December 6, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that a complaint filed against Ambit Energy, which implicated the responsibility of retail electric providers to notify customers of changes in TDU charges and when new charges could be collected, be dismissed.
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December 4, 2014
Verde Energy USA Texas, LLC has acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Potentia Energy, LLC.
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December 3, 2014
Texas Sets New Interest Rates for REP Deposits Over-billings
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December 2, 2014
ERCOT has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas a report on the monthly coincident peak (Four Coincident Peak - 4CP) Loads in the ERCOT system for the months of June, July, August and September 2014
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December 2, 2014
ERCOT's latest Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) report shows that reserve margins are expected to exceed 15 percent through 2018.
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December 1, 2014
An updated proposal under which Texas retail electric providers would be reimbursed for providing low-income customers with programmable communicating thermostats (PCTs) and in-home displays (IHDs) would initially limit how many customers for which each REP would be reimbursed.
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November 26, 2014
Oncor has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to reduce the charge for a Priority Move-In for a Self-Contained Meter, for non-AMS meters or AMS meters without remote connect/disconnection functionality (43846).
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November 25, 2014
The Public Utility Commission of Texas will suggest to the legislature that lawmakers grant the Commission explicit authority to issue informal guidance in the form of advisory opinions.
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November 24, 2014
Ziphany, LLC, an affiliate of Glacial Energy included in Glacial's Chapter 11 proceedings, is soliciting bids for its demand response technology platform.
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November 21, 2014
Capacity markets, Texas policymakers were told, provide a net benefit to customers because they eliminate unpredictable and volatile instances of excessive scarcity pricing in the energy market that customers cannot stomach, and therefore the billions provided in capacity subsidies result in lower…
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November 21, 2014
Start-up NOVA Ohio LLC, d/b/a NOVA Energy Partners applied for an Ohio electric broker license to serve all customer classes in all service areas.
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November 21, 2014
Sam Alsaheb has joined Texas retail electric provider Jade Energy d/b/a Bose Power & Electric as Vice President of Sales, Jade Energy disclosed in an updated application for an amendment to its Texas REP certificate.
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November 18, 2014
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has scheduled for December 19 a forum on the Power to Choose website
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November 18, 2014
Summer Energy Holdings, the parent of Texas REP Summer Energy, LLC, reported a wider loss for the three months ending September 30, 2014, as the company continues to attempt to obtain economies of scale.
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November 17, 2014
North American Power has begun offering electricity service in Texas
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November 14, 2014
Texas Assigns Docket for Suggestions on Power To Choose Website
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November 13, 2014
Energy Transfer Partners Affiliate Seeks Retail Supplier License in New State
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November 11, 2014
Direct Energy formally announced its offering of a new critical peak rebate program in Texas, which was first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com last week
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November 11, 2014
Clearview Energy announced that the company is now offering a prepaid electricity plan that offers customers a way to earn complimentary electricity every month.
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November 10, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a status report regarding future ownership of the advanced metering system portal Smart Meter Texas
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November 10, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a recommended proposal for publication to address Subsynchronous Oscillation (SSO) risk in ERCOT.
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November 10, 2014
In draft legislative recommendations for the 2015 scope of competition report, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that the legislature explicitly provide the Commission with authority to ban certain companies or individuals from participation in the retail market.
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November 7, 2014
Direct Energy has formally introduced a critical peak rebate program in Texas called Reduce Your Use Rewards
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November 6, 2014
Acacia Energy LLC applied for an amendment to its Texas REP certificate to change is certificated name from Acacia Energy LLC to New Era Energy Services LLC. Acacia Energy would be added to the certificate as a trade name.
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November 6, 2014
NRG Energy saw higher margins in its retail business which led to improved adjusted EBITDA, but margins for non-residential customers remain challenging.
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