February 4, 2014
Direct Energy has posted pricing for its newly launched Meridian Savings Plans in Texas, which include, as part of the bundles, up to three smart Honeywell WiFi thermostats.
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January 10, 2014
TXU has begun offering Texas electric customers a product which pays high usage customers a credit of up to $50 per month.
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January 3, 2014
TruSmart Energy has launched a retail electric product in Texas that provides a significant bill credit for usage in excess of 950 kWh per month.
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December 10, 2013
"We have found no evidence to suggest that prepaid electricity is in the best interests of residential consumers, especially low-income consumers," Texas Ratepayers’ Organization to Save Energy (ROSE) said in a new report concerning prepaid service offered by retail electric providers.
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December 5, 2013
Reliant is offering Texas customers a $200 incentive to sign up on Reliant's 14-month fixed rate plan.
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November 26, 2013
4Change Energy is offering new customers a $100 incentive for enrollment.
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November 19, 2013
A capacity market would increase Texas electric bills, but without any clear benefit to consumers, concludes a report from the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power and the Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor
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November 15, 2013
Parties have informed the Public Utility Commission of Texas that they have reached an agreement in principle in the rate unbundling proceeding for Sharyland Utilities, L.P., covering the Stanton, Colorado City, Brady, and Celeste divisions which are being transitioned to retail choice.
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November 5, 2013
Several Texas retail electric providers have warned the Public Utility Commission of Texas that introducing retail choice to Sharyland Utilities' former Cap Rock service areas during the summer -- if a rate case schedule does not permit a May 1, 2014 transition to competition as originally…
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November 4, 2013
Direct Energy has expanded its previously launched Free Saturdays electricity plan in Texas (originally only offered in connection with prepaid service), and is now offering Free Saturdays as part of a 12-month or 24-month plan with a fixed charge in the non-free hours.
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October 15, 2013
Energy Future Holdings, parent of TXU Energy, has filed in an 8-K with the SEC summaries of various restructuring proposals raised by various groups of debt-holders and creditors.
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October 1, 2013
Texas TDUs have filed widely varying estimates of the number of customers electing to opt-out of having a provisioned advanced meter, in filing their compliance tariffs to set the rates for the AMS opt-out.
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October 1, 2013
Texas transmission and distribution utilities have filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas initial tariffs to implement an opt-out from advanced metering, including sought levels for the one-time and ongoing opt-out fees.
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September 26, 2013
Green Mountain Energy has launched a new program in Texas that provides customers with 100% solar power, and directs a portion of customer payments to build new solar generation not sited at the customer's premises.
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September 25, 2013
Several retail electric providers have urged the Public Utility Commission of Texas to adopt a new rule which would prohibit a utility from sharing any same brand, logo, or any identifying brand feature with a competitive affiliate engaged in competitive electric service in Texas.
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September 24, 2013
Texas customers filing comments yesterday at the Public Utility Commission of Texas were universal in their opposition to a mandated reserve margin.
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September 10, 2013
TruSmart Energy has recently begun offering several new electric products in Texas with either time-variant or usage-variant pricing.
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August 27, 2013
Odessa-Ector Power Partners, L.P. has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas a complaint and appeal of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas' denial of real time market settlement payments to Odessa following ERCOT manual overrides of Odessa's High Dispatch Limit (HDL) on November 15…
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August 15, 2013
Bounce Energy is again promoting an electricity plan bundled with DirecTV service that includes free NFL Sunday Ticket.
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August 6, 2013
A Texas retail electric provider is offering customers a $600 incentive for new enrollments.
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June 20, 2013
Donna Nelson, Chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, requested in a memo in advance of today's open meeting that an order regarding a penalty settlement with a company which acted as a retail electric provider without a certificate should include language stating that the Commission will…
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June 20, 2013
Reliant has added several new airline miles electricity plans with new partners.
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June 4, 2013
TXU Energy has begun offering to residential customers in Texas a Free Weekends electricity plan.
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May 15, 2013
TXU Energy has launched a promotion offering 20% off certain charges for the initial 12 months of a fixed price plan lasting 24 or 36 months.
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April 26, 2013
Reliant has released pricing for its newly launched Free Weekends plan in Texas, which will provide the customer with a Nest Learning Thermostat at no additional charge.
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