October 18, 2018
NRG Energy, Inc. announced the availability of "Renewable Select," which NRG said simplifies the renewables procurement process and makes it easier for businesses to choose renewable energy.
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August 28, 2018
In a Secretarial Letter the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Commission) granted, in part, the Petition of AEP Energy, Inc. (AEP) to extend the 90-day true-up period to demonstrate compliance with the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act (AEPS Act) for the current reporting period of…
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August 14, 2018
Start-up U.S. Energy Bidders, LLC has recently launched service as a broker-consultant
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August 10, 2018
The Texas PUC issued a final order assigning costs to retail electric providers that have filed requests for the low-income customer match list that REPs may voluntarily request to fund and receive.
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August 6, 2018
The City of San Antonio has filed at the Texas PUC a decommissioning cost analysis for the South Texas Project nuclear electric generating station, in which, among other things, CPS Energy, "is recommending suspension of monthly recurring decommissioning fees collected from AEP-TCC's retail…
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August 3, 2018
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas reported that 35 retail electric providers, d/b/a's, as well as utility Entergy Texas, have filed requests for the low-income customer match list that REPs may voluntarily request to fund and receive.
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June 28, 2018
In two memos in advance of today's open meeting, Texas PUC Chairman DeAnn Walker recommended that a rulemaking be opened to address how a generator's capacity is counted for purposes of compliance with various market share thresholds and limitations under PURA
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April 25, 2018
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted Green Mountain Energy Company an electric supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas.
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April 4, 2018
This story was first published on April 4, with an alert to our email alert subscribers
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March 27, 2018
NRG Retail submitted to the Connecticut PURA an emergency motion for clarification of effect of certain legislative changes during the 2017 session related to Connecticut renewable portfolio standard compliance.
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February 7, 2018
NRG Energy, Inc. and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) have entered into a Purchase Agreement for GIP to purchase NRG's ownership in NRG Yield and NRG's Renewables Platform for cash proceeds of $1.375 billion, subject to certain adjustments.
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February 1, 2018
PUC Says Limiting Customer Choice, "Frustrate[s] The Purpose Of The Competition Act" Taking Away Customer's Ability To Choose, "Inherently Anticompetitive," PUC Says
In a written order denying a petition from NRG Energy to implement electricity supplier consolidated billing in Pennsylvania, the PUC made several observations regarding the purpose of the state's Competition Act and electric choice in general, which are of note given other proceedings before the…
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December 15, 2017
Customer rate credits and other retail market issues are included in a stipulation among Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Sempra Energy, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Office of the Public Utility Counsel, the Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor, and Texas…
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December 6, 2017
On December 5, 2017, ERCOT received a Notification of Change of Generation Resource Designation (NCGRD) for the following Generation Resource:
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November 13, 2017
Texas REP Dropping Trade Name From Certificate
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October 13, 2017
Vistra, Renewable Developers Say Marginal Losses Would Add "Significant New Challenge" To Financial Viability Of Generation In North, West Texas
A study performed by the Brattle Group, sponsored by First Solar Inc., Vistra Energy Corp., and the Wind Coalition, says that implementing marginal losses in ERCOT would result in only 0.13% in production cost savings, while reducing generator net revenues
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October 11, 2017
The Alliance for Retail Markets filed reply comments in Texas PUC Project 47343: Rulemaking To Amend Chapter 25 Substantive Rules Relating To The Elimination Of The System Benefit Fund
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October 6, 2017
Offers Other Retail Market Related Commitments
In Sempra Energy's application before the Texas PUC to acquire Oncor, Sempra has offered several regulatory commitments related to the retail market, including proposed bill credits resulting from certain savings.
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October 2, 2017
Vistra Suggests Price Adder When Thermal Resources Needed To Serve Load, But Are Not Price-Setting
Commenting on a whitepaper on price formation issues in the ERCOT market commissioned by NRG and Calpine, Vistra Energy said that rather than addressing the drivers of low energy prices in ERCOT, the proposals from the NRG/Calpine whitepaper would not address such drivers and instead the proposals…
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September 13, 2017
Ensuring Pass-Through For Customers On "Bundled" Pricing Plans Specifically Cited
Oncor, in a proposal supported by several retail electric providers, has proposed changes to the proposed order that would approve Oncor's acquisition of the Sharyland Utilities territories -- transitioning such customers to Oncor's delivery tariff -- to ensure that retail customers, particularly…
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August 31, 2017
(Earlier) Direct Energy Extends Hurricane-Related Disconnection Suspensions Through At Least October 2 (Earlier) More Texas REPs Suspend Disconnections, Offer Payment Assistance TDUs Extend DNP Moratoriums
Champion Energy Services and Hello Energy announced the following measures, including a DNP suspension:
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August 31, 2017
(Earlier) More Texas REPs Suspend Disconnections, Offer Payment Assistance TDUs Extend DNP Moratoriums
Direct Energy has extended the relief described below through at least October 2
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August 11, 2017
Staff of the Texas PUC issued a memo concerning retail electric provider participation in requesting a list of low-income customers, and also proposing to set costs applicable to REPs for creating the list
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August 9, 2017
Several additional Texas retail electric providers filed with the Texas PUC formal requests for production and receipt of a list of their low-income electric customers for the state fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2017.
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August 3, 2017
Stipulation Would Implement Uniform Rates If Sharyland Acquisition Approved Non-volumetric Residential Delivery Charge To Increase 43¢
Under a stipulation with a wide range of stakeholders to resolve its current rate case, Oncor has withdrawn its original proposal for a new rate class for residential customers with distributed energy resources (Rate DER) with a capacity of three kW or greater that would have included a minimum…
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