May 13, 2016
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas filed an update regarding the status of funds designated to reimburse retail electric providers for providing free programmable communicating thermostats (PCTs) and in-home displays (IHDs) to low-income customers
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May 13, 2016
Just Energy customers in Texas can now access their account and other services through Amazon's Alexa voice service capable devices, as Just Energy stated that it is the first energy retailer to offer such capability
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May 13, 2016
Wholesale energy marketer Koch Energy Services, LLC applied for an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate for the ERCOT service area, which would allow it to serve all customer classes
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May 12, 2016
Nooruddin Investments, LLC has filed for an amendment to its Texas retail electric provider certificate to reflect a change in its certificated legal name to VEH LLC. There are no changes to the REP's trade names which include Discount Power, Power Express, and Volterra Energy
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May 11, 2016
Rapid Power Management (RPM) has promoted Jared Patterson to Director of Energy Services, the company announced today.
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May 11, 2016
• Move Opens Door For Private Court Challenges To Underpinnings of PUCT's Energy-Only Market Structure
In yet another example of federal overreach, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a proposed amendment to a final order the CFTC issued on March 28, 2013 that exempted certain specified transactions of six Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators…
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May 10, 2016
Energy Future Holdings, parent of TXU Energy and 4Change Energy, saw a marginal decline in its residential competitive retail customer count from December 31, 2015 to March 31, 2016, with the decline in-line with the decline experienced from September 30, 2015 to December 31, 2015
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May 6, 2016
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a motion for issuance of a default order which would revoke the REP certificate of TruSmart Energy, LLC, after the company did not respond to prior Staff petition for the revocation of the license
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May 6, 2016
NRG Energy reported that its Retail mass market segment recorded first quarter Adjusted EBITDA of $151 million, $15 million lower than the $166 million recorded in the first quarter 2015, due to milder weather, partially offset by lower supply costs and operating cost efficiencies.
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May 6, 2016
TXU Energy has introduced flexibility to its free nights offer, giving customers a choice of a range of free hours
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May 5, 2016
NRG Energy announced today the conclusion of the GreenCo strategic review process with an agreement to sell a majority share of EVgo, and with a restructuring and simplification of its residential solar business
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May 4, 2016
Texas Public Utility Commissioner Kenneth Anderson filed a memo outlining options for moving Emergency Response Service into the ERCOT day-ahead market
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May 4, 2016
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric (CEHE) reported that it expects it will have soon exhausted 75% of funds designated to reimburse retail electric providers for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers
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May 4, 2016
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted iChoosr, LLC an electric aggregator certificate to pool residential and commercial customers
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May 3, 2016
ERCOT's latest Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) report shows that reserve margins are expected to exceed 17 percent through 2025, and 15 percent through 2026
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May 3, 2016
Texas PUC Approves REP's Amendment Application, Suspension To Be Lifted
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May 3, 2016
Just Energy announced that it is partnering with FilterEasy, a subscription-based service that delivers air filters directly to homes and businesses.
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May 2, 2016
Sharyland Utilities has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas a rate case that would implement uniform, system-wide distribution rates across its Sharyland Utilities, LP (former Cap Rock) and Sharyland-McAllen service areas.
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May 2, 2016
Stream named Dan O'Malley as Executive Vice President and Chief Products and Services Officer, a new role within the company.
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April 28, 2016
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC would pay $60,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve an investigation of the TDU for alleged violations of 16 TAC § 25.480(m)(2), related to placement and removal of switch-holds.
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April 28, 2016
Texas Retail Provider to Relinquish Certificate
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April 28, 2016
MP2 Energy announced Jeff Colvin as its new vice president of national commercial and industrial sales.
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April 27, 2016
Investment Bank Seeks Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate
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April 26, 2016
Consumer advocates sought to redefine the definition of a fixed price product, and to create a voluntary standard electricity offer, in making recommendations concerning the Texas Power to Choose site
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April 26, 2016
The offer-based shopping function on the Texas Power to Choose site distorts the market, TXU Energy said in comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, while Direct Energy said that the shopping function encourages bad behavior and stifles innovation, and both REPs recommended, in separately…
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