Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. v. Chaparral Energy, LLC

The question in this case is whether the Texas Public Utility Regulatory Act grants the Texas Public Utility Commission (the PUC) exclusive jurisdiction to resolve issues underlying a customer's claim that a PUC-regulated utility breached a contract by failing to timely provide electricity services. We hold that it does, so we reverse the court of appeals' judgment and render judgment dismissing this case without prejudice.

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Background

In 2007, Chaparral Energy, LLC, requested that Oncor Electric Delivery Co. provide electricity to two wells Chaparral had recently drilled in Loving County.…