December 5, 2017
CPower Names New VP For ERCOT Region
CPower Energy Management has appointed Joe Hayden to its Texas-based ERCOT sales and fulfillment teams as Vice President and General Manager
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December 5, 2017
Texas Retail Provider Launches New Brand, Focused On Affinity Approach, Charity Donations
Volterra Energy Holdings LLC (VEH) announced the launch of a new Texas retail electric brand: Volterra Energy.
December 4, 2017
Generators Press To Implement Changes To Increase ERCOT Prices Prior To Summer 2018; Retail Providers Urge Longer Transition, Review Of 2018 Summer Prices Prior To Changes
REPs, TIEC Note Forward Already Moving Upward, TIEC Notes Potential For REP Defaults, POLR Drops From Tight Summers, High Prices
December 4, 2017
Vistra Announces Senior Management Post-Merger With Dynegy, Including Retail Leadership
Vistra Energy Corp. has informed employees of senior leadership of the company once the merger with Dynegy is complete
November 30, 2017
Texas Retail Provider To Pay $75,000 Under Settlement With Texas PUC Staff To Resolve Alleged Switch-Hold Violations
AP Gas & Electric (TX) LLC (APG&E) would pay $75,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (Commission) to resolve APG&E's alleged violations of 16 Tex. Admin. Code §§ 25.480(m) and (j)(8) (TAC), concerning removal of switch-holds.
November 29, 2017
OPUC: Texas PUC Should Require Lubbock Power & Light To Fund Study Of Costs/Benefits Of Adopting Retail Choice
ARM: Adopting NOIE Load Zone For LP&L Would Create Barrier To Any Future Move To Retail Choice
In testimony concerning Lubbock Power & Light's proposed transition from SPP to ERCOT, the Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel said that approval of such move should be conditioned on, among other things, LP&L funding an independent study of the costs and benefits of adopting retail choice in…
November 27, 2017
Update: Vistra-Dynegy Confirm Texas Units Subject To Sale Process; Proposes Mitigation Alternative If Sale Not Consummated
Vistra Energy, in filing for approval at the Texas PUC of its merger with Dynegy, has confirmed the units subject to a sale process, which would result in the combined entity being under the 20% market power threshold, but, to the extent the sale processes are not consummated, the company sought a…
November 27, 2017
Reliant Offering New Plan In Texas Bundling Google Home Mini, Nest Thermostat
Reliant has launched a new electricity plan for Texas residential customers, the Speak & Save 12 plan, that includes in a bundle a Nest Thermostat E and Google Home Mini
November 22, 2017
Texas Retail Provider To Pay $50,000 Penalty, Provide $72,000 In Compensation To Affected Customers Under Settlement With Texas PUC Staff To Resolve Alleged Disconnection Violations
STAT Energy, LLC would pay an administrative penalty of $52,600 and provide in aggregate over $72,000 to affected customers under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of 16 Tex. Admin. Code (TAC) §§ 25.480(j)(6), related to Deferred Payment…
November 21, 2017
ERCOT Holding Further Workshop On Sharyland-To-Oncor Mass Transition Process For REPs' ESI IDs
On November 27, 2017 ERCOT will host a fifth informational workshop (WebEx Only) on the proposed Mass Transition of Electric Service Identifiers (ESI IDs) from Sharyland Utilities LP (Sharyland) to Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Oncor).
November 20, 2017
Texas PUC Adopts New Interest Rates Applicable to Deposits Held By REPs, Overcharges
The Public Utility Commission of Texas adopted new interest rates applicable to REP deposits and over-billings, consistent with the calculations set forth by rule
November 20, 2017
ERCOT Board Members Considering Restructuring Retail Market, Commercial Ops Subcommittees
Leadership of ERCOT's Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has received, "a request from a couple of Board Members to take another look at the Subcommittee structure, specifically for COPS [Commercial Operations Subcommittee] and RMS [Retail Market Subcommittee]," COPS Chair Michelle Trenary wrote in…
November 20, 2017
Texas PUC Denies Petition For Extended Customer Protections For Hurricane Harvey Victims
The Public Utility Commission of Texas denied a petition from consumer advocates to adopt enhanced customer protections for Hurricane Harvey victims for a period of 12 months
November 20, 2017
Energy Transfer Retail Supplier Seeks License In New State
Energy Transfer Retail Power, LLC applied for an Ohio retail electric supplier license.
November 17, 2017
In Change, Texas Plant Owner Will Mothball, Not Decommission Plant
Barney M Davis LP has informed ERCOT that it now intends to mothball indefinitely, not decommission, the generating unit Barney M Davis Unit 1 (B_DAVIS_B_DAVIG1)
November 17, 2017
Texas PUC Chair Requests Commission Consider Requiring REPs To Offer Ability To Pay >$50 Deposits In Installments For All Residential Customers
Requests That PUC Consider Requiring REPs To File Reports On Bill Assistance Programs
In a memo in advance of today's open meeting concerning the proposed elimination of certain customer protections afforded to customers who were eligible for the defunct Lite-Up Texas discount, Texas PUC Chairman DeAnn Walker has urged the Commission to consider requiring that retail electric…
November 16, 2017
Coalition Files To Make Retail Electric Choice Part Of Florida Constitution
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission is currently reviewing Proposal 51, filed by Florida Energy Freedom, which would amend the state's constitution to make it a right for the state’s electricity customers to choose their electricity provider.
November 15, 2017
Texas Gov. Names New Commissioner To Texas PUC
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Arthur D’Andrea to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) for a term set to expire September 1, 2023.
November 15, 2017
Texas PUC Staff Raises Cost Concerns On Use Of Green Button Connect My Data For Third Party Access To Customer Smart Meter Data, Stresses Privacy In Discussing Alternative LOA Process
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas filed a statement of position regarding a review of the Smart Meter Texas (SMT) portal, including third-party (non-REP of record) access to customer data
November 15, 2017
Texas Staff Recommend Denying Petition For Extended Customer Protections For Hurricane Harvey Victims
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that the Commission deny a petition from consumer advocates to adopt enhanced customer protections for Hurricane Harvey victims for a period of 12 months
November 13, 2017
Texas PUC Staff Propose New Interest Rates Applicable to Deposits Held By REPs, Overcharges
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have proposed new interest rates applicable to REP deposits and over-billings, consistent with the calculations set forth by rule
November 13, 2017
License Briefs
Texas REP Dropping Trade Name From Certificate
November 13, 2017
Texas PUC Staff Draft Proposal For Publication Would Treat Low-Income Customers Differently, For Some Rules, If REPs Have Voluntarily Obtained Low-Income Customer List
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for publication which would eliminate in their entirety several customer protections currently in the substantive rules for customers who were eligible for the prior Lite-Up Texas discount program (funded by the defunct…
November 10, 2017
Just Energy Sales At Current Retail Storefronts On Track To Add 140,000 RCEs Annually
Just Energy Set To Launch In New International Market
Discusses Potential "Weeding Out" Of Smaller Retail Suppliers Given Headwinds, Texas Retirements; Opportunity For Inorganic Growth, Improvements To Competitive Environment
November 10, 2017
Texas Retail Provider Acquired By Solar Company Led By Retail Market Vet
An application for a REP certificate amendment filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas, which stated in the filing to have been filed by Jade Energy, states that, "We are changing the ownership from Jade Energy to The Solar Co-Operative LLC."