May 6, 2014
Proton Energy, Inc. would pay an administrative penalty of $400,000, and undergo a change in control, to resolve an investigation by Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas into a series of alleged violations of the customer protection rules.
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May 5, 2014
Several of the NRG Energy retail electric providers have filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to assign their non-volunteer POLR responsibility to affiliate Reliant Energy Retail Services, LLC.
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May 5, 2014
Start-up Texas retail electric provider Pro Power Providers, LLC has recently launched service, and has now filed a statement of intent with the PUCT to provide retail electric services using a customer prepayment device or system
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May 5, 2014
NRG Energy is moving Texas retail electric customers currently on its Energy Plus brand to its Everything Energy brand.
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May 2, 2014
Texas retail provider Summer Energy, has entered into various supply and credit agreements with DTE Energy Trading, Inc.
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May 2, 2014
ERCOT's May Capacity, Demand and Reserves report has again shown an improvement in forecast reserve margins as certain delivery years draw near, and now forecasts adequate reserve margins for the next three years -- the very outcome expected under a well-functioning energy-only market.
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May 2, 2014
NRG Residential Solar Solutions has announced a program for North Texas customers under which NRG solar lease customers will receive a $10 monthly lease credit if they switch to Reliant.
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May 1, 2014
MP2 Energy NE, LLC applied for an Ohio natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas. MP2 Energy said in its application that it currently bills over 14,000 meters every month, the vast majority of which are in Texas. MP2 Energy said that it serves a peak load of…
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May 1, 2014
Retail customer churn at Energy Future Holdings was steady during the three months ended December 31, 2013, versus the three months ended September 30, 2013, EFH said in a 10-K filed yesterday.
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April 30, 2014
Direct Energy issued a news release yesterday concerning its $400 incentive for Texas customer enrollments, which had been first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com .
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April 30, 2014
Broker-consultant 5 announced the addition of Teresa Cantu, a 9-year veteran of the energy industry, to the firm's growing Houston team.
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April 30, 2014
Texpo Energy, and its YEP Energy and Southwest Power & Light brands, have begun posting pricing for the Sharyland Utilities LP territories newly opening to choice.
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April 30, 2014
Enertrade Electric has begun offering retail electric service in Texas.
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April 29, 2014
Just Energy announced the release of a mobile app for its residential electricity customers in Texas.
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April 29, 2014
Energy Future Holdings this morning filed for Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
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April 29, 2014
Direct Energy has launched in Texas a product offering customers $400 in Visa gift cards or other retail gift card options.
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April 28, 2014
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. would pay $20,000 under settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve ECS's alleged violation of P.U.C. SUBST. R. §25.503(f)(2) and Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocol § 8.1.3.3.1(1)(b) by failing to meet the…
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April 25, 2014
Two power traders have filed a lawsuit against GDF SUEZ Energy North America, Inc. in federal court alleging market manipulation, in what amounts to a collateral attack on Texas' energy-only market and small-fish-swim-free rule.
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April 24, 2014
Amigo Energy announced that it is providing customers who enroll for electricity under Amigo's 100% renewable energy product a free annual membership to the bike sharing program Houston B-cycle.
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April 24, 2014
New Leaf Energy, a brand of Direct Energy exclusively offering renewable energy, has launched a tool to allow customers to build their own green energy plan.
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April 23, 2014
Direct Energy has availed itself of new rules allowing Texas retail electric providers to assign their non-volunteer POLR responsibilities to an affiliate.
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April 23, 2014
Taking another page from an established Bounce Energy strategy, Direct Energy is now promoting home security services to new customers in Texas.
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April 22, 2014
Raiden Commodities petitioned the Public Utility Commission of Texas for a rulemaking to eliminate the current Subst. R. §25.504(c), which currently provides that entities with less than 5% of ERCOT installed capacity do not have ERCOT-wide market power.
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April 21, 2014
Centrica has recently begun using the web address ElectricityChoiceTexas.com as a portal for some of its Texas retail electric brands.
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April 18, 2014
Direct Energy said that its Bounce Energy brand now allows customers to manage their account through the Bounce Energy Facebook page.
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