June 23, 2016
A report on alternative ratemaking by a consultant retained by the Public Utility Commission of Texas expresses a "preference" for a movement to Straight Fixed-Variable (SFV) rate design for the recovery of transmission and distribution costs, which are paid by retail electric providers who then…
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June 22, 2016
Entrust Energy announced the opening of a new sales office in Round Rock, Texas
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June 22, 2016
Gexa Energy, LP introduced three new demand response programs for commercial and industrial customers located in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market, while affiliate NextEra Energy Services launched two similar programs tailored for customers in PJM
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June 21, 2016
NRG Texas Power LLC would pay $35,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of Section 39.151 of PURA and 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 25.503, related to compliance with ERCOT procedures, due to the alleged failure to install a Power System…
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June 21, 2016
Iron Energy LLC d/b/a Kona Energy filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to relinquish its retail electric provider certificate. Iron Energy does not have any customers in Texas. As previously reported , Crius Energy completed a purchase of the Iron Energy book earlier this year
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June 20, 2016
Direct Energy confirmed to EnergyChoiceMatters.com that it is in the process of transitioning customers from the NYSEG Solutions brand to the Direct Energy brand, having started the migration in May.
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June 20, 2016
Sharyland Utilities has petitioned the Public Utility Commission of Texas to reinstate a proceeding reviewing the utility's proposed advanced metering deployment plan, with such reinstatement limited to issues other than the AMS surcharge, with the AMS surcharge severed into a separate docket
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June 17, 2016
On June 16, 2016, ERCOT received a Notification of Change of Generation Resource Designation (NCGRD) for NRG's generation resource Petra Nova Power I LLC, PNPI_GT2 with an effective date of July 18, 2016.
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June 17, 2016
Note: The date of the workshop has been modified to now be held on August 8
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June 16, 2016
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric (CEHE), Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, certain cities with original jurisdiction and other parties have reached an unopposed settlement to establish new charges under CEHE's Distribution Cost Recover Factor charged to retail electric providers…
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June 16, 2016
Direct Energy is ceasing the use of its Bounce Energy brand in New York and Pennsylvania
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June 16, 2016
AEP Texas Central and AEP Texas North have petitioned the Public Utility Commission of Texas for approval of a transaction under which the companies would be merged into their parent, which will be renamed AEP Texas.
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June 15, 2016
Dynegy Inc. announced today its intent to acquire Energy Capital Partners’ (ECP) 35% interest in the Atlas joint venture (JV), which the two companies formed in February 2016 to purchase ENGIE’s 9,058 megawatt U.S. fossil portfolio in ERCOT, PJM, and ISO-New England.
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June 14, 2016
The Public Utility Commission of Texas issues a final order revoking the retail electric provider certificate of TruSmart Energy, LLC
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June 14, 2016
National Energy Statistics d/b/a The Smartr App Company, applied for a Texas electric aggregator certificate to pool residential, commercial, and industrial customers.
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June 14, 2016
Energy for a Cause Inc is launching an online energy shopping marketplace and platform
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June 10, 2016
A settlement among parties has been reached regarding the level of the new Distribution Cost Recovery Factors (DCRF) proposed to be implemented at AEP Texas Central and AEP Texas North
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June 10, 2016
During yesterday's open meeting, Texas Public Utility Commissioner Kenneth Anderson stressed the need to address third party access to the Smart Meter Texas portal
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June 10, 2016
During a discussion on the Power to Choose website at yesterday's open meeting (see related story today) , Texas PUC Commissioner Kenneth Anderson noted that, since he has been shopping, he has used the site to obtain an electric rate for his home located in the Oncor service area that is well-below…
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June 10, 2016
In adopting a settlement between Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric regarding the removal of switch-holds, Texas PUC Commissioner Kenneth Anderson, in a view equally applicable to retail electric providers, said that compliance with the…
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June 10, 2016
PUC Chair Warns REPs On Offering Prices "Way Below Cost" Nelson Schedules Meeting With Stakeholders To Reach Resolution on Power to Choose Site
Texas Public Utility Commission Chair Donna Nelson yesterday tasked Staff with reviewing ultra-low priced offers in the market, such as rates listed at an average of 1.5¢/kWh at 1,000 kWh consumption, as Nelson stated, "I think they're deceptive on the face."
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June 9, 2016
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric (CEHE) announced in a market notice that the automated Historical Usage / LOA function on CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric’s Competitive Retailer Information (CRIP) system is now available for IDR accounts.
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June 9, 2016
Oncor has filed to refund to retail electric providers an over-collection of transition charges collected under the Rider TC2 - Transition Charge, which the company recently ceased billing as the company made the final scheduled payment on the related bonds
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June 9, 2016
MP2 Energy announced that it has been awarded a five-year retail electricity contract with Toyota Motor North America to provide 100 percent renewable energy solutions to Toyota’s new North American headquarters in Plano, Texas.
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June 8, 2016
EDF Energy Services Seeks Supplier License in New State
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