June 1, 2016
StarTex Power has protested the application of start-up retail supplier Windrose Power & Gas, LLC to include the trade name "Tex-Power" on Windrose's Texas retail electric provider certificate
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June 1, 2016
Direct Energy and affiliates announced today their participation in a new program that offers discounted LED light bulbs to eligible Texas customers
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May 31, 2016
ERCOT issues a final determination stating that NRG Texas Power LLC's Greens Bayou Unit 5 (GBY_GBY_5) is needed for Reliability Must-Run (RMR) Service.
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May 31, 2016
Hino Electric Power Company would pay $18,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve allegations that Hino violated PURA §§ 39.101(a)(6) and 39.101(b)(6)-(7); 16 Tex. Admin. Code §§ 25.475(g)(2)(A) (TAC), related to Electricity Facts Label (EFL); 25.478(j)…
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May 26, 2016
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners LP (BBIP) and Enchanted Rock, Ltd. (ERock) announced the closing of an equity financing to fund the construction of microgrid power assets in the state of Texas.
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May 24, 2016
AEP Texas Central reported that it has exhausted 75% 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
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May 24, 2016
Haymeadow Solar is developing a utility-scale solar project for the greater Houston area, and is highlighting the project's location to REPs and end-users seeking to avoid the risks of congestion
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May 23, 2016
Shell Energy North America (SENA) has submitted to ERCOT Nodal Protocol Revision Request 777, ERCOT-directed Dispatch of Price-Responsive Distributed Generation
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May 20, 2016
The Public Utility Commission of Texas yesterday abated a case considering Sharyland Utilities' proposed advanced metering deployment plan.
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May 20, 2016
Renewable Power Direct (RPD), a wholesale power marketer focused on serving corporate clients, has hired Eric Alam as CEO
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May 19, 2016
Various Hunt Consolidated companies that had received approval, subject to conditions, from the Public Utility Commission of Texas to acquire Oncor have asked the PUCT to vacate the approval order, stating that the contemplated transaction will not close.
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May 18, 2016
Stream Seeks Authority To Serve Customers in New Service Area
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May 18, 2016
nTherm, LLC, a start-up natural gas supplier, is preparing to launch in several retail choice states
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May 17, 2016
Energy Edge Consulting Seeks Texas Aggregator Certificate
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May 17, 2016
Windrose Power & Gas, LLC, a start-up retail supplier whose formation was first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com earlier this year , has applied for a Texas retail electric provider certificate.
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May 13, 2016
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas filed an update regarding the status of funds designated to reimburse retail electric providers for providing free programmable communicating thermostats (PCTs) and in-home displays (IHDs) to low-income customers
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May 13, 2016
Just Energy customers in Texas can now access their account and other services through Amazon's Alexa voice service capable devices, as Just Energy stated that it is the first energy retailer to offer such capability
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May 13, 2016
Wholesale energy marketer Koch Energy Services, LLC applied for an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate for the ERCOT service area, which would allow it to serve all customer classes
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May 12, 2016
Nooruddin Investments, LLC has filed for an amendment to its Texas retail electric provider certificate to reflect a change in its certificated legal name to VEH LLC. There are no changes to the REP's trade names which include Discount Power, Power Express, and Volterra Energy
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May 11, 2016
Rapid Power Management (RPM) has promoted Jared Patterson to Director of Energy Services, the company announced today.
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May 11, 2016
• Move Opens Door For Private Court Challenges To Underpinnings of PUCT's Energy-Only Market Structure
In yet another example of federal overreach, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a proposed amendment to a final order the CFTC issued on March 28, 2013 that exempted certain specified transactions of six Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators…
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May 10, 2016
Energy Future Holdings, parent of TXU Energy and 4Change Energy, saw a marginal decline in its residential competitive retail customer count from December 31, 2015 to March 31, 2016, with the decline in-line with the decline experienced from September 30, 2015 to December 31, 2015
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May 6, 2016
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a motion for issuance of a default order which would revoke the REP certificate of TruSmart Energy, LLC, after the company did not respond to prior Staff petition for the revocation of the license
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May 6, 2016
NRG Energy reported that its Retail mass market segment recorded first quarter Adjusted EBITDA of $151 million, $15 million lower than the $166 million recorded in the first quarter 2015, due to milder weather, partially offset by lower supply costs and operating cost efficiencies.
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May 6, 2016
TXU Energy has introduced flexibility to its free nights offer, giving customers a choice of a range of free hours
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