August 4, 2015
Iron Energy LLC d/b/a Kona Energy and Zone Energy applied for an amendment to its Texas REP certification to reflect that Vantage Commodities is to acquire 100% of the membership interests in Iron Energy LLC. Vantage Commodities' sought acquisition of Iron Energy had been first reported by…
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August 4, 2015
NRG Energy achieved "record" results in its competitive retail business, the company said this morning in reporting second quarter earnings.
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August 3, 2015
Energy Future Holdings, parent of TXU Energy and 4Change Energy, saw a decline in its residential customer count during the three months ended June 30, 2015, but saw growth in small business customers.
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July 31, 2015
Texas Approves Settlement Imposing New Charges on REPs
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July 31, 2015
New Retail Provider Receives Texas REP Certificate
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July 31, 2015
The Public Utility Commission of Texas adopted a preliminary order concerning IGS Energy's request for a waiver of the third party verification requirements for door-to-door sales using its new ipad enrollment process, setting the matter for hearing, as Commissioners considered whether a rulemaking…
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July 30, 2015
ERCOT's Independent Market Monitor has released the 2014 state of the market report, which finds the overall performance of the ERCOT market to be competitive in 2014.
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July 30, 2015
Direct Energy reported, "significantly higher operating profit," during the first half of 2015, Centrica said this morning.
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July 29, 2015
N.Y. Sets Technical Conference on ESCO, DER Licensing Rules
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July 29, 2015
If TXSU, LLC, an applicant for a Texas aggregator license (click here for prior story) , operates or markets its products under the "TXSU" name, "there could be substantial confusion among municipal and political subdivision retail electric customers due to the similarity of the names 'TXSU' and…
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July 29, 2015
The 2015 Annual Baseline Assessment of Choice in Canada and the United States (ABACCUS) was released yesterday, which ranks the residential and C&I electric markets in the U.S. and Canada.
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July 28, 2015
TriEagle Energy LP filed a supplemental assurance with the Public Utility Commission of Texas concerning its application to use the trade name Energy Rewards, stating that it would not file suit against other REPs using the term energy rewards generically, but that it reserves its right to pursue…
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July 28, 2015
Texas REP Seeks to Use Trade Name Circular Energy
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July 28, 2015
Enchanted Rock, Ltd., a distributed energy developer and service provider, announced that senior energy executive Robert Cauthen has joined its leadership team as a partner.
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July 27, 2015
Texas Public Energy Alliance Receives Aggregator Certificate
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July 23, 2015
Direct Energy has begun offering the second phase of its Direct Your Energy bill enhancements, which, as previously reported, now include a break-down of monthly usage by appliance for Texas customers.
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July 23, 2015
Reliant has named Justin James "J.J." Watt, Defensive End for the Houston Texans and NFL Defensive Player of the Year, as Vice President of Power Relations
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July 22, 2015
Frontier Utilities announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement that will make Frontier Utilities an Official Partner and exclusive Electricity Provider of the Houston Dynamo, a Major League Soccer team.
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July 22, 2015
TXU Energy Retail Company LLC filed comments at the Public Utility Commission of Texas seeking assurances that TriEagle Energy, LP, which is seeking to add the trade name Energy Rewards to its REP certificate, won't take legal action against retail electricity providers that use or include the term…
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July 21, 2015
ERCOT is "amenable" to taking on certain data warehouse and management functions of Smart Meter Texas, but said that it should not be charged with any customer-facing aspects of SMT, such as the customer portal, ERCOT said in comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas
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July 20, 2015
Calpine Corporation and Champion Energy Marketing, LLC, announced today that they have entered into an agreement for Calpine to purchase Champion for $240 million, subject to working capital adjustments. Based in Houston, Champion is expected to serve approximately 22 TWh of residential, commercial…
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July 20, 2015
TXSU LLC applied for a Texas electric aggregator certificate to aggregate municipalities and political subdivisions. TXSU LLC, d/b/a Texas Solar Utilities, also registered as a power generation company, initially with a 9.9 MW system at the Crystal City, Texas airport and is engaged in solar project…
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July 17, 2015
New Texas Retail Provider Licensed By PUCT
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July 15, 2015
Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. would pay $120,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve allegations that Brazos failure 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…
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July 15, 2015
TriEagle Energy LP has filed a response to apparent concerns raised by Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas regarding TriEagle's application to add the trade name Energy Rewards to its REP certificate.
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