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January 25, 2017
The Chron Organization, Inc. (CHRON) said in a news release today it has finalized terms and executed all binding closing documents in the acquisition of Enertrade Electric, LLC, a Texas-based Retail Electric Provider doing business as Shyne Energy.
January 25, 2017
AEP Texas North Division filed a further update with the Texas PUC concerning the program under which Texas retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats (PCT) and in-home displays (IHD) to eligible low-income customers.
January 24, 2017
In an RFI to the NRG Companies in the Texas PUC proceeding examining NextEra Energy, Inc.'s proposed acquisition of Oncor, NextEra Energy, Inc. has requested that the NRG Companies "admit or deny" that NRG has expressed an interest in acquiring Gexa Energy.
January 23, 2017
Stream Energy Illinois, LLC applied for an Illinois natural gas supplier license to serve residential and small commercial customers at Northern Illinois Gas Company, Peoples Light Coke and Gas Company and North Shore Gas Company, and small commercial customers at Ameren Illinois. As only reported…
January 23, 2017
TXU Energy has launched a new electricity plan, Season Pass, which discounts the energy charge by 50% during the summer and winter months.
January 19, 2017
PUCT Staff Cites Concerns From Risks of NextEra's Non-Regulated Businesses, Transaction Debt
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed testimony stating that NextEra Energy's proposed acquisition of Oncor is, "not in the public interest without making substantive changes and additions to the applicants' proposed commitments," as Staff cited concerns regarding the risks from…
January 19, 2017
Houston-based Acclaim Energy announced the senior management team addition of Scott Sallman as vice president – consulting services & analytics.
January 19, 2017
Eligo Energy TX, LLC applied for an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate
January 19, 2017
Start-up Plug Energy, LLC applied for an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate.
January 17, 2017
Start-up broker-consultant Benchmark Services, Inc. is "actively targeting" potential broker business acquisitions while also priming itself for organic growth, Benchmark Services, Inc. President Mark Tackley told EnergyChoiceMatters.com
January 16, 2017
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has provided to legislators a final report on alternative ratemaking mechanisms, that generally finds that major revision is not needed to the rate-setting and design process used for the utilities located within ERCOT
January 16, 2017
A group of commenters including several NRG retail providers, Texas Industrial Energy Consumers, Austin Energy, and CPS Energy said in comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas that a calculation in the ERCOT 4CP report created a "false" peak interval on July 14, 2016
January 12, 2017
With funding exhausted, Oncor reported the total number of in-home devices provided to customers by REPs under the program which reimbursed retail electric providers for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers
January 12, 2017
Texas-based Discount Power announced that Mohsin Hassan, COO of Discount Power, and C. Gibson, Vice President and In-House Counsel at Discount Power, have been elected to serve on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and Protocol Revision Committee…
January 12, 2017
Texas Industrial Energy Consumers have proposed that Oncor be required to provide millions of dollars in rate credits as a condition of its acquisition by NextEra, with retail electric providers required to pass through the credits to customers
January 12, 2017
In a statement of position filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the NRG Companies have recommended that the PUC should require NextEra to divest its Texas retail electric providers as a condition of acquiring Oncor
January 11, 2017
Leadership For New REP Focusing On Prepaid, Portal-Based Service Includes Former CryptoCurrency Exec
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted Griddy Energy LLC a retail electric provider certificate.
January 10, 2017
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC reported to the Texas PUC that as of January 6, 2017, there are 111 ESIDs that have opted to have non-standard meter service.
January 10, 2017
XOOM Energy, LLC announced a new relationship with PetSmart Charities, which XOOM said is the largest funder of animal welfare in North America.
January 9, 2017
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed an updated estimate of installed generation capacity in ERCOT for January 2017.
January 9, 2017
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a supplemental response in their complaint against Current Utilities, Inc., in which Staff lists three specific instances in which Staff allege Current Utilities' activity amounted to aggregation, per the definition previously set forth by…
January 5, 2017
Luminant Energy Company LLC would pay $170,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of ERCOT Protocol § 8.1.1.4.2(1)(a).
January 4, 2017
Oncor reported that all of the funds have been exhausted under the program through which retail electric providers were reimbursed for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers
January 4, 2017
Geothermal and renewable energy developer Ormat Technologies, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the business and assets of Viridity Energy, Inc., a privately held company specializing in demand response, energy management and energy…
January 3, 2017
Oncor reported that as of 4 pm CST on January 1, 2017, it had received $991,000 in reimbursement requests for December device distributions, leaving only $25,000 in funding remaining, pursuant to the program under which retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing free programmable…
