December 9, 2020
AEP Texas North has proposed how to dispose of unused funds remaining under a closed program that reimbursed Texas retail electric providers for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats (PCT) and in-home displays (IHD) to eligible low-income customers.
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December 8, 2020
Vistra announced the appointment of Jim Burke as president and chief financial officer, effective immediately.
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November 20, 2020
(Reminder) Former TXU CMO Serves As EVP/CMO At Sunnova
Sunnova Energy Corporation has submitted a registration as a Texas electric broker
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November 4, 2020
Vistra, Parent Of TXU, Acquiring Retail Electric Customers From Two Texas REPs Vistra's Retail Residential Customer Count Falls Versus Q2 2020 Vistra Cites "Strong Margin Results" For Retail Segment
Note: An earlier version of this story, concerning the acquisition of the Infinite/Veteran books and select customer and earnings data, was first posted at 6:50 a.m. ET; the story has been updated throughout
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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)
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September 29, 2020
Vistra Raises 2020 Financial Guidance, Announces Long-Term Capital Allocation Plan
Vistra, the parent of TXU Energy and various other retail energy brands, has launched Vistra Zero, a portfolio of zero-carbon power generation facilities, including seven new developments announced today in its primary market of ERCOT that total nearly 1,000 megawatts.
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September 24, 2020
Bulb, which describes itself as the U.K.'s fastest-growing energy provider and whose Texas market entry had been exclusively first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com in June 2019 , has launched statewide retail electric offers in Texas, following a previously reported soft launch in December 2019
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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…
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August 21, 2020
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have proposed the individual amounts to be allocated to individual retail electric providers for provision of the low-income customer identification service for the State fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2020 (FY 2021).
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August 21, 2020
New Additions, Deletions In Proposed List Indicate REPs' Customer Count Movement Across 250,000 Threshold
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have proposed the fees to be allocated to retail electric providers and other companies to cover the cost of broadcasting PUCT meetings online for FY 2021.
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August 11, 2020
TXU Energy announced the launch of TXU Energy Simple Rate Plus A/C Care, which, "gives customers one price-protected rate for the electricity they use, plus proactive A/C maintenance."
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August 5, 2020
Retail Segment Earnings Higher On Acquisitions Vistra "Active" In Reviewing Retail Book Acquisition Opportunities From REPs Experiencing Stress From COVID-19
Vistra, the parent of TXU and other retail brands, reported earnings for the quarter ending June 30, 2020.
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July 24, 2020
Would Result In NRG Owning Four Of The Former Affiliated REPs (Utility Spin-offs) In Texas Update: NRG Details Strategy Under Acquisition; Product, Geography Expansion; Pro Forma Customers, Volumes
Update: NRG Details Strategy Under Acquisition; Product, Geography Expansion; Pro Forma Customers, Volumes
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July 6, 2020
Vistra, the parent of TXU Energy, Ambit Energy, Dynegy, and various other retail energy brands, today announced the appointment of Tom Farrah as senior vice president and chief information officer, effective July 6, 2020.
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July 1, 2020
On June 29, 2020, Vistra Energy Corp. (the 'Company') filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the 'Certificate of Amendment') to change the legal name of the Company from 'Vistra Energy Corp.' to…
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June 30, 2020
TXU Energy announced the launch of a new Texas residential electricity plan: TXU Energy AutoSaver
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June 26, 2020
Energy consultant Best Practice Energy announced that Mike Feeley has joined the company as Senior Energy Advisor
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March 24, 2020
Vistra CEO Says Bad Debt Could Double Vistra "On The Lookout" For Acquisition Of Stressed Retail Providers
Curt Morgan, Vistra Energy's president and chief executive officer, said during a Wolfe Research fireside chat that Vistra, which owns various retail energy providers in Texas including TXU, is working with the PUC and other stakeholders on a bad debt "backstop mechanism" in light of the current…
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March 16, 2020
Austin Energy, CPS Energy Suspend Disconnections
TXU Energy announced a series of steps it has taken to help customers that may incur economic hardship related to the coronavirus pandemic
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March 10, 2020
EnergyBot, a trade name of Blitz Ventures, announced that it successfully raised a new round of series B funding.
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February 28, 2020
Retail Earnings Lifted By Acquisitions CEO: Taking Company Private Would Not Be "Silver Bullet" To Valuation
Vistra Energy, the parent of TXU and several other retail energy brands, said in announcing full-year 2019 earnings that it organically grew its ERCOT residential customer count in 2019, for the second year, "with strong customer acquisition and retention strategies and execution."
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February 13, 2020
Blitz Ventures Inc. d/b/a EnergyBot on February 13 submitted a registration to the Texas PUC as an electric broker to serve residential, commercial, and industrial customers
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January 6, 2020
Reliant has launched a new marketing campaign in the Texas residential electric market built around the premise "Pick Your Free" power
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December 6, 2019
Will Pay Termination Fees For Customers Leaving Their REP To Enroll, Up To $100
Bulb, which describes itself as the UK’s fastest-growing retail energy supplier and whose Texas market entry had been exclusively first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com in June , formally announced its launch of retail electric service in Texas, and said that, "Bulb’s plan is $400 cheaper per…
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November 18, 2019
The PJM Board of Managers announced today that it has appointed Manu Asthana to serve as PJM Interconnection’s President and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2020.
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