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June 21, 2019
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas filed a memo outlining further recommendations and issues to be considered with respect to real-time co-optimization in the ERCOT market (Project 48540)
June 6, 2019
IMM: Risk From Generator Outages Should Decrease With Smaller, Distributed Resource Proliferation
May 24, 2019
ERCOT has received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: West Texas Wind Energy Partners, LP (Resource Entity) – Southwest Mesa (SW_MESA_SW_MESA)
May 22, 2019
The Retail Electric Provider (REP) Coalition has filed comments at ERCOT opposing, as filed, Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) 933 (Reporting of Demand Response by Retail Electric Providers and Non-Opt-In Entities, submitted by ERCOT) which would include in the protocols a specific mandate for…
May 13, 2019
Smart Meter Texas Market Holding Workshop For REPs
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric has issued a save-the-date for its 2019 Competitive Retailer workshop, to be held July 25, 2019 in Houston
May 10, 2019
The Public Utility Commission of Texas issued a written order on discrete changes to its scarcity pricing rules, in which the Commission held that the operating reserve demand curve and the real time reliability deployment price adder shall remain in place in the ERCOT market even when the low…
May 8, 2019
ERCOT today released its final Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) for the upcoming summer season (June – September), a preliminary assessment for fall and an updated Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) Report.
May 3, 2019
Vistra Energy, the parent of various retail energy brands including TXU Energy and Dynegy, reported Adjusted EBITDA for its Retail segment of $257 million for the first quarter of 2019, up from $194 million a year ago
May 2, 2019
NRG Energy, Inc. said that it expects to return to service its inactive 385 MW Gregory natural gas plant, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
May 2, 2019
During an earnings call this morning, Mauricio Gutierrez, NRG President and Chief Executive Officer, discussed potential summer volatility in the ERCOT market as providing an opportunity to acquire retail customer books
May 1, 2019
Details Forthcoming Real-Time Product, Home Energy Control Station
GridPlus Energy, which says it is the only Texas retail electric provider that accepts cryptocurrencies as payment, has begun listing offers on the Power to Choose site
April 29, 2019
Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc. would pay $25,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) § 25.503(f)(2), concerning alleged failure to adhere to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)…
April 23, 2019
A Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings Administrative Law Judge suspended the effective date of Oncor's requested update to its Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF), a charge applicable to retail electric providers taking delivery service, from September 1, 2019, until November 1, 2019
April 19, 2019
The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) would pay $50,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve Staff's investigation of LCRA for alleged violations of Electric Reliability Council of Texas Nodal Protocols § 6.5.7.5, relating to ancillary services…
April 19, 2019
ERCOT issued a market notice stating that, on April 18, 2019, ERCOT received reports that some Market Participants have received fraudulent emails using a spoofed email address appearing to come from ERCOT.
April 18, 2019
During today's open meeting, Commissioners of the Public Utility Commission of Texas agreed that the operating reserve demand curve and the real time reliability deployment price adder should remain in place in the ERCOT market even when the low system wide offer cap (LCAP) is triggered (when peaker…
April 16, 2019
Several Texas retail electric providers and industrial customers sought a reduction in the ERCOT system-wide offer cap (SWOC) under implementation of real-time co-optimization (RTC) in ERCOT
April 12, 2019
Would Not Increase Level For LCAP
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for adoption in a rulemaking concerning discrete changes to the scarcity pricing rules
April 4, 2019
During today's open meeting, DeAnn Walker, Chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, said that she would like market participants at ERCOT to try to work out issues that have been raised concerning ERCOT's process for cancelling generator outages, rather than bringing the issue immediately…
April 2, 2019
TXU Energy has launched a new residential Texas electric plan, TXU Energy Free Pass, which TXU said, "automatically gives customers free electricity on the seven days they use it the most every month, all year long."
March 27, 2019
South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. filed a request that the Public Utility Commission of Texas, "initiate a review of ERCOT's outage cancellation actions and procedures, the increased costs caused by such actions that generators cannot avoid ... and the risks to consumers and reliability caused…
March 25, 2019
In a research report initiating coverage of Vistra Energy (VST) and resuming coverage of NRG Energy, analysts at Morgan Stanley called retail energy marketing a, "hidden gem," for the companies, and said that, "[s]trong Texas retail margins are defensible for the big incumbents NRG and VST."
March 12, 2019
Note: Direct Energy formally announced this product today, which EnergyChoiceMatters.com exclusively first reported on March 12. Pricing below is as of March 12
March 5, 2019
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) said today that it expects record electric use this summer and an increased chance of energy alerts.
March 4, 2019
Power Generation Services, Inc. (PGS) would pay $8,500 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas for alleged violations of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols § 8.1.3.3.1, related to Suspension of Qualification of Non-Weather-Sensitive Emergency…
