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Purchase of Receivables Discount Rate to Increase at Maryland Utility

An EDC has filed at the Maryland PSC to update its purchase of receivables discount rates

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• NEW! -- Billing & Transaction Analyst -- Houston
• NEW! -- Associate Counsel, Regulatory Affairs -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Marketing Director -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Supply Trader - Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Sales Director -- Retail Supplier -- New York
• NEW! -- Sr. Pricing Analyst -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Business Development Manager – Broker Sales -- Retail Supplier -- DFW
• NEW! -- Senior Business Development Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Senior Risk Management Energy Analyst -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Services Account Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Consultant/Sales -- New York
• NEW! -- Director, Account Management
• NEW! -- Director of Business Development -- Houston
• NEW! -- PJM Pricing Manager/Director -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Retail Energy Project Analyst -- New York
• NEW! -- Supply Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• Broker Sales REP III - Mid-Markets -- Texas
• Senior Analyst, Front Power Supply -- Retail Supplier

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IGS Energy Partners With Beaumont Solar to Provide Renewable Energy Solutions in the Northeast

IGS Solar, LLC, an IGS Energy company, has teamed with Beaumont Solar Co. to deliver comprehensive solar solutions to businesses, residents, communities, and non-profit organizations in the Massachusetts market.

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Retail Supplier Reaches Settlement With Commission Staff Over Use of Term "Lower Rates", Implied Savings

Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission said that it has reached a settlement with ...

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RetailEnergyX: Austin City Councilor Supports Electric Choice For Customers At Austin Energy

ERCOT Forecasts Sufficient Generation Available For Spring, Summer

Seasonal forecasts released by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) indicate the region will have sufficient electric generation available to serve expected peak demand requirements in the upcoming spring and summer.

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Bankrupt Retail Supplier Files To Convert Case to Ch. 7

Glacial Energy has petitioned a bankruptcy court to convert its bankruptcy proceedings to Chapter 7, from Chapter 11, stating that it does not have funding to continue the Chapter 11 case.

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N.Y. Adopts Revised EDI Standards

The New York PSC has adopted revised EDI standards resulting from its February 2014 retail market order.

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Retail Energy Suppliers Among Top Five Sources of Consumer Complaints, AG Says

Complaints concerning retail energy suppliers are among the top five categories of consumer complaints, New Jersey Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs said yesterday.

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• Utility Discloses Winning Default Service Bidder
• Update: Ohio Corrects Winning SCO Bidders At Dominion East Ohio

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MORE Retail Energy News on RetailEnergyX.com

• NJ Lawmaker Envisions "Rating" System For Retail Suppliers, Expects Shopping Bill to Pass
• CUB: Efficiency Overtakes Electricity Competition As Most Reliable Way To Cut Power Bills in IL
• Industrials Decry Rate-Setting Process At Salt River Project
• Release: CALMAC Launches Complimentary Energy Bill Analysis Service for Commercial Building Owners
• Repost: Calif. Bill Would Allow Direct Access for All Non-Residential Customers

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March 2

NRG Expects to Add 25,000-30,000 Home Solar Customers During 2015

By the end of 2015, NRG Home Solar expects to have 35,000-40,000 lease customers totaling approximately 245–280 MW, of which 25,000-30,000 are expected to be added during the year 2015, NRG said in reporting earnings.

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Pa. Committee Chair Says PUC's Proposed Assessment Mechanism Would Make Non-Residential Suppliers Subsidize Residential Suppliers

The Pennsylvania PUC's proposal to base new assessments on retail electric and natural gas suppliers based on a supplier's gross intrastate revenues would, "likely result in suppliers who serve large industrial and commercial customers subsidizing those suppliers whose load consists primarily of residential customers," State Rep. Robert Godshall, Majority Chairman of House Consumer Affairs Committee, said in a letter to the PUC.

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Retail Supplier Launches Affinity Donation Program for Schools

A retail supplier announced that it is partnering with private and charter schools across Ohio to promote clean energy through its newly launched Green Energy Give Back affinity donation program.

