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March 23, 2026
Staff of the Texas PUC have sought comment on two options, an as-needed service or a seasonal service, which Staff is considering to implement a legislative mandate for the creation of a reliability service to procure demand reductions from large load customers
March 19, 2026
Staff Makes Recommendations On Energy Storage Resource Eligibility, Hours
Staff of the Texas PUC have requested that the Commission provide guidance to ERCOT market participants regarding the circumstances under which energy storage resources (ESRs) may participate in Dispatchable Reliability Reserve Service (DRRS).
March 17, 2026
ERCOT Generating Asset To Support Company’s U.S. Market Expansion
Hanwha Energy USA Holdings Corporation (HEUH), a subsidiary of Hanwha Energy, announced that HEUH entered into an agreement in mid-February to acquire a natural gas-fired power generation asset in Texas.
March 16, 2026
Staff of the Texas PUC have posted a draft report concerning the evaluation of transmission cost recovery
March 12, 2026
The Texas PUC adopted a final order revising the current retail market performance measure reporting requirements, applicable to retail electric providers and other market entities
March 6, 2026
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a recommended proposal for adoption to revise the current retail market performance measure reporting requirements, applicable to retail electric providers and other market entities
March 3, 2026
ERCOT is increasing the limits to participation under the Aggregate Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) Pilot.
February 25, 2026
EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR) would pay $199,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Texas PUC to resolve alleged violations of ERCOT Nodal Protocols §§ 3.15(4)(d) and 6.5.7.7(5), related to voltage support service (VSS).
February 24, 2026
The AES Corporation announced agreements for energy generation that will be co-located with a new Google data center in Wilbarger County, Texas.
February 23, 2026
Energy Marketing Conference announced its 25th Energy Marketing Conference (EMC) to be held April 20–21, 2026 in Houston, Texas, with the conference titled: "THE POWER SHIFT: Redefining Competitive Energy Markets -- Insights, Tools, and Leadership".
February 20, 2026
During today's Texas PUC open meeting, Rich Parsons, the PUCT's Director of Communications, reported that the PUC has implemented a redesign of its website targeting consumers.
February 19, 2026
Marubeni provided commentary on its recent launch of a retail electricity business in Texas aimed at corporate clients, through SmartestEnergy US LLC (SEUS)
February 17, 2026
Lubbock Power & Light said in a market notice that, due to sustained high winds and forecasted gusts creating hazardous conditions within LP&L’s service territory, field resources are being prioritized for outage response and system restoration.
February 13, 2026
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric announced "CenterPoint Energy Presents Market Moments with Retailers", a quarterly, in-person forum designed to take a deeper dive into key market topics and discuss emerging issues.
February 9, 2026
Nightpeak Energy LLC has withdrawn the Bulldog Power Project (310 MW) and Homestead Power Project (260 MW) from the In-ERCOT Texas Energy Fund Loan Program
February 6, 2026
Luminant Energy Company LLC and Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have entered into a settlement agreement for a revised voluntary mitigation plan (VMP) for Luminant.
February 6, 2026
Clear Energy Facts, a recently formed Texas broker, has launched a Texas retail electricity shopping tool called EFL Inspector
February 5, 2026
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric is hosting a market call on February 10 concerning its Smart Thermostat Program under which Texas retail electric providers are reimbursed under the TDU's energy efficiency budget for providing a smart thermostat to residential customers
February 2, 2026
Cross Texas Transmission, LLC filed at the Texas PUC indicating that Algonquin Energy Services is "now" a competitive affiliate of Cross Texas Transmission
January 30, 2026
BKV Corporation ("BKV" or the "Company") today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of one-half of Banpu Power US Corporation’s ("BPPUS") interest in BKV-BPP Power, LLC ("BKV-BPP Power" or the "Power JV") for approximately $115.1 million in cash and 5,315,390 shares of newly issued…
January 30, 2026
Texas PUC Staff has not revised any timelines related to PUC's Evaluation of Transmission Cost Recovery, Project 58484
January 23, 2026
ERCOT said in a market notice on Jan. 23 that ERCOT identified an error affecting projected, non-binding Real-Time prices, Base Points, and Ancillary Service awards for some Security-Constrained Economic Dispatch (SCED) intervals.
January 21, 2026
ERCOT issued a market notice stating, "As a winter storm is in the forecast for much of the state this weekend, Market Participants are reminded to post sufficient Financial Security to ensure that any day ahead bids are accepted."
January 19, 2026
Texas Energy Group (TEG) announced the execution of purchase and sale agreements (PSAs), "to advance development across three flagship energy and AI data center infrastructure campuses in Central Texas, together with a strategic partnership with Tidal NRG to accelerate execution and expand scalable…
January 19, 2026
A report prepared by a consultant for NRG Energy and Google says that ERCOT Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) 1296, which would create an ERCOT-funded program providing incentive payments to retail electric providers (via REPs' QSEs) for residential demand response, would support payments to DR…
