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March 23, 2012
A non-unanimous stipulation concerning the transition of Sharyland Utilities' former Cap Rock service areas to retail competition would randomly assign customers not making an affirmative selection to a default REP, and would limit eligibility to serve in the default REP role to the 15 largest REPs…
March 22, 2012
American Electric Power today made official notifications to regional reliability organizations PJM Interconnection and Southwest Power Pool (SPP) of the company's plan to retire more than 4,600 megawatts (MW) of coal-fueled power generation, primarily to comply with a series of U.S. Environmental…
February 15, 2012
Clearview Electric Receives License in New State
January 9, 2012
Sharyland Utilities now proposes that it shall issue an RFP to select a default retail electric provider or providers for its four former Cap Rock service areas no later than April 30, 2013, as part of its plan to introduce retail competition to the service areas (39592).
December 2, 2011
Constellation Energy has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of ONEOK Energy Marketing Company (OEMC), a Tulsa, Okla., retail natural gas marketing company with 26,100 customers.
September 30, 2011
The PUCT directed parties involved in the review of a competitive generation service tariff at Entergy Texas to file by November 1 a list of: (1) agreed issues; (2) unresolved issues pending a Commission ruling on core issues and (3) core issues requiring adjudication by the Commission so that other…
September 9, 2011
"Much" of the shopping at Met-Ed and Penelec has been "successfully captured" by FirstEnergy Solutions, FirstEnergy Corp. CEO Anthony Alexander told investors yesterday at a Barclays Capital conference.
July 22, 2011
In preparation for a July 28 PUCT workshop on issues related to the proposed integration of Entergy Texas (ETI) into the Midwest ISO, and issues related to several of the operating companies' exit from the Entergy system agreement, stakeholders submitted questions to Entergy to be addressed at the…
July 11, 2011
The PUCT approved without modification a stipulation among Sharyland Utilities, PUCT Staff, and other parties to move Sharyland's Stanton and Colorado City load from the Southwest Power Pool to ERCOT, potentially allowing for the introduction of retail choice (39070).
July 4, 2011
FERC has ruled in favor of the Midwest ISO in an interpretation of the MISO-Southwest Power Pool Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) which is critical in the proposed integration of Entergy into MISO as a transmission owner (EL11-34).
June 14, 2011
Sharyland Utilities, PUCT Staff, and other parties have filed an unopposed stipulation which would move Sharyland's Stanton and Colorado City load from the Southwest Power Pool to ERCOT, potentially allowing for the introduction of retail choice (39070).
June 10, 2011
Parties have filed an unopposed stipulation to approve Texas-New Mexico Power's advanced metering system (AMS) deployment plan (Docket 38306).
May 13, 2011
Entergy's comprehensive evaluation of alternative transmission arrangements, in which it justifies its selection of Midwest ISO membership, essentially dismisses capacity costs as a potential cost to ratepayers under the MISO option.
May 13, 2011
The PUCT needs to consider "non-quantifiable" metrics as it studies the future of Entergy Texas, PUCT Chairman Barry Smitherman said during yesterday's open meeting.
May 2, 2011
A preliminary analysis by Entergy Texas reveals that, under a certain set of assumptions, Texas ratepayers will become net payers under the Entergy system agreement in 2014 even as the Entergy companies join the Midwest ISO, PUCT Commissioner Kenneth Anderson reported during Friday's open meeting.
April 25, 2011
Notwithstanding the limited physical interconnection between the two areas, Entergy Corporation announced this morning that, "it has concluded that joining the Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO) will provide meaningful long-term benefits for the customers of the Entergy operating companies."
April 11, 2011
The Midwest ISO has petitioned FERC for a declaratory order, asking that FERC confirm that the terms of the Joint Operating Agreement in effect between the Southwest Power Pool and MISO, regarding the sharing of transmission capacity on a common path, will remain in effect and applicable to Entergy…
March 23, 2011
The total volume of electric complaints filed by consumers with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) in calendar year 2010 decreased by 28% from 2009 volumes, an analysis by Regulatory Compliance Services found.
March 2, 2011
A consultant's "preferred" method of transferring Sharyland's Stanton and Colorado City divisions from the Southwest Power Pool to ERCOT is not viable, but two other alternatives which contemplate a complete transfer of the divisions into ERCOT would still benefit customers, Sharyland said in…
February 17, 2011
Dynastar Ventures, Inc. said yesterday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire My Affordable Energy, LLC, a Texas-based direct selling company focused on selling energy services.
February 14, 2011
NextEra Energy Services Pennsylvania LLC has begun offering residential electric service at PECO and PPL Electric Utilities.
January 14, 2011
A transition from the Southwest Power Pool to ERCOT for customers of Sharyland Utilities currently in SPP would result in reduced rates for both residential and commercial and industrial customers, an analysis prepared by GDS Associates, Inc. concludes (PUCT Docket 39070).
December 14, 2010
United Illuminating is seeking to move the recovery of the Generation Service Charge (GSC) Administrative Adder from the bypassable Generation Service Charge rate component to the Non-Bypassable Federally Mandated Congestion Charge (NBFMCC) rate component (10-08-01).
December 3, 2010
PUCT Commissioners discussed at yesterday's open meeting several areas in which they may seek additional legislative guidance or authority through recommendations in the scope of competition report. Commissioners did not adopt a final report with legislative recommendations at yesterday's meeting…
December 1, 2010
Entergy Texas, Inc. filed an unopposed motion to sever issues related to Competitive Generation Service (CGS) from the remaining settled issues in Docket 37744, addressing Entergy's rates and reconciled fuel costs. Entergy said that parties active in the Competitive Generation Service discussions…
