April 1, 2021
The Coalition of Competitive Retail Electric Providers (CCR) filed a pleading at the Texas PUC again urging the PUC to rescind its disconnection for non-payment (DNP) moratorium.
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April 1, 2021
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Will McAdams to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) for a term set to expire September 1, 2025
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April 1, 2021
The Texas PUC granted retail electric provider Southern Federal Power, LLC an amendment to its REP certificate to add the trade names Watt Bro and Ranchero Power to the certificate
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March 31, 2021
(Earlier): Texas Retail Provider Acquires Another Customer Book
GB Power provided the statement below concerning the matter. Concerning the allegations made by PUCT Staff, GB Power emphasized that although there was an investigation, there was also a negotiation and potential settlement with the PUCT.
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March 31, 2021
Retail Market Vet Named President
Diamond Energy ERCOT, LLC applied for an option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate
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March 31, 2021
(Earlier): Details Revealed For Texas TDU-Run Emergency Load Management Program (Adopted Amendment To House Weatherization Bill Which Is Pending 3rd Reading)
HB 11, with a further clarifying amendment adopted on the floor this morning, has been passed by the House on third reading.
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March 31, 2021
(Earlier): Details Revealed For Texas TDU-Run Emergency Load Management Program (Adopted Amendment To House Weatherization Bill Which Is Pending 3rd Reading)
HB 11, with a further clarifying amendment adopted on the floor this morning, has been passed by the House on third reading.
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March 31, 2021
Customers of Texas retail electric provider Volt Electricity Provider LP have been transferred to Ampra Energy
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March 30, 2021
Stipulation For TDU's Parent Merger Includes Retail Rate Credit Implemented Through REPs
A unanimous stipulation has been filed with the Texas PUC that would approve, subject to various conditions, the merger of the parent of Texas-New Mexico Power and Avangrid
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March 30, 2021
The Public Utility Commission of Texas announced that, "As part of the agency’s ongoing modernization efforts, the Public Utility Commission of Texas today named Davida Dwyer deputy director of the agency’s Legal Division and head of the agency’s enforcement efforts."
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March 30, 2021
An organization known as Power for Tomorrow (PFT) recently launched, and is a group opposed to electricity deregulation and in favor of a, "traditionally structured utility market."
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March 30, 2021
(Earlier): Texas House Passes Bill To Ban Wholesale Indexed Products In Retail Electric Market Weatherization Bill Amended To Include Commercial Demand Response Program, To Be Run By TDUs
HB 16, the ban on residential wholesale indexed products, has been passed by the House on third reading without further amendment. The bill as passed is described below.
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March 30, 2021
Price For Prior Book Sales To Rhythm, NRG Disclosed
Entrust Energy (and affiliates, collectively known as the Debtors) has filed with a bankruptcy court a declaration in support of its bankruptcy which provides certain information regarding Entrust activities leading up to, and after, the ERCOT winter event
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March 30, 2021
ERCOT announced that, "On March 30, 2021, ERCOT entered into a payment plan with Bulb US LLC (Bulb), a short-paying Invoice Recipient, to enable ERCOT to collect all outstanding amounts from Bulb totaling $8,622.013.00 (final payment due on April 14, 2021), and pay short-paid Market Participants."
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March 30, 2021
(Earlier): Texas House Passes Bill To Ban Wholesale Indexed Products In Retail Electric Market Weatherization Bill Amended To Include Commercial Demand Response Program, To Be Run By TDUs
HB 16, the ban on residential wholesale indexed products, has been passed by the House on third reading without further amendment. The bill as passed is described below.
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March 30, 2021
Entrust Energy, Inc., along with certain affiliates including Entrust Energy East, Inc. and Power of Texas Holdings, Inc., have filed voluntary petitions for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 in the Southern District of Texas
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March 29, 2021
Details On Wholesale Index Product Ban, Other New REP Obligations Bill Requires Intermittent Generation To Purchase "Replacement Power" & A/S (Earlier): Texas Senate Passes Bill Prohibiting Wholesale Index Plans
Text for the engrossed version of Texas bill SB 3 has been posted
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March 29, 2021
Details On Wholesale Index Product Ban, Other New REP Obligations Bill Requires Intermittent Generation To Purchase "Replacement Power" & A/S (Earlier): Texas Senate Passes Bill Prohibiting Wholesale Index Plans
Text for the engrossed version of Texas bill SB 3 has been posted
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March 29, 2021
Williamson County, Texas, has notified Cavallo Energy Texas LLC, its electric provider, of a good faith dispute involving what it alleged were inflated invoice charges for Transmission and Distribution Losses and UFE Fees during February 2021 weather event, and has asked for reissued invoices
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March 29, 2021
The majority of Texans do not support any fees for procuring reserve electricity capacity, according to a poll conducted by Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston in the aftermath of the recent winter storm
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March 26, 2021
A Coalition of Competitive Retail Electric Providers (CCR) filed comments in support of a motion, filed by Exelon Generation, for rehearing of the Texas PUC's decisions February 15 and 16, 2021 which had the effect of setting ERCOT energy market prices at $9,000 per MWh during the winter weather…
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March 26, 2021
The Texas Senate has approved an amended version of SB 2154, which would change the composition of the Texas PUC
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March 26, 2021
Term 'Small Commercial Customer' Not Defined; Bill Prohibits Wholesale Index Plans To Such Customers Language Released On Bill's Proposal For Changes To ERCOT Energy, A/S Price Caps Imposes Various New Requirements On Retail Providers
Committee substitute language for Texas bill SB 3, which as reported yesterday was reported out favorably, has been released
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March 25, 2021
Texas retail electric provider GridPlus filed a letter with the Texas PUC stating, "This letter notifies Commission Staff of GridPlus's intent to enter into a payment plan covering GridPlus's outstanding obligations to ERCOT, and requests that Staff forebear from any initiatives to revoke GridPlus's…
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March 25, 2021
In releasing new Seasonal Assessments of Resource Adequacy (SARA), ERCOT announced today that, "Based on information provided by generation owners to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the grid operator anticipates there will be sufficient generation to meet the summer 2021 peak…
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