October 21, 2015
Parent of Texas Retail Provider Names New CEO
Nueces Electric Cooperative, which operates Texas retail provider NEC Retail, named Trace McCuan as the co-op's Chief Executive Officer.
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October 21, 2015
European Retail Supplier Entering U.S. Markets, Names U.S. Market Veteran As Managing Director
Axpo, a European energy trader and retail supplier in various jurisdictions including the United Kingdom, announced that it will launch business activities in the United States in 2016.
October 20, 2015
Texas Staff File Strawman Concerning Elimination of System Benefit Fund, Retention of Benefits to REP Customers Not Dependent on SBF Funding
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a strawman proposal to conform PUC Substantive Rules to HB 1101, which requires the elimination of the System Benefit Fund (SBF) balance.
October 20, 2015
Retail Supplier Signs Agreement With Membership of Hotel Owners Association
Tara Energy, a division of Just Energy Group Inc., announced that it has renewed a multi-year energy contract with Surti Leuva Patidar Samaj (SLPS).
October 20, 2015
Report: Texas TDUs Should Consider Offering Mandated Energy Efficiency Programs Through Retail Electric Providers
Citing the success of a REP-provided program at CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, a report from the Evaluation, Measurement, and Verification collaborative on Texas' energy efficiency programs funded by the state's investor-owned electric utilities said that ERCOT utilities should consider the…
October 19, 2015
License Briefs
Amerigreen Energy Receives Licenses in New State
October 16, 2015
Update: Here Are The New December 1 TCRF Charges Applicable to REPs At Sharyland Utilities
Sharyland Utilities, LP has filed tariff sheets reflecting the new Transmission Cost Recovery Factors which will be implemented on December 1 as a result of the adopted change in allocation factors
October 16, 2015
Millions Still Available To Reimburse REPs at Oncor, CenterPoint-TDU For Providing Smart Energy Devices To Low-Income Customers
Millions of dollars are still available for Texas retail electric providers to be reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays to eligible low-income customers.
October 15, 2015
Texas Generator Would Pay $67,000 Under Settlement With PUCT Staff
Calpine would pay $67,500 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged failures to adhere to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols § 8.5.1.1 and ERCOT Operating Guide §§ 2.2.8 and 2.3.1.2, relating to primary frequency response (PFR).
October 15, 2015
Texas Retail Provider Offering Plan Bundled With Scout Alarm
Direct Energy recently began offering Texas residential customers an electricity plan bundled with a Scout Alarm Starter Kit, valued at $200
October 14, 2015
License Briefs
Crius-Comcast Retail Provider Seeks Georgia Gas License
October 13, 2015
Sharyland Utilities Performing Cancels/Rebills For Customers Erroneously Subject To Demand Ratchet
Sharyland Utilities, LP is conducting cancels and rebills for customers who were erroneously subject to a demand ratchet due to a lack of kW data for customers and language in the tariff concerning treatment of customers without kW data.
October 13, 2015
After Disposing Of Current Retail Suppliers, Parent Starting New Retail Provider, Names Former Retail Supplier CEO As VP
Aspirity Holdings LLC f/k/a Twin Cities Power Holdings, LLC, which has been the parent of Town Square Energy, LLC and Town Square Energy East, LLC (f/k/a Discount Energy Group) until completion of a restructuring, is staying in the retail energy space after it disposes of its two prior retail…
October 13, 2015
Texas REP Now Offering 54 Hours of Free Power, "Most in Texas"
Direct Energy is set to offer Texas residential customers a product which provides 54 hours of free power, under its Live Brighter Weekends plan.
October 12, 2015
Texas TDU Exhausts Funds Under REP Reimbursement Program For Provision Of Smart Energy Devices To Low-Income Customers
Texas-New Mexico Power Company reported that as of October 1, 2015, it has exhausted 100% of the funds designated for the low-income smart thermostat and in-home display program under which REPs are reimbursed by the TDU for providing the devices to eligible low-income customers at no cost.
October 9, 2015
Texas PUC Approves 20% Increase in ERCOT System Admin Fee
The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved a nearly 20% increase in the ERCOT system administration fee
October 9, 2015
Texas Approves Change in Sharyland TCRF Allocation Factors, New Rates Applicable To REPs Effective December 1
The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved changes in the allocation factors used in the Transmission Cost Recovery Factors at Sharyland Utilities, LP, which are intended to bring a modicum of rate relief to residential customers.
October 8, 2015
Texas PUC's Anderson Proposes Review of Operating Reserve Demand Curve Parameters
With 16 months of operation and citing recent experience, Texas Public Utility Commissioner Kenneth Anderson proposed in a memo in advance of today's open meeting that, "now is the time for the Commission to review the ORDC [Operating Reserve Demand Curve] in order to examine how it has functioned…
October 8, 2015
Multi-family Property Energy Consultant Acquires Retail Supplier
Nationwide Energy Partners, LLC has acquired a majority stake in the parent of retail supplier Switch Energy, LLC.
October 7, 2015
Affiliate of Large Texas Customer Receives Retail Provider Certificate
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted Gerdau Ameristeel Energy, Inc. an Option 2 Texas retail electric provider certificate to serve customers 1 MW or larger who provide an affidavit agreeing to such service.
October 5, 2015
Texas Staff: REP's Enrollment Method Sought Under Rule Waiver, "Fail[s] To Adequately Protect The Customer"
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas again opposed a good cause exception of the door-to-door enrollment rules sought by IGS Energy to enable its tablet-based door-to-door marketing, stating that IGS's procedures, "fail to adequately protect the customer from potential confusion and…
October 1, 2015
Texas Seasonally Mothballed Generators Return To Operational Status
ERCOT has received a Notification of Change of Generation Resource Designation (NCGRD) for Luminant Generation Company LLC – MNSES_Unit1 and MNSES_Unit2 with an effective date of October 10, 2015:
October 1, 2015
Wal-Mart's Hendrix: No Rational Reason For Choice Not To Be Offered at Entergy Texas, SPS, NOIEs
There is "no rational reason" for electric choice not to be offered at Entergy Texas, Southwestern Public Service, and the ERCOT municipals and cooperatives (non opt-in entities, or NOIEs), Chris Hendrix, Director of Markets and Compliance for Wal-Mart, told attendees at the Gulf Coast Power…
October 1, 2015
Direct Energy: 30% of Customers Enrolled In Critical Peak Rebate Program Had "Substantial" Reductions In Demand This Summer
The success seen by Direct Energy during two critical peak events called during this summer in Texas under its behavioral demand response program "overwhelmed" the company, Liz Maberry, Senior Director of Innovation at Direct Energy, told attendees at the Gulf Coast Power Association fall conference…
September 30, 2015
Texas Generator To Pay $32,500 Under Settlement with PUCT Staff
CPS Energy would pay $32,500 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols § 8.5.1.1 and ERCOT Operating Guide §§ 2.2.8 and 2.3.1.2, related to primary frequency response (PFR)…