September 16, 2026
Retail Energy Vet Named Executive Director
Emerald AI, Google, and NVIDIA announced the launch of the AI Energy Management Alliance
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September 9, 2026
Major parties to a Maine PUC investigation into time of use rates, including whether TOU rates should be adopted for default service, have proposed shelving the investigation, with the near-term focus instead shifting to (among other things) consideration of other changes to default service to…
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September 8, 2026
IMM Favors End Of ERCOT ERS Program In Light Of LLDMS
In comments at the Texas PUC, Base Power Company has urged the PUC to avoid overly restrictive rules for the new statutorily required Large Load Demand Management Service (LLDMS), in order to allow innovative solutions such as the use of aggregated distributed energy resources (ADERs) to meet a…
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September 2, 2026
ERCOT will host a workshop to present the deployment mechanics, registration process, and draft revision requests to implement several of the Large Load curtailment provisions required under Senate Bill 6 (SB6)
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August 11, 2026
The Michigan PSC, in response to a directive from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, has issued a report outlining recommendations to improve energy affordability, including recommendations to increase "competition", but specifically without modifying Michigan's limit on electric choice
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August 11, 2026
The Exelon Foundation announced investments which add two new companies to its Climate Change Investment Initiative (2c2i) portfolio: Public Grid (Cottage Energy, Inc.), and Buckstop.
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August 4, 2026
Ammper Power announced plans to expand its retail electricity business, including its demand response offerings, into the PJM Interconnection market.
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July 27, 2026
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a draft proposal for publication to implement, for the ERCOT market, a Large Load Demand Management Service (LLDMS) to competitively procure demand reductions from large load customers
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July 21, 2026
Includes New Residential Demand Response Program From Which Utility Will Earn Incentive
A settlement among major parties to a PUC of Ohio proceeding addressing a multi-year electric reliability plan (similar to a rate case) at Dayton Power & Light (AES Ohio) would address default service for data centers
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July 16, 2026
A straw proposal from New Jersey BPU Staff, to implement virtual power plants, envisions a two-phase implementation, with reliance on EDC-administered "bridge" programs in Phase 1
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July 9, 2026
In providing a presentation to the Texas PUC on an initial annual report concerning the residential load reduction goal, PUC Staff recommended that the Commission take a comprehensive look at demand response as a whole, of which residential demand response is a portion
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July 1, 2026
NRG Energy recently acquired a book of Texas retail electric customers from OhmConnect Texas, LLC
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July 1, 2026
Staff Reports Some ESI IDs Are In Both REP And ERS/TDU Programs, Which Is Prohibited Staff Report: Existing REP Residential DR Programs "Quite Far" From Achieving Rule's Load Reduction Goal
Texas PUC Staff have recommended that residential customer participation in ERCOT Emergency Response Service (ERS) and TDU load management programs, "should be eliminated entirely or at the least significantly reduced."
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June 30, 2026
The Illinois Commence Commission recently approved, subject to a further analysis on cost effectiveness, the design of ComEd's revised Rider BYODLR - Bring Your Own Device Load Reduction Program
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June 19, 2026
Retail suppliers have opposed several new demand response programs proposed by Dayton Power & Light (AES Ohio) which DP&L has included in a proposed multi-year reliability plan filed at the PUC of Ohio (a proceeding similar to a rate case)
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June 10, 2026
CPower Energy today announced a new agreement with New Jersey's Division of Property Management & Construction (DPMC) to offer demand response services to state government facilities
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May 8, 2026
The Texas PUC adopted final rules to implement the Texas Backup Power Package (TBPP) Program which will provide loans and grants to qualifying critical facilities for the installation of back-up power systems, with the PUC clarifying that generation installed under the TBPP shall not export power to…
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April 27, 2026
Ammper Power, a licensed Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) and Retail Electric Provider (REP) in Texas, and Luxor Energy, the energy services arm of Luxor Technology Corporation, today announced a strategic partnership, "creating an integrated, end-to-end power platform for the grid's most…
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April 14, 2026
Vertiv, a provider of critical digital infrastructure, and CPower Energy announced a new collaboration to help data centers in the United States accelerate speed-to-power and improve grid capacity by turning battery energy storage systems (BESS) and other behind-the-meter energy assets into grid…
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April 14, 2026
DeLa Energy Group LLC, a newly formed entity, registered as a Texas retail electric broker. Roberto De La Garza serves as General Manager of DeLa Energy Group. Roberto De la Garza Jr and Joanna Denise Torres are members of DeLa Energy Group LLC. A phone number for Roberto De La Garza listed in the…
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April 13, 2026
In Alternative Proposal, NRG Suggests Transmission Cost Ceiling For Non-Large-Load Customers
A group of Texas retail electric providers, termed the Retail Electric Providers for Affordable, Innovative Rates (REPAIR), has asked the Texas PUC to allow REPs to opt into demand-based transmission charges for all customers, including residential and other small customers, rather than being…
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April 8, 2026
In comments to the Texas PUC on a new Large Load Demand Management Service (LLDMS), NRG Energy said that the PUC should consider an alternative settlement mechanism for LLDMS compared to what is used for typical settlement charges today, in order to minimize the cost impacts on retail electric…
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April 7, 2026
The ERCOT reliability service which is to procure demand reductions from large load customers, required by recent legislation, should compensate providers of demand reductions on a pay-as-bid basis, ERCOT's Independent Market Monitor said in comments at the Texas PUC
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April 7, 2026
Generac Holdings Inc. , a global designer and manufacturer of power generation and energy storage products and solutions, and CPower Energy today announced a collaboration to support commercial and industrial (C&I) customers across PJM by leveraging distributed generation to achieve greater…
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March 31, 2026
Texas-New Mexico Power Company said in a planning year 2027 Energy Efficiency Plan and Report, filed at the Texas PUC, that TNMP will not introduce a retail electric provider Smart Thermostat Program for 2026
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