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RetailEnergyX: Retail Supplier Launches Direct Mail Campaign in Rhode Island

Pennsylvania Working Group Proposes Solution Framework for Portal to Access Smart Meter Information

The Pennsylvania Electronic Data Exchange Working Group's Web Portal Working Group has filed a proposed solution framework to provide electric generation suppliers with access, when authorized, to customers' smart meter data.

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Ohio Discloses Winning Bidders From Dominion East Ohio Standard Choice Offer Auction

According to a February 27 filing, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio disclosed that the winning bidders in the Dominion East Ohio Standard Choice Offer auction for 2015-16 were:

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Utility to Self-Manage Default Service Load

A utility will self-manage default service load in ...

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Inactive Retail Supplier To Be Dissolved

An inactive retail supplier will be dissolved, its parent said

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PPL Returns to Growth in Residential Shopping; Pennsylvania Loses 8,000 Shoppers Statewide

Pennsylvania saw residential electric shopping decline by about 8,000 accounts from the end of January to the end of February, according to the latest stats on PA Power Switch.

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• Tangent Energy Partners With Cummins to Bundle Energy Management System With On-Site Generation
• CUB Asks ICC to Implement Community Solar Pilot With Virtual Net Metering
• Release: FuelCell Energy Completes Sale of University Micro-grid Project to NRG Yield

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February 27

N.Y. PSC Approves State's First Opt-Out Municipal Aggregation

The New York PSC has approved, as a demonstration project, an opt-out municipal aggregation for ...

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NEW Jobs on RetailEnergyJobs.com:

• NEW! -- B&T Analyst -- Retail Energy -- Houston
• NEW! -- Associate Counsel, Regulatory Affairs -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Marketing Director -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Supply Trader - Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Sales Director -- Retail Supplier -- New York
• NEW! -- Sr. Pricing Analyst -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Business Development Manager – Broker Sales -- Retail Supplier -- DFW
• NEW! -- Senior Business Development Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Senior Risk Management Energy Analyst -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Services Account Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Consultant/Sales -- New York
• NEW! -- Director, Account Management
• NEW! -- Director of Business Development -- Houston
• NEW! -- PJM Pricing Manager/Director -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Retail Energy Project Analyst -- New York
• NEW! -- Supply Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• Broker Sales REP III - Mid-Markets -- Texas
• Senior Analyst, Front Power Supply -- Retail Supplier

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New York Hopes to Incubate Online Marketplace/Platform for Retail Energy, Laments Lack of "Standard" Retail Contract

The New York PSC aims to incubate an online platform and exchange for retail energy that could instill confidence in commodity supply and distributed energy purchases, it directed in its Reforming the Energy Vision Order

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N.Y. Directs Staff to Investigate, Report on Supplier Consolidated Billing

New York has directed Staff to investigate and report on supplier consolidated billing (called Consolidated ESCO Billing or CEB in New York), as part of its Reforming the Energy Vision order.

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RetailEnergyX: Calif. Bill Would Allow Direct Access for All Non-Residential Customers

New York To Allow Utility Affiliates (And Utilities) To Own Distributed Resources Under REV Framework

The New York PSC will allow utility affiliates to own distributed energy resources (DER) under its Reforming the Energy Vision framework, in which the utility operates as the distributed system service provider.

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Notice of Violation Would Fine Retail Supplier $5,000

A state regulator has issued a Notice of Violation against ...

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• Fox-CT Hit Piece: Energy Supplier Accused Of Misleading Customers
• Customers at Muni Utility Without Choice, "Whose Rates Are Lower", Receive Direct Mail From Retail Supplier
• Exelon Nuke Bail-Out Bill Filed, Requires Procurement of "Low Carbon" Resources
• FERC Sets Technical Conference on Real-Time/Day-Ahead Market Efficiency

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Regulator to Examine Retail Supplier's Minimum Usage Requirement, Marketing

A state regulator will examine a supplier's marketing and solicitation practices as they relate to "minimum usage requirements"

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Regulator to Examine Retail Supplier's Application of Termination Fees

A state regulator will examine a supplier's alleged application of termination fees to certain customers.

