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January 17, 2017
Start-up broker-consultant Benchmark Services, Inc. is "actively targeting" potential broker business acquisitions while also priming itself for organic growth, Benchmark Services, Inc. President Mark Tackley told EnergyChoiceMatters.com
January 16, 2017
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has provided to legislators a final report on alternative ratemaking mechanisms, that generally finds that major revision is not needed to the rate-setting and design process used for the utilities located within ERCOT
January 16, 2017
A group of commenters including several NRG retail providers, Texas Industrial Energy Consumers, Austin Energy, and CPS Energy said in comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas that a calculation in the ERCOT 4CP report created a "false" peak interval on July 14, 2016
January 12, 2017
With funding exhausted, Oncor reported the total number of in-home devices provided to customers by REPs under the program which reimbursed retail electric providers for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers
January 12, 2017
Texas-based Discount Power announced that Mohsin Hassan, COO of Discount Power, and C. Gibson, Vice President and In-House Counsel at Discount Power, have been elected to serve on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and Protocol Revision Committee…
January 12, 2017
Texas Industrial Energy Consumers have proposed that Oncor be required to provide millions of dollars in rate credits as a condition of its acquisition by NextEra, with retail electric providers required to pass through the credits to customers
January 12, 2017
In a statement of position filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the NRG Companies have recommended that the PUC should require NextEra to divest its Texas retail electric providers as a condition of acquiring Oncor
January 11, 2017
Leadership For New REP Focusing On Prepaid, Portal-Based Service Includes Former CryptoCurrency Exec
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted Griddy Energy LLC a retail electric provider certificate.
January 10, 2017
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC reported to the Texas PUC that as of January 6, 2017, there are 111 ESIDs that have opted to have non-standard meter service.
January 10, 2017
XOOM Energy, LLC announced a new relationship with PetSmart Charities, which XOOM said is the largest funder of animal welfare in North America.
January 9, 2017
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed an updated estimate of installed generation capacity in ERCOT for January 2017.
January 9, 2017
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a supplemental response in their complaint against Current Utilities, Inc., in which Staff lists three specific instances in which Staff allege Current Utilities' activity amounted to aggregation, per the definition previously set forth by…
January 5, 2017
Luminant Energy Company LLC would pay $170,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of ERCOT Protocol § 8.1.1.4.2(1)(a).
January 4, 2017
Oncor reported that all of the funds have been exhausted under the program through which retail electric providers were reimbursed for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers
January 3, 2017
Oncor reported that as of 4 pm CST on January 1, 2017, it had received $991,000 in reimbursement requests for December device distributions, leaving only $25,000 in funding remaining, pursuant to the program under which retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing free programmable…
January 3, 2017
McAllen Residential Rates To See 65% Increase ($55 Per Month)
Sharyland Utilities has filed an amended rate filing package with the Public Utility Commission of Texas that would, in addition to new levels for base rates, impose new riders on retail electric providers.
January 3, 2017
NRG Energy's Everything Energy brand has ceased enrolling new customers, and will be transitioning its customers to various other NRG brands.
December 21, 2016
Reliant is offering Texas residential customers an electricity plan that includes a free Nest Cam Indoor
December 19, 2016
As a result of the "economic fiasco" related to the Greens Bayou RMR agreement, "I've become convinced that we need to go ahead and bite the bullet, and at the very least I think we need to co-optimize the real-time market," Texas PUC Commissioner Kenneth Anderson said at Friday's meeting, echoing…
December 16, 2016
As of December 15, Oncor had $1.01 million of available funds remaining to cover future reimbursement requests for devices distributed pursuant to the program under which retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays…
December 16, 2016
ERCOT's latest Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) report indicates sufficient reserve margins through 2021 despite an increase in the load forecasts
December 14, 2016
AEP Texas North reported that, as of October 31, 2016, it had $120,000 in funds available under the program which reimbursed retail electric providers for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers
December 14, 2016
Green Mountain Energy has launched in Texas a new free nights electricity plan
December 13, 2016
A proposed Texas process for door-to-door customers enrolled via portable electronic device (PED) described as a, "three-step enrollment process," by retail electric providers would be confusing to customers, the Retail Electric Provider Coalition said.
December 13, 2016
In a Texas PUC rulemaking addressing the use of portable electronic devices (PEDs) for customer enrollment during door-to-door sales, TXU Energy has suggested that, in addition to the proposed use of electronic signatures, the two-step verification process required for use of a PED-based enrollment…
