July 13, 2015
New Retail Provider Offering Service at Oncor With PowerToChoose-Listed Rate Of 4¢
Texans Energy, a trade name for Mega Energy, has begun listing offers on the Texas Power to Choose website, for the Oncor service area
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July 10, 2015
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Affiliate of Large Texas Customer Seeks Retail Provider Certificate
July 10, 2015
New Political Subdivision Corp. Seeking to Aggregate Texas Municipal Loads
Texas Public Energy Alliance applied for a Texas electric aggregator certificate as a political subdivision corporation aggregating political subdivisions.
July 8, 2015
Texas TDUs Report Updated Data on Customers Opting Out of Smart Meters
Several Texas TDUs have filed updated reports regarding customers electing to take non-standard metering service, and opting out of AMS.
July 8, 2015
County Withdraws Complaint Against Texas REP That Had Sought Refund of GRT Charges From 10 Years Ago
Victoria County has withdrawn a formal complaint at the Public Utility Commission of Texas that had originally been seeking a refund of certain charges levied by its then-retail electric provider, which were originally billed from September 2005 through February 2007 (Docket 44562).
July 8, 2015
Texas Retail Provider Applies to Bring Trade Name of Comcast Retail Energy Brand to Texas
TriEagle Energy LP, a unit of Crius Energy, has applied for an amendment to its Texas retail electric provider certificate to update its trade names, including adding the trade name Energy Rewards to the certificate.
July 7, 2015
Texas Staff Invite Stakeholders To Provide Positions on Smart Meter Texas
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas invited stakeholders to populate a matrix with stakeholders' positions on the ownership, operation, and funding of the Smart Meter Texas web portal and data warehouse
July 7, 2015
Texas Staff Say PUCT Should Determine Threshold Issue of Whether Enrollment Rule Waiver Request Better Addressed Through Rulemaking To Maintain Competitive Balance Among REPs
The Public Utility Commission of Texas should determine as a threshold matter whether the issue of IGS Energy's sought good cause exception to the enrollment requirements in P.U.C. SUBST. R. 25.474(f)(2) and (3), to enable a new enrollment method developed by IGS Energy, is better addressed through…
July 6, 2015
ERCOT Receives Notice of Mothballing, Re-activation of Plants
ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resources:
July 6, 2015
Texas Sets Low-Income Discount Provided Through Retail Providers
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has adopted a Staff recommendation for the level of the discount provided under the low-income discount program.
July 6, 2015
Texas REP Names New Director of Operations
American Light & Power reported in a filing at the Public Utility Commission of Texas that Leylis Suarez is joining the company as Director of Operations
July 6, 2015
FERC Approves Sale of Retail Supplier
FERC approved the application of Iron Energy, LLC d/b/a Kona Energy for a transaction under which 100% of the membership interests in Iron will be sold to Vantage Commodities Financial Services, LLC
July 2, 2015
Texas Retail Provider Offering New Build Your Own Plan Option
Direct Energy is offering a new build-your-own-electric-plan tool called Direct Your Plan.
July 1, 2015
TDU Says Exiting Texas REP Has Fulfilled Obligations
Texas-New Mexico Power said in a filing at the Public Utility Commission of Texas that Glacial Energy of Texas, Inc., which as previously reported has applied to withdraw its REP certificate, has paid in full its balance owed to TNMP
July 1, 2015
Millions Still Available For Reimbursement to Retail Providers Under Texas Low-Income Smart Device Program
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.
June 30, 2015
Update: Texas TDU Reports on REP Reimbursement Low-Income Smart Thermostat Program
Texas-New Mexico Power has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas its six-month report regarding the program under which REPs provide free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers, with costs, up to a cap…
June 30, 2015
New Texas REP Listing Offers On Power To Choose With Rate Below 5¢
Texans Energy, a trade name for Mega Energy, has begun listing offers on the Texas Power to Choose website, for the CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric service area
June 26, 2015
Stream Wins Legal Case Brought by Solavei
Stream announced that a 192nd District Court judge located in Dallas, Texas dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit filed against Stream by Solavei LLC during January 2015.
June 26, 2015
Renewable Power Direct Announces Alliance With Retail Supplier to Offer Renewable Power to Businesses
Renewable Power Direct (RPD) announced an alliance with XOOM Energy to provide commercial and industrial customers with delivery options for renewable electricity in the Texas, New York, New England and Mid Atlantic markets that are open for retail access.
June 24, 2015
Update: Workshop on Third-Party Access to Smart Meter Texas Data
The ERCOT Retail Market Subcommittee and Wholesale Market Subcommittee are jointly conducting a workshop for exploring potential improvements in third party access to customers’ Smart Meter Texas data and in-home devices.
June 24, 2015
Texas Staff Recommend Rate for Low-Income Discount Provided Through Retail Providers
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a recommendation for the level of the discount provided under the low-income discount program.
June 24, 2015
Texas TDU To Return Deposits to Retail Providers
Oncor will soon return certain deposits collected from retail electric providers related to transition charges back to the REPs.
June 24, 2015
Texas REP To Use New Trade Name, Debuts Logo
Texas retail electric provider Enertrade Electric announced that it will soon start using the trade name Shyne Energy, which is an existing trade name on its REP certificate.
June 22, 2015
Texas Staff Recommend Denying Self-Generator Application Due to Wholesale Sales
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended denying the application of Constellation EG LLC for registration as a self-generator
June 19, 2015
TDU Intervenes in REP Relinquishment Proceeding, Citing Current Balance
Texas-New Mexico Power moved to intervene in the PUCT proceeding addressing Glacial Energy of Texas, Inc.'s request to relinquish its retail electric provider certificate.