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Texas PUC staff ask if the fixed-rate change rule should go

By Ali Peivandizadeh, business growth and AI implementation specialist.

Published Nov 13, 2026 · Last checked Nov 13, 2026 · Last changed Nov 13, 2026
The short version

Texas PUC staff asked whether to repeal the rule that lets a REP seek a fixed-rate change for a new ancillary service cost.

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Electricity sellers, energy brokers. Texas. Owner, pricing, compliance.

The facts

  • Energy Choice Matters reported the request on Nov 5, 2026. It is filed in PUC Project 59997.
  • The rule is 16 TAC 25.475(b)(5). It lets a REP adjust a fixed rate for an ancillary service cost beyond its control, only after the PUC names that service.
  • Staff asked whether to repeal that language, or to keep it and set a clear process.
  • Staff also asked what would prevent a prudent REP from covering the cost of DRRS through hedging.
  • DRRS is a new ERCOT ancillary service. The PUC approved it in July and did not name it under the rule at that time.
  • The report gives no deadline for comments.

What it means for you

Until the PUC decides, a REP carries the cost of DRRS inside the fixed price it already promised.

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