January 10, 2024
ERCOT Reports Incorrect Charging Of System Admin. Fee, Resettlement
ERCOT said in a market notice that…
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January 10, 2024
ERCOT Seeks Texas PUC Ruling Excluding Lubbock Customers From Uri Securitization Charges (Impacts REP Pricing)
ERCOT today filed two separate petitions at the Texas PUC seeking orders declaring that customers within Lubbock Power & Light will not be subject to various Uri securitization charges under both PURA Subchapter N and Subchapter M
January 8, 2024
University of Houston System Selects Retail Electric Provider
A REP today announced that it has entered a multi-year partnership to provide electricity to…
January 8, 2024
Texas ALJ Suggests That Retail Providers May Need To Mail Notice Of Petition For New A/S Pass-Through Authority To All Customers
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.
January 4, 2024
Developer Commences Commercial Operation Of 300 MWh Battery Energy Storage System In ERCOT
A developer today announced the completion of…
December 27, 2023
Start-up Seeks Texas Retail Provider Certificate
A start-up applied for a Texas retail electric provider certificate
December 19, 2023
Texas Crypto Mining Company Selects CPower To Manage Grid Services
CPower Energy announced that…
December 14, 2023
ERCOT To Consider Alternative Participation Models For ADERs, Address "Blocky" Resources
ERCOT Recommends Allowing ADERs To Provide ECRS
ERCOT is recommending expanding the ancillary service product eligibility for the Aggregate Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) pilot to include ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service (ECRS)
December 13, 2023
Post-Uri Pricing Complaint Against ERCOT Withdrawn
A complainant has withdrawn…
December 13, 2023
Lubbock City Council Gives Final Approval For Retail Choice To Start At Lubbock Power & Light
The City Council of Lubbock, Texas has given final approval for Lubbock Power & Light to transition to retail electric choice
December 11, 2023
ERCOT Seeks To Defer Consideration Of "State of Charge" NPRR For Energy Storage Beyond Dec. 14 Open Meeting
ERCOT filed a letter with the Texas PUC requesting…
December 11, 2023
ERCOT Receives Notification of Suspension of Operations
On December 11, 2023, ERCOT received…
December 8, 2023
Update: Texas REPs Petition PUC To Designate New ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service As A/S Product Increasing Costs Beyond REPs' Control, Allow Adjustment To Fixed Rates
The Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM), now joined by the Alliance for Retail Markets, have filed a new petition at the Texas PUC, now as a separate, new docket…
December 8, 2023
ERCOT Posts Updated CDR
ERCOT posted its December 2023 Report on the Capacity, Demand and Reserves in the ERCOT Region
December 1, 2023
Texas PUC Staff Initiated Two Enforcement Actions Into Potential Market Manipulation In Last 12 Months
In an annual market manipulation report to the legislature…
December 1, 2023
Texas PUC Adopts Final New ERCOT Emergency Pricing Rules
The Texas PUC adopted a final rule establishing an emergency pricing program (EPP) for the ERCOT wholesale electric market as required by Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) §39.160.
November 30, 2023
Texas PUC Defers Action On "State of Charge" NPRR For Energy Storage
After a lengthy discussion, the Texas PUC deferred, to a future open meeting, action on ERCOT NPRR 1186, relating to the state of charge for energy storage resources (ESR)
November 29, 2023
ERCOT Reports 4CP Dates
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) filed a report stating that the 2023 4CP dates were…
November 29, 2023
Texas PUC Commissioner Opposes Approval Of ERCOT "State of Charge" NPRR For Energy Storage
A Texas PUC Commissioner filed a memo in advance of…
November 22, 2023
Draft Proposal For Adoption On ERCOT Emergency Pricing Program Addresses Cost Recovery Above HCAP, Emergency Price Duration, More
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a draft proposal for adoption to establish an emergency pricing program (EPP) for the wholesale electric market as required by Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) §39.160.
November 17, 2023
ERCOT Cancels Winter Capacity RFP, Reports Amount Of Offers
ERCOT has canceled the procurement from the Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking additional capacity for the winter, "due to the limited response from the market..."
November 14, 2023
TotalEnergies Acquires 1.5 GW Power Generation Portfolio In Texas
TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with…
November 13, 2023
ERCOT Confirms Date For Remaining Lubbock Power Integration, LP&L Posts REP List, Confirms Timeline
ERCOT said in a market notice that…
November 13, 2023
Tesla Won't Bid Into ERCOT Winter Capacity RFP
Tesla said in a filing at the Texas PUC that…
November 7, 2023
Texas Retail Provider Reports Residential Demand Response Volumes, Savings Experienced By Customers
A Texas retail electric provider reported data related to its residential demand response programs in Texas this summer