Electricity

PUCTX: PUC of Texas List of New Filings

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40206 by 3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
AGREED NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT RELATING TO MXENERGY ELECTRIC, INC.’S VIOLATION OF PURA §17.004 AND 39.101 AND PUC SUBST. R. §25.473, 25,474, 35.475, 25.479, 25.480 AND 25.483, CONCERNING CUSTOMER PROTECTION RULES FOR RETAIL ELECTRIC SERVICE

40204 by 3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
APPLICATION OF EVERYTHING ENERGY, LLC (FORMERLY RELIANT ENERGY TEXAS RETAIL, LLC) TO AMEND ITS RETAIL ELECTRIC PROVIDER CERTIFICATION; NAME CHANGE; TECHNICAL/MANAGERIAL & FINANCIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Generation

Texas’ Coal-Fired Power Fell Sharply in January

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Texas’ Coal-Fired Power Fell Sharply in January
by Kate Galbraith            The Texas Tribune
The amount of Texas electrical power produced by coal has plunged so far this year, and cheap natural gas appears to be the cause.

A report this week by Potomac Economics, a consulting company that serves as an official monitor for the Texas electricity market, showed that coal-fired electricity production dropped by 30 percent in January compared with January 2011. Nuclear power production also fell, while wind grew by 45 percent and natural gas was up 22 percent. …

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