January 14, 2014
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GDF SUEZ Energy Resources Enters Exclusive Partnership to Provide Customers with Market, Pricing Data
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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.
January 14, 2014
NRG's David Crane Envisions Energy Future of "Choice," "Self-Determination"; Yet Company Favors Top-Down Capacity Mandates from Gov't
Freedom of Choice. Self-Empowerment. Self-Determination.
January 13, 2014
Texas Appeals Court Rules on Whether City Can Operate as Retail Electric Provider
The Texas Third Court of Appeals has affirmed a Public Utility Commission of Texas decision which had ruled that municipalities are not authorized to be certificated as a retail electric provider under PURA.
January 10, 2014
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FirstEnergy Solutions Offering Six-Year Rate in New Territory
January 10, 2014
Next Texas Resource Adequacy Open Meeting/Workshop Pushed to March
Texas Public Utility Commissioners yesterday indicated that the next resource adequacy open meeting/workshop, originally contemplated for late January and then February, will now likely be held in late March.
January 10, 2014
TXU Now Offering $50 Monthly Credit to High Usage Customers
TXU has begun offering Texas electric customers a product which pays high usage customers a credit of up to $50 per month.
January 9, 2014
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Report: Demand Response Interest By Middle-Market Companies Tepid; Participation Much Lower
January 9, 2014
Former Retail Supplier CEO Joins Frontier Utilities as New Executive, Frontier Confirms Expansion to Natural Gas, Northeast Markets in 2014
Frontier Utilities, LLC announced that Chris Weaver has joined its executive team as Chief Financial Officer.
January 9, 2014
Leading Network-Marketing Retail Supplier Could Soon Enter Texas Market, 2014 Launch Confirmed
North American Power will enter the Texas electric market at some time during 2014, and the entry could be imminent.
January 8, 2014
Retail Supplier: "Market Conditions" in New England Have "Limit[ed]" Ability to Serve Customers with Stable Rate (But Capacity Markets Supposed to be Less "Volatile")
Market conditions in ISO New England limited a retail supplier's, "ability to meet our goal to provide you with a stable competitive electricity price," Easy Energy of Massachusetts said in a notice on its website concerning its withdrawal from the retail electric market.
January 8, 2014
Mega Energy Tabs ERCOT, Retail Market Veteran as New Director of Supply, Seeks License in New State
Mega Energy recently hired a veteran of the ERCOT market as Director of Supply, it disclosed in seeking a retail electric license in a new state.
January 7, 2014
Capacity-Market Dependent PJM Issues "Third World" Plea for Electric Conservation
It's well-established that the ERCOT energy-only market, since the introduction of retail choice, has never been forced to shed firm load due to a lack of installed capacity compared to the reserve margin (with the two rotating outage events occurring at times ERCOT has had installed capacity in…
January 7, 2014
Retail Energy CEO, Ex-Wal-Mart Exec: "Lot of Room" to Make Energy Choice Shopping Easier for Customers
There's a "lot of room" for the retail energy industry to make it easier to understand the process for choosing a retail energy supplier, new Choose Energy CEO Kerry Cooper said during a recent interview with EnergyChoiceMatters.com.
January 6, 2014
ERCOT: Energy Emergency Alert in Progress, Rotating Outages Not Expected
With cold temperatures and high electric use this morning, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has announced an Energy Emergency Alert and has implemented the first two stages of its steps to protect the grid.
January 6, 2014
Texas Oil & Gas Producers Criticize Skeletal Nature of Capacity Market Proposals; Point to Prolonged Nodal Implementation As Indicative of Pitfalls
The Texas Oil and Gas Association, "has seen increasing evidence that centralized forward capacity markets do not work as intended and never can," the group said in January 3 comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
January 3, 2014
Texas Retail Provider Under New Ownership
GIM Retail Energy, LLC applied for an amendment to its Texas retail electric provider certificate to reflect that on December 19, 2013, EIF Channelview, LLC acquired 100% of the upstream membership interests of GIM Retail Energy, LLC.
January 3, 2014
Texas REP Offering $60 Monthly Credit to Customers with High Usage
TruSmart Energy has launched a retail electric product in Texas that provides a significant bill credit for usage in excess of 950 kWh per month.
January 2, 2014
Retail Provider Names New President, COO
TriEagle Energy has named Rob Cantrell to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2014.
December 30, 2013
New England, With Capacity Market, Seeing More Retail Energy Suppliers Default than "Volatile" Texas Energy-Only Market
Another mythical benefit of centralized capacity markets has been discredited by recent events in ISO New England, which has now seen three retail energy suppliers default at the ISO in the past 11 months.
December 27, 2013
PJM Reports "Poor Generator Response" Led to "Operational Issues" on Day Firm Load Shed
In seeking various changes to demand response rules and requirements at FERC, PJM reported that it yet again experienced "poor generator response" during a time when the grid was stressed.
December 26, 2013
Report: Texas Deregulated Retail Prices Now Below National Average; Progress Risked by New Capacity Mandate
A report from the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power said that average electric prices in parts of Texas open to deregulation have dipped below the national average for the first time in a decade, but notes that this progress may be short-lived if new capacity mandates are imposed on customers.
December 24, 2013
Enertrade Electric Seeks Texas REP Certificate
Enertrade Electric, LLC has applied for an Option 1 Texas REP certificate.
December 23, 2013
Sharyland to File Smart Meter Deployment Plan, Stipulation Reached on Charges to Texas REPs in New Choice Areas
An unopposed stipulation would establish unbundled delivery rates for Sharyland Utilities' Stanton, Colorado City, Brady, and Celeste divisions as the service areas institute customer choice, and would include a requirement for Sharyland to file an advanced metering deployment plan.