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April 15, 2015
The City of Austin is like a "drug addict" that is "addicted" to some $156 million in annual revenues diverted from Austin Energy to city coffers, Sen. Troy Fraser said during a hearing on SB 1945, which would provide the potential opportunity for certain large customers at Austin Energy to take…
April 14, 2015
Luminant Energy Company LLC and Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed for approval of a voluntary mitigation plan (VMP).
April 13, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for adoption addressing Subsynchronous Oscillation (SSO) risk in ERCOT.
April 3, 2015
ERCOT reported in a market notice that ERCOT has received a Notification of Change of Generation Resource Designation for the unit NRG Texas Power LLC GBY_GBYGT82
March 31, 2015
Air Liquide Large Industries U.S., LP would pay $50,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocol § 8.5.1.1 and ERCOT Operating Guide §§ 2.2.8 and 2.3.1.2, related to primary…
March 30, 2015
NRG Energy, Inc. has filed for approval from the Public Utility Commission of Texas of the proposed purchase by NRG to acquire all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in PHR Holdings LLC ("PHR") from BTEC New Albany LL, which currently owns 100% of the membership interests in PHR
March 27, 2015
Complaints about high bills at Sharyland Utilities, LP implicate how costs are allocated and recovered in distribution rates, and raise questions regarding whether such distribution costs should be recovered on a volumetric or non-volumetric basis, Texas Public Utility Commissioner Kenneth Anderson…
March 27, 2015
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC has filed a notice with the Public Utility Commission of Texas that it plans to file an application for approval of Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF), a new rider which would be charged to retail electric providers
March 25, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed reports from the Independent Market Monitor and Texas Reliability Entity concerning load shed which occurred in the Lower Rio Grande Valley on October 8, 2014.
March 23, 2015
Champion Energy Services is the latest Texas retail provider to offer residential customers Time of Use electricity plans including a free weekends product.
March 18, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed an updated estimate of installed generation capacity in ERCOT for March 2015.
March 13, 2015
CPS Energy would pay $22,500 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve CPS Energy's alleged failure to adhere to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols §§ 6.5.7.6.2.3(4), related to non-spinning reserve service (NSRS) deployment, and 8.1.1.4…
March 12, 2015
NRG Texas Power, LLC would pay $35,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve NRG Texas Power's alleged failure to adhere to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols § 8.1.1.4.2(1)(b), related to Responsive Reserve Service (RRS) energy…
March 10, 2015
Energy America, LLC informed the Public Utility Commission of Texas that it has entered into an agreement with retail provider American L & P, Co. to supply American's electricity, natural gas and renewable energy credit needs related to American's customers in designated markets.
March 3, 2015
Seasonal forecasts released by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) indicate the region will have sufficient electric generation available to serve expected peak demand requirements in the upcoming spring and summer.
February 26, 2015
New York Schedules Collaborative Meeting on Rules Governing ESCO Service to Low-Income Assistance Customers
February 18, 2015
Exelon Generation Company, LLC would pay $20,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve its alleged failure to adhere to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols § 8.1.1.4.2(1)(b), related to Responsive Reserve Service (RRS) energy…
February 6, 2015
Texas Complaint Regarding REPs' Duty To Inform Customer of Rate Changes Won't Be Referred to Arbitration
February 6, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a revised set of questions regarding the Commission's review of the ERCOT reserve margin which Staff recommends be issued for public comment.
February 6, 2015
A federal court has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit filed by two power traders against GDF Suez Energy North America, Inc., finding that GDF Suez's behavior is exempted from the Commodities Exchange Act
February 3, 2015
The MarkeTrak Task Force has submitted a proposed ERCOT Retail Market Guide Revision Request (RMGRR 129) to provide additional guidelines regarding specific timing and responsibilities for a Competitive Retailer (CR) to complete a Customer Rescission MarkeTrak issue after completion of a Switch…
February 2, 2015
Texas REP, TDU Reach Settlement Regarding Complaint Concerning Inaccurate Settlement Meter Data
January 30, 2015
Several affiliates of Invenergy LLC would in aggregate pay $109,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of ERCOT Protocols §§ 3.9.1(2), related to current operating plan criteria (COP) and 2.6.2(1), related to generators.
January 28, 2015
ERCOT notified market participants that on January 6, 2015, it received a Notification of Change of Generation Resource Designation for CPS Energy's BRAUNIG_VHB2 generating unit, with a proposed effective date of February 10, 2015
January 28, 2015
Discount Power, a Volterra Energy company, announced that it has launched in Texas several residential electric products with no monthly fee, named the Value Plus plans.
