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Blog: Vistra Acquires Retail Electric Providers, Further Consolidating Market

Blog: Vistra Acquires Retail Electric Providers, Further Consolidating Market

by OCSC | Nov 5, 2020 | Blog, Electric Consumers, Utility News

Vistra’s acquisition continues a trend in which the state’s largest retail electric providers have acquired smaller ones. _______________________________________________ Marking a further consolidation of the Texas retail electric market, Vistra, the parent...
Blog: New PUC Report Summarizes Reliability Spending, Outage Data for Texas Utilities

Blog: New PUC Report Summarizes Reliability Spending, Outage Data for Texas Utilities

by Guest Writer | Oct 29, 2020 | Blog, Oncor, Utility News

Almost all of the surveyed electric utilities had gross capital additions that were higher than ever. _______________________________________________ Each year, the Texas Public Utility Commission releases a report tracking reliability-related spending by the state’s...
Blog: New Energy Efficiency Charges Set for Take Effect in 2021 for Texas Utilities

Blog: New Energy Efficiency Charges Set for Take Effect in 2021 for Texas Utilities

by OCSC | Oct 23, 2020 | Blog, Rates

The Texas Public Utility Commission updates EECRF charges (the initials stand for “Energy Efficiency Cost Recovery Factor” ) on an annual basis. One charge on your home electric bill that may have escaped your notice is for something called the “EECRF.”  This discrete...
BLOG: Consumer Groups Question Hedge Fund Link to CenterPoint Energy

BLOG: Consumer Groups Question Hedge Fund Link to CenterPoint Energy

by OCSC | Oct 8, 2020 | Blog, Utility News

  The extent of Elliott’s control may be subject to two different confidentiality agreements between the utility and the hedge fund, according to the complaint. ________________________________________________ CenterPoint Energy failed to disclose the details of...
BLOG: Consumer Groups Question Hedge Fund Link to CenterPoint Energy

Blog: PUC Questions Contract with Texas Reliability Monitor

by OCSC | Oct 2, 2020 | Blog, ERCOT

  The debate also raised questions regarding a potential mismatch with state law. ________________________________________________ The Texas Reliability Entity, an organization that monitors the Texas power grid but reports to the feds, finds itself amid a...
BLOG:  PUC Rejects Regulatory Complaint Against ERCOT

BLOG: PUC Rejects Regulatory Complaint Against ERCOT

by OCSC | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog, ERCOT, Generation, Utility News

  A company error led to a massive wholesale power price spike. ________________________________________________ A multi-million-dollar regulatory complaint against ERCOT and relating to a massive wholesale power price spike has been dismissed by Texas...
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