Aggregator / Independent Market Monitor / Texas Inc. / /
Continent
North America / /
Country
United States / Mexico / /
Facility
Port Arthur / / /
IndustryTerm
retail services / electricity / natural gas-fired generation / retail electric providers / energy needs / retail electric / settlement services / retail / natural gas / electric utilities / distribution utilities / outside contractor / balanced energy schedules / electric energy / household electricity consumption / interstate energy transactions / with regulating interstate energy transactions / /
Organization
Congress / office of Public Utility / United Nations / Electric Industry Electric Reliability Council of Texas / 79th Texas Legislature / North American Electric Reliability Council / Federal Energy Regulatory Commission / OPUC / Regional Transmission Organization / Western Electricity Coordinating Council / System Benefit Fund / Association of Electric Companies of Texas / /
Person
John W. Fainter / Jr. / / /
Position
Counsel / President and CEO / outside contractor / Marshall / /
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