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August 9, 2013
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC has informed retail electric providers that its compliance filing to temporarily cease billing Transition Charges under schedule TC effective August 9, 2013, under Docket No. 41610, received PUCT approval on July 19, 2013.
August 9, 2013
NRG Energy's retail business saw its net customer growth rate increase slightly during the three months ended June 30, 2013, versus the growth rate seen during the three months ended March 31, 2013.
August 9, 2013
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for publication that would, consistent with recent legislation, require retail electric providers to send a copy of a disconnection notice to municipalities when ordering the disconnection of certain multi-family dwellings.
August 8, 2013
Power2Switch.com announced that it has expanded its online electricity shopping platform to Ohio. Constellation Energy and Direct Energy are among the suppliers offering Ohio service through the site.
August 7, 2013
The design of PJM's capacity auction has "fundamental flaws" which will not only "impede investments," but also, "impact reliability," said Anthony Alexander, President and Chief Executive Officer of FirstEnergy Corp.
August 6, 2013
FERC issued an order to BP Energy Company and affiliates directing the companies to show cause why they should not be found to have violated section 1c.1 of the Commission’s regulations and section 4A of the Natural Gas Act.
August 6, 2013
A Texas retail electric provider is offering customers a $600 incentive for new enrollments.
August 5, 2013
BBVA Compass Selects Electric Supplier for 300 Branches Under Deal Brokered By Choice! Energy Services
August 5, 2013
Story edited at 11:27 a.m. ET to reflect the filing was a proposal for publication, not adoption. A filing this spring had been a strawman
August 5, 2013
The increased reliance on "planned" resources -- meaning new resources clearing the capacity market -- to meet the PJM mandated reserve margin has been likened by Exelon to other "issues" in the capacity market which required reforms
August 5, 2013
A draft proposal for adoption from Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas would place the responsibility for collecting from customers the ongoing monthly charge for opting out of a communicating advanced meter on retail electric providers.
August 2, 2013
Texas REP Receives Authorization to Use Trade Name Accel Electric
August 2, 2013
Centrica's Chief Executive Sam Laidlaw demonstrated in an earnings presentation this week how introduction of a capacity market in Texas, which compels retail electric providers to provide payments to capacity owners, would destroy the Texas retail market, and leave only a handful of generation…
August 2, 2013
Energy Future Holdings Corp., the parent of TXU Energy and 4Change Energy, continued to see a reduced level of net residential customer churn during the second quarter of 2013, Energy Future Holdings disclosed in a 10-Q filed this morning.
August 2, 2013
Centrica, parent of Direct Energy, said during an earnings presentation this week that it now sees market products, along with its existing Texas generation ownership, as the preferred method of managing the pricing and load following risks of super-peaks in ERCOT, rather than owning additional…
August 1, 2013
Direct Energy yesterday announced operating profit of $255 million for the first six months of 2013.
July 31, 2013
The M&A Team of AEG Affiliated Energy Group announced today that it has been retained by a "mid-sized" retail electricity and natural gas provider (Energy Service Company or ESCO) seeking a well-capitalized purchaser of its business and certain related assets or counterparty to a strategic business…
July 31, 2013
Arizona Speaker of the House Andy Tobin issued a statement Tuesday urging the Arizona Corporation Commission to not pursue retail electric choice at this time, citing, "great concerns over the possible implementation of a restructured electric market in the state of Arizona," according to a report…
July 31, 2013
Texas retail electric providers have surprisingly (or not so surprisingly when the parties involved are considered) filed harsh comments in opposition to an Operating Reserves Demand Curve (ORDC) in ERCOT.
July 31, 2013
Barry Smitherman, current Texas Railroad Commission Chairman and former Chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, has urged the PUCT in a letter to the agency to allow customers to opt-out of having a communicating advanced meter.
July 31, 2013
Source Power & Gas LLC (SPG) has announced Phase 1 of its smart grid strategy, which consists of a series of pilot programs.
July 30, 2013
ConocoPhillips Receives Supplier License in New State
July 29, 2013
Stand Energy Seeks to Serve Customers in New Service Area
July 26, 2013
Texas retail electric provider Andeler Corporation (d/b/a Andeler Power), announced that it has entered into a long term credit and supply facility with Vantage Commodities Financial Services, a joint venture between EDF Trading N.A. and VMAC LLC.
July 26, 2013
Calpine's President and Chief Operating Officer Thad Hill essentially conceded on an earnings call yesterday that new generating resources clearing the PJM capacity market cannot be relied upon for resource adequacy, and despite receiving assurance of a three-year forward revenue stream, still…
