January 12, 2015
Texas TDUs Report Number of Smart Meter Opt-Outs
Several Texas TDUs have reported the number of customers electing to opt-out of having a smart meter.
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January 8, 2015
License Briefs
Texas Staff Recommend Dismissal of Latest Jade Energy REP Certificate Amendment Application
January 8, 2015
Texas REP Offering Service in New Territories
V247 Power has begun listing offers for residential electric service on the Texas Power to Choose site for Sharyland Utilities LP and Sharyland-McAllen.
January 7, 2015
AEP Confirms Review of Potential Sales on Non-Regulated Business
AEP confirmed that it has retained Goldman Sachs for an anticipated review of the potential sale of its merchant generation business.
January 7, 2015
MP2 Energy Enjoys Strong Growth in 2014, Discusses What's On The Drawing Board
MP2 Energy saw significant growth in its retail power business during 2014, both in ERCOT and in PJM, the latter of which it entered in earnest last year.
January 6, 2015
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Nordic Energy Services Joins Retail Energy Supply Association
January 5, 2015
Network Marketer Announces Partnership With Large Broker
Youngevity International, Inc., a network marketer, said in a news release on January 2 that it is partnering with energy broker/consultant Energy Professionals, and that Youngevity distributors will now be able to offer their customers energy services from Energy Professionals.
January 5, 2015
Stream Energy CEO: "We're Going After The Home," As Company Beta Tests New Services, Launches Mobile
Stream Energy has set its sights on being a provider of comprehensive home services, and the upcoming official nationwide launch of its wireless communications offerings in late January will serve as a platform for that growth, Mark "Bouncer" Schiro, Stream Energy CEO, told EnergyChoiceMatters.com
December 31, 2014
CenterPoint Energy To Refund $10 Million to Retail Providers
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to refund to retail electric providers $10 million from an over-recovery of transition charges under TC1.
December 30, 2014
Texas Retail Providers: "Subsidy" for Generation-Related Capital Costs Would Set "Dangerous Precedent" For Market
This story was updated on 12/30 to reflect TEAM filing a clarification that Cirro Energy did not participate in filing the comments. The REP Group's original filing had erroneously listed Cirro as a participating member
December 29, 2014
Retail Provider Has Property Seized By Vendor; Court Orders Return
A Texas court on December 22 ordered that property averred to belong to retail provider AP Gas & Electric (TX), LLC, which was seized on December 19 by a vendor to fulfill an arbitration judgment against AP Holdings, LLC (the parent of AP Gas & Electric (TX), LLC), shall be returned.
December 24, 2014
Texas Power Reserve Seeks Retail Electric Provider Certificate
Texas Power Reserve, LLC applied for an Option 2 Texas retail electric provider certificate, which would allow it to serve customers 1 MW and larger who sign an affidavit agreeing to such service.
December 23, 2014
Averred Owners of Texas REP Say They Have Restraining Order Against Individuals from Taking Action on Behalf of Company (Such as Filing for REP Certificate Amendment)
A dispute concerning the control of Jade Energy, LLC d/b/a Bose Power & Electric continues to play out at the Public Utility Commission of Texas as well as the courts as Subhash and Sarojini Bose, who aver to own and control the company, have protested the latest filing purported to have been made…
December 23, 2014
Texas ALJ Allows Complaint Implicating REP Obligations to Communicate TDU Charges to Continue, Refers to Mediation
A Texas ALJ has declined to wholly dismiss a formal customer complaint against Ambit Energy concerning demand charges, and referred the matter for potential mediation.
December 22, 2014
Adding Field for Minimum Usage Fees; Providing Variable Rate History; Creating Small Business Site Among Recommendations for Texas Power to Choose Changes
Adding a field to allow customers to sort plans based on minimum usage fees, and including variable rate history information, are among the suggestions received by Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas for changes to the Power to Choose website.
December 22, 2014
TXU Energy Wins $53 Million Contract
TXU Energy Retail Company, LLC has been awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency Energy a maximum $53.2 million firm-fixed-price, requirements type contract to provide electricity to Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Air National Guard, and federal civilian agencies in Texas
December 22, 2014
Retail Supplier No Longer Affiliated With EDF Trading
AP Holdings, LLC has informed FERC that it and its retail energy supplier subsidiaries are no longer affiliated with EDF Trading North America, LLC.
December 18, 2014
License Briefs
Texas Retail Providers to Relinquish REP Certificates?
December 16, 2014
Texas QSE to Pay $45,000 To Resolve Alleged Under-performance
MP2 Energy, LLC would pay $45,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of to P.U.C. SUBST. R. 25.507(d)(6), related to emergency response service, and Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols § 8.1.3.3.1(1)(b) and (c)…
December 12, 2014
Texas Staff File Reserve Margin Analysis
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a reserve margin analysis as part of the review of the reliability standard in the ERCOT region.
December 11, 2014
License Briefs
Texas Dismisses Disputed Application to Update REP Certificate
December 11, 2014
Texas-based Retail Provider Acquired by Australian Supplier
Source Power & Gas has been acquired by Australian electricity retail specialist ERM Power Limited, the fourth largest electricity retailer in Australia.
December 10, 2014
Direct Energy to Cease Marketing Under One of Its Texas Brands
Direct Energy has ceased selling products under the New Leaf Energy brand.
December 9, 2014
Reliant's New Plan? Get More, Save More
Reliant has begun offering a new electricity plan to Texas residential customers called Get More, Save More
December 6, 2014
License Briefs
New Retail Provider Receives Texas REP Certificate