ERCOT Formally Initiates POLR Drop For Brilliant Energy Commercial Customers

ERCOT has formally initiated the mass transition of Brilliant Energy's non-residential customers to Providers of Last Resort (POLRs)

A court directive for such POLR drop had been exclusively first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com earlier this month

The number of ESI IDs involved in this Mass Transition is approximately 9,669. The size of the associated combined 30 day Average Daily Load is approximately 3,078 MWh.

As previously reported, on May 20, 2021, an order was entered in the bankruptcy case, In re Brilliant Energy, LLC, Case No. 21-30936, requiring ERCOT to initiate the Mass Transition of all non-residential Electric Service Identifiers (ESI IDs) of Brilliant Energy LLC(LSE) (Brilliant) (DUNS 800312048) to Providers of Last Resort (POLRs) on May 26, 2021. Further, the order requires ERCOT to take the necessary steps to ensure that Brilliant’s non-residential customers are transitioned to POLR providers no later than May 28, 2021.

On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, ERCOT initiated the Mass Transition event of Brilliant's non-residential ESI IDs pursuant to this judicial order. All of Brilliant’s non-residential ESI IDs will be gained by one or more designated POLRs no later than Friday, May 28, 2021.

ERCOT has been working closely with PUCT staff and affected Market Participants to ensure an efficient and effective transfer of Brilliant's non-residential customers to designated POLRs, ERCOT said

The mass transition of the Brilliant Energy commercial customers to POLR does not impact any residential customers. As previously reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com, Brilliant's residential customer book was purchased by Evolve Retail Energy LLC d/b/a Octopus Energy US.