April 16, 2015
AECT: Texas Should Require Brokers To Be "Registered " With PUC
Texas should require that electricity brokers be "registered" by the PUC, AECT said during a Texas House hearing yesterday on HB 2563.
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April 15, 2015
Texas Senate Passes Bill Ending RPS Obligation for Retail Electric Providers
The Texas Senate has passed S.B. No. 931, which terminated the goal for renewable energy, required to be met by retail electric providers, after December 31, 2015.
April 15, 2015
Texas Bill Providing Potential for Choice at Austin Energy Advances From Committee; Fraser Says City "Addicted" To Revenue Diverted From Austin Energy
The City of Austin is like a "drug addict" that is "addicted" to some $156 million in annual revenues diverted from Austin Energy to city coffers, Sen. Troy Fraser said during a hearing on SB 1945, which would provide the potential opportunity for certain large customers at Austin Energy to take…
April 14, 2015
Luminant, Texas Staff File Voluntary Mitigation Plan
Luminant Energy Company LLC and Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed for approval of a voluntary mitigation plan (VMP).
April 13, 2015
Texas PUC Staff Preamble: Granting Regulated Cost Recovery of Generators' SSO Risk Compliance Cost Inconsistent with Competitive Market
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for adoption addressing Subsynchronous Oscillation (SSO) risk in ERCOT.
April 13, 2015
Texas Staff Proposes Review of Competitive Retail Rates in Sharyland Utilities Area As Part of High Bill Investigation
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have proposed a three-pronged approach to investigate high bill complaints in the Sharyland Utilities, LP service area.
April 13, 2015
A Dozen Retail Electric Providers Agree to Pass Sharyland Service Quality Credit On To Customers
A dozen retail electric providers have agreed to pass on to customers a reliability credit Sharyland Utilities, LP is providing the REPs for not meeting certain service quality standards.
April 10, 2015
Texas ALJ Denies Extending Disconnect Moratorium From Complaint Case To Customer's Current REP
A Texas ALJ has denied imposing a moratorium on the disconnection of service to a customer who has filed a complaint against their former retail electric provider (Ambit), but who has since switched providers and is now also not paying charges to their current REP (TXU), as the customer disputes…
April 9, 2015
Texas Staff: ALJ Has Discretion To Extend Disconnect Moratorium From Complaint About Customer's Former REP to Current REP
A Texas ALJ ultimately has discretion whether to order CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric to continue service, pursuant to PURA § 17.157(b)(5), to a complainant who has filed a formal complaint against their former retail electric provider regarding certain demand charges, but who continues to…
April 9, 2015
Sharyland Utilities Files To Change TCRF Allocation Factors To Remove Inter-class Subsidies, Lower Residential Bills
Sharyland Utilities, L.P. has petitioned the Public Utility Commission of Texas to revise its Transmission Cost Recovery Factor (TCRF) class allocation factors, to be effective with the TCRF update to take effect September 1, 2015.
April 8, 2015
License Briefs
Ioway Energy, LLC applied for a Pennsylvania retail electric supplier license to serve large commercial (over 25 kW), industrial, and governmental customers in all service areas.
April 7, 2015
CenterPoint TDU Files Amounts for New DCRF Charge Applicable to Retail Providers
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas its application for a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF), a new rider which will be charged to retail electric providers for certain distribution costs not reflected in base rates.
April 7, 2015
Ambit "Turning On The Spigot" For More C&I Sales, Including Service to Larger Customers, More Sophisticated Products
Ambit Energy is "turning on the spigot," for additional commercial and industrial sales, which will include expanding its service beyond small commercial customers, and utilizing a range of sales channels, executives told EnergyChoiceMatters.com.
April 3, 2015
Texas ALJ Rules on Whether Additional REPs Are Included in Complaint Case, Seeks Staff Opinion on Disconnect Hold
A Texas ALJ has ruled that a complaint case brought by a customer against Ambit Energy and CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric regarding the imposition of demand charges after the customer's rate class was changed shall only address charges during the period the customer was served by Ambit.
April 3, 2015
Texas Generator to Return Mothballed Plant to Service
ERCOT reported in a market notice that ERCOT has received a Notification of Change of Generation Resource Designation for the unit NRG Texas Power LLC GBY_GBYGT82
April 2, 2015
CenterPoint TDU Announces Estimated Bill Impact From DCRF Rider Charged to REPs
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric announced today its intent to implement a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF), a new rider applicable to retail electric providers, and provided an estimate of the bill impact for residential customers
April 2, 2015
Texas REP Reports Profitability, Customer Growth
Summer Energy Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Texas retail electric provider Summer Energy, LLC, announced that for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2014, the company achieved profitability and had three months positive EBITDA of $247,000.
April 1, 2015
Entergy Texas Files Report on Competitive Generation Service
Entergy Texas reported to the Public Utility Commission of Texas that no customers signed up for Rider CGS, Competitive Generation Service.
April 1, 2015
Agera Energy Receives License in New State
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted Agera Energy LLC a retail electric provider certificate. As previously reported, Agera Energy is the designated purchaser of the Glacial Energy retail suppliers.
April 1, 2015
Parent of Texas REP Doubles Revenues
Summer Energy Holdings, Inc., the parent of Texas retail provider Summer Energy, doubled its revenues in 2014.
April 1, 2015
Retail Net Churn At TXU Parent Improves During 4th Quarter; Company Sees Gains Among Large Customers
Despite its ongoing restructuring, Energy Future Holdings' saw a decline in net retail customer churn during the three months ended December 31, 2014.
March 31, 2015
Texas Generator Would Pay $50,000 Under Settlement With PUCT Staff
Air Liquide Large Industries U.S., LP would pay $50,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocol § 8.5.1.1 and ERCOT Operating Guide §§ 2.2.8 and 2.3.1.2, related to primary…
March 31, 2015
License Briefs
Texas REP Granted Use of Trade Name Texans Energy
March 30, 2015
NRG Energy Seeks OK To Purchase Peaking Units, Relocate to Texas
NRG Energy, Inc. has filed for approval from the Public Utility Commission of Texas of the proposed purchase by NRG to acquire all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in PHR Holdings LLC ("PHR") from BTEC New Albany LL, which currently owns 100% of the membership interests in PHR
March 30, 2015
Texas TDU Asks Whether Complaint Case Against Customer's Former REPs Extends to Customer's Current REP
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC has requested that a Texas ALJ rule on whether the scope of complaint brought by a customer against the TDU and Ambit Energy regarding demand charges should extend to all of the demand charges billed by the CenterPoint TDU passed-through to the customer…