February 18, 2022
ERCOT Receives Payment From Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative For Outstanding Short-Paid Invoices
ERCOT said in a market notice that it has received payment from Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative Inc. for…
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February 15, 2022
Citing System Changes, ERCOT Says Preliminary Estimate Of Delivery Of An LSE Obligation Would Be No Sooner Than Three Years In The Future
In a filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas, ERCOT said that, given various system changes, "ERCOT preliminarily estimates a delivery of an LSE obligation no sooner than three years in the future."
February 15, 2022
Lubbock Power & Light Board Formally Votes In Favor Of Implementing Retail Electric Choice; City Council Approval Still Needed
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 2, 2022
TCEQ Enforcement Discretion For Texas Generators Begins Today, As ERCOT Anticipates Significant Increase In System Load
ERCOT said in a February 2 market notice that, "ERCOT anticipates a significant increase in system load beginning this evening and lasting until Sunday, February 6, 2022 due to below-freezing temperatures across the region."
February 2, 2022
Oncor To Unexecute REPs' Disconnect For Non-Pay (DNP) Orders For February 3-4, Under Force Majeure
Oncor issued a market notice stating, "In anticipation of extreme inclement weather, Oncor will unexecute DNP orders received for Thursday, February 3, 2022 and Friday, February 4, 2022 under Force Majeure using the weather moratorium code (V001)."
January 27, 2022
Texas State Rep. Says LSE Obligation Is Wrong Route, Urges PUC To Consider DEC Proposal
Texas State Rep. Jared Patterson has in a letter to the Public Utility Commission of Texas said that an LSE obligation is the "wrong route" for assuring ERCOT reliability and urged the PUC to consider a proposed Dispatchable Energy Credit (DEC) program
January 25, 2022
Developer Announces Addition Of 50 MW To Texas Battery Storage Portfolio
GlidePath Power Solutions LLC announced it has completed design, equipment procurement, financing and begun construction of the 50 MW Byrd Ranch Storage Project in Sweeny, TX.
January 25, 2022
NextEra Energy Reports Adjusted EBITDA Of Customer Supply & Trading Business
NextEra Energy, Inc. reported that its Customer Supply & Trading business recorded $321 million in Adjusted EBITDA for the year 2021, as the segment was negatively impacted by the February 2021 ERCOT weather event
January 20, 2022
Return Of Texas Generating Unit To Operational Status Delayed Due To Needed Transmission Studies, Facility Upgrades
ERCOT issued a market notice with an update concerning the notification of change of generation resource designation for Wharton County Generation LLC – TGF_TGFGT_1
January 18, 2022
Lubbock Power and Light Board Endorses Staff Recommendation On POLR, Continues To Move Forward On Adopting Retail Choice
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
Texas Tech University System Selects Energy Consultant/Broker For Advisory & Procurement Services
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.
January 11, 2022
Texas QSE To Pay $50,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff
Ector County Energy Center LLC (QECTOR) would pay $51,206 under a settlement with Staff (Commission Staff) of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (Commission) to resolve QECTOR's alleged violation of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Nodal Protocols § 6.4.4.1(1)(a), concerning the…
January 10, 2022
Texas QSE To Pay $100,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff
NRG Texas Power LLC (NRG) would pay $100,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of ERCOT Nodal Protocols §§ 6.4.6, related to resource status; 6.5.5.2(7) related to operational data requirements; 6.5.7.5(2), related to Ancillary…
January 6, 2022
Additional Texas TDUs Notify Retail Providers Of New Websites to Access Involuntary Load Shed Procedures
Additional Texas TDUs have notified Texas retail electric providers of new web addresses available to REPs regarding each TDU's procedures for implementing involuntary load shedding initiated by ERCOT, in compliance with recently adopted Subst. R. §25.475(h)(4)
January 5, 2022
Oncor Notifies Retail Providers Of New Website to Access Involuntary Load Shed Procedures
Oncor has notified Texas retail electric providers of a new web address available to REPs regarding the TDU's procedures for implementing involuntary load shedding initiated by ERCOT, in compliance with recently adopted Subst. R. §25.475(h)(4)
December 30, 2021
ERCOT CDR Shows 24% Reserve Margin For Summer 2022, ~40% For 2023 & Beyond
ERCOT posted its December 2021 Report on the Capacity, Demand and Reserves in the ERCOT Region
December 30, 2021
Texas QSE To Pay $500,000 Under Settlement Related To Alleged Instance Of Inaccurate Telemetry That Contributed To May 2019 ERCOT Price Spike
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas ("Staff") and Calpine Power Management LLC ("QCALP") (together, "Parties") have entered into a Settlement Agreement to resolve and conclude Commission Staff's investigation of QCALP for alleged violations of the Public Utility Regulatory Act § 39.151(j…
December 23, 2021
Court Confirms Plan Of Texas Retail Provider, Which Continues To Serve Customers, To Exit Bankruptcy
A federal bankruptcy court has confirmed an amended reorganization plan of Pogo Energy, LLC
December 16, 2021
Update #2: Texas PUC Approves Rule Which Defaults To Not Allowing Ancillary Service Pass-Throughs On Small Customer Fixed Rate Contracts
Update #1: Texas Commissioners Working On Language To Limit Prohibition On Mass Market Fixed Rate A/S Pass-Throughs To "Existing" Ancillary Services
December 14, 2021
Three Generating Units In ERCOT Returning From Mothball Status For January, Earlier Than Scheduled
On December 14, 2021, ERCOT received a Notification of Change of Generation Resource Designation (NCGRD) for the following Generation Resources:
December 9, 2021
Just Energy Announces Expected Amounts To Be Received Under ERCOT Uplift Securitization, Based On ERCOT's Latest Calculation
Just Energy Group Inc. ("Just Energy" or the "Company") announced an update of the expected recovery by Just Energy from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. ("ERCOT") of certain costs incurred during the extreme weather event in Texas in February 2021 (the "Weather Event").
December 8, 2021
ERCOT Posts Calculated Proceeds To Each Retail Provider From Uplift Securitization
ERCOT has filed with the Texas PUC its calculation of the proceeds to be allocated to each eligible retail electric provider and LSE under the uplift securitization program
December 8, 2021
Texas PUC Issues Notices Of Violations, With Sought Penalties Over $7.6 Million, To Eight Generators Concerning Weather Readiness Reports
The executive director of the Public Utility Commission of Texas has filed separate Notices of Violations (NOV) against eight power generation companies for their alleged failure to file winter weather readiness reports by the December 1, 2021 deadline
December 8, 2021
Texas Retail Provider Invokes Regulatory Change Clause To Pass-Through Costs From Increased Procurement Of Ancillary Services By ERCOT
Freepoint Energy Solutions has informed certain large commercial customers in Texas that it is invoking a "regulatory change" provision in the customers' electricity supply contracts to pass-through the costs of ERCOT's increased procurement of certain ancillary services.
December 7, 2021
In Market Notice, ERCOT Notes Impact On Power Balance Penalty Curve From Texas PUC Order Lowering High Cap
ERCOT issued a market notice concerning implementation of the Public Utility Commission of Texas’s (PUCT’s) previously reported order that directed changes in High System-Wide Offer Cap (HCAP)