August 5, 2026
WattTrim LLC d/b/a GridWise Audit, a start-up which recently registered as a Texas electric broker, has revised its strategy as the company has gained access to Texas retail electric plans which are not posted on the Power to Choose site
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July 24, 2026
AEP Texas Central cancelled its Catastrophic Estimation Process (CEP) on Friday, July 24, 2026.
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July 23, 2026
AEP Texas Central is activating its meter reading Catastrophic Estimation Process (CEP) on Thursday, July 23, 2026 ahead of Tropical Storm Bertha
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July 21, 2026
Connecticut Light and Power (Eversource) applied at the Connecticut PURA for approval of an accelerated deployment of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), using previously selected technologies
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June 11, 2026
Lubbock Power & Light reported that, starting June 10, Lubbock Power & Light declared a Force Majeure, due to a combination of multiple system outages over the past 18 hours, including the Verizon outage that affected West Texas
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April 23, 2026
Retail Suppliers Seek Q1 2027 Start Of ISO Load Settlement Based On AMI, Cite EDCs' Prior Testimony As Requiring Such; Oppose Cost Assignment To Retail Suppliers
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September 15, 2025
Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) is scheduled for migration to Smart Meter Texas (SMT) on September 29th.
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May 23, 2025
Dayton Power and Light d/b/a AES Ohio has withdrawn a petition before the PUC of Ohio which had originally sought approval of Phase 2 of the utility's Smart Grid Plan ("SGP")
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May 14, 2025
Per a market notice, Smart Meter Texas will be conducting an upgrade of its security protocols for FTP and API.
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February 3, 2025
With respect to retail market issues, the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities' newly filed electric security plan (ESP VI) maintains various provisions previously adopted or ordered by the PUC of Ohio in May 2024 under ESP V, prior to the FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs withdrawing ESP V
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January 9, 2025
Smart Meter Texas (SMT) said in a market notice that…
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July 8, 2024
Due to Hurricane Beryl, AEP Texas Central activated…
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February 8, 2024
A utility petitioned the PUC of Ohio for…
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November 16, 2023
A Public Utilities Commission won't delay consideration of…
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June 23, 2023
AEP Texas activated the Catastrophic Estimation Process (CEP) for Matador, Texas.
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June 13, 2023
Pogo Energy, LLC would pay $72,438 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of 16 TAC § 25.498, related to its use of estimated billing, and similar provisions of PURA
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July 18, 2022
The FirstEnergy Ohio utilities have filed for approval of a second phase of their grid modernization plan, which would include the installation of an additional 700,000 AMI meters
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June 23, 2022
Con Edison announced that it is closing in on completion of its smart meter installation program, which includes more than 4.8 million smart meters
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June 2, 2022
Will Develop New Retail Electric Products In Concert With Its Affiliate REP
The parent of a Texas REP has today announced that its software licensing arm will open its first U.S. headquarters in Houston, Texas.
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February 8, 2022
While Focused On Non-EGS Third Parties, PUC Does Ask Whether Retail Suppliers Need Electronic Access To Any Customer Meter Data That Is Currently Not Provided
The Pennsylvania PUC has opened a proceeding to, "determine if a safe, acceptable path exists for CSPs [conservation service providers] and other third parties [which are not retail suppliers] to gain access to customer data electronically from the EDCs."
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January 24, 2022
Texas-New Mexico Power issued a market notice concerning a remediation plan for its AMI meters which currently communicate via the AT&T 3G network which is being shut down at the end of February 2022
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December 1, 2021
Settlement Provides For Territory-Wide Deployment Of Smart Meters
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has adopted without modification a settlement in AEP Ohio's gridSMART Phase 3 proceeding under which AEP Ohio will complete the deployment of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) to the Company’s remaining customers by replacing up to an additional…
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October 29, 2021
Utility Withdraws Broadband Deployment Proposal Retail Supplier Data Access, Use Of AMI Data For Settlement Addressed Settlement Would Provide For Territory-Wide Deployment Of Smart Meters
As part of a stipulation addressing advanced metering (AMI) and related smart grid issues, AEP Ohio ("the Company") has agreed to withdraw a smart energy app that would have provided smart home and energy management tools to customers.
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September 15, 2021
"Due to updated outage restoration timelines," AEP Texas said in a market notice, sent at approximately 7:51 a.m. on September 15, that it has decided to implement the Catastrophic Estimation Process (CEP) for the counties listed below.
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July 26, 2021
The Centre for Net Zero, a research firm focused on clean energy and decarbonization projects and backed by Octopus Energy Group, today announced a global collaboration with researchers from The University of Maryland and The University of Cologne, led by economist Peter Cramton.
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