December 13, 2022
Update: Pricing Revealed For Prosumer-Focused REP's New Beta Offering In Texas
Pricing has been publicly posted for David Energy's first residential electricity plan in Texas, which is a "friends & family" beta offering
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December 12, 2022
Tesla Formally Files To Participate In ERCOT ADER Pilot
Tesla formally filed a registration form to participate in the Aggregated Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) ERCOT Pilot Project
December 8, 2022
Developers Announce $400M Portfolio of Energy Storage Projects in Texas
REX Storage Holdings, LLC (REX), an independent power producer focused on standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) for ERCOT power customers, unveiled four 9.9 megawatts (MW) standalone energy storage projects in Texas that represent the first of a $400M equity commitment by REX to acquire…
December 8, 2022
New Texas REP, Affiliate Of Mexican Energy Marketer, Names Retail Vet As Executive Vice President
Sean M. Andrews has joined Ammper Power as Executive Vice President
December 7, 2022
Texas Gov. Abbott Appoints Staffer As CEO For Office Of Public Utility Counsel
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Courtney Hjaltman as Chief Executive and Public Counsel for the Office of Public Utility Counsel (OPUC) for a term set to expire on February 1, 2023.
December 7, 2022
ERCOT Launches Interim Voluntary Curtailment Program For Large Flexible Loads
ERCOT said in a market notice that, "Due to the anticipated interconnection of an increasing number of large flexible Loads in the ERCOT Region, ERCOT is establishing an interim, voluntary curtailment program that would allow these Loads to assist ERCOT in ensuring reliability during periods of high…
December 2, 2022
Just Energy Announces Recognition Of Reverse Vesting Order
Just Energy Group Inc. ('Just Energy' or the 'Company') announced that the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division (the 'U.S. Court') has granted an order (the 'Recognition Order') that, among other things, recognizes and gives effect, in the United States, to the…
December 2, 2022
Former Abbott Staffer Named ERCOT Director Of Corporate Communications
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has named Mark Miner as the organization’s new Director of Corporate Communications.
December 2, 2022
Texas Senate Business & Commerce Chair, Vice Chair & 7 Senators Tell PUC Not To Implement PCM, Or Other Holistic Market Re-designs, Without Further Legislative Consultation
Nine Texas state Senators, including Charles Schwertner and Robert Nichols, Chair and Vice Chair (respectively) of the Senate Committee on Business & Commerce, sent a letter to the PUC Chair and Commissioners informing the PUC that any holistic market design change, including the Performance Credit…
December 1, 2022
Resilience-as-a-Service Provider, Led By Former Texas REP CEO, Relinquishes Texas Retail Provider Certificate
RPower LLC filed to relinquish its Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate
December 1, 2022
Start-up Broker Juice Power Files Texas Registration
Start-up Juice Energy Services, LLC d/b/a Juice Power filed a registration as a Texas electric broker
November 29, 2022
New ERCOT Winter SARA Report Forecasts Avoidance Of Load Shed Under Most Scenarios
ERCOT posted its November 2022 Report on the Capacity, Demand and Reserves in the ERCOT Region and its Winter 2022-2023 Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) Report
November 29, 2022
Just Energy Posts Fifth Consecutive Quarter Of Net Mass Market Growth; Base EBITDA & Gross Margin Up
Provision For Expected Credit Loss Increases By 469%
Just Energy Group Inc. reported results for the quarter ending September 30, 2022 (second fiscal quarter)
November 29, 2022
Texas PUC Staff Propose Draft Rules For Terms & Conditions Of Access By REPs To Muni/Co-op Systems Newly Opening to Customer Choice
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for publication to establish new 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §25.219 relating to Terms and Conditions of Access by a Competitive Retailer to the Delivery System of a Municipally Owned Utility or Electric Cooperative…
November 29, 2022
Texas PUC Commissioners File Customer Protection Rules For Retail Providers, Partners Participating In Aggregated Distributed Energy Resources Pilot
Texas PUC Commissioners Will McAdams and Jimmy Glotfelty have filed customer protection rules for providers participating in the Aggregate Distributed Energy Resources (ADER) Pilot
November 28, 2022
CenterPoint TDU Suspends Disconnects For Non-Pay In Entire Service Area Due To Houston Boil Water Order
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric (CNP) has suspended Disconnect for Non-Payment Orders, across its entire service area, in response to the City of Houston's Boil Water Notice.
November 22, 2022
Enel Formally Launches New U.S. Retail Energy Supplier
Enel North America, which describes itself as, "a subsidiary of the world’s largest retail energy provider, the Enel Group," today announced the launch of its retail energy business in select deregulated U.S. states, starting with Texas.
November 21, 2022
Retail Energy Holding Company Announces New White Label Partner
Utility Rescue Holdings, Inc. announced a strategic partnership for BillX to offer a diversified suite of financial and energy services through Utility Rescue's white-label platform.
November 17, 2022
TEAM Tells Texas Senate That REPs Won't Know PCM Costs When Entering Into Contracts With Customers
During a Texas Senate committee hearing, Catherine J. Webking, representing the Texas Energy Association for Marketers, alluded to retail pricing challenges REPs will face under a proposed Performance Credit Mechanism (PCM) for the ERCOT market, which would allocate costs of newly created…
November 17, 2022
Mexican/Latin American Retail Energy Company Registers As Texas Power Marketer
Merelec USA, LLC registered as a Texas wholesale power marketer
November 17, 2022
Owner Of Non-Texas Retail Supplier Files Texas Broker Registration
Think Texas Holdings, LLC filed registration as a Texas electric broker
November 15, 2022
ERCOT Power Trader Seeks PUC Rulemaking To Amend IMM's Authority, Include Review Of Secondary Market Impacts
Cites Alleged Non-competitive Behavior
Aspire Power Ventures, LP petitioned the Texas PUC for a rulemaking to amend and clarify 16 Tex. Admin. Code (TAC) § 25.365 related to the role, duty, and authority of the Independent Market Monitor (IMM) for ERCOT.
November 15, 2022
NRG Retail Supplier Acquires Texas Customer Book
Green Mountain Energy, a unit of NRG Energy, recently acquired Bulb US LLC's book of Texas electric customers, Bulb confirmed in a filing to relinquish its Texas REP certificate
November 14, 2022
Group Of Texas REPs Propose Minimum Letter Of Credit Requirement Of $1 Million For Certification
Stakeholders filed comments at the Texas PUC on proposed changes to the retail electric provider certification requirements and related rules
November 11, 2022
Texas PUC Commissioner Says PUC Received Only One Response Favoring Competition In Entergy Texas' Service Area
During yesterday's open meeting, Texas PUC Commissioner Jimmy Glotfelty said that, in response to the PUC providing a forum for customers to express support for retail electric choice in service areas not open to competition, the PUC received only one response favoring electric choice in the Entergy…