June 23, 2022
Several Texas retail electric providers have requested to participate in the matching process to receive a list of their low-income customers for the next fiscal year (fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2022.)
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June 22, 2022
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas issued a memo concerning the line-term that should be used to the extent a retail electric provider, if permissible, passes through ERCOT nonbypassable uplift charges related to the winter storm Uri securitization
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June 16, 2022
During today's open meeting, the Texas PUC clarified retail electric providers' ability to access and use their proceeds under the winter storm Uri securitization to pay third parties and offset their own internal costs
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June 16, 2022
Reliant has launched in Texas a new residential electricity plan called the Reliant Seasonal Savings plan, which Reliant said is designed for customers who would like to balance out seasonal bill spikes and lessen the impact of increased summer usage
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June 16, 2022
The parent of a Texas retail electric provider announced that it secured $63 million with support from…
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June 15, 2022
In a memo in advance of tomorrow's Texas PUC open meeting, a Commissioner said that CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric may recover costs of temporary mobile generation in a distribution cost recovery factor (DCRF) proceeding, but only as a separate rider and not part of the DCRF rider
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June 15, 2022
Third-Party DR Aggregators Press For Elimination Of REP Requirement
In comments on a Texas PUC project addressing distributed energy resources, Google LLC called the requirement for load's participation in the ERCOT market to be conducted under the same QSE as the load's LSE (essentially requiring aggregation of load to occur through a REP), "[t]he biggest limitation to widespread participation of DERs in the ERCOT wholesale market."
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June 15, 2022
Reports Results From Its Aggregated Load Resource "Demonstration" In ERCOT
In comments concerning distributed energy resources in ERCOT and aggregated load participation in the ERCOT market, Tesla reported a near-term goal for its recently created Texas retail electric provider, whose creation was exclusively first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com on August 16 last year
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June 14, 2022
Staff of the Texas PUC filed a memo outlining, among other things, how retail electric providers shall distribute proceeds from the winter storm Uri bond securitization, including treatment for former customers, and requirements for compliance reporting (Docket 52710)
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June 14, 2022
A retail energy supplier confirmed that it has returned any remaining customers in…
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June 14, 2022
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted…
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June 9, 2022
A northeast retail supplier relinquished its Texas REP certificate
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June 9, 2022
The parent of a Texas retail electric provider announced…
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June 8, 2022
A start-up registered as a Texas electric broker, as part of a technical requirement in the creation of two new retail electric provider brands of a separately certificated REP
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June 7, 2022
Vistra announced that its…
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June 7, 2022
Shell today announced the launch of the Shell Energy brand into the residential power market in the United States.
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June 6, 2022
A Texas retail energy provider announced the offering of a new residential electricity plan in Texas which bundles a "comprehensive home security system" from SimpliSafe with the plan
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June 3, 2022
Talen Energy Corporation ("TEC") announced that subsidiary Talen Energy Supply ("TES" or "the Company"), "has achieved two significant milestones outlined within its restructuring support agreement ("RSA"), which was initially announced on May 9."
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June 3, 2022
TC Energy Marketing Inc. filed with the Texas PUC a registration as a power marketer
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June 2, 2022
Expanding upon its offerings in Texas, CPower announced a "new demand response solution" available from the company in Texas
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June 2, 2022
Will Develop New Retail Electric Products In Concert With Its Affiliate REP
The parent of a Texas REP has today announced that its software licensing arm will open its first U.S. headquarters in Houston, Texas.
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June 1, 2022
Several retail suppliers sought FERC approval for the indirect disposition of their jurisdictional facilities under…
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May 31, 2022
VertexOne, the leading provider of enhanced SaaS solutions for the utility and energy industry, will lead two speaking events at this year’s CHARGE Energy Branding North America conference, held June 1-2 at The Royal Sonesta in Houston, Texas.
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May 31, 2022
A REP, which received its initial Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate last year, has received an amendment to its Texas REP certificate to, among other things, include authority for collecting deposits
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May 31, 2022
The Texas Energy Association for Marketers filed a statement of position with the Texas PUC opposing the inclusion, in Texas-New Mexico Power Company's distribution cost recovery factor update, of…
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