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May 19, 2015
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric's advanced metering systems (AMS) surcharge, for residential customers only, will terminate on May 31, 2015 as scheduled.
May 19, 2015
Direct Energy is engaged in a pilot to evaluate the capabilities of remotely controllable smart electric water heaters.
May 18, 2015
Xoom Energy is now offering electricity supply at Sharyland Utilities, LP and Sharyland-McAllen.
May 18, 2015
Summer Energy Holdings, Inc., the parent of Texas retail provider Summer Energy, LLC, posted net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 of $351,000, compared to a loss of $1.0 million a year ago.
May 18, 2015
Affiliate of Texas Retail Provider Seeks License in Northeast
May 18, 2015
Iron Energy, LLC d/b/a Kona Energy sought FERC approval of a transaction of under which 100% of the membership interests in Iron will be sold to Vantage Commodities Financial Services, LLC
May 15, 2015
Spark Energy saw "strong" unit margins during the quarter ending March 31, 2015, and continued to experience attrition due to its withdrawal from the Southern California gas market, consistent with prior expectations.
May 14, 2015
Crius outlined its growth priorities for the year in releasing first quarter earnings.
May 13, 2015
"The duty [of retail electric providers] to disclose the applicability of demand charges is only upon enrollment , not after that time," Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas said in a statement of position concerning a complaint case regarding demand charges (all emphasis in original).
May 12, 2015
Luminant Generation Company LLC and Big Brown Power Company LLC would collectively pay $121,500 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of ERCOT Protocols § 8.5.1.1 and ERCOT Operating Guide §§ 2.2.8 and 2.3.1.2, relating to primary…
May 8, 2015
Energy Future Holdings, parent of TXU Energy and 4Change Energy, recorded an increase in both its residential and C&I retail energy customer count during the three months ended March 31, 2015, EFH said in a 10-Q
May 7, 2015
Preston Ochsner has resigned as CEO of Jade Energy LLC d/b/a Bose Power effective May 6, 2015 to pursue other opportunities.
May 6, 2015
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC and Ambit Energy have jointly petitioned the Public Utility Commission of Texas to dismiss a complaint case as moot concerning the imposition of demand charges on a customer after their delivery rate class was reclassified.
May 6, 2015
TXU Energy has launched TXU Energy Free Mornings and Evenings, the company's latest "Right Time" pricing plan
May 5, 2015
ERCOT's latest Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) report shows that reserve margins are expected to exceed 15 percent through 2021, and above the target 13.75% through 2022.
April 30, 2015
Exelon's Constellation retail business is seeing strong margins, well within its benchmarked range, executives said yesterday in reporting earnings.
April 29, 2015
Reliant and its parent company NRG Energy announced a partnership with Houston Texans' defensive end J.J. Watt to promote Reliant and the NRG Companies', "customer-centric products and solutions to power every lifestyle"
April 22, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that a formal complaint filed by Victoria County against Noble Americas Energy Solutions concerning the imposition of the Gross Receipts Tax (GRT) on certain accounts during the 2005-07 period be referred to the State Office of…
April 21, 2015
AEP Texas is recruiting a "limited" number of retail electric providers to offer LED lighting products, discounted under various energy efficiency programs, through a new AEP Texas online retail marketplace.
April 20, 2015
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved Sharyland Utilities, LP's application to make certain refunds to retail electric providers for failing to meet various service quality metrics.
April 20, 2015
During a discussion of recent customer complaints concerning high bills, Sharyland Utilities, LP reported during Friday's Public Utility Commission of Texas open meeting that it was "looking" at the feasibility of filing a base rate case earlier than July 1, 2016.
April 17, 2015
The Texas Senate last week passed SB 774 which would extend until September 1, 2019 the ability for distribution service providers to establish rates charged to retail electric providers through non-rate case periodic rate adjustments, meaning alternative ratemaking mechanisms such as the…
April 17, 2015
The Texas Senate earlier this week passed SB 933, which would grant the Public Utility Commission of Texas with authority to review transmission interconnections that enable imports or exports from the ERCOT power grid
April 17, 2015
Direct Energy has unveiled "Direct Your Energy," a new online experience allowing Texas customers with smart meters to view their energy usage alongside weather patterns, as well as receive alerts when their energy usage spikes for any reason.
April 16, 2015
Smart Prepaid Electric, a brand of Tara Energy, which is owned by Just Energy, is the latest Texas retail electric provider to offer a Free Sundays plan
