Houston Chronicle: Electricity Retailer Won't Honor Fixed Price Contracts

With pressures mounting on disposable income, and monthly household mortgage costs escalating, the more sensible fraternity may have locked in their utility accounts to avoid cost increases in gas and electricity supply. But as the US' National Power Co. is demonstrating - companies are already frantically looking for ways to extricate themselves from such deals. One to keep an eye on; if only because it clearly indicates where they think energy prices are going.