June 20, 2014
5 Adds Retail Veteran to Houston Office
Broker-consultant 5 has hired industry veteran Jeffrey Armenta to its growing base of Energy Advisors in Houston, Texas
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June 18, 2014
Update: CenterPoint TDU to Begin Processing Disconnects for Non-Pay Tomorrow
In an update on its system issues, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric (CNP) said in a market notice this morning that service orders and enrollments are now processing end to end through its systems
June 17, 2014
CenterPoint TDU Not Processing Disconnects for Non-Pay Due to System Issues
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric is currently experiencing system issues which are preventing CNP from processing market transactions
June 17, 2014
Bank of America Subsidiary Seeks Retail Provider License
Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc., a unit of Bank of America Corporation, applied for an Option 2 retail electric provider certificate in Texas
June 16, 2014
Texas Staff Propose Process, Questions for Examining Reliability Standard
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a memo in advance of the Commission's June 20 open meeting concerning next steps in the Commission's review of the reliability standard.
June 16, 2014
Texas Staff File Proposal for Adoption for Changes to Retail Delivery Tariff, Timelines for Discretionary Services Provided to REPs
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for adoption containing revisions to the Pro-Forma Retail Delivery Tariff.
June 16, 2014
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Crius Energy Retail Supplier Seeks License in New State
June 16, 2014
Texas Staff Recommend Denying Petition to Eliminate Small Fish Swim Free Rule
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that the Commission deny a petition to eliminate or otherwise modify the small-fish-swim-free exemption under Subst. R. §25.504(c).
June 11, 2014
Sharyland Reports Suspension of Disconnects for Non-Pay in New Choice Areas Due to ESI ID Confusion
Sharyland Utilities LP issued a market notice to retail electric providers yesterday that it temporarily stopped performing disconnections for non-pay in its areas newly open to choice after it became clear that a "large majority" of the DNP requests related to customer confusion or errors regarding…
June 11, 2014
Texas REP Now Offering Free Smart Thermostat to Any New Customer Enrolling on WeatherBug Home Plan
TriEagle Energy has begun offering a free ecobee Smart Si WiFi thermostat to any customer that enrolls onto one of its WeatherBug Home electric supply plans.
June 11, 2014
TXU Seeks Court Approval to Execute Settlement Providing Tax Refunds to C&I Customers
Energy Future Holdings, as parent of TXU Energy, has sought bankruptcy court approval of a settlement agreement which would resolve prior litigation concerning the collection by TXU of certain taxes from non-residential customers, and which would facilitate the refunding of such amounts to customers…
June 11, 2014
NRG Retail Suppliers No Longer Offering Nest Thermostat in Northeast, As Direct Energy Set to Launch Offers
NRG Energy's retail suppliers are no longer offering to Northeast U.S. customers an electricity supply offer that includes a bundled Nest Learning thermostat, as NRG said that a provision providing NRG with exclusivity to offer the Nest learning thermostat in all of the competitive residential…
June 10, 2014
ALJ: CCN for Two New Utility-Owned Generating Units Would Have No Effect On Customer Choice
Granting El Paso Electric Company a certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) for two new, gas-fired, combustion turbine generation units would have no effect on retail competition in EPE's service area, a Texas ALJ would rule in a proposal for decision.
June 10, 2014
New IPP Talen Energy to Acquire PPL Retail Supplier, 15,000 MW of Merchant Generation
PPL Corporation and Riverstone Holdings LLC announced a definitive agreement to combine their merchant power generation businesses into a new stand-alone, publicly traded independent power producer.
June 9, 2014
Texas Retail Provider Names Retail Veteran As Vice President of Operations
Texas retail provider Pro Power Providers has named retail energy veteran Jason Bear as Vice President, Retail Operations
June 6, 2014
Texas Generator to Pay $10,000 Fine for Not Offering Power at Offer Cap When Required To Do So
Calpine Corporation would pay $10,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of ERCOT Protocols § 6.4.3.1, related to energy offer curves for RUC-committed resources.
June 5, 2014
Texas QSE to Pay $18,000 Under Settlement with PUCT Staff
Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. would pay $18,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve an investigation to Morgan Stanley Capital Group for alleged violation of non-spinning reserve service (NSRS) energy deployment criteria on March 31, 2012.
June 5, 2014
Reliant Offering Flat Bill Plan, Including Recurring TDU Charges
Reliant is offering residential customers in Texas the opportunity to contract for a flat monthly cost for electricity for 12 months.
June 4, 2014
Texas Commissioners Concerned With REPs' Requirement That Customers Agree to 3rd Party Info. Sharing As Condition of Service; Suggest Provision Makes REPs Responsible for 3rd Parties
During last week's open meeting, Texas Public Utility Commissioners expressed concerns with various aspects of REPs' sharing of customer information with third parties.
June 4, 2014
Texas' Anderson Warns TDUs to "Tread Carefully" Regarding Affiliates, As Final Rule Adopted
Last week, the Public Utility Commission of Texas adopted an update to its code of conduct rules governing utilities and competitive affiliates which did not contain any major changes to the existing provisions as sought by certain retail electric providers (such as a blanket prohibition on shared…
June 3, 2014
Texas REP Now Offering Astros Plans
Champion Energy has begun offering in the CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric territory two plans aimed at Houston Astros fans.
June 3, 2014
Retail Supplier Providing Free Smart Thermostat in Piloting New A/C Cycling Program
A retail supplier has launched a new pilot air conditioning cycling program, and is incenting customers to participate by offering a free smart thermostat.
June 2, 2014
Texas Staff: REPs Have Duty to Inform Customers of Distribution Charges (Footnote on Pass-Through Does Not Meet 'Explicit' Disclosure Required By Rule)
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have opposed a retail provider's motion for summary judgment of a complaint concerning additional charges due to the customer's classification under the delivery service tariff.
May 30, 2014
Texas Chair: Should Generators Bear Some of the Risk of Grid Instability Caused by Intermittent Resource Integration?
Public Utility Commission of Texas Chair Donna Nelson filed a memo in advance of today's open meeting concerning issues related to prospective transmission system upgrades, ancillary services, and the transmission planning process related to renewable resources, as well as problems that have arisen…
May 30, 2014
Texas Generator, PUCT Staff Agree on Amendments to Voluntary Mitigation Plan
NRG Energy and Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed for Commission approval of an amended voluntary mitigation plan that specifies offering practices that NRG can use when offering its generation resources into the ERCOT real-time and day-ahead energy and ancillary service…