April 25, 2016
The Public Utility Commission of Texas should not eliminate the telephonic verification requirement applicable to door-to-door electricity sales for small volume customers, the Alliance for Retail Markets said in comments to the PUCT concerning a rulemaking examining enrollments via hand-held…
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April 22, 2016
AP Gas and Electric has withdrawn without prejudice its petition filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas which had sought the issuance of a declaratory or other order stating that the Mayor of the City of McAllen, acting on the City's behalf, exceeded the City's jurisdiction when hearing…
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April 21, 2016
The Office of Public Utility Counsel has suggested that the Texas Power to Choose website could sort offers based on a retail electric provider's complaint score
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April 19, 2016
Various Hunt Consolidated companies seeking to purchase Oncor claimed that the acquisition transaction as currently configured, "will not close," based on the Public Utility Commission of Texas's order approving the acquisition with various conditions.
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April 19, 2016
The City of McAllen, Texas, which had asserted original jurisdiction over retail provider AP Gas and Electric to adjudicate a customer complaint against APG&E, is, "withdrawing," such decision.
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April 18, 2016
The Midcontinent ISO saw the Zone 4 (Illinois) capacity price for the 2016-17 delivery year fall by half versus 2015-16, though the price is still well above the levels seen in prior auctions.
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April 18, 2016
Entrust Energy has entered into an agreement to sell a certain portion of its Northeast residential customer portfolio to National Gas and Electric
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April 15, 2016
During yesterday's open meeting of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Commissioner Kenneth Anderson again raised the issue of dramatically redesigning Emergency Response Service (ERS) in ERCOT
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April 15, 2016
In filing comments on the Texas PowerToChoose website, Choose Energy recommended that Texas require the licensure of electricity brokers, and pointed to security requirements in Pennsylvania as an example
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April 15, 2016
iChoosr, which operates aggregation or collective buying pools in several European markets, intends to enter the U.S. market
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April 8, 2016
Verdigris Energy LLC, a nationally licensed energy aggregator, broker and consultant, announced that it received certification from the Dallas Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE).
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April 8, 2016
Pro Power Providers, LLC d/b/a Circular Energy recently named Steve Sheaffer to the role of CEO
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April 7, 2016
J&H Energy Consultants Seeks Texas Aggregator Certificate
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April 7, 2016
AEP Texas Central and AEP Texas North Company have flied amounts that would be charged to retail electric providers under their sought Distribution Cost Recovery Factors (DCRF), which is proposed to take effect September 1, 2016
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April 7, 2016
Verde Energy has acquired part of the TruSmart Energy customer book in Texas, a broker averred in a filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas
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April 5, 2016
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric has filed to implement a revised Distribution Cost Recover Factor charged to retail electric providers, effective September 1, 2016
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April 4, 2016
If responsibility of the Smart Meter Texas portal is transferred to ERCOT, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, "must establish a reasonable path to ERCOT Market Participant status for all interested Third Parties, where such Market Participant status confers the same voting rights and…
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April 4, 2016
ERCOT said in comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas that on March 18, 2016, TruSmart Energy, LLC defaulted on its financial obligations to ERCOT under the ERCOT Protocols, which resulted in the termination of TruSmart's Standard Form Market Participant Agreement (SFA) with ERCOT.
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March 31, 2016
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas has issued a series of questions for comment in the rulemaking examining issues related to customer authorization, verification, and enrollment via hand-held electronic devices, including as used in door-to-door sales (Project No. 45625).
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March 31, 2016
The City of McAllen, Texas said in a filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas that it "believed" it had original jurisdiction over a complaint against a retail provider, but said that it is now in the process of "reviewing" the facts and applicable law to reach its "definitive" position.
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March 30, 2016
ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: NRG Texas Power LLC – GBY_GBY_5 (Greens Bayou, Unit 5)
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March 30, 2016
Links EP, LLC would pay $40,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve Links' alleged failure to adhere to Electric Reliability Council of Texas Protocols § 8.1.3.3.1, related to Emergency Response Service Performance (ERS) and Testing
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March 29, 2016
Jade Energy, LLC filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas for a REP certificate amendment to lift a suspension of its certificate, No. 10222, by showing compliance with various certification requirements
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March 28, 2016
Zip Energy, a brand of AP Gas & Electric created to serve the prepay market, has ceased enrolling new customers, and will be transitioning existing customers to APG&E postpaid service
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March 25, 2016
The Public Utility Commission of Texas yesterday adopted a final order approving the acquisition of Oncor by subsidiaries and affiliates of Hunt Consolidated
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