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May 28, 2020
Bulb, a new entrant into the Texas retail electric market (see background here) , announced that it is freezing its energy rate under its variable rate plan (its only Texas residential offering) for the summer, offering a variable rate with a "price lock."
May 27, 2020
Misae Solar is exploring PPA options for Misae Solar Park II, a 517 MWac/692 MWdc solar project and described as, "one of the largest solar investment opportunities in ERCOT and in the US."
May 22, 2020
Pursuant to Senate Bill 1976, Accent Energy Texas LP, d/b/a IGS Energy, submitted at the Texas PUC a formal request for production and receipt of a list of its low income electric customers for the State fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2020.
May 21, 2020
In a New Jersey BPU proceeding addressing resource adequacy and potential changes to the default Basic Generation Service (BGS), NRG Energy proposed, "a reform plan for BGS, where a transition to a fully competitive retail market occurs, accompanied by higher customer-protection and clean-energy…
May 21, 2020
Summer Energy Holdings, Inc. reported results for the quarter ending March 31, 2020
May 20, 2020
At the request of stakeholders, ERCOT has developed a Long-Term Load Forecast for the COVID-19 Scenario (click here) page on the ERCOT website.
May 20, 2020
Electricity veteran and attorney Shannon McClendon was elected as a member to the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
May 19, 2020
Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. (CNE) has filed at the Texas PUC a request to be removed from the voluntary POLR ("VREP") list for the current term, within five (5) calendar days pursuant to P.U.C. SUBST. R. 25.43 (i)(4).
May 19, 2020
ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: Nacogdoches Power LLC – NACPW_UNIT1
May 19, 2020
The NRG Energy retail suppliers submitted to the Texas PUC a request for lists of low-income electric customers served by Everything Energy LLC (REP Certificate 10178), Green Mountain Energy Company (REP Certificate 10009), Reliant Energy Retail Services LLC (REP Certificate 10007), Stream SPE LTD…
May 18, 2020
SmartMe USA Inc. applied for a Texas electric broker license to serve residential customers
May 18, 2020
Start-up Pro Technica Capital Ventures, LLC applied for a Texas electric broker license to serve residential and commercial customers
May 18, 2020
Several Texas TDUs have filed updates to information reported to the Texas PUC concerning customer enrollment in the COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program ("Program")
May 18, 2020
Retail electric provider Axon Power & Gas, LLC, which has been subject to default under a TDU tariff, said in a status update with the Texas PUC that Axon, "has completed payment to three of the four TDUs."
May 15, 2020
CenterPoint Energy's myTrueCost Texas electricity shopping portal will be discontinued effective May 25, 2020, according to an email notice sent to the site's users.
May 15, 2020
New Texas Broker Registration Form Approved
The Public Utility Commission of Texas adopted in Project 50406 final rule amendments to 16 Tex. Admin. Code (TAC) §25.471, relating to general provisions of customer protection rules in the retail electric market
May 15, 2020
The Texas PUC issued a final order to repeal 16 TAC §25.227 to implement HB 2263, which, as previously reported, removed provisions in PURA that authorized the Commissioner of the General Land Office to make electricity sales directly to public retail customers.
May 14, 2020
The Public Utility Commission of Texas denied a petition from Texas Legal Services Center and several other similar groups, which had sought, among other things, to apply a moratorium on utility shutoffs to residential utility services statewide during and for 30 days after the termination of the…
May 14, 2020
The Public Utility Commission of Texas at today's meeting decided to not extend the previously adopted exception which applied to the rule that, absent the exception, normally allows REPs to charge late fees to residential customers
May 14, 2020
U.S. House Democrats have included in their proposed new federal stimulus bill, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, a national prohibition on the disconnection or termination of electricity service for non-payment
May 14, 2020
Conservice, a provider of utility management and billing solutions to property owners and managers, and which operates retail electric provider Conservice Energy in Texas, announced the close of a "significant strategic investment" by Advent International (Advent), a global private equity investor.
May 13, 2020
Zon Energy Seeks Texas Electric Aggregator Certificate
May 13, 2020
2021 Reserve Margin Forecast Above 17%
ERCOT today released its final Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) for the upcoming summer season (June – September), a preliminary assessment for fall and an updated Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) Report.
May 12, 2020
The Texas PUC granted Mitsui & Co. Energy Marketing and Services (USA), Inc. an Option 2 Texas retail electric provider certificate, under which the company is authorized to serve customers 1 MW and larger which provide an affidavit agreeing to such service
May 12, 2020
Several Texas TDUs have filed updates to information reported to the Texas PUC concerning customer enrollment in the COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program ("Program")
