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PJM Seeks To Implement New Minimum FTR Credit Requirement

PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. filed tariff revisions at FERC which it said are designed to, "limit potential credit exposure of PJM Members with Financial Transmission Rights ('FTR') portfolios, i.e. FTR Holders, that have little to no credit requirement relative to the megawatt-hour ('MWh') volume of…

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Just Energy CEO: If ERCOT Sees The Volatility The Market Is Worried About Right Now, "Everybody's Book" At Risk If Not Hedged

Says Pricing Power Returning In ERCOT, As Competitors Pull Back Due To Expected Summer Volatility Will Be More Aggressive In Passing Through To Customers More Unhedgeable Capacity, Ancillary Costs

If ERCOT this summer sees the volatility that the market is worried about right now, "you're going to see everybody's book at risk if they're not hedged, naturally or through weather structures like us," Just Energy’s CEO Pat McCullough said during an earnings call

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Centrica Reports "Poor Performance" In North America Business (C&I) Segment; Cites Competitive Intensity As Well As Input Costs, Including Capacity Charges

Adjusted Operating Profit, Gross Margin Up For North America Home Business Centrica Enters "Retail Partnerships" To Expand North America Home Sales Channels

Centrica's North America Business (C&I) segment delivered a, "poor financial result," in the second half of 2017, Centrica said in reporting preliminary results for the year ending December 31, 2017, due to increased competitive intensity and changes in market structure and input costs, including…

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Constellation: Too Early To Tell Of Any Impacts On Retail Competitive Intensity From Recent Cold Snaps

Exelon CEO Says Starting To Hear Others Feeling "Pain" Of Recent Months Reports Others Increasing Pass-Throughs In Retail Contracts

During an Exelon earnings call yesterday, Joseph Nigro, CEO of Constellation, said that it was too early to determine what, if any, impacts recent cold snaps would have on the competitive intensity in the retail business, but did report on two behaviors Constellation is seeing the market.

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ARM: "Extremely Concerned" About Texas PUC Proposal To Grant Ability To Pay >$50 Deposits In Installments To All Residential Customers

Says Bad Debt From Proposal Could Approach $160 Million Annually

In comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Alliance for Retail Markets said that it is, "extremely concerned" about the proposal to give all residential customers and applicants the option to pay a security deposit greater than $50 in two equal installments.

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Texas PUC's Anderson Raises Concerns Regarding Sempra Debt, Credit Ratings, In Oncor Transaction

Asks How Oncor Will Be "Insulated" From Attempts By Calif. Lawmakers To Influence Oncor Policies, Practices

Texas PUC Commissioner Kenneth Anderson issued a memo in advance of today's open meeting concerning Sempra Energy's proposed acquisition of Oncor which outlines several concerns regarding Sempra's debt and credit ratings, which Anderson said should be addressed as the Commission adjudicates the…

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Texas PUC Denies NextEra Acquisition of Oncor

As first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com yesterday morning , the Texas PUC yesterday formally adopted an order denying NextEra Energy, Inc.'s proposed acquisition of Oncor, and a written order was issued yesterday (Docket 46238)

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Texas PUC Staff: NextEra Acquisition of Oncor "Not In Public Interest" Absent Substantive Changes To Merger Conditions

PUCT Staff Cites Concerns From Risks of NextEra's Non-Regulated Businesses, Transaction Debt

Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed testimony stating that NextEra Energy's proposed acquisition of Oncor is, "not in the public interest without making substantive changes and additions to the applicants' proposed commitments," as Staff cited concerns regarding the risks from…

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