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No Surprise: Utility Picked As N.Y. Distributed System Platform Provider, PSC "Expects" Tariffs, Not Auctions, to Govern Initial Distributed Procurements

In two unsurprising actions, the New York PSC selected the electric utilities as the provider of the Distributed System Platform (DSP), which is the PSC's new regulatory paradigm to encourage distributed energy resources (DERs), and said that, while not pre-determining any final outcomes, it expects initial procurements of DERs to be accomplished through tariffs, not auctions.

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February 26

(Partial) Win: Purchase of Receivables Approved at New Utility

A PUC has ordered that a purchase of receivables program be implemented at ...

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To Reduce Volatility, PUCO Replaces 12-Month Contracts With 36-Month Contracts For AEP Ohio 2015-18 Default Service, Reserves Right to Phase-In Charges

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has approved an electric security plan for the period June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2018 at AEP Ohio that relies solely on descending clock auctions to procure load-following default service supply, but modified AEP Ohio's proposed procurement schedule to reduce volatility.

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Retail Supplier Inks Marketing Partnership With N.Y. Yankees

An ESCO announced a new multi-year marketing partnership with the New York Yankees

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RetailEnergyX: Texas Bill Would Authorize PUC To Bar Bad Actors From Retail Market

Report: Texas Electric Complaints See Small Increase in 2014

The total volume of electric complaints filed by consumers with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) in calendar year 2014 increased by approximately 5% from last year's record low volume, Regulatory Compliance Services reported

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PUCO Approves Duke Ohio Bill Changes to Show Retail Supplier Logo

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved Duke Energy Ohio's proposed bill changes to comply with the requirement to include retail supplier logos on utility consolidated bills.

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MORE Retail Energy News on RetailEnergyX.com

• Online Broker/Energy Auction Provider Seeks Capital Through Crowdfunding
• Texas Bill Would Extend TDUs' Ability To Rely on Alternative Ratemaking In Assessing Charges to Retail Providers
• WCVB-Boston: Alternative Utility Providers Don’t Always Equal Savings
• CT, MA, RI To Partner on Procuring Renewable Energy Supply for Utilities
• NRG Home Solar Launches Operations in North Carolina

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Parents of New York, Connecticut, and Maine Utilities With Retail Choice to Merge

The parents of several Northeast electric and natural gas utilities with retail choice programs have announced a merger agreement.

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Briefly

• New York Schedules Collaborative Meeting on Rules Governing ESCO Service to Low-Income Assistance Customers
• Massachusetts Directs Further Straw Proposals, Technical Session on Shopping Website, Contract Summary Form
• ERCOT Sets Workshop on SSR Study Criteria

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February 25

Retail Supplier Exits Market, "Terminates" Business With Customers

A retail supplier is exiting the retail market, and said that it has, "terminated our business with customers."

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N.Y. ESCOs Seek Investigation Into Default Service Reconciliation Process, Monthly Supply Rates

The Small Customer Marketer Coalition has petitioned the New York PSC for an investigation and examination of (i) the Annual Reconciliation of Gas Expenses and Gas Cost Recoveries codified at Title 16 NYCRR Section 720.6.5 to assess its impact and efficacy in the current regulatory and economic environment, and (ii) alternative cost recovery mechanisms that would ensure that the monthly gas adjustment clauses are truly reflective of current market costs.

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Written Order Suggests Deferred Default Service Costs Will Be Recovered From Non-Shopping Customers Only, PUC Also Directs Future Procurements to Mitigate Volatility

A written order published by the Rhode Island PUC concerning its deferral of a portion of significant default electric service rate hikes at National Grid, which took effect on January 1, contemplates that future default service customers alone will pay for such deferred costs.

