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March 29, 2013
Yesterday, Texas Public Utility Commissioner Kenneth Anderson said that when reviewing appropriate generator offer behavior under the Commission's rules, marginal cost should be interpreted as long-run marginal costs, rather than short-run marginal costs.
March 28, 2013
Donna Nelson, Chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, has proposed that the Commission provide stakeholders with a formal opportunity to comment on the Interim Solution B+ proposal to improve scarcity pricing, and the related ERCOT backcast results, followed by a workshop "this summer."
March 27, 2013
During yesterday's DNV KEMA retail energy executive forum, regulators from Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania all said that retail suppliers need to offer innovative products and services, and that competing on price alone is not what they want from the retail market.
March 26, 2013
PPL EnergyPlus Sponsors Trading Wing at University
March 26, 2013
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board of Directors at its March meeting approved a pilot for the upcoming summer that will expand its options to reduce electric use during peak summer conditions when demand is high and power supplies are tight.
March 26, 2013
Choose Energy, Inc. announced that it has received a Series A fundraising round from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and Stephens Capital Partners.
March 26, 2013
With summer approaching, Reliant has begun marketing a "Keep it Cool" electricity plan for Texas residential customers.
March 25, 2013
While the total volume of electric complaints filed by consumers with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) in calendar year 2012 decreased for the fourth consecutive year, the violation rate increased for the second year in a row, a recently issued report from Regulatory Compliance Services…
March 22, 2013
ERCOT has issued a final determination of Reliability Must-Run (RMR) status for the Lower Colorado River Authority's Ferguson Power Plant G1 (FERGUS_FERGUSG1)
March 22, 2013
ERCOT has filed its backcast analysis of market prices had the Interim Solution B+ approach to improve the scarcity pricing mechanism been in place in 2011-12.
March 21, 2013
The Texas House of Representatives yesterday considered requiring retail electric providers to provide residential customers on month to month contracts with advance written notice of any price changes which do not result from a change in law or regulation.
March 21, 2013
Cirro Energy Group, Inc., a Dominion Resources Company, announced that Jim Hayes, the Director of Dominion Energy Marketing, Inc. (DEMI), has been appointed Managing Director for Cirro Energy.
March 20, 2013
Oasis Energy Offering Affinity Program to Help Restore Historic Building
March 19, 2013
Maine Assigns Docket for Inquiry into Standard Offer Service
March 19, 2013
AP Gas & Electric has announced the launch of electric service in Ohio, and confirmed plans for another market launch in 2013.
March 18, 2013
Kona Energy has begun offering residential electricity service in Texas.
March 15, 2013
Texas needs to address concerns of retail electric providers which are leery of providing customers with technologies to enable demand response due to the fear that the investment may go unrecovered due to customer migration, Donna Nelson, Chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, said…
March 14, 2013
Direct Energy Business announced that it has signed a two-year deal with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), a combat logistics support agency for the Department of Defense, to serve as the energy supplier for seven government facilities.
March 13, 2013
Stream Energy announced that it is cutting in half customer deposit requirements in markets where it is the exclusive billing party for energy supply.
March 13, 2013
The Public Utility Commission of Texas should consider, "developing simple, clear model disclosures that describe actual cost savings, measured fairly," regarding demand response and similar offerings from retail electric providers, the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission said in comments to the…
March 7, 2013
Texas Assigns Docket for Rulemaking Relating to Provider of Last Resort
March 7, 2013
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and GDF SUEZ Energy North America, Inc. have filed a settlement for approval of a new Voluntary Mitigation Plan (VMP).
March 4, 2013
The amount of electricity available to serve demand in ERCOT will be tight again this summer, according to an analysis released by ERCOT
March 1, 2013
Broker-consultant Texzon Utilities has announced a strategic partnership with RobustEnergy LLC, a Combined Heat & Power (CHP) developer.
March 1, 2013
Eisenbach Consulting, LLC has acquired hundreds of commercial and industrial clients from Texas-based Vital Connections, LLC.
