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REPs May Begin Submitting Electronic Transactions for New Choice Areas of Texas in Feb. 2014 Texas retail electric providers may begin submitting electronic transactions for new customers in the Sharyland Utilities, L.P. Brady, Celeste, Colorado City, and Stanton divisions, which are transitioning to retail choice, in February 2014, Sharyland said in an update to the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
In the update, Sharyland said that it is satisfied with the progress that has been made to date with respect to the transition to competition, and at this time, does not see any issues that may jeopardize successful implementation in May 2014
Specifically, beginning February 1, 2014, REPs can begin submitting 814_16 Move In (MVI) transactions to ERCOT for new customers as they enroll in Sharyland Utilities, L.P.'s service area. MVIs are necessary because customer meters will be viewed as de-energized in the ERCOT systems prior to retail competition.
When submitting the MVI, REPs will need to use the date of the customer's May 2014 meter read, and Sharyland Utilities, L.P. is currently working to determine the best way to provide this information consistent with market rules.
Under the standard logic of the ERCOT transaction system, any MVI that a REP subsequently submits for the same ESI ID with the same move-in date will be rejected as "not first in." If a customer decides to change REPs before retail competition commences in May 2014, the customer must contact the first REP and cancel service so that the transaction from the second REP can be processed. REPs will be allowed to sign-up customers and submit MVIs from February 1 through April 13, 2014.
On April 14, 2014, Sharyland will determine which customers have not chosen a competitive REP and will randomly assign those customers to Default REPs, as contemplated under a prior transition to competition plan (see prior story).
Default REPs will submit MVIs for their assigned customers between April 17 and 27, 2014. Other competitive REPs will hold transactions for any customers that they enroll between April 17 and 27, 2014. Beginning April 28, 2014 if a REP enrolls a customer that has been assigned to a Default REP, the REP will submit a MVI using a meter read date that is one day past the customer's normal May meter read date. When Sharyland receives such a MVI, the initial Default REP's MVI for the meter read date will be rejected as unexecutable, and Sharyland will execute the second MVI from the competitive REP on the scheduled meter read date.
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