July 14, 2016
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Draft Texas Order Would Set Nonbypassable System Benefit Fund Fee
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July 14, 2016
Texas PUC Staff File Report on Just Energy SBF Compliance
The Budget and Fiscal Oversight Division of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) filed a report on a compliance audit of Just Energy's participation in the LITE-UP Texas program. The scope of the audit covered 2013-15.
July 14, 2016
Texas PUC Draft Would Find Rates Must Be Set For Sharyland Lessee, Asset Owner Separately; Require Lease To Be Regulated As Tariff
A draft preliminary order filed by Texas PUC Commission Advising would find that, consistent with the PUC's recent findings in the Oncor merger proceeding, PURA does not allow the Commission to treat the Sharyland company owning T&D assets and a separate Sharyland entity operating such assets as one…
July 14, 2016
ERCOT Issues RFP For Generation, Demand Response Alternatives to NRG Greens Bayou RMR
ERCOT has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to procure one or more resources as a Must-Run Alternative (MRA) to the existing Reliability-Must Run (RMR) Agreement with NRG Texas Power LLC's Greens Bayou Unit 5, which is required as ERCOT found that the plant, which had sought to suspend operations…
July 13, 2016
If Texas Market Advocates Ever Wanted To Push To Open Entergy To Customer Choice, The Door Could Soon Close (Act Fast)
For advocates seeking to expand retail choice, the Entergy Texas service area remains one of the lowest hanging fruits, which oddly has not drawn much attention despite seemingly lower barriers to choice versus other favorite targets such as Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan (full choice), and California…
July 13, 2016
Koch Energy Services Receives Option 1 Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted wholesale energy marketer Koch Energy Services, LLC an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate for the ERCOT service area, which will allow it to serve all customer classes
July 13, 2016
Industry Veteran Joins Texas-Based Broker
Eisenbach Consulting, LLC, announced that Kevin Schaffer has joined the company
July 13, 2016
EFH Lining Up $4.25 Billion in Financing For TXU Spin-off, Talks TXU Market Position/Share, Earnings With Investors
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Company LLC (TCEH), a unit of Energy Future Holdings and the parent of TXU Energy and Luminant, is conducting meetings with prospective lenders in connection with the syndication of its $4.25 billion senior secured credit facilities
July 12, 2016
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Texas Staff Sets Date For Hearing on Alternative TDU Ratemaking Report (Impacts REP Pricing)
July 12, 2016
AEP Texas Central Provides Interim Update on REP Reimbursements Under Low-Income In-Home Device Provisioning Program As Funds Approach Exhaustion
AEP Texas Central filed a further interim report concerning the program under which Texas retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats (PCT) and in-home displays (IHD) to eligible low-income customers.
July 12, 2016
License Briefs
Diversegy, LLC announced that it has been granted a license by the State Corporation Commission (SCC) of Virginia to provide natural gas aggregator/broker services to all customer classes, with Diversegy extending its service areas to Columbia Gas of Virginia and Washington Gas Light
July 12, 2016
Texas REP Complies With Settlement, Will Retain Certificate
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have confirmed that Jade Energy, LLC has complied with the terms of a settlement concerning the company's REP certificate, and that the company will maintain its certificate.
July 11, 2016
AEP Texas Reports on Customers Opting Out of Smart Meters
AEP Texas Central and AEP Texas North submitted an update on the number of customers taking non-standard metering service (opting out of a communicating AMS)
July 11, 2016
License Briefs
EDF Energy Services Seeks Retail Gas Supplier License in New State
July 7, 2016
Texas Stakeholders Submit Strawman On Enrolling Door-to-Door Customers Via Electronic Device Without Telephonic Verification
Texas stakeholders have submitted a strawman concerning retail electric providers' enrollment of customers solicited through door-to-door marketing via an electronic device, without a requirement for verification via TPV or telephonic recording
July 5, 2016
Texas TDU Files To Lower Discretionary Fees Charged to Retail Providers
Texas-New Mexico Power Company has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to reduce certain discretionary service charges applicable to retail electric providers as a result of its AMS deployment.
July 1, 2016
Millions Remain Available At Oncor, CenterPoint-TDU For Retail Provider Reimbursement Under Texas Low-Income Smart Device Program
Oncor and CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric filed updates concerning the program under which Texas retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats (PCT) and in-home displays (IHD) to eligible low-income customers.
July 1, 2016
License Briefs
Investment Bank Receives Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate
June 30, 2016
Texas Maintains Abatement of Sharyland AMS Proceeding
The Public Utility Commission of Texas yesterday maintained an abatement of the proceeding reviewing Sharyland Utilities' proposed advanced meter deployment plan.
June 30, 2016
Texas PUC Changes Power to Choose Website To Remove 1¢ Credit-Based Offers From Default View, Commissioners Consider Whether Products With Usage Credits Meet Definition of "Fixed"
In an initial step, the Public Utility Commission of Texas has changed the default view of the Power to Choose website such that products with minimum usage fees or credits do not appear in the product list.
June 27, 2016
Texas REPs, PUC Staff, OPUC Oppose Sharyland Petition to Sever AMS Surcharge, Move Forward With Review of Other AMS Deployment Items
Texas retail electric providers, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and the Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel all opposed, in separate comments, Sharyland Utilities' petition to unabate its AMS deployment docket, and to move forward with its deployment plan and non-AMS surcharge…
June 24, 2016
Power Generation Developer Launching New Texas Retail Provider
A subsidiary of Apex Clean Energy, Inc., a developer of utility-scale wind and solar projects, has applied for a Texas retail electric provider certificate
June 23, 2016
Texas PUC Staff Propose Further Update To Low-Income Discount Provided Through REPs
Staff of the Texas PUC have proposed to adjust the discount under the low-income discount program (Lite-Up Texas) to 25%, effective August 1
June 23, 2016
Texas PUC Executive Director Issues Notice of Violation Against Retail Provider, Staff Seeking $1.75 Million Penalty
The executive director of the Public Utility Commission of Texas issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to TruSmart Energy, LLC, informing the company that the PUC's Oversight and Enforcement Division (O&E) is recommending the assessment of a $1.75 million administrative penalty against TruSmart Energy…
June 23, 2016
Texas Retail Providers Press PUC To Consider Retail Choice At Lubbock Power & Light
In filing comments at the Texas PUC concerning Lubbock Power & Light's proposal to join ERCOT, the Retail Electric Provider Coalition, "encourages the Commission to consider the inclusion of retail competition for the LP&L service territory as part of any further studies or public interest findings…