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January 5, 2016
TXU Energy has announced that it is offering what it calls the Texas electric market's first electricity plan that's 100 percent backed by solar power generated in Texas, called TXU Energy Solar Advantage
December 29, 2015
Several Texas TDUs have filed updated reports, with data as of October 31, on 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.
December 22, 2015
Various Hunt Consolidated companies seeking to acquire Oncor have made additional merger commitments in rebuttal testimony filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas, including a commitment to make a recommendation concerning the potential combination of Oncor and Sharyland Utilities.
December 10, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that the Commission reject the as-proposed application of various Hunt Consolidated companies to acquire Oncor, citing, among other reasons, "the substantial transfer of wealth from ratepayers to shareholders," that would occur under…
December 10, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended, in testimony concerning the application of various Hunt Consolidated companies to acquire Oncor, that the Commission order Oncor and the Hunt companies to file a report on the feasibility of consolidating Oncor and Sharyland Utilities
December 1, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas filed a report on the program under which Texas retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays to eligible low-income customers.
December 1, 2015
Texas State Representative Dan Flynn has written the Public Utility Commission raising concerns about the proposed sale of Oncor to various Hunt Consolidated companies, given recent customer rate experiences at Hunt's Sharyland Utilities, suggesting that Sharyland should lower its rates if its…
November 30, 2015
Various Hunt Consolidated companies are using concerns about Gexa Energy's affiliation with NextEra Energy as a, "guise," to block discovery in the Oncor change-in-control proceeding, Gexa alleged in replying to an earlier pleading from the Hunt companies
November 24, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas in a post-hearing brief have urged the Commission to reject the as-filed advanced metering deployment plan of Sharyland Utilities, calling the plan, "flawed," and urging against a, "rush."
November 23, 2015
Ovation Acquisition I, L.L.C., Ovation Acquisition II, L.L.C., and Shary Holdings, L.L.C., the Hunt Consolidated companies which are seeking to purchase Oncor, have alleged in a filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas that Gexa Energy, "is utilizing its standing as an intervenor to access…
November 23, 2015
Oncor has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to update Rider NDC - Nuclear Decommissioning Charges, which will result in either an increase or decrease in the charge applied to retail electric providers, depending on the service class.
November 13, 2015
Note: When this story was first pulished, Viridian's site listed in one place the Oncor minus-5 rate as, "5% Below the Utility," which reflects the pricing and terminology in its other markets. We noted this in our original story to draw attention to the phrase. The phrase and reference to "utility"…
November 6, 2015
In discussing when it would be appropriate to require Sharyland Utilities to file a rate case during yesterday's open meeting, Texas Public Utility Commissioners mused whether the Oncor change-in-control proceeding should impact such timing.
November 4, 2015
Two Texas ALJs have denied a motion from certain parties, including Staff of the Texas PUC, to abate consideration of an advanced metering deployment plan from Sharyland Utilities pending resolution of the Oncor change-in-control proceeding.
November 3, 2015
Think Energy, the retail electricity provider established by GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA to serve residential and small commercial customers, announced that the company is now supplying residential electric service to consumers in Texas.
October 27, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Office of the Public Utility Counsel (OPUC), the St. Lawrence Cotton Growers' Association, and the Texas Energy Association for Marketers (joint parties) asked that a proceeding examining the deployment of advanced meters at Sharyland Utilities be…
October 16, 2015
Millions of dollars are still available for Texas retail electric providers to be reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays to eligible low-income customers.
October 15, 2015
Direct Energy recently began offering Texas residential customers an electricity plan bundled with a Scout Alarm Starter Kit, valued at $200
October 13, 2015
Direct Energy is set to offer Texas residential customers a product which provides 54 hours of free power, under its Live Brighter Weekends plan.
September 30, 2015
Affiliates of Hunt Consolidated, Inc. have jointly filed an application along with Oncor Electric Delivery Company L.L.C. at the Public Utility Commission of Texas seeking regulatory approval for the sale of Energy Future Holdings' (EFH) current ownership stake in Oncor as part of EFH's ongoing…
September 17, 2015
Oncor has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas a tariff to establish Rider TC1-R - Transition Charge Refund to refund an over-collection of Rider TC1 transition charges
September 9, 2015
Infuse Energy, which received its REP certificate last year, has begun publicly posting offers on the Texas Power to Choose site, for the Oncor, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, AEP Texas Central, AEP Texas North, Texas-New Mexico Power, and Sharyland Utilities, LP service areas.
August 20, 2015
Everything Energy, a brand of NRG Energy, is now offering 10% cash back to new Texas customers
August 10, 2015
Hunt Consolidated, Inc. announced today that Energy Future Holdings (EFH) has selected the proposal of its consortium (which includes among others, Hunt, Anchorage Capital Group, Arrowgrass Capital Partners, Avenue Capital Group, BlackRock, Centerbridge Partners, GSO, and the Teacher Retirement…
July 13, 2015
Texans Energy, a trade name for Mega Energy, has begun listing offers on the Texas Power to Choose website, for the Oncor service area
