January 29, 2014
New Texas Retail Provider to Offer Smart Thermostat Solution
Direct Energy will offer Texas residential customers Opower's Thermostat Platform, which works with Honeywell's suite of WiFi thermostats, starting next month
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January 29, 2014
SHOCK: Texas Capacity Market Supporter Asks FERC to "Permanently Eliminate" $1,000/MWh Price Cap in New York
NRG Power Marketing LLC and several affiliates have asked FERC to, "require NYISO [New York ISO] to submit tariff revisions to permanently eliminate the $1,000/MWh bid cap."
January 28, 2014
Reliant Launches Redesigned Website
Reliant has launched a redesigned website (click here) .
January 24, 2014
Expansion of Choice to New Texas Service Areas On Track for May Start
The expansion of electric choice to the former Cap Rock service areas, now part of Sharyland Utilities, is on track for a May 1 start date after the Public Utility Commission of Texas yesterday approved unbundled delivery rates for the service area.
January 23, 2014
Republican Candidate for Texas Lt. Gov Asks PUC to Reject Capacity Market
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples, Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor, has asked the Public Utility Commission of Texas to reject, "a traditional 'capacity market' system," for the following reasons:
January 23, 2014
Nelson Proposes "Apples to Apples" Comparison of Costs Under Resource Adequacy Policies, Suggests May Hearing
Public Utility Commission of Texas Chair Donna Nelson has proposed retaining Brattle to conduct an "apples to apples" comparison of costs for various resource adequacy policy options before the Commission.
January 23, 2014
Preliminary Revised ERCOT Load Forecast Shows Reserve Margin Above 16% Until 2019
ERCOT yesterday posted a preliminary load forecast using a preliminarily revised methodology, and if the new forecast peak loads are inputted into the May 2013 Capacity, Demand and Reserves report, ERCOT is forecast to have a reserve margin in excess of 16% until 2019.
January 22, 2014
Updated: NRG Energy Confirms It Is "Working With" Comcast on Retail Energy Initiative
NRG Energy has confirmed to EnergyChoiceMatters.com that it is "working with" Comcast on a retail energy initiative.
January 22, 2014
Updated: ABACCUS Report Ranks Best Retail Electric Markets
Distributed Energy Financial Group LLC (DEFG) has released its 2014 Annual Baseline Assessment of Choice in Canada and the United States (ABACCUS), which identifies the states that have the most active retail electricity markets in North America.
January 22, 2014
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TXU to Pay Customers $37 Million in Cashback Rewards
January 22, 2014
New Texas REP to Offer Prepaid Service
A Texas retail electric provider has newly notified the Public Utility Commission of Texas of its intent to offer prepaid service.
January 20, 2014
Parent of Retail Supplier Completes Sale of Texas Generation
Direct Energy has completed the previously announced sale of three gas-fired power generation facilities in Texas to Blackstone for $685 million.
January 20, 2014
ERCOT: Demand Increased Only 1% in 2013
Peak demand in ERCOT increased only 1% in 2013, ERCOT confirmed in its recently released Demand and Energy Report.
January 20, 2014
Texas REP Offering Free Boots ($350 Value) with Enrollment
Reliant has begun offering new customers a pair of free Justin Boots.
January 17, 2014
Texas Staff File 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 publication containing revisions to the Pro-Forma Retail Delivery Tariff.
January 17, 2014
Texas Staff File Draft Language to Ensure No Financial Gap Where REP's Affiliate Assumes POLR Obligation
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a revised draft proposal for adoption concerning the Provider of Last Resort rules to ensure that, in cases where an affiliate assumes the obligation of a Large Service Provider (LSP, aka non-volunteer POLR), the original Large Service…
January 16, 2014
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Ohio Approves New Retail Price Adjustment for Default Service
January 16, 2014
Trio of Retail Energy CEOs, Other Thought Leaders, to Address Pressing Issues at Inaugural Energy Marketing Conference
The Energy Marketing Conference released an initial list of key speakers and panelists for its inaugural retail energy conference to be held February 27 in New York.
January 15, 2014
Report: Percent of PJM Forced Outages During Cold Snap Grid Stress Four Times That of ERCOT
A white paper by ICF International regarding recent grid emergency conditions prompted by the polar vortex notes that forced outages in PJM as a percentage of generation were four times higher than forced outages in ERCOT.
January 15, 2014
Sharyland Informs Customers of Last Date to Select REP Prior to Assignment to Default Providers
Sharyland Utilities, L.P. will be mailing to customers a letter informing them that they must select a retail electric provider by April 13, 2014 if they do not wish to be transitioned to the default retail electric provider.
January 15, 2014
Tara Energy Co-Founder Among Upstream Ownership of New Texas Retail Provider
One of the founders of Tara Energy is among the upstream ownership of a new Texas retail electric provider.
January 14, 2014
Ambit Energy Announces Entry for Two New States, Texas Expansion
Ambit Energy announced that it will be expanding service to Virginia and New Hampshire.
January 14, 2014
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GDF SUEZ Energy Resources Enters Exclusive Partnership to Provide Customers with Market, Pricing Data
January 14, 2014
ERCOT Receives Notification of Suspension of Operations
ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource:
January 14, 2014
QSE Enters Settlement With Texas Staff Regarding Pricing of RUC-Committed Resources
NextEra Energy Power Marketing, LLC would pay $5,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve its alleged failure to adhere to ERCOT Protocol § 6.4.3.1, relating to energy offer curves for RUC-committed resources.