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March 9, 2023
Below is a summary of bills backed by the Texas Lt. Gov. and a group of both Republican and Democrat senators to address ERCOT market reform and winter storm Uri
March 6, 2023
The Texas Coalition for Affordable Power (TCAP) announced that it has entered an agreement with Broad Reach Power (BRP) for BRP to provide ancillary services to TCAP members at fixed prices
February 27, 2023
CPS Energy would pay $50,000 under a settlement agreement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of, ERCOT Nodal Protocols § 8.1.1.4.2(1)(a), and ERCOT Operating Guide § 7.1.2(1)(j), "relating to CPS's alleged failure to respond to three Responsive Reserve…
February 2, 2023
The Thigbe Aggregation Group Over 50 kW members have filed to dismiss with prejudice their complaint filed at the Texas PUC against MidAmerican Energy Services, LLC, which was filed in the wake of post-Uri retail price changes by MidAmerican Energy Services
February 1, 2023
Vistra today announced a new addition to its board of directors. Effective today, Julie Lagacy has been appointed as independent director.
January 19, 2023
Octopus Energy U.S. today announced a new partnership with Enphase Energy, Inc., a supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, "to integrate household solar and batteries in energy plans and create a Virtual Power Plant in Texas."
December 14, 2022
A group of independent Texas retail electric providers are among the members of the Coalition for Dispatchable Reliability Reserve Service, a group that is proposing a Dispatchable Reliability Reserve Service (DRRS) (built on the Uncertainty Product advocated by the ERCOT IMM) as the best mechanism…
December 2, 2022
Nine Texas state Senators, including Charles Schwertner and Robert Nichols, Chair and Vice Chair (respectively) of the Senate Committee on Business & Commerce, sent a letter to the PUC Chair and Commissioners informing the PUC that any holistic market design change, including the Performance Credit…
September 30, 2022
ERCOT issued a market notice stating that, "ERCOT has determined that it must prohibit all ESRs [Energy Storage Resources] from providing Non-Spin until the system and procedure changes associated with the provision of Non-Spin under NPRR1096 are developed and implemented later this year."
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…
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
June 2, 2022
Expanding upon its offerings in Texas, CPower announced a "new demand response solution" available from the company in Texas
May 27, 2022
In a 2021 state of the market report, ERCOT's independent market monitor proposed…
April 21, 2022
During a discussion of a potential new Firm Fuel Supply Service (FFSS) product in ERCOT (paid by REPs and LSEs) at today's Public Utility Commission of Texas open meeting…
March 22, 2022
In comments regarding a proposed Firm Fuel Supply Service (FFSS) in ERCOT, the Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM) requested that the PUC issue a finding that an existing retail fixed price contract may be modified due to new FFSS costs imposed on REPs
February 23, 2022
Texas Consumer Association petitioned the Texas PUC to direct ERCOT to produce electricity cost impact information in Project No. 52373, the Review of Wholesale Electric Market Design
January 11, 2022
Ector County Energy Center LLC (QECTOR) would pay $51,206 under a settlement with Staff (Commission Staff) of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (Commission) to resolve QECTOR's alleged violation of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Nodal Protocols § 6.4.4.1(1)(a), concerning the…
January 10, 2022
NRG Texas Power LLC (NRG) would pay $100,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of ERCOT Nodal Protocols §§ 6.4.6, related to resource status; 6.5.5.2(7) related to operational data requirements; 6.5.7.5(2), related to Ancillary…
December 16, 2021
Update #1: Texas Commissioners Working On Language To Limit Prohibition On Mass Market Fixed Rate A/S Pass-Throughs To "Existing" Ancillary Services
December 16, 2021
Update #1: Texas Commissioners Working On Language To Limit Prohibition On Mass Market Fixed Rate A/S Pass-Throughs To "Existing" Ancillary Services
December 8, 2021
Freepoint Energy Solutions has informed certain large commercial customers in Texas that it is invoking a "regulatory change" provision in the customers' electricity supply contracts to pass-through the costs of ERCOT's increased procurement of certain ancillary services.
December 7, 2021
ERCOT issued a market notice concerning implementation of the Public Utility Commission of Texas’s (PUCT’s) previously reported order that directed changes in High System-Wide Offer Cap (HCAP)
December 2, 2021
Several Commissioners Favor Requiring Proactive Acknowledgement Of Risk For Permissible Index Plans
November 30, 2021
--- Fixed Rate Pass-Throughs & Ancillary Services, Permissible Index Plans, POLR Price Cap
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have sought direction from the Commission on four topics related to the prior publication of proposed amendments to 16 TAC §25.43, 25.471, 25.475, 25.479, and 25.498 and new TAC §25.499, related to the retail electric market and customer protection…
November 17, 2021
Designed To Put New Steel In The Ground, Most Existing Generation Wouldn't Qualify For Credits
Texas PUC Commissioner Will McAdams has, in a memo in advance of tomorrow's open meeting, proposed that the PUC adopt a Dispatchable Portfolio Standard to address (along with other market reforms) reliability in ERCOT, as an alternative to the LSE obligation (which is essentially a three-year…
