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June 22, 2021
AARP Texas petitioned the Texas PUC for an emergency rule to lower the initial payment amount required under a deferred payment plan with a retail electric provider, and to extend the time over which the customer must pay the deferred balance
June 21, 2021
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed SB 1580, a bill which authorizes electric cooperatives to securitize extraordinary costs and expenses (as defined below) from the winter weather event.
June 21, 2021
In a response to the Independent Market Monitor's state of the market report, PJM said that, "PJM believes that provisions to administratively limit prices under sustained extreme price conditions could be helpful to limit unnecessary risk to market participants and consumers."
June 18, 2021
Energy Texas, the start-up retail energy supplier which is entering the Texas market, has acquired Texas retail electric provider Declaration Energy LLC
June 18, 2021
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Lori Cobos to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) for a term set to expire September 1, 2021.
June 18, 2021
REPs Had Proposed Specific Cost Recovery Mechanism, Opposed Use Of Uplift
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a draft proposal for adoption to modify the value of the low system-wide offer cap (LCAP) in ERCOT by eliminating a provision that ties the value of the LCAP to the natural gas price index, and replacing it with a provision that ensures resource entities are able to…
June 18, 2021
Noting the passage of the ERCOT market financing bill, which had been first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com , Just Energy Group Inc. ('Just Energy' or the 'Company') said that, "Based on current information, if the Commission [Texas PUC] approves the financing provided for in HB 4492, Just…
June 17, 2021
POLR Rate Formula Proposed To Be Changed
During today's open meeting, Texas PUC Staff previewed a strawman to implement HB 16, which includes a ban on wholesale indexed plans for small customers, and which also includes new risk disclosure requirements in order to offer such plans to large customers
June 17, 2021
During an open meeting work session, both Texas PUC Commissioners agreed that, "fixed rate should mean fixed rate".
June 17, 2021
During an open meeting today, the Texas PUC Commissioners clarified the date on which disconnections for non-payment may resume for prepaid customers
June 17, 2021
Final Bill Omitted Relief To REPs For 32 Hours At $9,000 After Load Shed Ended
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed HB 4492, which provides a financing program available to retail electric providers for ancillary service charges and reliability deployment price adders above the $9,000 cap
June 15, 2021
Requests Peak Conservation Continue Through Friday
On June 14, ERCOT set a new June record for electricity demand. Based on preliminary data, the new record is 69,943 MW, which exceeds the 2018 June record by approximately 820 MW.
June 15, 2021
The Texas PUC has issued a written order which confirms the end date for the disconnect for non-pay moratorium that had been adopted after the February winter weather event
June 15, 2021
Several Texas retail electric providers have requested to participate in the matching process to receive a list of their low-income customers for the next fiscal year (fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2021.)
June 14, 2021
ERCOT Requests Energy Conservation
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is asking Texans to reduce electric use as much as possible today through Friday, June 18.
June 11, 2021
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has rejected a petition from East Texas Salt Water Disposal Company (ETSWD) for a declaratory order and request for the opening of a pilot retail electric choice implementation project at Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO)
June 11, 2021
PUC Commissioner Warns REPs About "Getting Loose" With Their T&Cs & Circumventing PUC Rules
The Public Utility Commission of Texas said in a news release that it set June 18, 2021 as the last day for the moratorium on electric, water and sewer service disconnections for customers with unpaid bills.
June 9, 2021
Start-up REP Will Focus On Digital Customer Engagement
Several former Bounce Energy co-founders and executives have created a new retail electric provider, known as Energy Texas, which is taking steps to launch in Texas
June 8, 2021
Aggregator Files Complaint Against REP At Texas PUC Over Similar Issue
A North Texas plastics company (J&M Plastics, Inc., or 'Plaintiff') has filed a proposed federal class action lawsuit against MidAmerican Energy Services, alleging that, "the electricity supplier passed through unauthorized fees to commercial customers with contracts marketed as fixed-rate plans."
June 8, 2021
AEP Texas has issued a market notice with updated expiration dates for Rider ITR - Income Tax Refund for certain customer classes.
June 8, 2021
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is set to sign today at an afternoon ceremony SB 3, the ERCOT winter weather event omnibus bill, and SB 2, which revises the composition and qualifications for the ERCOT board of directors.
June 8, 2021
Reliant announced that Texas residential customers with an eligible smart thermostat who enroll in its automated Degrees of Difference program by June 11, 2021 will receive a $25 bill credit, and be automatically entered to win a year of free electricity through the Reliant Smart Energy Sweepstakes.
June 8, 2021
Direct Energy is now offering Texas residential electric customers $320 in Amazon gift cards for enrolling and maintaining service on three of what it said were its most popular electricity plans: Free Power Weekends 24 Plus, Twelve Hour Power 24 Plus (free nights), and Live Brighter 24 Plus.
June 7, 2021
Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions today announced the start of construction of the 250-megawatt (MW) Pisgah Ridge Solar project in Navarro County, Texas.
June 7, 2021
Bulb US LLC and Bulb Energy US Inc. have each applied at FERC for electricity market-based rate authority.
