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December 6, 2021
The Texas PUC ruled that filings made by entities, such as transmission-level voltage customers, to opt-out of the ERCOT uplift securitization program comply with the filing deadline if the opt-outs were filed before or at any time on November 29, 2021
December 6, 2021
ERCOT has completed its reliability analysis for the City of Garland's unit OLINGR_OLING_1
December 3, 2021
During a workshop yesterday, all of the Commissioners of the Texas PUC agreed to commit to studying and developing a "load-side reliability mechanism" in some form or fashion
December 2, 2021
The Texas PUC adopted a final rule today to set the high system-wide offer cap (HCAP) in ERCOT at $5,000 per MWh, effective January 1, 2022
December 2, 2021
The Texas PUC approved a settlement under which AEP Texas Inc. (AEP Texas), CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CenterPoint Houston), and Texas-New Mexico Power Company (TNMP) will establish and operate load management programs for nonresidential customers during the period of December 1, 2021…
December 2, 2021
Value Power, a trade name of Capital Energy PA LLC, has officially launched retail electric service in Texas
December 1, 2021
ERCOT has completed its reliability analysis for Austin Energy's unit DECKER_DPG2, which will be retired.
December 1, 2021
The ERCOT Board Selection Committee named John Swainson and Robert "Bob" Flexon as new directors of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board.
November 30, 2021
ERCOT has filed with the Texas PUC a report on 4CP dates in 2021
November 30, 2021
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a draft proposal for publication to adopt new 16 TAC §25.53, relating to emergency operations plans and the implementation of SB 3
November 30, 2021
The ERCOT uplift securitization opt-out process has confirmed that several Option 2 retail electric providers in Texas only serve their own load or affiliate load
November 23, 2021
In the Texas PUC's recently opened generic project (52760) housing stakeholder views on customer choice in non-ERCOT areas, East Texas Salt Water Disposal Company again proposed the Commission renew the retail electric competition pilot project in the service area of the Southwestern Electric Power…
November 23, 2021
ERCOT has filed with the Texas PUC ERCOT's 2021 Revenue Adequacy Study prepared by a third party consultant and ERCOT staff.
November 19, 2021
ERCOT has posted the Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) Report for the Winter 2021-2022 season
November 18, 2021
During today's open meeting, the Texas PUC deferred until its December 2nd meeting action on proposals from the TDUs in ERCOT to establish and operate load management programs for nonresidential customers during the period of December 1, 2021 through February 28, 2022
November 17, 2021
Designed To Put New Steel In The Ground, Most Existing Generation Wouldn't Qualify For Credits
Texas PUC Commissioner Will McAdams has, in a memo in advance of tomorrow's open meeting, proposed that the PUC adopt a Dispatchable Portfolio Standard to address (along with other market reforms) reliability in ERCOT, as an alternative to the LSE obligation (which is essentially a three-year…
November 12, 2021
Just Energy Group Inc. ('Just Energy' or the 'Company'), along with its affiliates Just Energy Texas LP, Fulcrum Retail Energy LLC, and Hudson Energy Services LLC (the 'Just Energy Parties'), today initiated a lawsuit (the 'Lawsuit') against the Electric Reliability Council of Texas ('ERCOT') and…
November 9, 2021
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, AEP Texas Inc. (AEP Texas), CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CenterPoint Houston), and Texas-New Mexico Power Company (TNMP) have entered into a settlement for the settling TDUs to establish and operate load management programs for…
November 5, 2021
ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Resource: City of Garland - OLINGR_OLING_1
November 5, 2021
Brattle has filed with the Texas PUC a presentation concerning the impact of proposed ORDC changes
November 5, 2021
Vistra reported third quarter 2021 Adjusted EBITDA from the Retail segment of $65 million, $205 million higher than third quarter 2020 results (which saw negative $140 million in Adjusted EBITDA for the Retail segment), "driven by the execution of Vistra's self-help initiatives following Uri and…
November 4, 2021
During a Texas PUC workshop, Commissioner Jimmy Glotfelty, in questioning a representative from NRG, which has proposed an LSE obligation as a reliability solution, stated he is "disturbed" about the existing retail market concentration among gentailers, and that he is concerned about any market…
November 2, 2021
Broad Reach Power, an independent power producer based in Houston which owns a 21-gigawatt (GW) portfolio of utility-scale wind, solar and energy storage power projects across the United States, today announced its first two transmission-level projects, North Fork and Bat Cave, are online and placed…
November 2, 2021
BKV Corporation (BKV), in partnership with Banpu Power US Corporation, announced today that they have closed on their previously reported purchase of the Temple 1 power plant, a natural gas-fueled power plant, located in Temple, Texas, for $430 million.
November 2, 2021
In comments to the Texas PUC, the ERCOT independent market monitor said that an LSE obligation, which has been proposed as a means of attaining reliability, would likely lead to further retail market consolidation.
