The Texas PUC (PUCT) has scheduled a second staff-led workshop for Oct. 13 on price formation issues in the ERCOT market.

Sempra Energy announced a $9.45 billion cash deal to acquire bankrupt Energy Future Holdings and its 80% interest in Texas utility Oncor.

Calpine announced it has agreed to be acquired by Energy Capital Partners and other investors for $5.6 billion in cash.

ERCOT stakeholders jammed the Public Utility Commission of Texas' (PUCT's) hearing room for the first of several discussions on price-formation issues.

Rising natural gas prices will likely mean an end to ERCOT’s all-time low energy prices, according to the Independent Market Monitor.

The ERCOT energy-only market may not be broken, but stakeholders will discuss some fine-tuning at a PUCT workshop this week.

CenterPoint and OGE executives spent their respective earnings conference calls with analysts discussing their limited partnership, Enable Midstream.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy reported a $38 million increase in earnings for the second quarter because of improved performance of BHE Renewables.

NRG Energy CEO Mauricio Gutierrez said he is optimistic that courts will find that the zero-emission credits being issued to nuclear generators are harmful.

Entergy reported second-quarter profits of $409.9 million ($2.27/share), compared to $567.3 million ($3.11/share) a year ago.