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June 10, 2016
During yesterday's open meeting, Texas Public Utility Commissioner Kenneth Anderson stressed the need to address third party access to the Smart Meter Texas portal
June 8, 2016
The Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have issued a request for comment concerning Emergency Response Service (ERS) in ERCOT.
June 7, 2016
The Public Utility Commission of Texas should evaluate policies and programs that create incentives for loads to reduce consumption for reasons unrelated to real-time energy prices, including: (a) the need for and structure of Emergency Response Service (ERS) and (b) the allocation of transmission…
June 6, 2016
ERCOT notified market participants that on June 2, 2016, it executed a Standard Form Reliability Must-Run Agreement with NRG Texas Power LLC.
May 31, 2016
ERCOT issues a final determination stating that NRG Texas Power LLC's Greens Bayou Unit 5 (GBY_GBY_5) is needed for Reliability Must-Run (RMR) Service.
May 26, 2016
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners LP (BBIP) and Enchanted Rock, Ltd. (ERock) announced the closing of an equity financing to fund the construction of microgrid power assets in the state of Texas.
May 24, 2016
Haymeadow Solar is developing a utility-scale solar project for the greater Houston area, and is highlighting the project's location to REPs and end-users seeking to avoid the risks of congestion
May 13, 2016
Wholesale energy marketer Koch Energy Services, LLC applied for an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate for the ERCOT service area, which would allow it to serve all customer classes
May 11, 2016
In yet another example of federal overreach, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a proposed amendment to a final order the CFTC issued on March 28, 2013 that exempted certain specified transactions of six Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators…
May 4, 2016
Texas Public Utility Commissioner Kenneth Anderson filed a memo outlining options for moving Emergency Response Service into the ERCOT day-ahead market
May 3, 2016
ERCOT's latest Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) report shows that reserve margins are expected to exceed 17 percent through 2025, and 15 percent through 2026
April 15, 2016
During yesterday's open meeting of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Commissioner Kenneth Anderson again raised the issue of dramatically redesigning Emergency Response Service (ERS) in ERCOT
April 7, 2016
Verde Energy has acquired part of the TruSmart Energy customer book in Texas, a broker averred in a filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas
April 4, 2016
If responsibility of the Smart Meter Texas portal is transferred to ERCOT, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, "must establish a reasonable path to ERCOT Market Participant status for all interested Third Parties, where such Market Participant status confers the same voting rights and…
April 4, 2016
ERCOT said in comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas that on March 18, 2016, TruSmart Energy, LLC defaulted on its financial obligations to ERCOT under the ERCOT Protocols, which resulted in the termination of TruSmart's Standard Form Market Participant Agreement (SFA) with ERCOT.
March 30, 2016
ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: NRG Texas Power LLC – GBY_GBY_5 (Greens Bayou, Unit 5)
March 18, 2016
Raiden Commodities sought to withdraw, without prejudice to re-filing, a complaint filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas against ERCOT in which Raiden had sought an order directing ERCOT to resettle the market on two days on which Raiden alleged ERCOT's actions in the wake of hardware…
March 18, 2016
ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: Aspen Power LLC (RE) – LFBIO_UNIT1
March 15, 2016
ERCOT issued a final determination of RMR status for NRG Energy's Petra Nova Power I LLC, PNPI_GT2 unit, which had previously submitted Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO)
March 14, 2016
Market results under the current design of the ERCOT Operating Reserve Demand Curve (ORDC) are consistent with expectations in a market with surplus generation, and changes are not needed, retail electric providers and the ERCOT Independent Market Monitor said in separately filed comments at the…
March 11, 2016
Viridity Energy Inc. would pay $15,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve Viridity's alleged failures to adhere to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols § 8.1.3.3.1, related to Emergency Response Service Performance (ERS) and Testing.
March 7, 2016
Laredo WLE, LP would pay $30,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve Laredo's alleged failures to adhere to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols § 8.1.1.2(17) relating to quick start generation resources
March 2, 2016
Seasonal forecasts released by ERCOT anticipate the system will have sufficient generation available to meet projected peak demand requirements during the upcoming spring and summer seasons.
February 26, 2016
AP Gas and Electric (TX), LLC has pressed the Public Utility Commission of Texas to establish a process to review its request for a declaratory order from the PUC stating that the Mayor of the City of McAllen, acting on the City's behalf, exceeded the City's jurisdiction when hearing and ruling on…
February 23, 2016
ERCOT replied to a complaint filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas by Raiden Commodities concerning pricing on two separate operating days (OD), with ERCOT saying Raiden's arguments are erroneous and based on a fallacy.
