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July 14, 2022
On June 20, 2022, ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: OCI Alamo 1 LLC (OCI_ALM1_ASTRO1)
July 13, 2022
As part of a "discussion" rulemaking calendar, Texas PUC Staff filed a tentative date for a proposal for publication for Project No. 53820: "Review of rates applicable to POLR service."
July 13, 2022
As previewed during a recent open meeting, Texas PUC Commissioners Will McAdams and Jimmy Glotfelty filed a memo concerning guiding principles, scope, and implementation steps for a pilot project to test impacts of small scale Distributed Energy Resource (DER) aggregation in the ERCOT market
July 12, 2022
The Texas PUC has assigned Project No. 53820 for: "Review of rates applicable to POLR service."
July 12, 2022
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. applied at FERC for authorization to purchase, in secondary market transactions, up to 50 percent of the common stock of Occidental Petroleum Corporation
July 12, 2022
TXU Energy has filed at the Texas PUC to be designated as a volunteer POLR (VREP), for the 2023-2024 Provider of Last Resort term, for a confidentially filed number of electric service identifiers (ESI IDs) in each of the customer classes and TDU service areas identified in TXU's confidential…
July 11, 2022
With extreme hot weather driving record power demand across Texas, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) on July 10 issued a Conservation Appeal, asking Texans and Texas businesses to voluntarily conserve electricity, Monday, July 11 between 2-8 p.m.
July 11, 2022
ERCOT issued the following operations message on July 9:
July 11, 2022
The Texas PUC granted 174 Power Global Retail Texas, LLC an amendment to its Texas retail electric provider certificate to add the trade name Tristar Energy to the certificate
July 11, 2022
Midwestern retailer and supercenter operator Meijer signed a renewable product purchase agreement (RPPA) with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC under which Meijer will purchase the majority of energy generated by the Lacy Creek Wind Energy Center, which is under construction on 60,000…
July 8, 2022
ERCOT issued an operations message providing as follows:
July 7, 2022
ERCOT issued a market notice stating that, "ERCOT anticipates high system demand tomorrow, July 8, 2022, through Monday, July 11, 2022, due to extreme hot temperatures across the ERCOT region."
July 7, 2022
Broad Reach Power Energy Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Houston-based independent power producer Broad Reach Power LLC, announced today that it has entered into a services partnership with Lancium, a data center operator that is also described as, "an energy technology and infrastructure…
July 7, 2022
ERCOT issued a market notice stating that, on July 6, 2022, an order was entered in the bankruptcy case, In re Liberty Power Holdings, LLC, Case No. 21-13797-SMG, requiring ERCOT to initiate the Mass Transition of all Electric Service Identifiers (ESI IDs) of LPT LLC DBA LPT SP LLC (LSE) (DUNS…
July 6, 2022
Octopus Energy U.S. announced today the launch of Octopus Electric Vehicles (OEV), a new business line whose inaugural product, EV Concierge, is described as, "the first-ever integrated demand response EV leasing plan offered by an energy retailer."
July 6, 2022
NRG Energy, Inc.'s brand Direct Energy today announced a strategic partnership with Leap, "to deploy a real-time grid services program in Texas to bolster grid flexibility," and provide a, "dynamic load reduction program," focused on C&I customers
July 5, 2022
On July 1, 2022, ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: GEUS (STEAM1A_STEAM_1)
June 30, 2022
Through a default order, the Public Utility Commission of Texas issued an order revoking the electricity broker registration of RES Nation, LLC, granting a petition from PUC Staff
June 30, 2022
One Question To Be Addressed Is How Customers May Change REPs During Pilot
Led by Commissioner Will McAdams, the Texas PUC is pursuing a path forward on consideration of distributed energy resource pilots, prompted by a proposed virtual power plant pilot proposed by Tesla
June 29, 2022
LyondellBasell has signed PPAs representing 216 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy, which is estimated to generate approximately 628,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of power annually.
June 28, 2022
"ONXY Electric Energy Limited Libility [sic] Company" applied for an Option 2 retail electric provider certificate, which would authorize it to serve customers 1 MW and larger who provide an affidavit agreeing to such service
June 28, 2022
The Texas PUC granted RPower LLC an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate
June 27, 2022
The Texas PUC granted MI Texas REP 1, LLC an amended Texas retail electric provider certificate to add the trade names "Flagship Power" and "Juice", as well as "Mothership", to the certificate
June 24, 2022
Pilot Power Group, LLC filed at the Texas PUC to relinquish its Option 1 retail electric provider certificate
June 24, 2022
ComparePower.com announced Jim Carlson as its Chief Marketing Officer.
