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March 12, 2021
Texas REP Says PUC Should Assign Any Market Uplift To Generators
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) moved for rehearing of the Texas PUC's orders from February 15 and 16, 2021 which had the effect of setting ERCOT energy market prices at $9,000 per MWh during the winter weather event
March 12, 2021
Slate Of Bills Includes Ban On Real-time Wholesale Pass-Through Retail Electric Products
March 12, 2021
The Texas PUC adopted an order which directs ERCOT to extend certain deadlines in, and grants an exception to, relevant sections of the ERCOT Nodal Protocols to grant more time for market participants to file a dispute of invoice and settlement statements
March 11, 2021
IMM Revises Amount Of Alleged "Error" To Be $5.1 Billion (Takes Into Account Netting, Day-Ahead Positions)
March 10, 2021
Texpo Power LP d/b/a Texpo Energy filed further comments at the Texas PUC concerning ERCOT invoices resulting from the recent weather event, drawing attention to, in particular, concerns about Unaccounted for Energy (UFE) calculations by ERCOT
March 10, 2021
28 State Senators Ask PUC To Correct Prices
Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared the, "correction of any billing errors related to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)," as an emergency item for the 87th Legislative Session.
March 8, 2021
Texas retail electric provider MidAmerican Energy Services initially informed Texas residential electric customers on fixed rate contracts that, "non-energy costs such as ancillary charges billed by ERCOT and your local utility, are not fixed and are passed through on your bill."
March 8, 2021
Energy Edge Consulting, LLC filed a request at the Texas PUC asking that the PUC work with the appropriate state entities and implement a cap on the amount of state sales tax, gross receipts tax ("GRT"), and the Public Utility Commission Assessment fee ("PUCA") that can be assessed to customers who…
March 8, 2021
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on March 8 called on the Texas PUC and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), "to correct the emergency pricing error that continued after the power shortage had ended and the major threat to the Texas grid had passed."
March 5, 2021
The Texas PUC today decided not to re-price ERCOT energy market prices from the recent weather event, but did not act on petitions to re-price ancillary services (AS), and will further consider the AS issues
March 4, 2021
Bulb Protects Customers From Price Shocks and Petitions for a Better Energy System for Texans
March 4, 2021
IMM Says, "ERCOT Exceeded The Mandate," Of The PUC By Continuing Price Adder After Load Shed Ended
Vistra Opposes Rule Change To Cap Future Ancillary Services At $9,000/MW/h; Says Any Adjustment To Prior Prices Should Examine Energy, AS Prices Holistically
March 4, 2021
Says Private Right Of Action Should Be Allowed For Wholesale Market Manipulation Claims
March 3, 2021
Just Energy Group Inc. announced today that, "it has filed a petition with the Public Utility Commission (the 'Commission') requesting an order that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas ('ERCOT') deviate from the deadlines and timing in its Protocols and Market Guides related to settlements…
March 3, 2021
Suspends Late Fees From TDUs To REPs For Recent Invoices, Except Securitization Charges
March 2, 2021
A coalition of various certificated, competitive Retail Electric Providers operating in Texas ('Coalition of Competitive Retail Electric Providers' or 'CCR') requested that the Texas PUC:
March 2, 2021
Provided with an opportunity to make a statement, Bulb directed ECM to a recent letter its General Manager wrote to Texas Gov. Abbott. In the letter, Vinnie Campo, General Manager, U.S., for Bulb wrote:
March 1, 2021
The Independent Market Monitor of ERCOT filed with the Texas PUC two recommendations for addressing the recent weather event
March 1, 2021
In a letter to the Texas PUC, Texas retail electric provider APG&E proposed a rolling 3 year forward Ancillary Services market administered by ERCOT
February 25, 2021
During a hearing before a Texas Senate committee, DeAnn T. Walker, Chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, said that policymakers need to look at the $9,000 per MWh price cap in the ERCOT energy market
February 25, 2021
Another REP Asks PUC To Pause ERCOT Protocol Invoice Deadlines
Freepoint Commodities LLC ('Freepoint') filed a Petition for Emergency Relief and requested that the Public Utility of Commission of Texas ('PUCT' or 'Commission') waive Section 9.6(2) of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas ('ERCOT') Nodal Protocols. Freepoint is requesting a waiver that is…
February 25, 2021
Verdigris Energy, LLC filed a letter with the Texas PUC urging the PUC to scrutinize prices for ancillary services during the recent weather event, as Verdigris noted that ancillary services prices were in excess of $20,000/MWh (Docket 51617)
February 24, 2021
Young Energy, LLC d/b/a Payless Power requested on an emergency basis that the Public Utility Commission of Texas order the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to deviate from its protocol deadlines and timing related to settlements, collateral obligations, and invoice payments and suspend…
February 23, 2021
Several Texas non-residential customers, which include several cities, (Coalition of Concerned Customers) have filed a letter with the Texas PUC in support of the previously reported request from the Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM) which had asked the PUC to immediately instruct ERCOT…
February 22, 2021
Pulse Power, LLC filed the letter republished below with the Texas PUC. Pulse's letter was dated Feb. 20
