September 25, 2020
Start-up Texas Retail Provider Led By Market Vets Receives REP Certificate
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted JP Energy Resources LLC an Option 1 retail electric provider certificate
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September 24, 2020
Start-up Texas Retail Electric Provider Seeks REP Certificate
Yenta Energy LP d/b/a Clyde Energy applied for an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate
September 24, 2020
Level Of ERCOT Admin. Fee Implicated By Texas PUC Consideration Of Potential Changes To Reliability Monitor
Consideration of potential changes to the entity which serves as the state's reliability monitor for the ERCOT region could potentially implicate the ERCOT Administrative Fee, per a discussion at today's meeting of the Public Utility Commission of Texas
September 24, 2020
New Entrant Bulb Launches Statewide In Texas Retail Electric Market, Following Soft Launch
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
September 22, 2020
Direct Energy Joins New Houston Cleantech Startup Incubator As Founding Partner
Direct Energy has become an additional founding partners of Greentown Labs Houston, a clean tech startup incubator that will be located in midtown Houston.
September 22, 2020
ERCOT Receives Notification of Suspension of Operations
ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: Petra Nova Power I LLC - PNPI_GT2
September 21, 2020
Texas REP Enters Asset Purchase Agreement, Transferring REP Certificate, Customer Contracts
Quest Distributors LLC d/b/a My Quest Energy filed at the Texas PUC for an amendment to its REP certificate to request Commission approval of the transfer and change of ownership of Quest Distributors LLC's REP certificate, customer contracts, and assumed names to MQE, LLC.
September 15, 2020
Developer Announces Two 100-Megawatt Battery Storage Projects In Texas
Broad Reach Power announced today that it has begun construction on two, 100 megawatt (MW) greenfield battery storage projects in ERCOT
September 14, 2020
Texas Retail Provider To Pay $250,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff, Addressing Alleged Use Of Move-Outs For Disconnection For Non-Pay, And Other Issues
Direct Energy, LP (Direct Energy), on behalf of itself as well as its affiliates First Choice Power, LLC and Bounce Energy, Inc. would pay $250,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) § 25.474…
September 11, 2020
Deadline Set For Response To Texas Customer's Petition For Retail Electric Choice Pilot In Non-ERCOT Service Area
An ALJ at the Public Utility Commission of Texas has established a deadline for Southwestern Electric Power Company's (SWEPCO) response to the East Texas Salt Water Disposal Company's (ETSWD) petition for declaratory order and request for the opening of a pilot retail electric choice implementation…
September 11, 2020
Axon Power & Gas Now Working On Terms To Voluntarily Relinquish REP Certificate
Axon Power & Gas, LLC said in a status report with the Public Utility Commission of Texas that it is now working with PUC Staff to develop terms and conditions under which Axon will voluntarily relinquish its authority to operate as a retail electric provider in Texas and leave the market.
September 11, 2020
Oncor To Issue Further Credit To Retail Electric Providers Under Rider
Oncor has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to issue a further credit to retail electric providers under Rider ISR to refund additional interest rate savings related to Oncor's previous acquisition by Sempra
September 11, 2020
New Retail Electric Provider Led By Market Veterans Receives Texas REP Certificate
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted Energy Monger, LLC an Option 1 retail electric provider certificate
September 11, 2020
Midstream Energy Company Receives Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted Electric E Power Marketing LLC an Option 2 Texas retail electric provider certificate, to serve customers 1 MW and larger which provide an affidavit agreeing to such service
September 10, 2020
Texas PUC Denies Aspire Complaint Seeking Re-pricing Of May 2019 ERCOT Price Spike Caused By QSE Input Error
Commissioners Direct ERCOT To Address Treatment Of Broader Pricing Issues From Input Errors
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has denied a complaint filed by Aspire Commodities, LLC (Aspire) against the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT), in which Aspire had sought an order directing ERCOT to re-price the published settlement prices for interval 14:50 on May 30, 2019
September 8, 2020
Texas Customer Petitions PUC To Launch Retail Electric Choice Pilot In Non-ERCOT Service Area
East Texas Salt Water Disposal Company (ETSWD) filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas a petition for declaratory order and request for the opening of a pilot retail electric choice implementation project at Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO)
September 4, 2020
ERCOT Revokes Retail Electric Provider's Rights As A Market Participant
ERCOT reported in an interrogatory response at the Public Utility Commission of Texas that ERCOT has revoked Axon Power and Gas LLC's rights as a Market Participant and terminated Axon's SFA [Standard Form Market Participant Agreement] with ERCOT.
September 4, 2020
Retail Energy Veterans Join MP2 Energy In Senior Roles, Company Names EVPs
MP2 Energy Texas LLC has disclosed several recent executive changes
September 3, 2020
Target's Retail Provider Files To Relinquish Texas REP Certificate
PP&E LLC, the retail electric provider owned by Target Corporation and ostensibly created for self-supply purposes, filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to relinquish its Option 2 REP certification
September 3, 2020
ERCOT Seasonal Assessments Show Sufficient Generation For Fall And Winter
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) anticipates there will be sufficient installed generating capacity available to serve system-wide forecasted peak demand this fall and winter.
September 2, 2020
Energy Harbor (Formerly FirstEnergy Solutions) Receives Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted Energy Harbor, LLC (f/k/a FirstEnergy Solutions) an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate
September 2, 2020
Texas Retail Provider Announces Collaboration With University Of Texas To Research Use Of Machine Learning & AI, "To Enhance The Buying Process And Customer Experience," In Texas Retail Market
Texas retail electric provider Chariot Energy, an affiliate of 174 Power Global, today announced a collaboration with The University of Texas at Austin, "to research the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence to enhance the buying process and customer experience for Texans in the market…
September 1, 2020
Company Named "Dynergy" Submits Registration As Texas Electric Broker
A company named "Dynergy" has filed, with the Public Utility Commission of Texas, a registration as a Texas electric broker
September 1, 2020
Satori Energy Acquires Book Of Contracts From Texas-Based Retail Energy Broker
David C. Wiers, President of Satori Energy, announced today that Satori Energy has acquired the assets of Texas Energy Brokers LLC.
August 31, 2020
Texas TDUs Urge PUC Not To Adopt Complete Prohibition On Utility EV Charging Station Ownership, Seek Flexibility
Various Texas TDUs said in comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas that the Commission should not adopt a complete prohibition on utility ownership of electric vehicle charging stations, and urged flexibility for TDU ownership under certain circumstances