February 18, 2026
Liberty Wholesale Commodities Conditionally Receives Texas Retail Provider Certificate
The Texas PUC conditionally granted an Option 2 retail electric provider certificate to Liberty Wholesale Commodities LLC
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February 18, 2026
PUC To Review Previously Issued Government Aggregation Certificate After Concerns Raised; Rehearing Of Certificate Issuance Granted (Retail Supplier, Pricing Already Selected)
In response to a rehearing request, the PUC of Ohio will further review the application of Newton Township, Ohio, for certificate as a natural gas governmental aggregator
February 18, 2026
Heritage Energy Holdings Secures $28.5 Million Strategic Financing to Launch Scaled Distributed Generation Platform Across ERCOT
Heritage Energy Holdings (Heritage), which describes itself as a vertically integrated distributed energy platform operating in the Texas ERCOT market, today announced the successful closing of a $28.5 million senior secured financing from Eagle Point Credit.
February 18, 2026
PUC Affirms That Switching, Other Utility Fees Charged To Retail Suppliers Are Not Appropriate For Adjudication In Rate Cases, If Utility Does Not Seek Any Changes To Fees
The PUC of Ohio denied rehearing sought by retail energy suppliers concerning PUCO's November 2025 order in the electric distribution rate case of the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities in which PUCO had rejected changes to various fees charged by the EDCs to retail suppliers
February 18, 2026
Update On Number Of Customers In Ohio Served By ResCom Energy; Switching Fee Waived For POLR Drop Customers
The PUC of Ohio has reported the number of customers served by ResCom Energy, LLC d/b/a NextVolt Energy, which, as first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com last week , has defaulted on its obligations at PJM
February 18, 2026
Perch Energy Announces Acquisition From Mitsui
Perch Energy today announced the acquisition of Solstice, a service provider specializing in customer acquisition and management for community solar development, formerly owned by MyPower, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co.
February 18, 2026
Pennsylvania Utility Seeks Emergency Cap On Supply Cost
UGI Utilities, Inc. – Gas Division sought emergency relief from the Pennsylvania PUC to cap the amount of supply cost rate change scheduled for March 1, 2026
February 17, 2026
Exelon Launches "The Exelon Promise" to "Fight Out of Control Energy Costs"
Exelon today announced The Exelon Promise, which Exelon described as, "a comprehensive customer first approach to bring energy costs under control for families and businesses."
February 17, 2026
LP&L Unexecuting DNPs In Order To Use of Field Resources To Address Hazardous Conditions
Lubbock Power & Light said in a market notice that, due to sustained high winds and forecasted gusts creating hazardous conditions within LP&L’s service territory, field resources are being prioritized for outage response and system restoration.
February 17, 2026
Portland General Electric To Acquire PacifiCorp's Washington State Utility Operations & Select Assets
Portland General Electric Company today announced an agreement to acquire select Washington state generation, transmission, and electric utility operations from PacifiCorp for $1.9 billion, representing a purchase price multiple of 1.4x estimated 2026 rate base.
February 17, 2026
Retail Supplier Affiliate Invests $1 Billion In Cleantech Companies
Octopus Energy Generation said that it is investing $1 billion in California-based cleantech companies
February 17, 2026
Choice Utilities Address Supply Charges In Required Reports As Part Of Regulator's Investigation Of Rates, Affordability
Filings on electric and natural gas rates made by several Massachusetts utilities, in response to a Massachusetts DPU directive, addressed the issue of customer supply charges
February 17, 2026
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NextEra Energy Services Maryland Relinquishing Gas Supplier License; Coordinated Transition Of Customers As Applicable
February 17, 2026
SOPEC Receives Power Broker License From PUCO
The PUC of Ohio granted Southeast Ohio Public Energy Council d/b/a Sustainable Ohio Public Energy Council (SOPEC) an electricity power broker license to serve commercial, industrial, and mercantile customers
February 17, 2026
Initial Retail Adder Resulting From Duke Energy Ohio's First SSO Auction For Default Service Gas Supply Is Posted
The initial auction under Duke Energy Ohio's new Standard Service Offer mechanism to serve non-shopping natural gas customers resulted in a Retail Price Adjustment (RPA) of $4.00 per Dth