April 9, 2026
Nevermore A Rate Spike? Start-up Rate Raven Launching Concierge Shopping Service
Rate Raven Inc., a start-up, is launching as a concierge retail energy shopping service
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April 8, 2026
Axpo Enters Battery Storage Swap Agreement In ERCOT
GridStor, a developer and operator of utility-scale battery energy storage systems, and Axpo announced the execution of an Energy Storage Agreement for GridStor's Hidden Lakes Reliability Project, a 220 MW, 440 MWh battery energy storage system located in Galveston County, Texas, which began…
April 8, 2026
NRG, Vistra Each Propose Settlement Mechanisms For New Texas Large Load Demand Management Service, To Mitigate Impact On Retail Providers
In comments to the Texas PUC on a new Large Load Demand Management Service (LLDMS), NRG Energy said that the PUC should consider an alternative settlement mechanism for LLDMS compared to what is used for typical settlement charges today, in order to minimize the cost impacts on retail electric…
April 8, 2026
Grid Power Direct Receives Retail Supplier License In New State (& License Briefs, 4/8/26)
Grid Power Direct Receives Delaware Retail Supplier License
April 8, 2026
Base Formally Rolls Out Texas Electricity Plans Not Tied To Home Storage Product, Guarantees Rate Below Market Average At Enrollment & Renewal
Base Says 7 in 10 Texans Are Overpaying for Electricity
Base Power in Texas formally announced a new residential electricity plan which Base says is guaranteed to be below the market average at enrollment and at the time of renewal.
April 7, 2026
ERCOT IMM Proposes Pay-As-Bid Compensation For Large Load Demand Reduction Reliability Service
The ERCOT reliability service which is to procure demand reductions from large load customers, required by recent legislation, should compensate providers of demand reductions on a pay-as-bid basis, ERCOT's Independent Market Monitor said in comments at the Texas PUC
April 7, 2026
Texas Retail Provider Seeks To Be Relieved Of Requirement To Inform Customers Of PUC-Developed Solar Guide
Tenaska Power Services Co. (TPS), an Option 2 Texas retail electric provider, sought a declaratory order from the Texas PUC under which the PUC would find that a requirement for REPs to provide to customers certain information developed by the PUC concerning rooftop solar does not apply to Option 2…
April 6, 2026
Via Energy Solutions Seeks License In New State (& License Briefs, 4/6/26)
Via Energy Solutions Seeks License In New State
April 3, 2026
White Label Retail Supplier, Currently Active In Texas, Further Confirms Expansion To "Several" PJM States
Light Energy, LLC ("Light Energy") will act as a retail energy supplier in "several" states in PJM, Light Energy stated in an application for FERC electricity market-based rate authority
April 2, 2026
Texas PUC Approves Use Of Standard Market Mechanism To Refund Transition Charges To Retail Providers, Rather Than Lump Sum Individual REP Refunds
The Texas PUC approved the use of existing market processes to refund to Texas retail electric providers an over-collection of about $15 million which has been collected under the TC5 transition charge rider at CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric
April 2, 2026
Texas PUC Formally Seeks Comments On Whether Additional Means Of Financial Assurance Should Be Permitted For Retail Provider Certification
Issues Proposed New Definition For Affiliate In Proposal For Revised REP Certification Rules
The Texas PUC formally issued a proposal for publication to modify certain provisions of the retail electric provider certification rules under 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §25.107, issuing without modification a revised Staff recommendation for a proposal for publication
April 2, 2026
Retail Supplier Names New Chief Marketing Officer
Rhythm Energy has named Archuna Jagota as Chief Marketing Officer
April 1, 2026
LFG: Texas Retail Provider Receives Authority To Use Name LFG Power (& License Briefs, 4/1/26)
Texas Retail Provider Receives Authority To Use Name LFG Power
April 1, 2026
Customer Withdraws Formal Complaint At Texas PUC Concerning VPP Retail Plan Marketing; Requests PUC's Enforcement Division Investigate Matter
The customer complainant who had filed a formal complaint at the Texas PUC against Tesla Energy Ventures, LLC d/b/a Tesla Electric ("Tesla") concerning Tesla Electric's control over, and decision-making concerning the level of charge for, the customer's Powerwall, and the marketing of an associated…
April 1, 2026
Texas Retail Provider Would Relinquish REP Certificate, With Unpaid TDU Balances, Under Settlement With PUC Staff
TexPo Power, LP would relinquish its Texas retail electric provider certificate, and TexPo's letter of credit on file with the Texas PUC would be used to partially pay outstanding amounts owed by TexPo to the TDUs, under a settlement with Texas PUC Staff to resolve alleged violations of 16 Texas…
March 31, 2026
Constellation Provides Business Outlook; No Confirmation Of Potential Agreement For Amazon Data Center At Calvert Cliffs
Constellation today provided investors with a strategy and business update
March 31, 2026
Texas TDU *Won't* Offer Retail Electric Provider Smart Thermostat Program In 2026
Texas-New Mexico Power Company said in a planning year 2027 Energy Efficiency Plan and Report, filed at the Texas PUC, that TNMP will not introduce a retail electric provider Smart Thermostat Program for 2026
March 31, 2026
Start-up Energy Cost Intelligence Platform Registers As Texas Broker
GridSpot, a trade name for sole proprietor Mondrell V Harrison, filed a registration as a Texas retail electric broker
March 30, 2026
Texas Broker Named Lubbock Energy Files Registration Texas PUC (& License Briefs, 3/30/26)
Texas Broker Named Lubbock Energy Files Registration At Texas PUC
March 30, 2026
Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings Is Abating Retail Provider Complaint Cases, Citing Resource Limitations Combined With "Unanticipated Increases In Referrals" From Texas PUC
The Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) recently issued a standing order abating electricity consumer complaint cases referred to SOAH from the Public Utility Commission of Texas, citing, among other things, "current resource limitations combined with unanticipated increases in…
March 27, 2026
Texas QSE To Pay $375,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff
The City of Garland d/b/a Garland Power and Light System would pay $375,000 under a settlement with Texas PUC Staff to resolve alleged violations of Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) Nodal Protocols §§ 8.1.1.3(3) and 8.1.1.4.3(3)(a), (b), governing various obligations related to…
March 26, 2026
Energy Marketing Conferences Announces New Broker Excellence Award To Be Awarded At EMC25, Keynote Speakers Also Named
Energy Marketing Conferences, LLC (EMC) announced that, in conjunction with its 25th Energy Marketing Conference (EMC) to be held April 20–21, 2026 in Houston, Texas, EMC is launching a new Broker Excellence Award.
March 26, 2026
Texas PUC Directs DRRS Under NPRR 1309 Should Be Developed Without Attempting To Include Energy Storage Resources In 1309, But Stresses Storage's Eligibility For DRRS, And Seeks Start Of Storage Participation Coincident To Start Of DRRS
Issuing guidance requested by Texas PUC Staff, the Texas PUC directed that stakeholders should continue to develop Dispatchable Reliability Reserve Service (DRRS) without attempting to include energy storage resources (ESRs) in the specific NPRRs 1309 and 1310, in order to avoid delaying the…
March 26, 2026
Continental Resources Joins Parent Of Retail Provider In Developing 452 MW Power Plant In ERCOT
Mercuria Americas and Continental Resources announced a partnership to build the Pecos Power Plant, a 452 MW gas-fired power plant in Pecos, Texas, in the Permian Basin and with the plant serving the ERCOT market
March 26, 2026
Tech, Multifamily Vets Form New Texas Electric Broker (& License Briefs, 3/26/26)
Tech, Multifamily Vets Form New Texas Electric Broker