May 13, 2022
ERCOT Interim CEO Issues Statement On Current Grid Conditions
ERCOT issued the following statement from interim CEO, Brad Jones on current grid conditions
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May 6, 2022
NRG Reports Divestment Of Whole Home Warranty Business
In reporting first quarter 2022 earnings, NRG reported the divestment of…
May 3, 2022
ERCOT Initiates Mass Transition Of REP's Customers To POLRs
ERCOT issued a market notice stating, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, ERCOT revoked all rights of…
April 29, 2022
Texas REPs: PUC Staff Strawman Changes For Increasing REP Qualification, Financial Requirements Are "Anti-competitive"; Would "Chill Entry" Into Retail Market
One REP Proposes To Apply Limit Of Five Trade Names For a REP Across All Affiliates Of A REP
In comments filed with the Texas PUC concerning a PUC Staff discussion draft (strawman) which would generally increase the financial and other market entry requirements for retail electric providers, the Coalition of Competitive Retail Electric Providers (CCR) alleged that the proposed changes, "are unneeded and anti-competitive," and would, "chill entry into the marketplace."
April 28, 2022
Lubbock Power & Light Formally Seeks Texas PUC Approval To Move Remaining Load Into ERCOT, A Step For Implementing Forthcoming Retail Choice
The City of Lubbock, acting by and through Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L), filed an application at the Texas PUC for…
April 21, 2022
Texas PUC Commissioner Flags Authorizing Retail Providers To Pass-Through New Firm Fuel A/S Cost As Commission Debates New Service
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…
April 19, 2022
Storage Developer Closes $174.6 Million Portfolio Debt Financing On Six Texas Battery Energy Storage Projects
A developer and operator of utility-scale, battery energy storage systems, announced the closing of a…
April 19, 2022
900 MWh Of Storage Projects In ERCOT Announced
An energy storage developer announced that it plans to install…
April 11, 2022
Texas White Label REP Service Provider Seeks Another New REP Certificate
A company that offers a white label REP service applied for another Texas REP certificate
April 8, 2022
Bitcoin Mining Provider Announces 300 MW Data Center Co-Located At Power Plant In ERCOT
A provider of large-scale computing infrastructure today announced…
March 30, 2022
Start-up Texas Retail Provider Seeks Authority To Begin Collecting Deposits
A REP, which received its initial Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate last year, applied for an amendment to its Texas REP certificate to, among other things, include authority for collecting deposits
March 29, 2022
Alliance for Retail Markets Says Two Proposed Load-Side Reliability Solutions In ERCOT Warrant Further Consideration
In comments filed with the Texas PUC, the Alliance for Retail Markets said that two proposed load-side reliability solutions for the ERCOT market warrant further consideration
March 25, 2022
ERCOT Establishes Interim Large Load Interconnection Process
ERCOT said in a market notice that it has established an interim process, "to ensure compliance with existing NERC requirements and for the reliable interconnection of large loads to the ERCOT system."
March 22, 2022
Texas REPs Seek Finding By PUC That Fixed Retail Prices May Be Modified Due To New Firm Fuel Supply Service Charged To ERCOT LSEs
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
March 17, 2022
ERCOT Posts Spring 2022 Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy
ERCOT has posted the Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) for the Spring 2022 season
March 16, 2022
Update: Vistra-Owned Texas REP Allegedly Moving Fixed Rate Customers Acquired From Windrose To Higher Variable Rate
Vistra Says Action Permissible Under PUC Rule Addressing Acquisitions
Several customers have alleged on social media that Value Based Brands LLC, a unit of Vistra doing business as 4Change Energy, is moving such customers to a higher, variable rate as a result of acquiring such customers from Windrose Energy
March 11, 2022
Update On REP Certificate Revocation Proceeding For Texas Retail Provider
On March 11, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas requested to withdraw, without prejudice, Staff's petition to revoke the retail electric provider certificate of…
February 28, 2022
Texas PUC Adopts New Rules For Emergency Communication, Preparedness Requirements For Retail Electric Providers
The Texas PUC approved without substantive modification a proposal for adoption to adopt new 16 TAC §25.53, relating to emergency operations plans and the implementation of SB 3
February 25, 2022
Vistra's Retail Segment Reports Highest Texas Residential Organic Growth Since 2008
Vistra reported financial results for the quarter and full year ending December 31, 2021.
February 24, 2022
NRG Developing Home Services Concierge, Other Offerings
In announcing fourth quarter and full year earnings today, NRG Energy said that it is developing a home services concierge as part of its customer offerings
February 23, 2022
ERCOT Expecting Tight Grid Conditions Starting Late This Evening, Notes TCEQ Enforcement Discretion
ERCOT said in a market notice that, "ERCOT anticipates tight grid conditions late this evening through Friday, February 25, 2022."
February 23, 2022
Texas Consumer Group Petitions PUC To Develop Cost Impact Information For ERCOT Market Reforms, Other Actions
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
February 23, 2022
Texas PUC Staff File Recommended Proposal For Adoption Containing New Emergency Communication, Preparedness Requirements For Retail Electric Providers
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a recommended draft proposal for adoption to adopt new 16 TAC §25.53, relating to emergency operations plans and the implementation of SB 3
February 22, 2022
City Council Of Lubbock, Texas Approves Resolution To Implement Retail Electric Choice At Lubbock Power & Light
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 21, 2022
Texas PUC Staff File Draft Proposal To Decouple The Value Of Lost Load From System-Wide Offer Cap
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a draft proposal for publication that would decouple the value of lost load from the system-wide offer cap in effect