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RetailEnergyX: Conn. Utilities, Consumer Counsel Dispute Whether Electricity Bill Changes Will Meet State Deadline

Senate President Calls for Ban on Variable Rate Contracts

Connecticut Senate President Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) has called for a ban on variable rate electricity contracts.

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Nordic Energy Releases Statement on Investigation Matter To Be Considered At Today's Illinois Commerce Commission Meeting

Per its docket, the Illinois Commerce Commission is scheduled today to consider opening a formal investigation of Nordic Energy Services, LLC. Nordic Energy Services released the following statement in advance of the ICC's consideration of the matter:

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PUC Staff Requests Delay in Filing Retail Market Improvement Report

Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have asked that the Commission extend until May 11, 2015, the deadline for a report on certain potential retail market enhancements.

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MORE Retail Energy News on RetailEnergyX.com

• Decrease in Gas Prices While Electric Rates Remain High Causing Consternation in Massachusetts
• Mackinac Center: Consumers Pay A High Price For Utility Monopolies
• Flash: Dynegy Reports Earnings

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February 24

Bill Would Ban Multi-Level Marketing For Energy Supply, Require All Suppliers to Assume Civil Liability for Door-to-Door, MLM Sales

A bill (HB 520) filed in the Pennsylvania General Assembly would ban multi-level marketing for energy supply, prohibit revenue streams used in other forms of direct selling, and require suppliers to assume civil liability for door-to-door and MLM sales

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NEW Jobs on RetailEnergyJobs.com:

• NEW! -- Associate Counsel, Regulatory Affairs -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Marketing Director -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Supply Trader - Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Sales Director -- Retail Supplier -- New York
• NEW! -- Sr. Pricing Analyst -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Business Development Manager – Broker Sales -- Retail Supplier -- DFW
• NEW! -- Senior Business Development Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Senior Risk Management Energy Analyst -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Services Account Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Consultant/Sales -- New York
• NEW! -- Director, Account Management
• NEW! -- Director of Business Development -- Houston
• NEW! -- PJM Pricing Manager/Director -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Retail Energy Project Analyst -- New York
• NEW! -- Supply Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• Broker Sales REP III - Mid-Markets -- Texas
• Senior Analyst, Front Power Supply -- Retail Supplier
• Accounts Management Director -- Retail Supplier

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Texas REP To Use New Brand, Phase-Out Existing Brand

A Texas REP will cease using an existing brand

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Met-Ed, Penelec Prices to Compare to Increase 10%

Residential Prices to Compare at Met-Ed and Penelec will increase about 10% on March 1, 2015.

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N.Y. Utilities File Tariff to Procure Demand Response At $500/MWh Plus Capacity Clearing Price If NYISO Programs Barred By Court

The six investor-owned New York electric distribution companies have petitioned the New York PSC to approve a utility-offered demand response program to the extent the U.S. Supreme Court rules that FERC (via the RTOs) cannot set compensation for demand response.

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RetailEnergyX: JCP&L Posts New BGS Default Service Rates Filed With BPU For Approval

Shipley Energy Receives License in New State
• Volunteer Energy Services Seeks New License As Electric Supplier

• The New Marathon Seeks New License

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Power Express Expands Texas Service Offerings

Texas retail electric provider Power Express, a brand of Nooruddin Investments, has begun offering service at ...

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MORE Retail Energy News on RetailEnergyX.com

• N.Y. Aggregation Touts 13% Savings
• After Customers Agree Not To Shop, Michigan PSC Cancels Hearing on Presque Isle Plant
• GDF SUEZ's Cofely Awarded Contract for Saskatoon Civic Operations Center

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February 23

Draft Standard Terms of Service, Renewal Notices Would Require Suppliers to Disclose Past Rate History, Limit on Rate Changes

A PUC has issued for comment draft versions of standardized notice forms setting forth the requirements for the terms of service and renewal notices for residential or small non-residential customers

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N.Y. Utility Files To Decrease POR Discount Rate

A utility has filed with the New York PSC an update to its natural gas purchase of receivables discount rate.

