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January 3, 2017
McAllen Residential Rates To See 65% Increase ($55 Per Month)
Sharyland Utilities has filed an amended rate filing package with the Public Utility Commission of Texas that would, in addition to new levels for base rates, impose new riders on retail electric providers.
January 3, 2017
NRG Energy's Everything Energy brand has ceased enrolling new customers, and will be transitioning its customers to various other NRG brands.
December 22, 2016
Antonio Brown, wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has signed a partnership deal with NRG
December 21, 2016
Reliant is offering Texas residential customers an electricity plan that includes a free Nest Cam Indoor
December 19, 2016
As a result of the "economic fiasco" related to the Greens Bayou RMR agreement, "I've become convinced that we need to go ahead and bite the bullet, and at the very least I think we need to co-optimize the real-time market," Texas PUC Commissioner Kenneth Anderson said at Friday's meeting, echoing…
December 16, 2016
As of December 15, Oncor had $1.01 million of available funds remaining to cover future reimbursement requests for devices distributed pursuant to the program under which retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays…
December 16, 2016
ERCOT's latest Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) report indicates sufficient reserve margins through 2021 despite an increase in the load forecasts
December 14, 2016
AEP Texas North reported that, as of October 31, 2016, it had $120,000 in funds available 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
December 14, 2016
Green Mountain Energy has launched in Texas a new free nights electricity plan
December 13, 2016
A proposed Texas process for door-to-door customers enrolled via portable electronic device (PED) described as a, "three-step enrollment process," by retail electric providers would be confusing to customers, the Retail Electric Provider Coalition said.
December 13, 2016
In a Texas PUC rulemaking addressing the use of portable electronic devices (PEDs) for customer enrollment during door-to-door sales, TXU Energy has suggested that, in addition to the proposed use of electronic signatures, the two-step verification process required for use of a PED-based enrollment…
December 12, 2016
Texas PUC Staff have filed an updated draft proposal for adoption concerning the distributed generation interconnection rulemaking, which addresses the ability for non-customer third parties to sign IAs
December 12, 2016
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas has filed an updated draft of the electric scope of competition report, which, for the first time publicly, includes a discussion of draft recommendations that the Legislature may wish to consider.
December 12, 2016
Texas REP Receives Authorization For Change in Trade Name
December 12, 2016
Several Texas retail electric market veterans are among the leadership of start-up retail electric provider GBPOWER, LLC
December 9, 2016
Pro Power Providers, LLC d/b/a Circular Energy filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas for an amendment to its retail electric provider certificate to reflect administrative and management changes.
December 8, 2016
New York ESCO Receives Licenses In New State
December 8, 2016
AEP Texas Central has informed the Texas PUC that it has exhausted all of the funds available 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
December 8, 2016
Champion Energy Services, LLC has filed a notice of intent with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to provide prepaid electric service using a customer prepayment device or system (CPDS)
December 8, 2016
Clearview Energy announced that it now offers free home electric vehicle (EV) charging, in certain hours, for all of its customers.
December 7, 2016
Vistra Energy Corp., in a presentation to investors, disclosed expected TXU Energy performance for 2016 and guidance for 2017.
December 6, 2016
Vista Energy Marketing Receives Licenses In New State
December 6, 2016
For 2017, Stream is working to design plans that allow customers to "mix and match" energy supply along with additional products or recurring services, moving beyond bundling simply one product with its energy plans or offering services separately a la carte.
December 5, 2016
Oncor informed retail electric providers that 90% of funds designated to reimburse retail electric providers for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers are expected to be exhausted once Oncor pays invoices…
December 2, 2016
Dealing with customer frustration due to actual experience with distributed generation departing from dubious claims made in advertisements is a "real issue" the Public Utility Commission of Texas will likely need to face, Commissioner Brandy Marty Marquez said during yesterday's open meeting, as…
