May 6, 2026
Mercuria-Owned Retail Supplier Seeks License In PJM State
Amber Energy Services, LLC applied for an Ohio retail electric supplier license to serve commercial, industrial, and mercantile customers in all service areas
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May 6, 2026
NRG Reports Increase In Total Home Customer Count, Decrease In Texas
NRG Confirms Texas Residential VPP Program Surpasses 200 MW
In reporting earnings for the quarter ending March 31, 2026, NRG Energy reported that it is serving 5.65 million Home energy customers as of 1Q26, up from 5.63 million as of December 31, 2025
May 4, 2026
Start-up Voltcheckr Registers As Texas Broker (& License Briefs, 5/4/26)
Start-up Voltcheckr Registers As Texas Broker
April 30, 2026
Texas PUC Staff Revise Recommendation On Reference Technology For CONE To Be Used In ERCOT Triennial Reliability Assessment
Staff of the Texas PUC has revised certain recommendations concerning the value for the Cost of New Entry to be used in the ERCOT Triennial Reliability Assessment
April 30, 2026
Texas Retail Provider Reports Default Under TDU Requirement
Summer Energy Holdings, Inc. reported in an annual financial disclosure report that, "On March 18, 2026, the Company [Summer Energy Holdings, Inc.] received notification that CenterPoint Energy [sic, TDU] required a security deposit in the amount of $421,500 in regards to the CenterPoint Restoration…
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April 29, 2026
Top Ten Lessons Learned at EMC25
The 25th Semi-Annual Energy Marketing Conference (EMC25) took place in Houston on April 20-21 and delivered an exceptional program for professionals across the competitive energy industry. Reflecting on the many insights shared throughout EMC25, the following are Jack Doueck's top ten takeaways
April 29, 2026
White Label Retail Supplier, Currently Active In Texas, Applies For Pennsylvania Retail Supplier License
Light Energy, LLC d/b/a Light Energy Group applied for a Pennsylvania retail electric supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas
April 29, 2026
Texas ALJ Directs Industrial Customer To Report On Status Of Petition Seeking Implementation Of Choice Program At SWEPCO
A Texas PUC ALJ has directed East Texas Salt Water Disposal Company (ETSWD) to file a report regarding the status of East Texas Salt Water Disposal Company's 2021 petition at the Texas PUC that had requested that the PUC initiate a project to "renew" the retail competition pilot project associated…
April 27, 2026
Start-up Retail Energy Broker Led By Market Vets Registers In Texas (& License Briefs, 4/27/26)
Start-up Retail Energy Broker Led By Market Vets Registers In Texas
April 27, 2026
Texas Retail Provider Announces Strategic Partnership With Luxor
Ammper Power, a licensed Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) and Retail Electric Provider (REP) in Texas, and Luxor Energy, the energy services arm of Luxor Technology Corporation, today announced a strategic partnership, "creating an integrated, end-to-end power platform for the grid's most…
April 24, 2026
Alignegy Seeks Licenses In New State (& License Briefs, 4/24/26)
Alignegy LLC applied for a Massachusetts electric broker license to serve C&I customers. Alignegy indicated that it is simultaneously seeking a Massachusetts gas retail agent license. Alignegy stated that it currently provides broker services in Illinois, New York, Texas, and Ohio
April 23, 2026
CenterPoint Energy Announces 12 GW Of "Firmly Committed" Large Industrial Load To Be Added To Houston Service Area
In reporting earnings today, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. announced 12.2 gigawatts of "firmly committed" large industrial load to be added in its Houston electric service area
April 23, 2026
Energy Vet Registers As New York Consultant (& License Briefs, 4/23/26)
Energy Vet Seeks Registration As New York Consultant
April 23, 2026
Ford Reports 94% Of Home EV Charging Is Now Off-Peak Under Free EV Miles Plan With TXU
Ford provided an update concerning its and TXU Energy's previously launched retail electric offering for Ford electric SUV and truck customers in Texas that includes free EV charging from 10 p.m. to 1 p.m. the next day
April 23, 2026
ExxonMobil Entities Would Pay $92,000 Under Settlement With Texas PUC Staff
ExxonMobil Oil Corporation and ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Company, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Exxon Mobil Corporation" (the ExxonMobil Entities), would pay $92,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Texas PUC to resolve the ExxonMobil Entities' alleged…
April 23, 2026
Start-Up European Energy Trader Registers As Texas Power Marketer
Odigo Energy US LLC registered as a Texas wholesale power marketer
April 23, 2026
Former TXU VP Joins Homes Services Company As SVP And Chief Data & Analytics Officer
Cinch Home Services has named Keith L. Johnson as Senior Vice President and Chief Data & Analytics Officer
April 22, 2026
Oncor Files Updates To DCRF, TCRF Charged To Retail Providers In Single Unified Tracker Proceeding
Oncor has sought, via a single unified tracker mechanism proceeding at the Texas PUC, to update the distribution cost recovery factor (DCRF) and transmission cost recovery factor (TCRF) charged to retail electric providers, as well as to update the interim transmission cost of service (TCOS)
April 22, 2026
Octopus Launches Texas Plan Bundling Retail Electricity With Home Battery System
Octopus Energy and Lunar Energy said that they are rolling out in Texas a residential electricity plan that will pair fixed energy pricing with Lunar Energy’s home battery that manages when power is stored, used, and shared.
April 21, 2026
CenterPoint-TDU DCRF Rates Charged To Retail Providers To Increase Under Settlement
Major parties in the Texas PUC proceeding addressing CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC's application to update the distribution cost recovery factor (DCRF), which is charged to REPs, have reached a settlement to establish new Rider DCRF rates
April 21, 2026
New Retail Supplier Licensed In Georgia (& License Briefs, 4/21/26)
Axpo Receives Georgia Retail Supplier License
April 20, 2026
Platinum Energy1 Re-files For Initial New York ESCO Certification (& License Briefs, 4/20/26)
Platinum Energy1 Re-files For Initial New York ESCO Certification
April 20, 2026
Texas PUC Approves Settlement Which Eliminates Inadvertent Gain Charge
The Texas PUC approved without modification a settlement in Oncor's electric rate case which, among other things, eliminates the inadvertent gain charges currently charged to retail electric providers
April 20, 2026
Texas PUC Staff Say PUC May Draw On REP's Letter of Credit In Circumstances Other Than REP Certificate Revocation
Staff of the Texas PUC and TexPo Power, LP said in a joint filing that the PUC's revocation of a retail electric provider's certificate is not the only condition under which Staff may draw on a REP's letter of credit
April 20, 2026
Developer Withdraws Generation Project From In-ERCOT Loan Program, Project Still Moving Forward
Hull Street Energy LLC (HSE) filed at the Texas PUC to withdraw its 1,080 MW gas-fired Bastrop Energy Center (MPH Bastrop Peakers, LLC) from the Texas Energy Fund In-ERCOT Generation Loan Program, with Hull Street Energy stating that the TEF loan is no longer required