June 27, 2019
Vistra Energy, on behalf of its retail providers TXU Energy and Value Based Brands, formally requested from the Texas PUC the provision of the low-income customer identification service for the State fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2019 (FY2020).
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June 27, 2019
Spark Energy, LLC would pay $90,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of TAC §§ 25.474(h)(5)(B)(vi), concerning verification of authorization of telephonic enrollment; 25.475(c)(2)(H), concerning general contracting requirements…
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June 27, 2019
During a Texas PUC open meeting discussion of real-time co-optimization in the ERCOT market, the current "small fish swim free" rule in the market was criticized as several Commissioners questioned whether it should continue
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June 26, 2019
Trader Files Complaint Seeking Re-Pricing Of Interval Notes REP With Wholesale Pass-Through Pricing Did Not Charge Customers For Spike, Credited Customers Based On Average Of Other Intervals
Aspire Commodities, LLC has filed a formal complaint at the Public Utility Commission of Texas against ERCOT, seeking an order directing ERCOT to re-price the published settlement prices for interval 14:50 on May 30, alleging that the event which led to the spike, citing an ERCOT presentation to the…
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June 25, 2019
MeterGenius, Inc. has applied for membership at PJM under the "Other Supplier" category
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June 24, 2019
Mansfield Energy has elected to exit its retail electric supplier business, under the entity Mansfield Power and Gas, LLC (MPG), and recently wound down the operations
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June 21, 2019
ERCOT has issued a reliability analysis determination for West Texas Wind Energy Partners, LP - Southwest Mesa (SW_MESA_SW_MESA)
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June 21, 2019
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas filed a memo outlining further recommendations and issues to be considered with respect to real-time co-optimization in the ERCOT market (Project 48540)
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June 21, 2019
Suggest PUC May Wish To Reactivate Electric Storage Review Given Legislative Inaction
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a recommended schedule and implementation plan related to various legislation adopted during the 86th Regular Legislative Session
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June 21, 2019
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted Demand Control 2, LLC an Option 2 retail electric provider certificate to serve customers one megawatt or more of capacity who provide an affidavit agreeing to such service.
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June 20, 2019
In a motion to intervene in a Texas PUC proceeding in which PUC Staff have petitioned for the revocation of the retail electric provider certificate of Axon Power & Gas, LLC, AEP Texas Inc. said that it had sent Axon Power & Gas, LLC a Notice of Default under the delivery tariff, and detailed the…
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June 20, 2019
174 Power Global, A Hanwha Company, Officially Announces Launch Of Texas Retail Provider Chariot Energy
174 Power Global Corporation announced that it broke ground on the $200 million Oberon Solar Power Facility in Ector County, Texas, and also formally announced the launch of a new retail electricity provider affiliate, Chariot Energy, "to facilitate the delivery of affordable, clean energy to…
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June 20, 2019
WattB, Inc., the operator of the Wattbuy(dot)com electricity shopping website, has applied for an Ohio electric broker license to serve residential customers in all service areas
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June 17, 2019
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas ("Staff") have filed a petition to revoke the retail electric provider (REP) certificate of Axon Power & Gas, LLC, alleging that the REP, "has engaged in a pattern of making delinquent payments and repeatedly defaulting on past-due payments to TDUs for…
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June 15, 2019
Statement Of Legislative Intent: No Fees For Registration, Only "Most Basic" Registration To Be Required At PUC
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed SB 1497, which subjects electricity brokers to a registration requirement and regulation by the Public Utility Commission of Texas
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June 14, 2019
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has adopted an order amending 16 TAC 25.45 to codify the process by which a retail electric provider requests and agrees to reimburse the Commission for the customer identification service from the low-income list administrator (LILA)
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June 14, 2019
The Texas PUC granted GridPlus Texas Inc. an amendment to its retail electric provider certificate to add the trade name GridPlus Energy Connect to the certificate.
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June 12, 2019
Green Energy Exchange has launched residential electric service in Texas
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June 12, 2019
Touts Access To Solar At Wholesale Prices
Chariot Energy, a trade name of 174 Power Global Retail Texas, LLC, has begun offering residential electricity service in Texas
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June 7, 2019
TIEC Opposes CenterPoint-TDU's Proposal To "Zero Out" TCRF And Recover All Test-Year Transmission Costs In Base Rates
H-E-B and the Texas Industrial Energy Consumers (TIEC) have, in separately filed testimony, opposed various proposals from CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC ("CenterPoint") that the utility made in its new electric base rate case filing before the Public Utility Commission of Texas
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June 7, 2019
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for adoption that would amend 16 TAC 25.45 to codify the process by which a retail electric provider requests and agrees to reimburse the Commission for the customer identification service from the low-income list…
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June 6, 2019
IMM: More Robust Reserve Margin "May No Longer Be Required" To Cover Load Forecast Errors, Generator Availability Risks, Given Size of System, Projected Growth
IMM: Risk From Generator Outages Should Decrease With Smaller, Distributed Resource Proliferation
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June 6, 2019
Serves 1.3 Million Members In U.K. As Largest Green Supplier
Bulb, a U.K. retail energy supplier which describes itself as the U.K.'s biggest green supplier, announced its international expansion plans
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May 31, 2019
The Alliance for Retail Markets has requested at the Public Utility Commission of Texas that any transition of customers in Oncor's current McAllen/Mission service area to AEP Texas not occur until various AEP Texas rate proceedings are complete
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May 31, 2019
Oncor and various parties have filed a settlement agreement to set the levels of the Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF), a charge applicable to retail electric providers taking delivery service, effective September 1, 2019
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