January 30, 2024
Texas PUC Staff Ready Petition For Declaratory Order Interpreting Fixed Price Rule
Staff of the Texas PUC have submitted…
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January 29, 2024
Texas Muni Utility Readies Application To Switch From MISO To ERCOT
A Texas muni requested at the Texas PUC the issuance of a docket number for…
January 29, 2024
Several Start-up Brokers Register In Texas
Several separate start-up brokers have each individually filed electricity broker registrations with the Texas PUC
January 26, 2024
Texas PUC ALJ Issues Order Requiring Forms Of Notice Retail Providers Must Provide Concerning A/S Fixed Price Adjustment Petition
The Chief ALJ of the Texas PUC has issued an order concerning…
January 26, 2024
Texas PUC Staff Make Recommendation For Interim VOLL
Staff of the Texas PUC proposes that…
January 25, 2024
Texas Retail Provider Announces Partnership With Rio Grande Valley Vipers
A REP is teaming up with the…
January 25, 2024
Wholesale Provider Says It Is No Longer Providing Supply Services To Texas REP; REP Issues Statement
A wholesale supplier said…
January 24, 2024
EV Loan Provider Registers As Texas Electric Broker
An EV financing company registered as a Texas electricity broker
January 24, 2024
EV, Smart Thermostat App Provider Registers As Texas Electric Broker
An EV app registered as a Texas electricity broker
January 24, 2024
Texas REP Affiliate Bundles Pre-Owned EV Lease & Free Home Charging Retail Plan
Octopus Electric Vehicles, part of the Octopus Energy Group, announced DriveFree, which is described as, "a first-of-its-kind electric vehicle (EV) leasing program," which includes a pre-owned EV, with all maintenance covered, and unlimited home charging on Octopus Energy’s home energy plan.
January 23, 2024
Texas Residential Leasing Agent To Pay $200,000 To Resolve Allegations It Essentially Acted As Uncertificated Retail Electric Provider In Choice Area
A lease agent would pay $200,000 under a settlement with…
January 23, 2024
Texas Retail Provider To Pay $32,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff, Issue Refunds
A REP would pay $32,900 under a settlement with…
January 22, 2024
Texas PUC Staff Supports Requiring REPs To Mail Notice Of Pass-Through A/S Charge Petition To Customers
Staff Also Proposes REPs Be Required To Post Notice On Their Social Media, Websites
Staff of the Texas PUC support…
January 19, 2024
Texas Gov. Makes Appointment To PUC, Names Chair
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed…
January 18, 2024
Bloomberg Selects Energy Supplier For Long-Term Texas Solar PPA
Bloomberg has signed…
January 18, 2024
Texas PUC Remands State Of Charge NPRR To ERCOT, Would Remove Enforcement Provisions
The Texas PUC has remanded to ERCOT…
January 11, 2024
Texas PUC Staff Seek Order Declaring That Large Customer Opt-Out Status From Securitization Uplift Charges Is Not Transferable To Another Entity
Staff of the Texas PUC formally filed a petition for…
January 10, 2024
ERCOT Reports Incorrect Charging Of System Admin. Fee, Resettlement
ERCOT said in a market notice that…
January 10, 2024
ERCOT Seeks Texas PUC Ruling Excluding Lubbock Customers From Uri Securitization Charges (Impacts REP Pricing)
ERCOT today filed two separate petitions at the Texas PUC seeking orders declaring that customers within Lubbock Power & Light will not be subject to various Uri securitization charges under both PURA Subchapter N and Subchapter M
January 10, 2024
Start-up Touting "Retail Energy Transition" Seeks Texas REP Certificate
A start-up submitted an application for a Texas retail electric provider certificate
January 9, 2024
Texas ALJ Denies CenterPoint-TDU's Request For Interim DCRF Rates
The Chief ALJ of the Texas PUC denied a request from CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CenterPoint or CEHE)for interim Distribution Cost Recovery Factor rates in CEHE's DCRF proceeding in Docket 55993
January 9, 2024
Texas Broker Seeks License In New State
A Texas broker applied for…
January 8, 2024
University of Houston System Selects Retail Electric Provider
A REP today announced that it has entered a multi-year partnership to provide electricity to…
January 8, 2024
Texas ALJ Suggests That Retail Providers May Need To Mail Notice Of Petition For New A/S Pass-Through Authority To All Customers
The Chief ALJ of the Texas PUC has suggested that retail electric providers seeking an order from the PUC designating the new ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service (ECRS) as an, "ancillary service product as incurring charges beyond the REP’s control for a customer’s existing contract", may need to mail notice of the petition to all potentially affected customers.
January 8, 2024
Texas Retail Provider Reports Departure Of CEO, CEO's Release From Equity Position
An Option 1 Texas retail electric provider informed the Texas PUC that…