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The Texas Advantage: How Real Competition Transforms Energy Markets
Too often, the answer is framed through residential switching rates or customer participation levels. And in many markets, those numbers tell an incomplete—and sometimes misleading—story. Because competitive markets aren’t static. They…
Virginia Bills to Watch
HB628 – Renewable energy portfolio standard program; requirements, power purchase agreements. Amends certain renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements for Dominion Energy Virginia, including the annual percentage of…
CHP Units Expected To Drive Earnings for REP in the Eastern United States
A retail energy CEO told MAGNIFYI this month that his company is expanding in the deregulated northeastern states by adding combined heat and power (CHP) technologies for commercial and industrial customers. Catalyst Power Holdings…
The Branding Problem in Competitive Energy Markets
Words shape markets. They influence how policymakers debate regulations, how journalists frame stories, and how consumers understand industries. In the case of retail electricity markets, one word in particular has quietly shaped public…
The Untold Story of Competitive Energy Markets: Why the Commercial Market Thrived While Residential Lagged
The debate over competitive electricity markets often focuses on one statistic: how many residential customers have switched suppliers. In many states, the answer is less than one-third. When measured by electricity consumption, the…
Aggregation Creates Virtual Power Plants in ERCOT
Virtual power plants are being added for real-time dispatch by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) at such a rate that the grid operator is expanding an ongoing pilot program and plans to revise its protocols to include some…
Texas Complaint Statistics for January 2026
REP complaints comprise 61% of the total volume of complaints related to electric service. The five REPs receiving the most complaints in January accounted for approximately 47% of all the REP complaints. The first chart below shows five…
