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July 27, 2017
ERCOT received an updated Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: City of Garland – GIBCRK_GIB_CRG1 (at Gibbons Creek Generating Station)
July 27, 2017
Sharyland Utilities, L.P. has filed proposed interim residential rates applicable to retail electric providers serving residential customers in the Stanton, Brady, and Celeste territories (ex-Cap Rock), pursuant to the previously reported agreement under which Sharyland's customers are proposed to…
July 26, 2017
Ambit Seeks To Serve Large C&Is In New State
July 26, 2017
Will Lead Innovation, Expansion Stream Announces New State For Energy Services
Stream (formerly Stream Energy) named Leticia Castellanos as its Vice President and General Manager of Energy Services.
July 24, 2017
Staff of the Texas PUC have recommended that issues related to the Smart Meter Texas portal, including functionalities and third-party access, should be resolved through a contested case
July 24, 2017
Staff of the Texas PUC filed a memo outlining a process to repeal or amend various substantive rules (and the obligations they impose on REPs) related to the System Benefit Fund, with Staff stating they will forbear from enforcing the SBF-related rules, as it relates to new matters once the SBF…
July 24, 2017
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC has announced an agreement with Sharyland Utilities, L.P. ("Sharyland") and Sharyland Distribution & Transmission Services, L.L.C. ("SDTS") to swap assets in a transaction valued at approximately $400 million.
July 21, 2017
ERCOT issued a final determination that the generation resource Union Carbide Corp (RE) – UCC_COGN_UCC_C1 is not required to support ERCOT transmission system reliability
July 21, 2017
Several additional Texas retail electric providers filed with the Texas PUC formal requests for production and receipt of a list of their low-income electric customers for the state fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2017.
July 20, 2017
ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: City of Garland – GIBCRK_GIB_CRG1 (at Gibbons Creek Generating Station)
July 19, 2017
Beyond Power, a trade name of Source Power & Gas LLC used in Texas, has updated its website to confirm that it transitioned its residential customers to, as stated on its website, Cirro Energy during May and June, and that Beyond Power no longer serves residential customers
July 18, 2017
Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE), Oncor, and several retail electric providers and REP groups have signed an agreement setting forth three new regulatory commitments, related to the retail electric market, proposed by Berkshire Hathaway Energy in its proposed acquisition of Oncor
July 17, 2017
ERCOT filed a report on the potential implementation of the co-optimization of energy and operating reserves in the real-time market (RTC) in which ERCOT indicated that changes to the Value of Lost Load (VOLL) and System-wide Offer Cap (SWOC) would need to be considered
July 14, 2017
Pursuant to Senate Bill 1976, Champion Energy Services filed with the Texas PUC a formal request for production and receipt of a list of its low income electric customers for the state fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2017.
July 13, 2017
The Texas Standard Electronic Transaction (Texas SET) Working Group will conduct discussions regarding pre-implementation testing requirements for adopted NPRR778, Modifications to Date Change and Cancellation Evaluation Window.
July 12, 2017
Discount Power, a Volterra Energy Holdings, LLC company, announced that Mario Elie, former Houston Rockets star and three-time National Basketball Association (NBA) champion, has been named the company’s first brand ambassador.
July 12, 2017
Asked About Potential NRG Texas Retirements, CEO Says "Very Comfortable" With Current Retail-Generation Balance in ERCOT
July 11, 2017
National1 Energy LLC applied for a Texas electric aggregator certificate to serve residential and commercial customers and municipalities
July 11, 2017
TXU Energy has filed a request with the Public Utility Commission of Texas for production and receipt of a list of its low-income electric customers for the state fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2017.
July 11, 2017
In an order on its review of electricity SOS ( see related story today here on other parts of the order ), the District of Columbia PSC flatly rejected various proposals offered by retail suppliers for a retail model default service.
July 10, 2017
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas said in a post-hearing brief that AEP Texas-North Division's application to install and own a lithium-ion battery in two locations on its distribution system should be denied, "as TNC’s proposal would authorize TNC to provide generation and back-up…
July 10, 2017
Other Commitments Address Use of Utility Logo, Code of Conduct
As part of 44 regulatory commitments Berkshire Hathaway Energy has made in its proposed acquisition of Oncor, disclosed in an SEC filing, Berkshire Hathaway Energy has proposed to provide certain rate credits to customers.
July 7, 2017
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and Exelon Generation Company LLC have entered into a voluntary mitigation plan (VMP) concerning the offering practices that Exelon may use when offering certain of its generation resources into the ERCOT market
July 7, 2017
CEO Says Commercial Rates Often "Hidden" By Brokers
TexasElectricityRatings.com announced that it has added a commercial energy marketplace to its platform, offering rate comparisons and customer reviews and insight
July 7, 2017
Berkshire Hathaway Energy, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., announced that it has executed a definitive merger agreement with Energy Future Holdings Corp. (EFH) under which Berkshire Hathaway Energy will acquire reorganized EFH and which will ultimately result in the…
