Texas PUC File “Review Of Ancillary Services In the ERCOT Market”
TPUC Staff issued a Draft Commission Findings on AS Study: {***}. Commission Staff filed its analysis, recommendations and suggested next steps in this project on…
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December 16, 2024
November 18, 2024
Texas REP Group Argue Allowing VPP Provider Other Than Customer’s REP Would Harm Reliability, Slow VPP Development
The REP Group consisted of, “Octopus Energy, NRG Energy, Vistra Corp., Shell Energy North America, and Base Power Company participating as members of the Aggregate…
October 21, 2024
NRG Suggests ERCOT Should Develop Day-Ahead Demand Response Procurements From Retail Electric Providers
NRG Energy filed an alternative proposal to the Texas PUC stating that ERCOT could alternatively procure day-ahead demand response from retail electric providers (REPs).…
October 3, 2024
TPUC Issues Declaratory Order Prohibiting Variations In Certain ERCOT Securitization Charges Related To Winter Storm Uri From Being Passed Through To Certain REP Fixed Rate Customers
The Texas PUC approved a Draft Declaratory Order & Commission Memo that prohibits the variations in certain ERCOT securitization charges related to Winter Storm Uri…
October 1, 2024
ERCOT Study Concludes Texas Law Mandates Each REP Must Develop Residential Demand Response Program
An ERCOT Report prepared for ERCOT by a third-party states that Texas law “mandates” that “each” retail electric provider shall develop a…
September 20, 2024
TPUC Staff “Support” Elimination ERCOT Energy-Only Market
Since 2006, the annual State of the Market (SOM) reports have been filed in Project No. 34677, and the Independent Market Monitor (IMM) filed its 2023 SOM report…
September 18, 2024
REPs Argue ALJ’s Proposed Order Would Garner “Absurd” Result
The REP Coalition Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM) and Alliance for Retail Markets (ARM) filed comments in response to the Texas PUC’s ALJ’s proposed…
September 12, 2024
Commission Issues Order Adopting New §25.508 Reliability Standard Rule
Excerpts from Order Adopting New §25.508 Reliability Standard Rule “The Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) adopts new §25.508, relating to Reliability…
August 29, 2024
Proposed Generation from Affiliates of Texas Retail Providers Among Projects Advancing Under In-ERCOT Loan Program
The Texas PUC has advanced to a due diligence review over 4,100 MW of proposed new generation to be built in ERCOT by affiliates of Texas retail electric providers, as…
August 23, 2024
PUCT Staff Proposes Rule for REP Residential Demand Response
Public Utilities Commission Staff of Texas (PUCT) issues a Proposal for Publication of New 25.186. Goal for Reducing Average Total Residential Load In ERCOT Region -a…
