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August 23, 2018
Texas-based Pure Energy, which represents a portfolio of utility scale solar projects in the ERCOT market, will hold a utility scale solar project auction in Dallas, Texas on Monday, October 1st, 2018
August 20, 2018
Luminant Energy Company LLC would pay $1.1 million under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols §§ 6.4.6(1) and 8.1.1.2.1.3(4).
August 10, 2018
Two Commissioners Question Having Pricing Function On Website Going Forward
D'Andrea Notes Potential For Site To Pull Historic Customer Usage, But Also Says If Reforms Don't Work Over Time, May Need To "Reconsider" Wisdom Of Government Agency Running A Commercial Website
August 10, 2018
After finalizing the questions at yesterday's open meeting, the Texas PUC issued questions for stakeholder comment in Project No. 48540, Review of Real-Time Co-optimization (RTC) in the ERCOT Market, and Project No. 48539, Review of the Inclusion of Marginal Losses in Security-Constrained Economic…
August 10, 2018
Does Not Expect Material Impact From ERCOT July Volatility
During a discussion of earnings for the quarter ending June 30, 2018 (first quarter of fiscal 2019), Just Energy discussed expanding mass market margins and the return of retail pricing power.
August 6, 2018
Vistra Retail Earnings Lifted By Texas Open To Retail Acquisitions, But "Picky"
Vistra Energy, the parent of TXU and Dynegy among other businesses, said that its second quarter adjusted EBITDA exceeded expectations as a result of higher realized prices, lower than forecast operations and maintenance expenses, and strong ERCOT retail performance that was offset by higher power…
August 3, 2018
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have proposed a process for the Commission to consider real-time co-optimization of energy and ancillary services in ERCOT ("RTC") and to consider including marginal losses in security-constrained economic dispatch
August 3, 2018
During an Exelon earnings call yesterday, James McHugh, CEO of Constellation, discussed the company's approach to potential retail acquisitions in ERCOT given summer volatility
August 3, 2018
In a memo to Commissioners, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended a series of changes to the Power to Choose website
August 2, 2018
ERCOT has submitted as a sponsor Other Binding Document Revision Request (OBDRR) 007 for revisions to the Operating Reserve Demand Curve (ORDC) methodology to include Photo-Voltaic Generation Resources (PVGRs)
August 2, 2018
Discussing second quarter earnings this morning, Mauricio Gutierrez, NRG Energy's President and Chief Executive Officer, said that NRG's Retail business had a "phenomenal" quarter, and said that the business is "always" looking to acquire retail books.
July 30, 2018
Note: The following story was first posted at 5:40 p.m. on July 30, with an alert to our email subscribers
July 26, 2018
Update, 10:45 am: The Texas PUC this morning approved the process set forth in Chair Walker's memo, including adopting the interim PFD and its findings regarding the boundaries of the current CCN and that AEP Texas is not authorized to serve some of the customers under the current boundary. The case…
July 23, 2018
Citigroup Energy, Inc. has sponsored and filed with ERCOT Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) 887 which would create a new Market Information System (MIS) Certified Area posting which it said would provide insight to the potential risk associated with default uplift charges to each Counter-Party…
July 23, 2018
ERCOT stated in a July 20 market notice that, "An issue was discovered in ERCOT’s Energy and Market Management Systems (EMS and MMS) with respect to the definitions of two double-circuit contingencies, DCNLHS8 and DLHSCNR8," relating to operating days July 18 and 20, 2018
July 13, 2018
During yesterday's Texas PUC open meeting, Commissioners discussed a process to further consider two potential changes to the ERCOT market -- Real-Time Co-optimization (RTC) of Energy and Ancillary Services (AS), and use of marginal losses.
July 6, 2018
ERCOT issued a market notice stating that two City Of Garland generating units which have filed to be mothballed are not needed for transmission system reliability
July 2, 2018
Marginal Losses Report Filed As Well
ERCOT and the Independent Market Monitor have filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas separate reports on the benefits of Real-Time Co-optimization (RTC) of Energy and Ancillary Services (AS).
June 26, 2018
RES America Developments Inc. would pay $5,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations by Whirlwind Energy, LLC of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Nodal Protocols § 3.21, relating to declarations of summer and winter weather…
June 13, 2018
Keechi Wind LLC would pay $10,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Nodal Protocols § 3.21, relating to declarations of summer and winter weather preparedness
June 11, 2018
ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resources:
June 6, 2018
ERCOT in a recent market notice stated that stakeholders and Public Utility Commission of Texas (Commission) Staff have requested that ERCOT create and maintain a list of Competitive Retailer (CR) contact information (Acquisition Transfer Contact List) on ERCOT’s public website that would include…
May 31, 2018
Notes "Slight" Increase In Competitive Retail Customer Bills Of Other ERCOT LSEs From Proposal
Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Lone Star Transmission, LLC have filed a petition at the Texas PUC for: (1) approval to transfer and integrate Rayburn's load and related transmission assets currently in the Eastern Interconnection (Southwest Power Pool) to the Electric Reliability…
May 30, 2018
Note: This story was first published the evening of May 30 with an alert to our email subscribers
May 29, 2018
Mozart Wind LLC would pay $10,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve Mozart's alleged violations of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Nodal Protocols § 3.21, relating to declarations of summer and winter weather preparedness, and 16 Tex.…
