September 28, 2022
ERCOT Reports RFP Awards, Cost Under New Firm Fuel Supply Service Procurement
ERCOT reported results from the first procurement of the new reliability product, Firm Fuel Supply Service (FFSS).
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September 28, 2022
Texas Consultant Receives Option 2 REP Certificates To Facilitate Self-Supply By Customers, New Large Load Services Offering
Several entities of Priority Energy Transition, a unit of consultant Priority Power, have received Option 2 Texas retail electric provider certificates to assist customers in being self-supplier REPs, as part of a new Large Load Services offering
September 27, 2022
Texas PUC Staff Draft Proposal For Publication Would Require $1.5 Million Letter Of Credit For Mid-Size Retail Electric Providers (Applicable To Existing REPs)
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a recommended (draft) proposal for publication to modify the retail electric provider certification rules
September 22, 2022
Texas PUC Staff Posts Final List Of Non-Volunteer POLRs
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a final list of non-volunteer POLRs (large service providers, or LSPs), by service area and customer class, as well as volunteer POLRs (VREPs), for the 2023-2024 two-year term
September 22, 2022
Developer Announces Financial Closing Of 480 MW Of Dispatchable Generation In ERCOT
WattBridge Energy, LLC announced financial closing for 480 MW of "firm dispatchable generation" in ERCOT.
September 20, 2022
Lubbock Power & Light Set To Consider Adoption of Process To Establish "Default" REPs, POLRs In Transition To Choice
At a September 20 Electric Utility Board meeting of Lubbock Power & Light, the Board is scheduled to consider a resolution approving and establishing the procedures and criteria for designating the Provider of Last Resort, Voluntary Retail Electric Providers, and Default Retail Electric Providers…
September 20, 2022
P&G Selects Supplier For 200 MW Solar PPA In Texas
Procter and Gamble (P&G) and ENGIE North America (ENGIE) announced today a 200 MW Power Purchase Agreement from ENGIE's Sun Valley Solar project located in Hill County, Texas, 65 miles southwest of Dallas.
September 15, 2022
Texas PUC Formally Issues Proposed Changes In POLR Pricing For Comment
The Texas PUC formally issued for comment a proposal for publication that would revise the the formula used to set provider of last resort (POLR) rates for non-volunteer POLR service (service from Large Service Providers, or LSPs)
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September 14, 2022
VertexOne Announces Partnership with Crypto Power Sept. 14, 2022
VertexOne Announces Partnership with Crypto Power
DALLAS, Sept. 14, 2022 -- VertexOne , the leading provider of cloud-based customer experience software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for the utility and energy industry, today announced its partnership with Crypto Power, a newly-formed division of Pumpjack Power , a Texas-based wholesale electricity…
September 13, 2022
ERCOT Generating Units To Return To Year-Round Service From Seasonal Mothball Status
ERCOT said in a market notice that it received a Notification of Change of Generation Resource Designation (NCGRD) for Gregory Power Partners LLC, for the following Generation Resources:
September 13, 2022
McDonald's Selects Supplier For Solar VPPA With Texas Project
EDF Renewables North America today announced a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with McDonald’s Corp that will support the 255 MWac / 332 MWdc Apollo Solar project, located in Texas
September 12, 2022
Energy Storage Developer With REP License Hires Market Vet As CFO
Broad Reach Power, a utility-scale battery storage platform, announced today that Stacey Peterson has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer.
September 12, 2022
Texas PUC Staff Propose New Pricing For Non-Volunteer POLR Service, Including New Cap On Monthly Increases
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for publication for revisions to the formula used to set provider of last resort (POLR) rates for non-volunteer POLR service (service from Large Service Providers, or LSPs)
September 12, 2022
Texas Retail Provider Launches New Offering That Analyzes Residential Customers' Usage, Offers Lower Rate If Eligible
Energy Texas has launched a new residential offering which, after a customer selects and enrolls onto a plan, analyzes their usage and, if eligible based on their usage characteristics, offers the customer within 48 hours a lower rate than the original rate.
September 7, 2022
ERCOT Reports It Mis-Allocated ESI IDs In Recent POLR Drops, Contrary To PUC Rule
ERCOT filed a notice with the Texas PUC stating that it violated PUC Subst. R. § 25.43 by not correctly allocating ESI IDs to VREPs [voluntary POLRs] during two mass transitions in 2022.
September 6, 2022
New Company Receives Texas Retail Provider Certificate
The Texas PUC granted ONXY Electric Energy Limited Liability Company an option 2 retail electric provider (REP) certificate.
September 6, 2022
ERCOT Posts Fall Seasonal Assessment Of Resource Adequacy
The ERCOT region is expected to have sufficient installed generating capacity to serve peak demands in the upcoming fall season, October – November 2022, under normal system conditions, ERCOT said in a fall Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA)
September 6, 2022
Bitcoin Miner Registers As Texas Power Marketer
Fort Blocks LLC has registered with the Texas PUC as a wholesale power marketer
September 1, 2022
Texas PUC Staff Posts Preliminary List Of Non-Volunteer POLRs
Customer Classes/Service Areas Offered To Be Served By Volunteer POLRs Also Revealed
Staff of the Texas PUC has filed an initial preliminary list of non-volunteer POLRs (large service providers, or LSPs), by service area and customer class, as well as volunteer POLRs (VREPs), for the 2023-2024 two-year term
September 1, 2022
Texas Retail Provider Receives Authority To Use Name Crypto Power
The Texas PUC granted Pumpjack Power, LLC an amendment to Pumpjack's Option 2 Texas retail electric provider certificate to add the trade name Crypto Power to its certificate
August 30, 2022
Texas Retail Provider Seeks To Use Trade Name "HODL"
Mothership Texas REP 11, LLC, which as previously reported is currently seeking an Option 2 Texas retail electric provider certificate, has filed an amendment to its pending application to include the use of the trade name HODL
August 30, 2022
Just Energy Posts Fourth Consecutive Quarter Of Net Mass Market Growth; Base EBITDA & Base Gross Margin Increase
Just Energy reported fiscal results for the quarter ending June 30, 2022 (first fiscal quarter of FY 2023)
August 26, 2022
New Entity NRG Controllable Load Services Receives Option 1 Texas REP Certificate
The Texas PUC granted NRG Controllable Load Services LLC, a new subsidiary of NRG Energy formed within the past year, an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider (REP) certificate.
August 26, 2022
Texas REPs Seek Elimination Of Oncor Inadvertent Gain Fee Charged To REPs
In joint testimony in Oncor's rate case, the Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM) and the Alliance for Retail Markets (ARM) sought the elimination of Charge No. DD24 Inadvertent Gain (IAG) from Oncor’s Tariff for Retail Delivery Service, and an order allowing Oncor to recover the actual…
August 26, 2022
Large Texas Retail Provider Announces Multi-Year Partnership With Texas Tech Athletics & Alumni Association
Reliant announced that, under a new multi-year partnership, it is a partner of Texas Tech Athletics and the Texas Tech Alumni Association.