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October 5, 2018
Reliant announced a preferred partner agreement with Google, which Reliant said positions Reliant, "as the premier retail electricity provider of Google Home and Nest products in Texas."
October 4, 2018
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities filed with the Pennsylvania PUC an update on their ability to bill hourly priced service through smart meters.
August 21, 2018
The Retail Energy Supply Association requested that the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities open its planned investigation into the next steps for cost-effective deployment of customer-facing grid modernization investments as soon as possible.
July 24, 2018
In light of the Texas PUC's recent approval of changes to Smart Meter Texas, AEP Texas Inc. ("AEP Texas"), CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC ("CenterPoint"), Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC ("Oncor"), and Texas-New Mexico Power Company ("TNMP") (collectively, the "Joint TDUs") have filed…
July 9, 2018
GridPlus, a start-up retail electric provider newly certificated in Texas (see story here) , has opposed a motion for rehearing filed by the joint Texas utilities concerning revisions to Smart Meter Texas (SMT), as GridPlus said the elimination of home area network (HAN) functionality would stifle…
May 29, 2018
Includes New Process For Third Party Providers To Access Smart Meter Texas Customer Data
The Public Utility Commission of Texas at its May 25 meeting formally voted to adopt a written order on new business requirements for Smart Meter Texas (SMT) and directed that an order be prepared approving such changes
May 11, 2018
Includes New Process For Third Party Providers To Access Smart Meter Texas Customer Data
The Public Utility Commission of Texas at its meeting yesterday agreed on new business requirements for Smart Meter Texas (SMT) and directed that an order be prepared approving such changes
April 13, 2018
During yesterday's open meeting, Texas PUC Commissioners expressed concern with an overly broad settlement regarding Smart Meter Texas (SMT).
March 21, 2018
Direct Energy announced the results of a recently commissioned study to quantify energy savings from customers enrolled in First Choice Power’s Power-To-Go plan, a prepaid plan which notifies customers of their account balance on a daily basis.
March 15, 2018
Addressing the only contested issue remaining in the case, a Texas ALJ issued a proposed order that would set a 12-month limit on the time that a residential or small commercial customer's authorization provided to a third-party (who isn't the REP of record) remains valid for such third party to…
January 31, 2018
Oncor has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas an update concerning the deployment of advanced meters to customers in the former Sharyland Utilities territories which are now part of Oncor.
January 30, 2018
Intended To Simplify Process For Third Parties To Access Customer Data
Stakeholders have reached, except for one issue saved for litigation, consensus for new requirements for Smart Meter Texas (SMT), including a new process by which a customer affirms an agreement to share its SMT data with a Competitive Service Provider ("CSP", an entity other than the REP of…
November 17, 2017
The New York PSC has approved the territory-wide deployment of advanced meters for all electricity and natural gas customers at Orange and Rockland
November 15, 2017
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas filed a statement of position regarding a review of the Smart Meter Texas (SMT) portal, including third-party (non-REP of record) access to customer data
August 17, 2017
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have formally filed a petition requesting that the Commission determine what changes, if any, should be made to the requirements for the continued operation of Smart Meter Texas (SMT) under the TDUs' Joint Development and Operations Agreement (JDOA).
July 27, 2017
Direct Energy is extending its Connect to Comfort 24 Plan, which includes a Hive smart thermostat and subscription plan, to both natural gas and electricity customers in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and the District of Columbia.
July 25, 2017
RESA Opposes Basic Service Design Changes Sought Through Rate Case
In a post-hearing brief on an Eversource rate case in Massachusetts, that would consolidate and institute uniform rates for the Nstar and Western Massachusetts Electric Co. service areas, the Retail Energy Supply Association alleged that grid modernization proposals that are part of the filing, and…
July 24, 2017
Staff of the Texas PUC have recommended that issues related to the Smart Meter Texas portal, including functionalities and third-party access, should be resolved through a contested case
April 26, 2017
Awesome Power, as part of comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas concerning Smart Meter Texas (SMT) in Project 42786, has proposed that retail electric providers be required to include on all bills a new, unique code that would facilitate a new customer registration process for SMT
March 28, 2017
Texas PUC To Hold Workshop on SMT Web Portal
March 28, 2017
Third party non-LSE energy service providers seeking access to customers' Smart Meter Texas (SMT) data should not be held to the same standards as retail electric providers, several data firms said in comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas
March 1, 2017
The program under which Texas retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats (PCT) and in-home displays (IHD) to eligible low-income customers resulted in the provision of 57,000 devices to low-income customers, Texas PUC Staff said in a report
February 16, 2017
The Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas has revised the date for a workshop concerning third party authorization to access Smart Meter Texas (SMT) data (Project 46204)
February 15, 2017
AEP Texas North Division reported that, as of February 14, it has received invoices from retail electric providers that exhaust 75% and 90% of the funds made available to REPs for reimbursement under a program under which REPs provide no-cost programmable communicating thermostats (PCT) and in-home…
February 14, 2017
The Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas has requested comments from interested parties relating to a rulemaking concerning third party authorization to access Smart Meter Texas (SMT) data (Project 46204)
