December 9, 2014
Reliant's New Plan? Get More, Save More
Reliant has begun offering a new electricity plan to Texas residential customers called Get More, Save More
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December 6, 2014
License Briefs
New Retail Provider Receives Texas REP Certificate
December 6, 2014
Texas Staff Recommend Dismissal of Complaint That Implicated REPs' Responsibility to Communicate Changes in TDU Charges
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that a complaint filed against Ambit Energy, which implicated the responsibility of retail electric providers to notify customers of changes in TDU charges and when new charges could be collected, be dismissed.
December 4, 2014
Verde Energy Acquires Texas Retail Provider
Verde Energy USA Texas, LLC has acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Potentia Energy, LLC.
December 3, 2014
Briefly
Texas Sets New Interest Rates for REP Deposits Over-billings
December 2, 2014
ERCOT Reports 4CP Dates for 2014
ERCOT has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas a report on the monthly coincident peak (Four Coincident Peak - 4CP) Loads in the ERCOT system for the months of June, July, August and September 2014
December 2, 2014
ERCOT CDR Shows Sufficient Reserve Margin Through 2018
ERCOT's latest Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) report shows that reserve margins are expected to exceed 15 percent through 2018.
December 1, 2014
Updated Plan To Reimburse Texas Retail Providers for Provision of Smart Thermostats, In-Home Monitors to Low-Income Customers Would Initially Cap Each REP's Participation; Limit Marketing to Existing Customers
An updated proposal under which Texas retail electric providers would be reimbursed for providing low-income customers with programmable communicating thermostats (PCTs) and in-home displays (IHDs) would initially limit how many customers for which each REP would be reimbursed.
November 26, 2014
Oncor to Lower Priority Move-In Fee
Oncor has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to reduce the charge for a Priority Move-In for a Self-Contained Meter, for non-AMS meters or AMS meters without remote connect/disconnection functionality (43846).
November 25, 2014
Texas PUC to Suggest That Legislature Grant Commission Authority to Issue Advisory Opinions (REP Compliance Questions A Driver)
The Public Utility Commission of Texas will suggest to the legislature that lawmakers grant the Commission explicit authority to issue informal guidance in the form of advisory opinions.
November 21, 2014
FERC "Encourage[s]" RTOs to Examine Energy Market Rule Changes (Greater Scarcity Pricing) to Provide Fuel Assurance
Capacity markets, Texas policymakers were told, provide a net benefit to customers because they eliminate unpredictable and volatile instances of excessive scarcity pricing in the energy market that customers cannot stomach, and therefore the billions provided in capacity subsidies result in lower…
November 21, 2014
Retail Market Veteran Joins Texas REP as VP of Sales
Sam Alsaheb has joined Texas retail electric provider Jade Energy d/b/a Bose Power & Electric as Vice President of Sales, Jade Energy disclosed in an updated application for an amendment to its Texas REP certificate.
November 18, 2014
Texas Schedules Forum on Power to Choose Site
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has scheduled for December 19 a forum on the Power to Choose website
November 18, 2014
Texas REP Reports Wider Loss
Summer Energy Holdings, the parent of Texas REP Summer Energy, LLC, reported a wider loss for the three months ending September 30, 2014, as the company continues to attempt to obtain economies of scale.
November 17, 2014
New Retail Provider Launches Service in Texas
North American Power has begun offering electricity service in Texas
November 14, 2014
Briefly
Texas Assigns Docket for Suggestions on Power To Choose Website
November 13, 2014
License Briefs
Energy Transfer Partners Affiliate Seeks Retail Supplier License in New State
November 11, 2014
Update: Bounce Energy Rebrands Critical Peak Rebate Program, Direct Will Pay $5 for Completing Survey
Direct Energy formally announced its offering of a new critical peak rebate program in Texas, which was first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com last week
November 11, 2014
Clearview Energy Announces Prepaid Product, Complimentary Electricity
Clearview Energy announced that the company is now offering a prepaid electricity plan that offers customers a way to earn complimentary electricity every month.
November 10, 2014
Texas Staff Provide Status Report on Future Ownership of Smart Meter Texas Portal
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a status report regarding future ownership of the advanced metering system portal Smart Meter Texas
November 10, 2014
Texas Staff File Draft Proposal for Publication Addressing Subsynchronous Oscillation; Would Make Generators Solely Responsible for Their Compliance Costs
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a recommended proposal for publication to address Subsynchronous Oscillation (SSO) risk in ERCOT.
November 10, 2014
Texas Staff Recommend Legislature Explicitly Provide Commission With Authority to Ban Companies, Individuals from Retail Market
In draft legislative recommendations for the 2015 scope of competition report, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that the legislature explicitly provide the Commission with authority to ban certain companies or individuals from participation in the retail market.
November 7, 2014
Direct Energy Introduces Critical Peak Rebate Program
Direct Energy has formally introduced a critical peak rebate program in Texas called Reduce Your Use Rewards
November 6, 2014
License Briefs
Acacia Energy LLC applied for an amendment to its Texas REP certificate to change is certificated name from Acacia Energy LLC to New Era Energy Services LLC. Acacia Energy would be added to the certificate as a trade name.
November 6, 2014
NRG Reports Higher Retail Margins, But Challenging C&I Space Prompts "Repositioning"
NRG Energy saw higher margins in its retail business which led to improved adjusted EBITDA, but margins for non-residential customers remain challenging.