November 6, 2012
Staff of the Public Utility of Texas and Glacial Energy of Texas, Inc. have said in a status report that continued settlement negotiations may result in a resolution, entirely or in part, of a pending Notice of Violation proceeding against Glacial Energy of Texas, Inc., and parties asked for a delay…
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November 6, 2012
A Texas retail electric provider has applied for an amended REP certificate to add several trade names, including Apollo Power & Light LLC
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November 6, 2012
TexasElectricityRatings.com , an influential Texas website with a record of driving discussion on electric market issues, has suggested that the Public Utility Commission of Texas publish a "ballpark range" of each retail electric provider's customer count, to provide greater transparency…
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November 5, 2012
Texas retail electric provider Frontier Utilities announced the launch of a 100% renewable electricity plan which includes support for reforestation efforts at Hermann Park in Houston.
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November 5, 2012
NRG Energy saw faster customer growth during the three months ended September 30, 2012, and reported higher gross margin from its retail segment.
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November 2, 2012
TXU Energy Launches Sweepstakes, Free Nights Emphasized
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November 2, 2012
ERCOT has released a Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) for the upcoming winter season and a preliminary outlook for spring 2013.
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November 2, 2012
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas has entered into a settlement agreement concerning a company alleged to have operated as a retail electric provider without a Commission-issued certificate.
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November 1, 2012
AEG Affiliated Energy Group announced today that it has been retained by a "mid-sized" retail electricity provider (Energy Service Company, or ESCO) seeking a well-capitalized purchaser of its business, customer portfolio, and certain related assets.
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October 31, 2012
ERCOT has completed its review of Luminant Generation Company LLC Monticello Units 1 & 2 which had submitted a notification of suspension of operations and found that the units are not required to support ERCOT system reliability.
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October 31, 2012
Despite lower wholesale electric prices and natural gas prices, retail pricing across REPs in ERCOT has not come down as much as may be expected, due to last summer's volatility, and expectations for future volatility lifting forward pricing, TXU Energy executives said on an earnings call yesterday.
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October 31, 2012
The University of Houston Alumni Association has partnered with Houston-based Infinity Power Partners to offer an affinity electric supply program to the homes and businesses of alumni and friends.
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October 31, 2012
Source Power & Gas announced that it has begun offering residential electricity in all competitive areas of ERCOT, in addition to its previously launched commercial service.
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October 30, 2012
TXU Energy continued its significant improvement in customer churn during the three months ended September 30, 2012, according to an Energy Future Holdings 10-Q posted this morning.
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October 30, 2012
ERCOT has completed its review of several units at S.R. Bertron which had submitted a notification of suspension of operations and found that the units are not required to support ERCOT system reliability.
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October 26, 2012
The Public Utility Commission of Texas yesterday conditionally approved Entergy Texas' application to transfer the operational control of its transmission assets to the Midwest ISO.
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October 26, 2012
The Public Utility Commission of Texas said yesterday that it would revisit the certification requirements of retail electric providers.
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October 26, 2012
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved a series of increases in the ERCOT high system-wide offer cap (HCAP) starting June 1, 2013, with the cap eventually reaching $9,000/MWh.
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October 25, 2012
Entrust Energy Affiliate North Eastern States Seeks License in New State
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October 24, 2012
Eager to have their desired mandatory capacity market meet the Public Utility Commission of Texas' approval, several capacity owners in ERCOT said that they agree with Brattle's recommendation that a Minimum Offer Price Rule (offer floor) would not be required in ERCOT's capacity market, before…
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October 24, 2012
The Brattle Group presentation on "composite" resource adequacy alternatives filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas on October 19, 2012, "does not accurately capture or meaningfully evaluate the various stakeholder proposals that support an energy-only market, including the backstop…
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October 24, 2012
ERCOT is projected to exceed or meet the target reserve margin through 2017 when including available mothballed capacity not included in the Capacity, Demand and Reserves report, the Texas Industrial Energy Consumers said in comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas
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October 23, 2012
The ERCOT reserve margin in 2014 could exceed 13.75% based on updated load forecasts, reflecting more recent economic data, and the specific start dates of several new announced units scheduled to come online in 2014, ERCOT informed the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
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October 23, 2012
In developing its composite proposals on resource adequacy in Texas, Brattle omitted "critical" steps required for implementation of any "significant change" in market structure, ERCOT said in comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas yesterday.
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October 22, 2012
Broker Texzon Utilities, NEUTEX LED Lighting Enter Reseller Agreement
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