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July 3, 2019
NRG Energy Acquires Book Of Customers From Retail Supplier
NRG Energy confirmed to EnergyChoiceMatters.com that it has acquired LifeEnergy’s book of customers.
July 2, 2019
Direct Energy Launches New Texas Electric Plan With 12 Hours Free Service, Hive View Smart Camera
Direct Energy announced for Texas residential customers a new 24-month fixed-price electricity plan that includes 12 hours of free power from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. and a Hive View smart indoor camera.
July 1, 2019
NRG, Direct Energy Retail Electric Providers Request Texas Low-Income Customer Sync List
NRG Energy and Direct Energy have filed, for various of their retail energy brands, separate requests with the Public Utility Commission of Texas for the provision of the low-income customer identification service for the State fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2019 (FY2020).
July 1, 2019
Texas Market Vet Joins NRG As Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory Affairs
Kristina Rollins recently joined NRG Energy as Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory Affairs, with responsibility including serving as an "authorized rep", for Texas PUC purposes, for NRG's various retail energy companies in Texas
July 1, 2019
Bulb, U.K.'s Fastest Growing Start-up & Biggest Green Energy Supplier, Receives Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate
Bulb US LLC, an affiliate of U.K. retail energy provider Bulb which describes itself as the U.K.'s biggest green supplier and which has also been named the U.K.'s fastest growing start-up , has been granted an Option 1 retail electric provider certificate by the Public Utility Commission of Texas
June 28, 2019
Generating Unit In ERCOT To Retire, Be Decommissioned
On June 28, 2019, ERCOT received a Notification of Change of Generation Resource Designation (NCGRD) for the following Generation Resource: City of Garland, Gibbons Creek Generating Station (GIBCRK_GIB_CRG1)
June 27, 2019
Updated With Statement From REP: Texas Retail Provider To Pay $700,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff
Just Energy issued the following statement from Brent Moore, President of Just Energy North America, concerning the settlement.
June 27, 2019
Reliant Launches New Digital Platform Aimed At Renters, Offering Ability To Split Bill, Same-Day Connection
Reliant announced the availability of its new RentReady by Reliant digital platform which is, "designed to make renters’ lives easier by providing same-day electricity service, splitting bills among multiple tenants, managing accounts via an app and more."
June 27, 2019
CenterPoint-TDU Seeks To Temporarily Cease Charging Transition Charge To Retail Providers
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CenterPoint Houston) filed at the Texas PUC to temporarily cease billing transition charges under Schedule TC2, effective July 11, 2019
June 27, 2019
TXU Energy Offers Funding Level For Texas Low-Income Customer List
Vistra Energy, on behalf of its retail providers TXU Energy and Value Based Brands, formally requested from the Texas PUC the provision of the low-income customer identification service for the State fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2019 (FY2020).
June 27, 2019
Texas Retail Provider To Pay $90,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff
Spark Energy, LLC would pay $90,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of TAC §§ 25.474(h)(5)(B)(vi), concerning verification of authorization of telephonic enrollment; 25.475(c)(2)(H), concerning general contracting requirements…
June 27, 2019
Texas "Small Fish Swim Free" Rule In Jeopardy As Two PUC Commissioners Favor, Or Lean Toward, Elimination
During a Texas PUC open meeting discussion of real-time co-optimization in the ERCOT market, the current "small fish swim free" rule in the market was criticized as several Commissioners questioned whether it should continue
June 26, 2019
Trader: Had Erroneous ERCOT $9,000 Price On May 30 Lasted Longer, "Many" Retail Electric Providers Would Have "Gone Bankrupt"
Aspire Commodities, LLC has filed a formal complaint at the Public Utility Commission of Texas against ERCOT, seeking an order directing ERCOT to re-price the published settlement prices for interval 14:50 on May 30, alleging that the event which led to the spike, citing an ERCOT presentation to the…
June 25, 2019
Gamifcation, Customer Engagement Company Takes Further Step To Become Retail Energy Supplier
MeterGenius, Inc. has applied for membership at PJM under the "Other Supplier" category
June 24, 2019
Large Energy Supplier Winds Down Retail Electric Supply Business
Mansfield Energy has elected to exit its retail electric supplier business, under the entity Mansfield Power and Gas, LLC (MPG), and recently wound down the operations
June 21, 2019
ERCOT Issues Final Determination On Notification Of Suspension Of Operations For Wind Unit
ERCOT has issued a reliability analysis determination for West Texas Wind Energy Partners, LP - Southwest Mesa (SW_MESA_SW_MESA)
June 21, 2019
Texas PUC Staff Make Further Recommendations On Real-Time Co-optimization Parameters, Offer Cap Levels, VOLL
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas filed a memo outlining further recommendations and issues to be considered with respect to real-time co-optimization in the ERCOT market (Project 48540)
June 21, 2019
Texas PUC Staff Recommend Interim Broker Registration Form Be Used, In Advance Of Formal Rulemaking
Suggest PUC May Wish To Reactivate Electric Storage Review Given Legislative Inaction
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a recommended schedule and implementation plan related to various legislation adopted during the 86th Regular Legislative Session
June 21, 2019
New Texas Retail Provider Led By Chris Hendrix, Other Market Vets, Receives Texas REP Certificate
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted Demand Control 2, LLC an Option 2 retail electric provider certificate to serve customers one megawatt or more of capacity who provide an affidavit agreeing to such service.
June 20, 2019
Texas TDU Details Alleged Default Balances Owed By Retail Electric Provider
In a motion to intervene in a Texas PUC proceeding in which PUC Staff have petitioned for the revocation of the retail electric provider certificate of Axon Power & Gas, LLC, AEP Texas Inc. said that it had sent Axon Power & Gas, LLC a Notice of Default under the delivery tariff, and detailed the…
June 20, 2019
Affiliate Of Texas Retail Provider Breaks Ground On 150 MW Solar Power Plant In Texas
174 Power Global Corporation announced that it broke ground on the $200 million Oberon Solar Power Facility in Ector County, Texas, and also formally announced the launch of a new retail electricity provider affiliate, Chariot Energy, "to facilitate the delivery of affordable, clean energy to…
June 20, 2019
Operator Of Wattbuy Electricity Shopping Site Seeks License In New State
WattB, Inc., the operator of the Wattbuy(dot)com electricity shopping website, has applied for an Ohio electric broker license to serve residential customers in all service areas
June 18, 2019
Retail Supplier To Stop Serving The New York Energy Market
After more than 15 years of providing natural gas in New York, Infinite Energy filed at the New York PSC to relinquish its eligibility as an ESCO in the state.
June 17, 2019
Texas PUC Staff File Petition To Revoke Retail Electric Provider Certificate Of REP That Is Currently Providing Service To Customers
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas ("Staff") have filed a petition to revoke the retail electric provider (REP) certificate of Axon Power & Gas, LLC, alleging that the REP, "has engaged in a pattern of making delinquent payments and repeatedly defaulting on past-due payments to TDUs for…