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Alleging "Windfall" to Retail Providers, Texas Cities Oppose CenterPoint TDU Plan to Refund Charges to REPs Without Requirement That REPs Pass-Through Credit to Customers

Alleging that a proposal from CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC would lead to a "windfall" to retail electric providers, the Gulf Coast Coalition of Cities has opposed the utility's as-filed proposal to refund $11 million to retail electric providers.

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RetailEnergyX: Whistleblower Alleges "Secret" Meetings Between Arizona Corporation Commish (Choice Opponent), Utility

Source Power & Gas Seeks License in New State

• New America Power Seeks New License
• Progressive Energy Consultants Receives New License

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Nonbypassable charges related to default service at Dayton Power & Light continue to grow, with PUCO Staff again raising concern with the increase.

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Connecticut Schedules Supplier Working Group Meeting

The Connecticut PURA issued a notice that the third meeting of the supplier working group will be held on ...

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FERC Allows PJM to Retain Capacity Otherwise Due To Be Released, But Rejects (Without Prejudice) Additional Non-RPM Capacity Procurements

FERC approved PJM's request to retain 2,000 MW of capacity that would otherwise be released under the RPM incremental project, but denied a separate request from PJM for authorization to enter into contracts for capacity for reliability purposes outside of the centralized capacity market.

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MORE Retail Energy News on RetailEnergyX.com

• Illinois Bills Would Change Utility Minimum Stay, Retail Supplier RPS Obligations
• Muni Aggregation Greenfield Light & Power Not Off To A Great Start
• Energy Costs On The Rise For Residents In Cape Cod Aggregation

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February 22

Volunteer Energy Announces Completion of Syndicate Financing to Fund Growth

Volunteer Energy announced the successful execution of a new secured asset based credit agreement with ...

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N.Y. Utilities Slam Westchester's Sought "Pilot" Muni Aggregation for Transferring Aggregation Costs to Non-Aggregation Customers, But Would Back Limited "Demonstration" CCA

New York utilities slammed the proposed mechanics of a pilot municipal aggregation sought by several Westchester, New York communities for seeking to require utilities to absorb many of the responsibilities (and costs) of the community choice aggregation, although the utilities would support a much more limited "demonstration" community choice aggregation.

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Direct Energy Cites "Challenging" Sales Environment in Texas, Northeast for Profit Decline; C&I Margins Up Significantly in Second Half of 2014

Direct Energy operating profit fell by 46% for fiscal 2014, due in part to "challenging" market conditions in Texas and the U.S. Northeast

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RetailEnergyX: Retail Energy Sales Agent Allegedly Steals Customer's Credit Card During Door-to-Door Sale

Nstar Basic Service Rates to Fall By 40-70%

Nstar (Eversource Energy) has filed new electric basic service rates for the industrial customer class for the three-month period beginning April 1, 2015.

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Draft Order Would Fine Retail Supplier $2,000

An initial decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ would fine IDT Energy, Inc. after the initial decision concludes, in a customer complaint case, that IDT Energy charged a customer a rate in excess of the Price to Compare when its sales agent had represented to the customer that the rate would be below the PTC.

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RetailEnergyX: Four Retail Energy Door-to-Door Sales Agents Arrested

Broker-Consultant Bright Power Acquires Ecological Partners, LLC

Bright Power, Inc., a New York City-based energy management provider, has announced its acquisition of Ecological Partners, LLC, an energy efficiency service provider previously owned by Root9b Technologies, a cybersecurity and regulatory risk mitigation company.

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PUC Rejects Utility's Contingency Default Service Proposal

The New Hampshire PUC has rejected a contingency proposal from Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) addressing situations in which there is insufficient response to a default service procurement, finding that Liberty Utilities' proposal is inconsistent with statute.

