February 14, 2017
N.Y. Utility Seeks To Expand Smart Meter Deployment To Cover Full Territory
Orange & Rockland Utilities has petitioned the New York PSC for approval to fully deploy advanced metering infrastructure throughout O&R's territory.
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January 25, 2017
AEP Texas North Reports Remaining Funds For REP Smart Device Reimbursement Program
AEP Texas North Division filed a further update with the Texas PUC concerning 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.
January 12, 2017
Oncor Reports Final Totals For Smart Devices Provided To Low-Income Customers Under REP Reimbursement Program
With funding exhausted, Oncor reported the total number of in-home devices provided to customers by REPs under the program which reimbursed retail electric providers for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers
January 10, 2017
CenterPoint TDU Reports Number Of Customers Taking Non-Standard Metering Service (Smart Meter Opt-Out)
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC reported to the Texas PUC that as of January 6, 2017, there are 111 ESIDs that have opted to have non-standard meter service.
January 4, 2017
Oncor Exhausts Funds For REP Low-Income Smart Energy Device Reimbursement Program
Oncor reported that all of the funds have been exhausted under the program through which retail electric providers were reimbursed for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers
December 29, 2016
New York Utilities Seek Approval For Territory-Wide Deployment Of Smart Meters (AMI)
New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) have petitioned the New York PSC for approval of the territory-wide deployment of advanced metering infrastructure for their electricity and gas meters
December 14, 2016
Sole Remaining Texas TDU With Funds For REP Low-Income Smart Energy Device Reimbursement Program Reports On Remaining Funds
AEP Texas North reported that, as of October 31, 2016, it had $120,000 in funds available under the program which reimbursed retail electric providers for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers
December 5, 2016
Oncor Reports 90% of REP Low-Income Smart Energy Device Reimbursement Funds Exhausted
Oncor informed retail electric providers that 90% of funds designated to reimburse retail electric providers for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers are expected to be exhausted once Oncor pays invoices…
October 27, 2016
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State Launches New Energy Shopping Website
October 17, 2016
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Texas PUC Staff To Issue Strawman, Hold Workshop On Smart Meter Texas Governance, Funding
October 5, 2016
CenterPoint-TDU Fully Exhausts Funds For REP Low-Income Smart Energy Device Reimbursements; AEP TCC Distributes 90% Of Funds
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC reported that all of its funds under the low-income smart device program (under which Texas REPs are reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats (PCT) and in-home displays (IHD) to eligible low-income customers) have been exhausted
September 29, 2016
Stream Begins Providing Free Smart Devices To Low-Income Texans Under TDU Reimbursement Programs, Provides Nearly 7,000 Devices In ~2 Months
Stream recently began participating in the Texas program that reimburses retail electric providers for providing, free of charge, a programmable communicating thermostat (PCT) and/or in-home-display (IHD) to eligible low-income customers
September 28, 2016
Texas REP Offering New Smart Thermostat Plan
Gexa Energy has begun offering a residential electricity plan which includes, at no additional cost, a Honeywell Lyric Round Wi-Fi Thermostat
September 16, 2016
CenterPoint TDU Funds for REP Reimbursements Under Low-Income In-Home Device Provisioning Program Nearly Exhausted
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric filed a further update concerning 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.
July 28, 2016
Remaining Funds for Retail Provider Reimbursements Under Texas Low-Income Smart Device Program at Oncor Still Above $5 Million
Oncor filed a further update concerning 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.
July 25, 2016
Texas PUC Assigns Dockets For Contemplated Rulemakings
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has assigned the following docket numbers to previously contemplated rulemakings:
July 11, 2016
AEP Texas Reports on Customers Opting Out of Smart Meters
AEP Texas Central and AEP Texas North submitted an update on the number of customers taking non-standard metering service (opting out of a communicating AMS)
July 1, 2016
Pa. PUC Approves Implementation Standards For Utility Smart Meter Web Portals, Retail Supplier Access; Orders Implementation
Denies Access to Non-EGS, Non-Contracted CSP Third Parties
The Pennsylvania PUC approved the technical implementation standards proposed by Electronic Data Exchange Working Group's (EDEWG) Web Portal Working Group (WPWG) for a standardized solution for the acquisition of historical interval usage (HIU) and billing quality interval use (BQIU) smart meter…
June 27, 2016
Texas REPs, PUC Staff, OPUC Oppose Sharyland Petition to Sever AMS Surcharge, Move Forward With Review of Other AMS Deployment Items
Texas retail electric providers, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and the Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel all opposed, in separate comments, Sharyland Utilities' petition to unabate its AMS deployment docket, and to move forward with its deployment plan and non-AMS surcharge…
June 20, 2016
Sharyland Seeks To Reinstate Advanced Meter Deployment Proceeding, Severing AMS Surcharge Issue
Sharyland Utilities has petitioned the Public Utility Commission of Texas to reinstate a proceeding reviewing the utility's proposed advanced metering deployment plan, with such reinstatement limited to issues other than the AMS surcharge, with the AMS surcharge severed into a separate docket
June 10, 2016
Texas PUC's Anderson Stresses Need To Address Third Party Access to Smart Meter Texas Data
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 9, 2016
CenterPoint TDU Announces Automated Historical Usage / LOA Function Now Live For IDR Accounts
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric (CEHE) announced in a market notice that the automated Historical Usage / LOA function on CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric’s Competitive Retailer Information (CRIP) system is now available for IDR accounts.
June 3, 2016
Ownership of Smart Meter Texas To Remain With TDUs Under Stakeholder Settlement
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas said that Staff, ERCOT, the Joint TDUs, the REP Coalition, and the Office of Public Utility Counsel (OPUC) have reached an agreement on the future of the Smart Meter Texas (SMT) portal
May 20, 2016
Texas PUC Abates Sharyland Advanced Metering Deployment Case
The Public Utility Commission of Texas yesterday abated a case considering Sharyland Utilities' proposed advanced metering deployment plan.
May 12, 2016
Retail Energy Exec Sees Brokers As Among Retail Suppliers' Key Competitors In The Future
Brokers are among the competitors retail energy suppliers will need to deal with in the future, Daniel Verbanac, Senior Vice President for Retail at Constellation, said during DNV GL's Energy Executive Forum