August 21, 2015
Panda Power to Expand Texas Power Plant By 450 MW
Panda Power Funds announced that it will construct a 450 MW expansion of its 758 MW combined cycle natural gas power facility in Sherman, Texas.
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August 21, 2015
ERCOT Posts Draft Concept Paper on Distributed Energy Resources in the ERCOT Region
ERCOT has posted a draft concept paper on distributed energy resources (DERs) in the ERCOT region intended to serve as a catalyst for development of new Protocols and other market rules affecting DERs in the ERCOT region and ERCOT wholesale markets, centered around two primary goals: (1)·Collection…
August 20, 2015
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Amerigreen Energy Seeks Licenses in New State
August 20, 2015
New Retail Provider To Enter Georgia Market
Crius Energy, through its Energy Rewards brand offered through Comcast, intends to enter the Georgia natural gas market, it said on a recent earnings call.
August 20, 2015
Texas Retail Provider Offering 10% Cash Back
Everything Energy, a brand of NRG Energy, is now offering 10% cash back to new Texas customers
August 19, 2015
New Texas REP Named Official Retail Electricity Sponsor of University of Texas Athletics
Direct Energy is now the Official Retail Electricity Sponsor of University of Texas Athletics
August 17, 2015
Texas Commissioner Anderson: 300 MW Of Price Responsive Load "Vaporizes" As ERCOT Prices Increase
During Friday's open meeting, Texas Public Utility Commissioner Kenneth Anderson noted that during the recent heat in Texas, the ERCOT market has seen a significant and repeated reduction of load once certain prices are hit (non-emergency curtailments).
August 17, 2015
Crius-Comcast Retail Brand Launches In New State; Texas California Launches On Tap
Crius Energy announced during an earnings call that its Energy Rewards brand, offered in conjunction with Comcast, has launched service in New Jersey.
August 14, 2015
Crius Provides Date For Comcast Energy Rewards, Network Marketing To Be Operational in Texas
In reporting earnings today, Crius Energy provided an update regarding the introduction of its Energy Rewards brand, which is the brand used for energy offers made in conjunction with Comcast, and its networking marketing Viridian brand in Texas
August 14, 2015
Initial Decision Would Find BP Engaged in Market Manipulation
An initial decision from a FERC ALJ would conclude that BP America Inc. and affiliates, "engaged in market manipulation," as a result of trading practices related to the Houston Ship Channel (HSC).
August 14, 2015
Spark Energy "Absolutely" Looking At More Acquisitions, Records Organic Growth, Too
Even as it integrates two recently acquired books of business, Spark Energy is "absolutely" looking at further acquisitions, said Nathan Kroeker, Spark Energy, Inc.'s President and Chief Executive Officer.
August 13, 2015
Parent of Texas REP Exceeds 100,000 RCEs, Reports Earnings Growth
Summer Energy Holdings, Inc. announced that as of July 2015, its customer base exceeded 100,000 Residential Customer Equivalents (RCE) with a mix of both residential and commercial customers.
August 12, 2015
New Retail Provider Ranks Highest in Texas Customer Satisfaction, J.D. Power Rankings for 8 Other States Released
Champion Energy Services regained the top spot in Texas residential customer satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power 2015 Retail Electric Provider Residential Customer Satisfaction Study
August 12, 2015
New Texas Aggregator Counts Market Veteran Among Management
Start-up Morelos Energy Group & Associates LLC d/b/a Mega 1 applied for a Texas electric aggregator certificate.
August 11, 2015
GDF Suez Energy Resources NA CEO Sam Henry To Keynote NYC Energy Marketing Conference
The Energy Marketing Conference announced that Sam Henry, President and CEO of GDF Suez Energy Resources NA, will be the keynote speaker at its upcoming conference in New York City on September 10th 2015 .
August 11, 2015
Constellation Expanding Home Services Business To Texas
Constellation will formally announce in a news release today that it is expanding its home services business to Texas.
August 10, 2015
Energy Future Holdings Enters Into Definitive Merger Agreement With Hunt Consolidated Entities, Hunt Would Assume Oncor Ownership (TXU To Be Spun Off)
Hunt Consolidated, Inc. announced today that Energy Future Holdings (EFH) has selected the proposal of its consortium (which includes among others, Hunt, Anchorage Capital Group, Arrowgrass Capital Partners, Avenue Capital Group, BlackRock, Centerbridge Partners, GSO, and the Teacher Retirement…
August 10, 2015
Texas PUC Staff Seek Guidance on Increasing or Eliminating MW Cap in Defining Distributed Generation
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have sought guidance from the Commission whether the current 10 MW cap used to define distributed generation should be increased or eliminated from the rules governing distributed generation.
August 7, 2015
Texas Retail Providers Oppose Delay Sought By OPUC in Sharyland TCRF Update
Retail electric providers opposed a delay sought by the Office of Public Utility Counsel concerning an update to Sharyland Utilities L.P.'s Transmission Cost Recovery Factor.
August 6, 2015
Texas Generator To Pay $83,000 Under Settlement With PUCT Staff
EIF Channelview Cogeneration, LLC f/k/a GIM Channelview Cogeneration, LLC would pay $83,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve its alleged failure to adhere to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols § 8.5.1.1, relating to governor in…
August 5, 2015
Direct Energy Focused on More "Sustainable" Business Model, Focuses on Delivering Organic Growth
Direct Energy is focused on, "developing a more sustainable business model," for its residential business, Centrica Chief Executive Iain Conn said in presenting earnings and a results of a strategic review last week.
August 4, 2015
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Iron Energy LLC d/b/a Kona Energy and Zone Energy applied for an amendment to its Texas REP certification to reflect that Vantage Commodities is to acquire 100% of the membership interests in Iron Energy LLC. Vantage Commodities' sought acquisition of Iron Energy had been first reported by…
August 4, 2015
NRG Reports "Record" Retail Results, Customer Count Drops on Attrition in Acquired Book
NRG Energy achieved "record" results in its competitive retail business, the company said this morning in reporting second quarter earnings.
August 3, 2015
TXU Parent Residential Customer Count Dips, C&I Growth Continues
Energy Future Holdings, parent of TXU Energy and 4Change Energy, saw a decline in its residential customer count during the three months ended June 30, 2015, but saw growth in small business customers.
July 31, 2015
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Texas Approves Settlement Imposing New Charges on REPs