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February 24, 2023
Lubbock Power & Light has recommended to the City Council a selection of default retail electric providers (DREPs), voluntary providers of last resort (VREPs), and a provider of last resort (POLR) for its transition to retail competition
January 20, 2023
Virginia HB 1770 would eliminate several of the current limited mechanisms for retail electricity choice in Virginia
November 29, 2022
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for publication to establish new 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §25.219 relating to Terms and Conditions of Access by a Competitive Retailer to the Delivery System of a Municipally Owned Utility or Electric Cooperative…
November 11, 2022
During yesterday's open meeting, Texas PUC Commissioner Jimmy Glotfelty said that, in response to the PUC providing a forum for customers to express support for retail electric choice in service areas not open to competition, the PUC received only one response favoring electric choice in the Entergy…
November 9, 2022
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, D, has been elected as the governor of Massachusetts
October 17, 2022
Lubbock Power & Light has posted its RFP to select a default retail electric provider (DREP) for customers not making an affirmative selection prior to the introduction of retail electric choice, and for Providers of Last Resort (POLRs and voluntary POLRs, or VREPs) (RFP# 7113-23-EUA)
October 14, 2022
The Texas PUC has assigned Project 54212 for: "Review of 16 TAC § 25.215, relating to Terms and Conditions of Access by a Competitive Retailer to the Delivery System of a Municipally Owned Utility or Electric Cooperative that has Implemented Customer Choice."
October 4, 2022
A 2022 Virginia Energy Plan released by Gov. Glenn Youngkin on behalf of the state's Department of Energy includes proposals for certain forms of energy choice in the electric industry, "while maintaining Virginia’s existing utility model."
September 20, 2022
At a September 20 Electric Utility Board meeting of Lubbock Power & Light, the Board is scheduled to consider a resolution approving and establishing the procedures and criteria for designating the Provider of Last Resort, Voluntary Retail Electric Providers, and Default Retail Electric Providers…
August 26, 2022
Reliant announced that, under a new multi-year partnership, it is a partner of Texas Tech Athletics and the Texas Tech Alumni Association.
August 25, 2022
ERCOT's Retail Market Subcommittee (RMS) announced the formation of the Lubbock Retail Integration Task Force (LRITF) to assist in facilitating the transition of Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) customers to retail competition in the ERCOT market.
July 26, 2022
The Alliance for Electrical Restructuring in Oklahoma (AERO) recently announced that it will advocate for reforms during the 2023 legislative session that would restructure Oklahoma’s electricity market to allow for choice and competition for non-residential customers.
July 22, 2022
Bill Sent To Gov. Requires Investigation Of Advantages & Disadvantages Of RTOs, Other Market Mechanisms In Facilitating Green Energy
July 11, 2022
A petition signed by more than 1,000 Bay State residents was shared with Massachusetts lawmakers today urging the protection of the competitive electric market in Massachusetts.
June 22, 2022
In a statement concerning its opposition to pending legislation in Massachusetts that would ban new and renewed competitive residential retail electric contracts (excluding municipal aggregation), Clearview Energy reported its Massachusetts customer count
June 7, 2022
The Retail Energy Advancement League (REAL) noted that a proposed prohibition on new individual retail electricity contracts for residential customers in…
April 28, 2022
The City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L), filed an application at the Texas PUC for…
April 28, 2022
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has signed…
April 21, 2022
The Arizona Senate has passed House Bill 2101, which generally repeals the state's statutes providing for retail electric choice
February 22, 2022
The City Council of Lubbock, Texas formally adopted a resolution providing that, "retail electric customer choice shall be initiated [for city utility Lubbock Power & Light] on the completion of all conditions provided herein."
February 15, 2022
The Lubbock Power & Light Electric Utility Board has voted in favor of fully transitioning Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) to the competitive electric market in Texas, including implementing retail electric choice.
February 3, 2022
Calpine Energy Solutions, CleanChoice Energy, IGS Energy, NRG Energy, and Vistra, as founding board member companies, have launched a new national advocacy organization, "dedicated to the modernization of retail energy markets and consumer choice," called the Retail Energy Advancement League (REAL)
January 27, 2022
Entergy Texas intends to seek approval to offer a voluntary renewable energy tariff to customers, according to a case number request filed with the Texas PUC
January 18, 2022
During a meeting today, Lubbock Power and Light's electric utility board broadly endorsed certain LP&L Staff recommendations concerning a potential move to retail electric choice
January 13, 2022
Tradition Energy announced that it was recently awarded an Energy Advisory and Procurement Services contract through a competitive process conducted by the Texas Tech University System (TTU System), headquartered in Lubbock, Texas.