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MORE Retail Energy News on RetailEnergyX.com

• Mass. Gov. Says State Can't Survive Annual Winter Electric Rate Hikes of 40% • FERC Round-up: RMR Contracts, MISO SSR Costs, Market-Based Rates for Frequency Response

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February 19

Exclusive: Comcast Selects New Retail Supplier As Partner To Relaunch Retail Energy Effort

Comcast has selected a new retail energy supplier for a partnership to offer retail energy to its customers, EnergyChoiceMatters.com can exclusively report.

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NEW Jobs on RetailEnergyJobs.com:

• NEW! -- Marketing Director -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Supply Trader - Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Sales Director -- Retail Supplier -- New York
• NEW! -- Sr. Pricing Analyst -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Business Development Manager – Broker Sales -- Retail Supplier -- DFW
• NEW! -- Senior Business Development Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Senior Risk Management Energy Analyst -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Services Account Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Consultant/Sales -- New York
• NEW! -- Director, Account Management
• NEW! -- Director of Business Development -- Houston
• NEW! -- PJM Pricing Manager/Director -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Retail Energy Project Analyst -- New York
• NEW! -- Supply Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• Broker Sales REP III - Mid-Markets -- Texas
• Senior Analyst, Front Power Supply -- Retail Supplier
• Accounts Management Director -- Retail Supplier

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PPL Commercial Price to Compare to Increase 10%, Residential PTC Also Rises

PPL Electric's Price to Compare for residential and small commercial customers will increase on March 1.

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Flash: Direct Energy Residential Supply Customer Count in Texas, US Northeast Slides By 150,000

Direct Energy saw its residential energy supply customer count fall in both Texas and the U.S. Northeast from June 30, 2014 to December 31, 2014, parent Centrica said in reporting earnings this morning.

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RetailEnergyX: Customers At Another Texas Co-op Protesting High Rates, Seek Choice

PECO Residential, Commercial Price to Compare to Decrease on March 1

PECO has posted to its website updated Prices to Compare for the period beginning March 1.

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Retail Supplier Files Complaint Against PJM Over Uplift Charges, Seeks Refund

Champion Energy Marketing LLC has filed a complaint at FERC against PJM regarding PJM's allocation of balancing operating reserves for January 2014.

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State Sets Working Group to Address Variable Rate Presentation Issues

The Massachusetts DPU has formed a working group to address specifically issues associated with the presentation of variable-price competitive supply products on the DPU-run electric price and shopping website that is in development.

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Reliant Officially Rolls Out Home Automation, Security Products

Reliant yesterday officially rolled out a suite of home security and automation service offerings, which had been first tipped by RetailEnergyX.com last fall

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Connecticut Light & Power Default Service Rates to Fall By 67%

Connecticut Light & Power has filed new Last Resort Service rates for the period beginning April 1, 2015.

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United Illuminating Default Service Rates to Fall By 50-70%

United Illuminating has filed new Last Resort Service rates for the period beginning April 1, 2015.

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WMECO Sets New Default Service Rates

Western Massachusetts Electric Co. has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service rates for medium and large commercial and industrial customers for the three-month period beginning April 1, 2015

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Maine Sets New Standard Offer Rates

The Maine PUC has set the Standard Offer rates for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric for the month of March 2015.

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Ohio Discloses Winning Suppliers From January Default Service Auction at FirstEnergy Utilities

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed the winning bidders from the January 2015 default service auction for suppliers at the FirstEnergy utilities.

