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October 12, 2021
PPG, a global manufacturer of paints, coatings and specialty materials, today announced an agreement with Constellation under which PPG will power its Carrollton, Texas, paint manufacturing facility with energy from the 200 MW Big Star Solar Project, currently under development in Bastrop County…
October 11, 2021
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) today recognized Paul Foster and Carlos Aguilar as the first two selected directors of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board.
October 11, 2021
AEP Texas Inc.; CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC; and Texas-New Mexico Power Company (collectively, the Joint TDUs) filed with the Texas PUC an expedited petition asking the PUC to approve the TDUs (1) designing and operating load management programs for nonresidential customers during the…
October 11, 2021
The Texas PUC at its meeting last week agreed on a process to prevent retail electric providers from gaming the opt-out mechanism under the uplift securitization program
October 8, 2021
ERCOT said in a market notice today that, due to the resolution of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) proceedings between ERCOT and Tenaska Power Services Co., retail electric providers, other than those at-issue in the ADR, will see an increase in their RPS allocation
October 8, 2021
GridPlus Texas, Inc. (GridPlus), Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (Staff), the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT), and the Office of Public Utility Counsel (OPUC) have filed a settlement under which GridPlus's retail electric provider certificate would be revoked for…
October 8, 2021
Mesa Natural Gas Solutions, LLC filed a registration with the Texas PUC as a power marketer to purchase and sell electric energy at wholesale within the ERCOT power region.
October 7, 2021
The Texas PUC formally issued for comment a proposal for publication that would lower the high system-wide offer cap in ERCOT to $4,500 per MWh, from the current $9,000 per MWh, by January 1, 2022
October 7, 2021
Invites Stakeholder Comment On Whether It's "Time To Move Forward" With Choice At Entergy Texas
During today's Texas PUC opening meeting, Commissioner Jimmy Glotfelty said that the PUC needs to "re-look" at a transition to competition at Entergy Texas
October 6, 2021
MP2 Energy, LLC, along with other affiliate entities, will now go to market for commercial customers in the U.S. as Shell Energy, "in a move demonstrating strong customer focus and signaling the strength of one energy brand dedicated to serving customers’ complete energy transition needs," Shell…
October 6, 2021
Apex Clean Energy and Ares Management Corporation today announced that funds and other accounts managed by Ares’ Infrastructure and Power strategy have entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Apex.
October 6, 2021
Google is launching, via a preview to invited customers, Nest Renew, a suite of services connected to Google's latest smart thermostat that includes matching users with RECs and providing a single bill with the customer's utility and Nest charges
October 5, 2021
Energy Texas, the new Texas retail electric provider created by several former Bounce Energy co-founders and executives, has named Robbie Wright as CEO of Energy Texas
October 5, 2021
TXU Energy launched a new Texas residential electricity plan -- TXU Energy Freedom Rewards - under which customers may earn 30% in free electricity, called Energy Cash rewards, for every dollar they spend on Energy Charges during the term of the plan
October 4, 2021
Direct Energy Business LLC applied at the Texas PUC for an amendment to its Texas retail electric provider certificate to add the trade name "NRG Business" to the certificate
October 1, 2021
Consultants retained by NRG Energy, Inc. and Exelon Corporation have filed with the Texas PUC a proposal that would impose on retail electric providers a three-year forward "reliability requirement" if certain conditions are triggered
October 1, 2021
Tesla, Inc. has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas an objection to the use of the trade names "Tesla Power Texas", "Tesla Power", "Tesla Power TX", and "Tesla Energy" by electricity broker SetMeUpEnergy Services, LLC
October 1, 2021
Exelon Corp. today announced the senior leadership of the transmission and distribution utility business and the competitive power generation and retail energy business that will result from the planned separation of the companies.
September 30, 2021
Lieutenant Governor of Texas Dan Patrick has written a letter to Texas PUC Commissioners opposing a partial settlement in a PUC proceeding concerning an "uplift" financing program as directed by HB 4492 due to the settlement not calculating cost exposure during the winter storm on a "net" basis
September 29, 2021
Start-up RPower LLC filed with the Texas PUC a registration as a Texas electricity broker
September 29, 2021
ERCOT said in a market notice that, on September 29, 2021, ERCOT received a Notification of Change of Generation Resource Designation (NCGRD) for the following Generation Resource: Nacogdoches Power LLC (RE) – NACPW_UNIT1
September 29, 2021
ERCOT filed with the Texas PUC a pleading to notify the Commission and the parties of potential issues that may impede ERCOT’s ability to calculate the amount of Uplift Balance bond proceeds due to Load-Serving Entities (LSE) under the methodology agreed to as part of the Docket No. 52322 partial…
September 29, 2021
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted Enel Trading North America, LLC ("Enel") an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate
September 29, 2021
MP2 Energy Texas LLC, a Shell Energy North America subsidiary, has formally filed at the Texas PUC for an amendment to its Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate to reflect the use of a new assumed name, "Shell Energy Solutions", and to add such name to the certificate
September 27, 2021
Pogo Energy, LLC (Debor) filed a motion in its bankruptcy proceeding seeking a court order to compel mediation with Luminant Energy Company, its credit facility provider and QSE
