September 30, 2026
Texas REP Announces Status As Best Energy Company In DFW
BKV Energy announced that it was recently voted the Best Energy Company in DFW in The Dallas Morning News' 2026 "Best in DFW People's Choice Awards", with a Gold award
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September 18, 2026
Texas PUC Staff File Final Recommended List Of Non-Volunteer POLRs For 2027-28, With Some REPs Newly Acquiring Non-Volunteer POLR Responsibility In Certain Areas; Other Significant Changes
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a final recommendation of retail electric providers that Staff proposes to serve as non-volunteer POLRs (called Large Service Providers or LSPs) for each customer class and service area (excluding LP&L which has its own process) for the 2027-28 term.
August 31, 2026
Texas PUC Staff File Preliminary List Of REPs Eligible To Be Assigned Non-Volunteer POLR Responsibility
Staff of the Texas PUC have posted a preliminary list of all REPs eligible, based meeting a sales volume threshold and other criteria set in rule, to serve as a non-volunteer POLR (called Large Service Providers or LSPs) for each customer class and service area (excluding LP&L which has its own…
August 17, 2026
Texas PUC Staff Propose Cost Allocation To REPs For Low-Income Matching Service, As 5 REP Groups Seek List
Staff of the Texas PUC have proposed the cost allocation to retail electric providers who have opted to receive information under the low-income customer identification service, for the State fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2026 (FY2027).
August 10, 2026
Solar Company Which Offers $5,000+ To Customers Registers As Texas Electric Broker, Leadership Includes Former TXU CIO
SunCheck, which was formed by several solar veterans in 2024, registered as a Texas retail electric broker
July 27, 2026
Texas Retail Provider Files To Serve As Voluntary POLR
TXU Energy Retail Company LLC has filed at the Texas PUC to serve as a volunteer provider of last resort (volunteer POLR, or VREP)
July 23, 2026
Texas PUC Staff Proposes Cost Allocation To Specific Retail Providers For Broadcasts Of PUCT Meetings (Indicates Whether A REP Is Serving At Least 250,000 Customers)
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed proposed cost allocations to retail electric providers for the cost of online broadcasting of PUCT meetings for FY 2027
June 1, 2026
Texas Retail Provider Requests Low-Income Customer List For FY2027, Triggering Availability
TXU Energy Retail Company LLC has formally requested from the Texas PUC the provision of the low-income customer identification service for the State fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2026 (FY2027).
May 6, 2026
Energy Shopping Platform Names Retail Energy Vet As Director of Home Services; Also Hires Multifamily Property Vet
Compare Power named Chris Porath as Director of Home Services
April 23, 2026
Ford Reports 94% Of Home EV Charging Is Now Off-Peak Under Free EV Miles Plan With TXU
Ford provided an update concerning its and TXU Energy's previously launched retail electric offering for Ford electric SUV and truck customers in Texas that includes free EV charging from 10 p.m. to 1 p.m. the next day
April 23, 2026
Former TXU VP Joins Homes Services Company As SVP And Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Cinch Home Services has named Keith L. Johnson as Senior Vice President and Chief Data & Analytics Officer
March 5, 2026
Vistra Expands Residential Battery Aggregation Program In Texas
Vistra announced an expansion of its battery aggregation program in Texas to include Enphase Energy's IQ Batteries, further scaling its residential virtual power plant (VPP).
March 3, 2026
Former NRG, TXU Exec Joins Data Center Developer
Prime Data Centers, an international developer and operator of hyperscale and purpose-built data centers, today announced the appointment of John Bates as Executive Vice President of Development and Power.
February 12, 2026
Retail Supplier Names 25-Year Market Vet As SVP, Sales
Atlantic Energy Group LLC announced the appointment of Kris Hertel as Senior Vice President of Sales
September 29, 2025
TXU Parent Announces Plans to Build New Gas-Fueled Dispatchable Power Units In Texas, Also Inks 1,200 MW PPA To Supply Nuclear Power
Vistra Corp. today announced that it will build two new natural gas power units, together totaling 860 megawatts, on-site at its Permian Basin Power Plant
July 28, 2025
Texas REP Wins "Best Electricity Provider" in 2025 Houston Chronicle "Best of the Best Awards"
BKV Energy said that it was named Best Electricity Provider in the Houston Chronicle's 2025 "Best of the Best Awards," a recognition voted on by thousands of readers across the Houston area
July 24, 2025
Proposed Allocation To Texas REPs For Cost Of Broadcasting PUC Meetings Suggests REP Has Fallen Below 250,000 Customer Threshold
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed proposed cost allocations to retail electric providers for the cost of broadcasting online PUCT meetings for FY 2026
July 14, 2025
Tradition Energy Names New Vice President
Todd Sherrod has joined Tradition Energy as Vice President
June 16, 2025
Texas PUC Staff Recommend That Enron Energy Texas LLC REP Application Be Denied, Without Prejudice
Staff of the Texas PUC ("Staff") have made a recommendation on the disposition of the application of Enron Energy Texas LLC for an Option 1 retail electric provider (REP) certificate, with Staff recommending, "that the application be denied and that this proceeding be dismissed without prejudice."
May 7, 2025
Vistra Reports "Strong" Retail Customer Counts and Margins
Vistra Corp. reported that first quarter 2025 Adjusted EBITDA for its Retail segment was $184 million, versus Adjusted EBITDA of $(28) million in the year-ago quarter
February 27, 2025
Vistra Reports "Retail Performance Levels Not Achieved In The More Than Two Decades Competitive Markets Have Been Open"
In reporting earnings today, Vistra stated that it, "reached retail performance levels not achieved in the more than two decades competitive markets have been open[.]"
January 6, 2025
Texas Broker Names Retail Market Vet As New Director Of Sales
A Texas-based broker/aggregator has named…
December 5, 2024
TXU Parent Names New Director of Innovation Strategy
Vistra has named…
November 20, 2024
TXU, Other Vistra Retail Suppliers Announce Partnership With Voltus Across Multiple States
TXU Energy announced a partnership with…
October 15, 2024
Oncor Provides Update On Opening Smart Thermostat Funding Program To All Texas REPs
In providing an update on a pilot program under which Texas retail electric providers are reimbursed under the TDU's energy efficiency budget for providing a smart thermostat to residential customers, Oncor provided an update on when the program could be open to all REPs