PUCT Approves Revised Market Performance Measure Reporting
On March the Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUC) issued an order repealing 16 TAC §25.88 and adopting new §25.88. “The Public Utility Commission of Texas…
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March 13, 2026
PUCT Assesses Over Half a Million Dollars in Penalties for Electric Rule Violations
In a March 12th press release the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) announced that it has assessed $578,916 in penalties for violations of electric rules at its…
March 5, 2026
Texas Court Orders REP to Remove Switch Hold While PUC Case Is Pending
A Texas district court has ordered a retail electric provider to remove a switch-hold from a customer’s ESI ID—even though the dispute is already pending before the…
March 4, 2026
ALJ Issues Proposed Order Adopting Parties Alternative Proposed Mechanism to Return Transition Charge Refunds to REPs
On March 3, 2025 an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) issued a Proposed Order and Memorandum that would require CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC to refund the…
March 2, 2026
Texas District Court Sides with Plaintiff by Requiring REP to Remove Switch Hold From Customer’s Account
On February 24,2026, Judge Erica R. Hughes of the 127th Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas, signed a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) requiring BKV-BPP…
February 20, 2026
Customer Does Not Need to be a Current Customer for the Commission to have Jurisdiction Over Customer Complaint
The Public Utilities Commission of Texas issued an Interim Order in the customer complaint case against Express Energy, ruling that “[t]here is no Commission rule or…
Two Separate Proposed Orders Presented Re: CenterPoint Disbursement Options
On February 17, 2026, CenterPoint, REP Coalition, and Staff jointly filed evidence and two proposed orders -one for each disbursement option – Option 1 or Option 2. As…
February 18, 2026
PUCT Approves Graviti Power’s Option 2 REP Application
On February 17, 2026 the Public Utility Commission of Texas granted Graviti Power LLC an Option 2 Texas retail electric provider certificate. Option 2 REPs are limited…
February 13, 2026
Risks Associated with Large Loads are Driven Primarily by How and When Load Materializes
In response Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) Staff’s questions filed on January 2nd seeking comments from interest participants on the rulemaking to implement…
February 11, 2026
Texas Retail Electric Complaint Scorecard
For the month of December, 2025, the PUCT complaint staff received a total 809 complaints. This is approximately 100 more than they received in November; however, this…
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