December 4, 2015
ERCOT Generator Cancels Seasonal Mothball Status For Unit
On December 3, 2015, Luminant Generation Company LLC provided ERCOT written notice that it has cancelled the planned suspension of Martin Lake Unit 1 (MLSES_UNIT 1).
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December 4, 2015
Texas PUC Orders Sharyland To File Rate Case By April 30, Case Will Develop System-Wide Rates for Cap Rock, McAllen Divisions
The Public Utility Commission of Texas yesterday at its open meeting ordered Sharyland Utilities, LP to file a rate case before April 30, 2016
December 3, 2015
Texas Lawmakers Seek Expedited Sharyland Rate Case, Ask That "Rollback" Of Rates Be Considered
Five Texas lawmakers have sent a letter to Texas Public Utility Commission Chair Donna Nelson asking that the Commission expedite a rate case at Sharyland Utilities, and also asked that the Commission consider "rolling back" Sharyland Utilities distribution rates to an earlier level.
December 2, 2015
ERCOT CDR Shows Reserve Margins Exceeding 16% Through 2025
ERCOT's latest Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) report shows that reserve margins are expected to exceed 15 percent through 2025.
December 1, 2015
Texas Staff Report on REP Low-Income Reimbursement Program, Note Eligibility May Need To Be Changed
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas filed a report on the program under which Texas retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays to eligible low-income customers.
December 1, 2015
GDF SUEZ's Think Energy Now Serving Residential and Small Commercial Energy Users in 12 States
Think Energy, the mass market brand of GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, announced this morning that it now serves residential and small commercial customers in 12 states.
December 1, 2015
Texas State Rep.: Sharyland Should Lower Rates If It Wants To Buy Oncor, Blasts Backing From Hedge Fund Managers
Texas State Representative Dan Flynn has written the Public Utility Commission raising concerns about the proposed sale of Oncor to various Hunt Consolidated companies, given recent customer rate experiences at Hunt's Sharyland Utilities, suggesting that Sharyland should lower its rates if its…
November 30, 2015
Gexa: Hunt Companies Using Gexa's NextEra Affiliation As "Guise" To Block Discovery
Various Hunt Consolidated companies are using concerns about Gexa Energy's affiliation with NextEra Energy as a, "guise," to block discovery in the Oncor change-in-control proceeding, Gexa alleged in replying to an earlier pleading from the Hunt companies
November 30, 2015
TXU Affiliate Luminant To Acquire Nearly 3,000 MW In ERCOT From Gexa Affiliate NextEra
Luminant has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire generating assets representing 2,988 MW of capacity in the ERCOT market from NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
November 25, 2015
ERCOT Receives Notification of Suspension of Operations
ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: Calpine Corporation (RE) – CTL_GT_103 (Capitol Cogen)
November 24, 2015
Texas Staff Urge Rejection of "Flawed" Smart Meter Deployment Plan At Sharyland, Oppose "Rush"
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas in a post-hearing brief have urged the Commission to reject the as-filed advanced metering deployment plan of Sharyland Utilities, calling the plan, "flawed," and urging against a, "rush."
November 24, 2015
ERCOT Names New COO
ERCOT announced that Cheryl Mele will become its next senior vice president and Chief Operating Officer.
November 23, 2015
Hunt Companies Allege Gexa Using Its Intervenor Standing in Oncor Change-in-Control Proceeding To Provide Competitively Sensitive Info to NextEra
Ovation Acquisition I, L.L.C., Ovation Acquisition II, L.L.C., and Shary Holdings, L.L.C., the Hunt Consolidated companies which are seeking to purchase Oncor, have alleged in a filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas that Gexa Energy, "is utilizing its standing as an intervenor to access…
November 23, 2015
Oncor To Increase Certain Charges Applicable To Texas Retail Providers
Oncor has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to update Rider NDC - Nuclear Decommissioning Charges, which will result in either an increase or decrease in the charge applied to retail electric providers, depending on the service class.
November 20, 2015
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ALJs Recommend Approval of $2.4 Million Settlement With Retail Supplier
November 20, 2015
Start-up Broker Seeks Texas Aggregator Certificate
Start-up broker Electricity Agents, LLC applied for a Texas electric aggregator certificate to pool residential, commercial, and industrial customers
November 20, 2015
Texas PUC's Anderson Focused on Potential for Unhedgeable Uplift as ERCOT Studies Multi-Interval Real-Time Market
Texas Public Utility Commissioner Kenneth Anderson expressed concerns with potential uplift costs under a multi-interval real-time market (MIRTM) in ERCOT, particularly as LSEs such as retail providers cannot hedge such uplift.
November 19, 2015
Satori Energy Receives Texas Aggregator Certificate
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted Satori Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Satori Energy an electric aggregator certificate.
November 17, 2015
Texas PUC Staffer Skeptical Of Eliminating Mandate That REPs Offer Late Payment Fee Waivers, Deposit Installments To Low-Income Customers
A Texas PUC Staffer leading a workshop on adopting new eligibility criteria to identify low-income customers eligible for late payment fee waivers and deposit installments in light of the existing criteria, eligibility for the SBF, being rendered inapplicable with the expiration of the SBF…
November 16, 2015
Texas REP Reports Profit, Seventh Consecutive Quarter Of Customer Growth
Summer Energy Holdings, Inc., the parent of Texas retail provider Summer Energy, LLC, said that it recorded its seventh consecutive quarter of customer growth in announcing earnings for the quarter ending September 30, 2015
November 16, 2015
Crius Earnings Higher on Customer Growth; Will Reinvest Cash in Customer Acquisition; Multiple Acquisition Opportunities Still Being Evaluated
Crius Energy Trust reported higher earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2015 due to customer growth, largely driven by its acquisition of TriEagle Energy earlier this year.
November 13, 2015
Viridian Energy Launches In Texas
Note: When this story was first pulished, Viridian's site listed in one place the Oncor minus-5 rate as, "5% Below the Utility," which reflects the pricing and terminology in its other markets. We noted this in our original story to draw attention to the phrase. The phrase and reference to "utility"…
November 13, 2015
Texas Staff File Proposed Interest Rate Applicable to Deposits Held By REPs, Overcharges
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a proposed order to set new interest rates applicable to REP deposits and over-billings
November 13, 2015
Comcast Retail Energy Offers Launched in Fourth State; Texas Entry Still On Tap For December 2015
Energy Rewards, the Crius Energy brand offered via its marketing partnership with Comcast, recently entered California, its fourth state, and is on track for a Texas launch this December, executives said during an earnings call this morning
November 9, 2015
TXU Energy Introduces TXU Solar from SunPower
TXU Energy today introduced TXU Solar from SunPower, which TXU said provides, "the highest efficiency solar panels available in the market."