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October 11, 2021
AEP Texas Inc.; CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC; and Texas-New Mexico Power Company (collectively, the Joint TDUs) filed with the Texas PUC an expedited petition asking the PUC to approve the TDUs (1) designing and operating load management programs for nonresidential customers during the…
July 16, 2021
Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) today announced that it has agreed to acquire Indianapolis-based Kinetrex Energy from an affiliate of Parallel49 Equity.
April 1, 2021
Updated, 7:51 pm ET with statement from CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC
March 4, 2021
AEP Texas Inc.; CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC; Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC; and Texas-New Mexico Power Company (collectively, the ERCOT TDUs) filed at the Texas PUC an Emergency Request for a good cause exception with regard to demand readings and billings that cover the period of…
March 4, 2021
Says Private Right Of Action Should Be Allowed For Wholesale Market Manipulation Claims
February 24, 2021
PUC Staff Recommend Granting REP's Request To Be Relieved Of Non-Volunteer POLR Obligation
Evolve Retail Energy LLC d/b/a Octopus Energy filed a request at the Texas PUC to be designated a volunteer POLR (aka Voluntary Retail Electric Provider or VREP) for the residential and small commercial customer classes
February 23, 2021
EDF Energy Services, LLC ('EDF') filed at the Texas PUC a request that EDF be removed as a non-volunteer Provider of Last Resort ('POLR') for Small Non-Residential Customers.
February 19, 2021
ERCOT exited emergency conditions this morning, with EEA1 terminated at approximately 10:35 a.m. local time
February 19, 2021
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) to ERCOT and other power companies, regarding power outages, emergency plans, energy pricing, and more related to this week’s winter weather disaster.
February 18, 2021
ERCOT said in a Feb. 18 market notice that it has, "authorized the Transmission and Distribution Service Providers to restore all Load associated with the EEA that was declared on Monday, February 15, 2021."
February 18, 2021
TXU Energy -- the only volunteer Provider of Last Resort in Texas -- has filed with the Texas PUC an increase in the maximum number of customers TXU will accept as a volunteer POLR (aka VREP)
February 15, 2021
Due to the sheer amount of offline generation, outages are not rotating as would be done normally, due to the prioritization of emergency and other critical need loads
January 28, 2021
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CEHE) has filed at the Texas PUC an amendment to its plan to refund to retail electric providers Rider TC2 and Rider TC3 transition charge collection balances
January 8, 2021
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. named Stacey Peterson as Senior Vice President, Financial Planning & Treasurer
January 7, 2021
Also Adds Free Upgrade To Solar For Its Free Days; Nights; Weekends Plans
Reliant launched a new plan (Reliant Truly Free Flex Days) for Texas residential electric customers that will provide to customers their two highest usage days per each weekly period for free (8 free days per month), with the selection occurring automatically based on usage, instead of the customer…
October 14, 2020
The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved a final list of REPs that have been designated to serve as non-volunteer Providers of Last Resort (aka Large Service Providers or LSPs) for the 2021-2022 term, and issued a list of volunteer POLRs (aka Voluntary Retail Electric Providers or VREPs)
August 31, 2020
Various Texas TDUs said in comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas that the Commission should not adopt a complete prohibition on utility ownership of electric vehicle charging stations, and urged flexibility for TDU ownership under certain circumstances
August 27, 2020
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed an initial, preliminary list of REPs eligible to serve as non-volunteer Providers of Last Resort (aka Large Service Providers or LSPs) as well as a list of volunteer POLRs (aka Voluntary Retail Electric Providers or VREPs) for the 2021-2022…
June 2, 2020
ECP Rebrands CenterPoint Energy Services As Symmetry Energy Solutions
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Energy Capital Partners, LLC, announced that they have closed on the sale of CenterPoint Energy Services, Inc. (CES) to an affiliate of ECP.
May 28, 2020
Bulb, a new entrant into the Texas retail electric market (see background here) , announced that it is freezing its energy rate under its variable rate plan (its only Texas residential offering) for the summer, offering a variable rate with a "price lock."
May 19, 2020
Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. (CNE) has filed at the Texas PUC a request to be removed from the voluntary POLR ("VREP") list for the current term, within five (5) calendar days pursuant to P.U.C. SUBST. R. 25.43 (i)(4).
May 18, 2020
Several Texas TDUs have filed updates to information reported to the Texas PUC concerning customer enrollment in the COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program ("Program")
May 15, 2020
CenterPoint Energy's myTrueCost Texas electricity shopping portal will be discontinued effective May 25, 2020, according to an email notice sent to the site's users.
April 29, 2020
In response to a Texas PUC directive to the TDUs, Oncor, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, and AEP Texas have reported certain information concerning the COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program ("Program")
April 13, 2020
The Texas TDUs have posted a series of frequently asked questions and a presentation concerning the COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program, under which eligible residential customers may not be disconnected for non-payment
