January 22, 2025
No Commissioner on the Texas PUC voted to consider rehearing of the PUC's recent decision denying a petition from TEAM and ARM that had sought to allow REPs to make a one-time adjustment to certain existing fixed rate contracts to reflect the costs of ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service (ECRS), as…
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January 13, 2025
The Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM) and Alliance for Retail Markets (ARM) have filed for rehearing of the Texas PUC's recent decision denying…
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December 23, 2024
MidAmerican Energy Services LLC sought dismissal of the remaining complaint pending before the Texas PUC concerning MidAmerican's imposition of a supplemental ancillary service charge after Winter Storm Uri
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December 19, 2024
The Texas PUC, in a 2-0 vote, denied a petition from retail electric providers that sought to allow REPs to make a one-time adjustment to certain existing fixed rate contracts to reflect…
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December 18, 2024
A Texas PUC Commissioner would deny a petition from retail electric providers that sought…
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December 16, 2024
A QSE would disgorge $28.2 million, and pay a penalty of $353,500, under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations related to…
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December 12, 2024
While the Texas PUC did not at today's open meeting, adopt decisions regarding the performance credit mechanism (PCM) or ancillary service design or quantities, a majority of Commissioners did express a view that…
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December 6, 2024
A QSE would pay $240,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve…
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November 15, 2024
"Some" form of dynamic ancillary services (A/S or AS) procurement should be implemented, "as soon as practicable," Texas PUC Staff said in a recommendation on a review of ancillary services in ERCOT
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October 21, 2024
Calpine Says If A/S Quantities Determined Dynamically, ERCOT Collateral Requirements For REPs Must Reflect Heightened Risk REPs Will Under-hedge A/S
As an alternative to the current Emergency Response Service (ERS) in ERCOT, NRG Energy in comments to the Texas PUC said that…
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September 18, 2024
Adopting the reasoning set forth in a proposed order from a Texas PUC ALJ which would…
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September 13, 2024
ERCOT today announced an accelerated target go-live date for…
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September 4, 2024
Retail electric providers in Texas would not be permitted to make…
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June 14, 2024
Staff Calls Pass-Through "Misleading And Unfair" Staff Suggests That REPs Which Could Not Manage ECRS Costs Lack "Sufficient Technical Capability" To Operate In Market
Concerned about the creation of an "unfair surprise" for retail electric customers…
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May 21, 2024
Companies expand scope of their joint venture
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May 2, 2024
The Texas PUC granted a partial appeal, filed by the Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM) and Alliance for Retail Markets (ARM) (collectively, REP Coalition), of an ALJ's order concerning the…
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April 12, 2024
The Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM) and Alliance for Retail Markets (ARM) (collectively, REP Coalition) urged the Texas PUC to act on a pending partial appeal of…
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February 13, 2024
In a letter to the Texas PUC and ERCOT, Texas State Senator Mayes Middleton sought…
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February 8, 2024
ERCOT will host a workshop to discuss…
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February 2, 2024
The REP Coalition has appealed a…
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January 30, 2024
Staff of the Texas PUC have submitted…
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January 26, 2024
The Chief ALJ of the Texas PUC has issued an order concerning…
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January 22, 2024
Staff Also Proposes REPs Be Required To Post Notice On Their Social Media, Websites
Staff of the Texas PUC support…
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January 18, 2024
The Texas PUC has remanded to ERCOT…
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January 8, 2024
The Chief ALJ of the Texas PUC has suggested that retail electric providers seeking an order from the PUC designating the new ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service (ECRS) as an, "ancillary service product as incurring charges beyond the REP’s control for a customer’s existing contract", may need to mail notice of the petition to all potentially affected customers.
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