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MORE Retail Energy News on RetailEnergyX.com

• NYISO Files at FERC To Implement Revised Shortage Pricing, Costs May Exceed $3,000/MWh
• El Cerrito, Calif. Preparing to Join Community Choice Aggregation
• Retail Theater: Ohio Consumer Counsel Video on Choice

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February 18

Final Order Maintains Proposed Requirement for Retail Suppliers to Separately List Broker Fees

A final Connecticut PURA written order concerning a new standard contract summary form of the material terms and conditions for residential electric contracts still contains a requirement that retail suppliers disclose separately any fee paid to a broker

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NEW Jobs on RetailEnergyJobs.com:

• NEW! -- Business Development Manager – Broker Sales -- Retail Supplier -- DFW
• NEW! -- Energy Supply Trader - Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Sales Director -- Retail Supplier -- New York
• NEW! -- Sr. Pricing Analyst -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Senior Business Development Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Senior Risk Management Energy Analyst -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Services Account Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Consultant/Sales -- New York
• NEW! -- Director, Account Management
• NEW! -- Director of Business Development -- Houston
• NEW! -- PJM Pricing Manager/Director -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Retail Energy Project Analyst -- New York
• NEW! -- Supply Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• Broker Sales REP III - Mid-Markets -- Texas
• Senior Analyst, Front Power Supply -- Retail Supplier
• Accounts Management Director -- Retail Supplier
• Regional Sales Manager-Mass Markets -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• Digital Marketing Manager -- Retail Supplier

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Update: Crius Acquisition of TriEagle Adds Geographic, Customer Diversity

Crius Energy, which as first reported yesterday is acquiring TriEagle Energy for $22.2 million, has provided details of how the TriEagle acquisition, which will give Crius entry into the Texas market, will diversify its customer book.

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New York Staff Favor PSC Review Of LIPA Retail Choice Versus Proposed "Collaborative"

Staff of the New York PSC does not agree with PSEG Long Island's proposal to institute a "collaborative" on electric retail choice at the Long Island Power Authority, stating that the issue be more "formally and comprehensively" addressed under a PSC review.

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RetailEnergyX: New York City: Muni Aggregation a "Meritorious" Concept, "Worthy" of Consideration

N.Y. Utilities: Muni Aggregation Plans Should Require PSC Approval

Should the New York PSC determine that municipalities should be permitted to conduct opt-out aggregations, the New York utilities said that the PSC should review and approve "detailed" aggregation plans prior to implementation.

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License Briefs

• Texas REP to Relinquish Duplicative Certificate
• Brasovan Group Receives Texas Aggregator Certificate
• Certified Energy Seeks Texas Aggregator Certificate

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Texas QSE to Pay $20,000 Under Settlement with PUCT Staff

A QSE would pay $20,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve its alleged failure to adhere to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols § 8.1.1.4.2(1)(b), related to Responsive Reserve Service (RRS) energy deployment criteria on January 6, 2014.

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MORE Retail Energy News on RetailEnergyX.com

• NRG Renew to Provide Distributed Solar to Kaiser Permanente
• Citing Analysis, Michigan Industrials Slam Report on Michigan Reliability As "Misleading", "False"
• National Grid Joins Access Northeast Pipeline Project; Project Launches Open Season
• Pa. PUC to Customers: During Arctic Blast, Be Aware of Electric Rate and Know Your Options

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February 17

TriEagle Energy Acquired by Retail Supplier

TriEagle Energy has been acquired by ...

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Citing Lack of Retail Supplier Interest, Pa. PUC Denies Rider for Small Utilities to Implement EDI

The Pennsylvania PUC has denied an application from Citizens' Electric Company and Wellsboro Electric Company to implement a nonbypassable rider to implement Electronic Data Interchange in the utilities service areas, to support electric choice.

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NEW Jobs on RetailEnergyJobs.com:

• NEW! -- Business Development Manager – Broker Sales -- Retail Supplier -- DFW
• NEW! -- Senior Business Development Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Senior Risk Management Energy Analyst -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Services Account Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Consultant/Sales -- New York
• NEW! -- Director, Account Management
• NEW! -- Director of Business Development -- Houston
• NEW! -- PJM Pricing Manager/Director -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Retail Energy Project Analyst -- New York
• NEW! -- Supply Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• Broker Sales REP III - Mid-Markets -- Texas
• Senior Analyst, Front Power Supply -- Retail Supplier
• Accounts Management Director -- Retail Supplier
• Regional Sales Manager-Mass Markets -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• Digital Marketing Manager -- