788
Library seeking
used book donations
The Friends of The Colony
Public Library is conducting a
book drive in preparation for
the used book sale and'
Extravaganza, scheduled for
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, at
The Colony Wal-Mart
Superceriter, 4691 State
Highway 121.
Donations of new or gently
used books, videos, DVDs,
audio tapes and audio com-
pact discs will be accepted at
The Colony Public Library,
6800 Main Street, during the
i library’s normal operating
■ hours, which are 10 a.m. to 9
■ p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
■ 1 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays and 10
■ a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and
■-Saturdays. Tax receipts will be
■ available upon request.
■ Proceeds from the sale will
■ be used to benefit The Colony
■ Public Library. The library’s cur-
■ rent needs include sturdy group
F study tables and chairs, audio
: CD display/storage units, addi-
tional shelving, contractor’s
: cost to subdivide the Quiet
; Room to create two group study
rooms, and additional new
) books and other new library
- materials.
For information, call the
I library at 972-625-1900, Ext. 3.
Library will have
reading program
In sponsoring the 2004 Texas
Reading Club, The Colony
Public Library will offer pro-
grams for club members at 2
p.m. Wednesdays from June 2 to
July 21 for children going into
the first through fifth grades.
This year’s statewide theme is
“Color Your World ... READ.”
Summer Reading Club 2004
sign ups begin May 26 at The
Colony Public Library, 6800
. Main Street. Club members will
receive reading “logs” to keep
track of the books read, with a
schedule of free programs print-
ed on the back. The library will
have weekly drawings for prizes
that are held at the end of each
program.
Some of the performers for
this year’s programs are spon-
sored by the Friends of The
Colony Public Library. There
are also Summer Reading pro-
grams for preschoolers, teens
and adults.
For information, contact the
library at 972-625-1900, Ext. 3.
Book festival taking
grant applications
DENTON
The North
Texas Book Festival Inc. is
accepting grant applications
from school libraries, public
libraries and literacy programs.
Such entities in Denton, Dallas,
Tarrant, and surrounding coun-
ties are eligible for the grants,
ranging from $500 to $1,000.
For information and applica-
tions, visit www.ntbf.org or call
940-464-3368. The grant applica-
tions should be completed and
returned by June 18.
All grant proposals are num-
ber coded without committee
members knowing the writers.
After the committee, composed
of four members and a chair-
man, completes the selection, it
checks the list provided by the
members of the corporation for
groups that performed an out-
standing promotional cam-
paign.
One of the questions on the
application is how the library or
program applying for a grant
generated public interest in
attending the North Texas Book
Festival on April 17.
Any of the libraries or read-
ing programs given a grant are
eligible for a $100 bonus.
Grant applications need to
be sent to North Texas Book
Festival Inc., PO Box 455.
Argyle, TX 76226.
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Sorter, Dave. The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 2, 2004, newspaper, June 2, 2004; The Colony, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1621822/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Colony Public Library.