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October 16, 2015
Sharyland Utilities, LP has filed tariff sheets reflecting the new Transmission Cost Recovery Factors which will be implemented on December 1 as a result of the adopted change in allocation factors
October 16, 2015
Millions of dollars are still available for Texas retail electric providers to be reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays to eligible low-income customers.
October 15, 2015
Calpine would pay $67,500 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged failures to adhere to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols § 8.5.1.1 and ERCOT Operating Guide §§ 2.2.8 and 2.3.1.2, relating to primary frequency response (PFR).
October 15, 2015
Direct Energy recently began offering Texas residential customers an electricity plan bundled with a Scout Alarm Starter Kit, valued at $200
October 14, 2015
Crius-Comcast Retail Provider Seeks Georgia Gas License
October 13, 2015
Sharyland Utilities, LP is conducting cancels and rebills for customers who were erroneously subject to a demand ratchet due to a lack of kW data for customers and language in the tariff concerning treatment of customers without kW data.
October 13, 2015
Aspirity Holdings LLC f/k/a Twin Cities Power Holdings, LLC, which has been the parent of Town Square Energy, LLC and Town Square Energy East, LLC (f/k/a Discount Energy Group) until completion of a restructuring, is staying in the retail energy space after it disposes of its two prior retail…
October 13, 2015
Direct Energy is set to offer Texas residential customers a product which provides 54 hours of free power, under its Live Brighter Weekends plan.
October 12, 2015
Texas-New Mexico Power Company reported that as of October 1, 2015, it has exhausted 100% of the funds designated for the low-income smart thermostat and in-home display program under which REPs are reimbursed by the TDU for providing the devices to eligible low-income customers at no cost.
October 9, 2015
The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved a nearly 20% increase in the ERCOT system administration fee
October 9, 2015
The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved changes in the allocation factors used in the Transmission Cost Recovery Factors at Sharyland Utilities, LP, which are intended to bring a modicum of rate relief to residential customers.
October 8, 2015
With 16 months of operation and citing recent experience, Texas Public Utility Commissioner Kenneth Anderson proposed in a memo in advance of today's open meeting that, "now is the time for the Commission to review the ORDC [Operating Reserve Demand Curve] in order to examine how it has functioned…
October 8, 2015
Nationwide Energy Partners, LLC has acquired a majority stake in the parent of retail supplier Switch Energy, LLC.
October 7, 2015
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted Gerdau Ameristeel Energy, Inc. an Option 2 Texas retail electric provider certificate to serve customers 1 MW or larger who provide an affidavit agreeing to such service.
October 5, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas again opposed a good cause exception of the door-to-door enrollment rules sought by IGS Energy to enable its tablet-based door-to-door marketing, stating that IGS's procedures, "fail to adequately protect the customer from potential confusion and…
October 1, 2015
ERCOT has received a Notification of Change of Generation Resource Designation (NCGRD) for Luminant Generation Company LLC – MNSES_Unit1 and MNSES_Unit2 with an effective date of October 10, 2015:
October 1, 2015
There is "no rational reason" for electric choice not to be offered at Entergy Texas, Southwestern Public Service, and the ERCOT municipals and cooperatives (non opt-in entities, or NOIEs), Chris Hendrix, Director of Markets and Compliance for Wal-Mart, told attendees at the Gulf Coast Power…
October 1, 2015
The success seen by Direct Energy during two critical peak events called during this summer in Texas under its behavioral demand response program "overwhelmed" the company, Liz Maberry, Senior Director of Innovation at Direct Energy, told attendees at the Gulf Coast Power Association fall conference…
September 30, 2015
CPS Energy would pay $32,500 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols § 8.5.1.1 and ERCOT Operating Guide §§ 2.2.8 and 2.3.1.2, related to primary frequency response (PFR)…
September 30, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas support changes in the Transmission Cost Recovery Factor allocation methodology proposed by Sharyland Utilities, LP, which would have the effect of mitigating some residential rate burden, but, in their primary recommendation, do not support a date…
September 30, 2015
Affiliates of Hunt Consolidated, Inc. have jointly filed an application along with Oncor Electric Delivery Company L.L.C. at the Public Utility Commission of Texas seeking regulatory approval for the sale of Energy Future Holdings' (EFH) current ownership stake in Oncor as part of EFH's ongoing…
September 29, 2015
Northeast Broker Expands To Texas, Seeks Aggregation License
September 29, 2015
Power Express, a Texas retail provider in the Volterra Energy Holdings family, announced it has launched a "revolutionary" web platform, "to redefine the way Texas residents shop for an electricity provider by removing price confusion and calculating the optimal, low cost electricity plan for their…
September 28, 2015
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted start-up Morelos Energy Group & Associates LLC d/b/a Morelos Energy Group-Mega 1 an electric aggregator certificate to pool commercial and industrial customers and municipalities.
September 25, 2015
The Public Utility Commission of Texas directed Staff to hold a series of Staff-led workshops concerning the ERCOT reliability standard.
