May 1, 2019
Energy Systems Exec Joins Texas-based Energy Procurement Advisory Firm To Lead Research and Product Design Group
Energy systems executive Danielle Villegas has joined the Irving, Texas-based energy advisory firm 5.
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May 1, 2019
Start-up Broker Led By Market Vets Receives Texas Aggregator License
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted Inertia Resources, Inc. an electric aggregator certificate to serve commercial customers.
May 1, 2019
The Only Retail Provider In Texas Accepting Cryptocurrency Payments Is Now Listing Offers On Power To Choose
Details Forthcoming Real-Time Product, Home Energy Control Station
GridPlus Energy, which says it is the only Texas retail electric provider that accepts cryptocurrencies as payment, has begun listing offers on the Power to Choose site
May 1, 2019
Start-up Texas Retail Provider Receives License, Will Offer AI/Machine Learning Optimized Wholesale Pass-Through Subscription Service
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted Evolve Energy, LLC a retail electric provider certificate
April 30, 2019
Texas Aggregation Achieves 3¢/kWh For Renewable Power
The Texas Renewable Energy Co-op (or TREC, rebranded and formerly Texas Power Pool) announced that it, "has confirmed receipt of multiple bids for wholesale electricity below the 3-cent per kWh target price on 12-year contracts."
April 30, 2019
Texas Retail Provider Offering Free Electricity Three Days A Week (3-Day Weekends)
Also Launches Free Mornings & Nights Plan
Gexa Energy has launched a new Texas residential electricity plan (Free 3 Day Weekends) that provides free electricity from 12 a.m. Friday to 12 a.m. Monday
April 29, 2019
Texas QSE To Pay $25,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff
Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc. would pay $25,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) § 25.503(f)(2), concerning alleged failure to adhere to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)…
April 26, 2019
Texas Committee Substitute Bill On Consumer Protections For Distributed Generation Removes Problematic Language Prohibiting Retail Provider Early Termination Fees, And Other REP Mandates
Bill Sets Disclosures For Distributed Generation Sales, Leases, PPAs
The Texas Senate Business & Commerce Committee has reported favorably a substitute for SB 2066, which would establish certain disclosure requirements for distributed renewable generation, for residential and small commercial customers
April 26, 2019
Cryptocurrency, Blockchain-Focused Texas Retail Provider Receives Authority To Collect Customer Deposits And Advance Payments
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted GridPlus Texas Inc. an amendment to its retail electric provider certificate to authorize the company to have the option of collecting deposits or advance payments from customers.
April 25, 2019
Retail Energy M&A Advisor Seeing Up To $800 Per RCE In Deals Being Worked
Retail energy veteran Preston Ochsner, of Ochsner Interests Inc., told EnergyChoiceMatters.com that he is working on several M&A deals in the retail energy space, acting as a broker, and provided the following observations concerning purchase price, book size, and other drivers that he is…
April 24, 2019
Texas Retail Provider To Pay $85,000 Under Settlement To Resolve Alleged Switch-Hold Violations
Stream SPE, Ltd. would pay $85,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of Texas Administrative Code (TAC) § 25.480, relating to Bill Payment and Adjustments and the alleged imposition of improper switch-holds
April 23, 2019
Texas Bounce Energy Customers Being Transitioned To Direct Energy Brand
Bounce Energy customers in Texas are being transitioned to the Direct Energy brand
April 23, 2019
Texas ALJ Suspends Oncor DCRF Change Beyond Customary September 1 Effective Date, Retail Providers Seek Reconsideration
A Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings Administrative Law Judge suspended the effective date of Oncor's requested update to its Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF), a charge applicable to retail electric providers taking delivery service, from September 1, 2019, until November 1, 2019
April 22, 2019
Texas Retail Provider Griddy Reports Customer Uptake, Savings Under IFTTT Platform That Automates Smart Home Devices To Respond To Price Signals
CEO Says "It's Time To Start Spending" On Marketing Griddy
Texas retail provider Griddy Energy, whose product passes through wholesale prices to retail customers for a monthly membership fee, provided an update on its recently launched offering under which customers may connect Griddy technology to smart home devices using the IFTTT platform, which…
April 19, 2019
Texas QSE To Pay $50,000 Under Settlement With PUCT Staff
The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) would pay $50,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve Staff's investigation of LCRA for alleged violations of Electric Reliability Council of Texas Nodal Protocols § 6.5.7.5, relating to ancillary services…
April 19, 2019
ERCOT Warns Market Participants Of Fraudulent, Malicious Emails Spoofing ERCOT Address (Used Subject "Energy Contract Review")
ERCOT issued a market notice stating that, on April 18, 2019, ERCOT received reports that some Market Participants have received fraudulent emails using a spoofed email address appearing to come from ERCOT.
April 19, 2019
Affiliate of Texas Retail Provider Seeks Aggregator License
Interactive Energy Group LLC, a unit of Just Energy, applied for a Texas electric aggregator certificate to serve commercial customers.
April 18, 2019
Texas PUC Commissioners Agree To Maintain ERCOT Reliability Deployment Price Adder If LCAP Triggered
During today's open meeting, Commissioners of the Public Utility Commission of Texas agreed that the operating reserve demand curve and the real time reliability deployment price adder should remain in place in the ERCOT market even when the low system wide offer cap (LCAP) is triggered (when peaker…
April 18, 2019
Subsidiary Of Multi-National Utility Holding Company Seeks Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate
Iberdrola Solutions LLC applied for an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate
April 18, 2019
"Infinite Watts" Seeks Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate
Infinite Watts LLC applied for an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate
April 18, 2019
Solar/Retail Energy Vet And Multifamily Housing Development Exec Team To Launch New Texas Retail Electric Provider
Vantage Energy LLC applied for an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate
April 17, 2019
License Briefs
Texas Retail Provider Seeks To Use New Trade Name
April 17, 2019
Retail Energy Veterans Launching New Texas Retail Provider
Demand Control 2, LLC filed an application for an Option 2 Texas retail electric provider certificate to serve customers one megawatt or more of capacity who provide an affidavit agreeing to such service.
April 16, 2019
Texas REPs, Industrials Seek Reduction In ERCOT System-Wide Offer Cap Under Real-Time Co-optimization
Several Texas retail electric providers and industrial customers sought a reduction in the ERCOT system-wide offer cap (SWOC) under implementation of real-time co-optimization (RTC) in ERCOT
April 15, 2019
NEM Meets With Larry Kudlow, Trump Administration Officials On Energy Policy
NEM Supports Administration's New Executive Order On Energy Infrastructure
Members of the National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) last week met with Lawrence Kudlow, Director of the White House National Economic Council and President Trump's chief economic advisor, and a team of administration officials to discuss energy issues