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Ark Energy Group Files Registration As Texas Broker
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August 11, 2026
ERCOT Reports Impact Of Texas Governor's Data Center Audit Directive On Long-Term Load Forecast
ERCOT in a Texas PUC filing recommends delaying its next Long-Term Load Forecast (LTLF) as a result of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's directive for a comprehensive verification and audit of all data centers advancing through ERCOT’s interconnection process, rather than using an alternative LTLF forecast…
August 11, 2026
Multinational Energy Company Expanding To Residential Retail Electric Market In Texas
A new residential-focused subsidiary of an international energy supplier has applied for a Texas retail electric provider certificate
August 10, 2026
White Label Multifamily Service Provider Registers As Texas Broker, As Elevate Energy Corporation
Elevate Energy Corporation registered as a Texas retail electric broker
August 10, 2026
Energy Panda LLC Registers As Texas Broker
Texas Broker National Grid X Files To Use New Name
The specific entity Energy Panda LLC, formed in November 2025, registered as a Texas electric broker
August 10, 2026
Solar Company Which Offers $5,000+ To Customers Registers As Texas Electric Broker, Leadership Includes Former TXU CIO
SunCheck, which was formed by several solar veterans in 2024, registered as a Texas retail electric broker
August 7, 2026
License Briefs, 8/7/26
Power Kiosk Receives Texas Aggregator Certificate
August 7, 2026
Vistra Reports "Strong Operational And Financial Results" In Retail Segment
Confirms Amount Of Capital Committed To New KKR-Led Data Center Development Company
Vistra Corp. reported that its Retail segment recorded Adjusted EBITDA of $773 million for the second quarter of 2026, up from $756 million a year ago, with Vistra further citing "strong operational and financial results" in the Retail segment
August 6, 2026
Constellation Enters Agreement To Sell Texas Power Plant, Buyer Named
Constellation Reports 2Q Earnings
Constellation has entered into an agreement with LS Power to divest Constellation's Brazos Valley Energy Center (f/k/a Jack A. Fusco Energy Center), a 606 MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle facility located outside Houston, Texas in the ERCOT market, for $860 million before closing adjustments
August 6, 2026
Genie Retail Energy Reports Higher Adjusted EBITDA, Notes Growth In Certain Markets
Genie Energy, Ltd. reported that its Genie Retail Energy (GRE) segment recorded Adjusted EBITDA of $8.7 million for the second quarter of 2026, up from $4.4 million a year ago
August 6, 2026
Light Energy Receives Pennsylvania Retail Supplier License; Evergreen Gas & Electric Receives Pa. Retail Supplier Licenses (& License Briefs, 8/6/26)
• Billing Union Withdraws Illinois ABC License
August 5, 2026
Subsidiary Of Multinational Energy, Utility Company Seeks Texas Retail Provider Certificate
A subsidiary of a multinational energy and utility company applied for a Texas retail electric provider certificate
August 5, 2026
Start-up Texas Broker WattTrim Adjusts Strategy As It Gains Access To More Retail Electric Plans; Customer-Specific SMT-Based Audit Of Electric Plans Now Free
WattTrim LLC d/b/a GridWise Audit, a start-up which recently registered as a Texas electric broker, has revised its strategy as the company has gained access to Texas retail electric plans which are not posted on the Power to Choose site
August 4, 2026
NRG Reports Increase In Total Home Customer Count, Decrease In Texas For Q2
NRG Reports Advancement Of BYOP Strategy With Hyperscaler for 1.2 GW CCGT in Texas
In reporting earnings for the quarter ending June 30, 2026, NRG Energy reported that it is serving 5.67 million Home retail energy customers as of 2Q26, up from 5.65 million as of 1Q26 and 5.63 million as of December 31, 2025
August 4, 2026
Texas Retail Provider Entering PJM Market
Ammper Power announced plans to expand its retail electricity business, including its demand response offerings, into the PJM Interconnection market.
August 3, 2026
Retail Provider Announces $1B Series D, & Launches, "First-of-its-Kind Home Battery Built in the United States"
Base Power today is announcing a $1 billion Series D financing at a $13 billion post-money valuation, alongside the launch of Base Core, which is described as a home battery designed from the ground up to support the grid, now in production at Base Factory 1 in Austin.
July 31, 2026
New Base Delivery Rates, Riders Applicable To Retail Providers Approved At Texas-New Mexico Power
The Texas PUC approved a settlement to establish new electric delivery rates at Texas-New Mexico Power Company
July 31, 2026
Texas Residential Solar & Storage Financier & Operator Registers As Texas Broker; TLG Commodities Conditionally Receives Texas REP Certificate (& License Briefs, 7/31/26)
Texas Residential Solar & Storage Financier & Operator Registers As Texas Broker
July 29, 2026
Hanwha Energy Retail Supplier Formally Announces Powervine Acquisition, Marks Retail Expansion To PJM, Will Continue To Evaluate M&A Opportunities In PJM, ERCOT
174 Power Global Retail Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hanwha Energy USA Holdings Corporation, formally announced its entry into competitive retail electricity markets within the PJM region.
July 27, 2026
Texas Retail Provider Files To Serve As Voluntary POLR
TXU Energy Retail Company LLC has filed at the Texas PUC to serve as a volunteer provider of last resort (volunteer POLR, or VREP)
July 27, 2026
Texas PUC Staff File Corrective Statement of Position In Complaint Against REP, Which Implicates Agent Representations
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a "corrective" statement of position in the customer complaint case against Reliant Energy Retail Services, LLC ("Reliant") reported by ECM on July 24 (Docket 59602), which implicates representations made by REP sales agents and CSRs during enrollment, and the…
July 27, 2026
Texas PUC Staff Propose As-Needed Basis For Large Load Demand Response Program, Recommend Offer & Budget Cap
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a draft proposal for publication to implement, for the ERCOT market, a Large Load Demand Management Service (LLDMS) to competitively procure demand reductions from large load customers
July 24, 2026
Texas TDU Cancels Catastrophic Estimation Process For Meter Reads
AEP Texas Central cancelled its Catastrophic Estimation Process (CEP) on Friday, July 24, 2026.
July 24, 2026
Texas PUC Staff Recommend Dismissal Of Customer Complaint Against REP, Which Alleges Misrepresentation By CSR During Prior Enrollment After Later Sought Switch To New Customer Plan Was Initially Denied, Due To Terms Of Service Provision Stating Agents Do Not Have Binding Authority To Modify The Contract
In a statement of position, Staff of the Texas PUC have recommended dismissal of a formal customer complaint against Reliant Energy Retail Services, LLC ("Reliant") in which the complainant alleges, among other things, misrepresentation due to the alleged statement by a Reliant customer service…
July 23, 2026
Texas TDU Activates Catastrophic Estimation Process For Meter Reads
AEP Texas Central is activating its meter reading Catastrophic Estimation Process (CEP) on Thursday, July 23, 2026 ahead of Tropical Storm Bertha