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August 17, 2017
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have formally filed a petition requesting that the Commission determine what changes, if any, should be made to the requirements for the continued operation of Smart Meter Texas (SMT) under the TDUs' Joint Development and Operations Agreement (JDOA).
July 24, 2017
Staff of the Texas PUC have recommended that issues related to the Smart Meter Texas portal, including functionalities and third-party access, should be resolved through a contested case
July 10, 2017
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas said in a post-hearing brief that AEP Texas-North Division's application to install and own a lithium-ion battery in two locations on its distribution system should be denied, "as TNC’s proposal would authorize TNC to provide generation and back-up…
March 21, 2017
Duke Energy Ohio, as part of a new electric rate case filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, has sought approval for enhancements to its AMI system and infrastructure.
March 10, 2017
The New York PSC has ordered that each investor-owned electric utility shall each deploy two energy storage projects by the end of 2018
March 10, 2017
The New York PSC has adopted an order establishing a mechanism for the value at which distributed energy resources (DERs) are to be compensated.
March 10, 2017
As part of an order valuing the output from distributed generation, the New York PSC established a process to further weigh the oversight of distributed generation providers, with the Commission setting a schedule that will allow the PSC to consider the issue of distributed energy resource (DER)…
March 1, 2017
The program under which Texas retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats (PCT) and in-home displays (IHD) to eligible low-income customers resulted in the provision of 57,000 devices to low-income customers, Texas PUC Staff said in a report
February 16, 2017
The Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas has revised the date for a workshop concerning third party authorization to access Smart Meter Texas (SMT) data (Project 46204)
February 15, 2017
AEP Texas North Division reported that, as of February 14, it has received invoices from retail electric providers that exhaust 75% and 90% of the funds made available to REPs for reimbursement under a program under which REPs provide no-cost programmable communicating thermostats (PCT) and in-home…
February 14, 2017
Orange & Rockland Utilities has petitioned the New York PSC for approval to fully deploy advanced metering infrastructure throughout O&R's territory.
February 2, 2017
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved, with no substantive modifications to provisions related to the retail market, a stipulation among several parties that permits AEP Ohio to proceed with phase 2 of its gridSMART program, which includes the deployment of approximately 894,000 AMI…
January 25, 2017
AEP Texas North Division filed a further update with the Texas PUC concerning the program under which Texas retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats (PCT) and in-home displays (IHD) to eligible low-income customers.
January 12, 2017
With funding exhausted, Oncor reported the total number of in-home devices provided to customers by REPs under the program which reimbursed retail electric providers for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers
January 10, 2017
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC reported to the Texas PUC that as of January 6, 2017, there are 111 ESIDs that have opted to have non-standard meter service.
January 4, 2017
Oncor reported that all of the funds have been exhausted under the program through which retail electric providers were reimbursed for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers
January 3, 2017
Oncor reported that as of 4 pm CST on January 1, 2017, it had received $991,000 in reimbursement requests for December device distributions, leaving only $25,000 in funding remaining, pursuant to the program under which retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing free programmable…
December 29, 2016
New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) have petitioned the New York PSC for approval of the territory-wide deployment of advanced metering infrastructure for their electricity and gas meters
December 16, 2016
As of December 15, Oncor had $1.01 million of available funds remaining to cover future reimbursement requests for devices distributed pursuant to the program under which retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays…
December 14, 2016
AEP Texas North reported that, as of October 31, 2016, it had $120,000 in funds available under the program which reimbursed retail electric providers for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers
December 8, 2016
AEP Texas Central has informed the Texas PUC that it has exhausted all of the funds available under the program which reimbursed retail electric providers for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers
December 5, 2016
Oncor informed retail electric providers that 90% of funds designated to reimburse retail electric providers for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers are expected to be exhausted once Oncor pays invoices…
December 2, 2016
Dealing with customer frustration due to actual experience with distributed generation departing from dubious claims made in advertisements is a "real issue" the Public Utility Commission of Texas will likely need to face, Commissioner Brandy Marty Marquez said during yesterday's open meeting, as…
November 28, 2016
AEP Ohio, as part of its proposed extension of its electricity security plan, is proposing to own 10 microgrids and nearly 1,300 EV charging stations.
November 14, 2016
Oncor informed retail electric providers that 75% of funds designated to reimburse retail electric providers for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers have been exhausted
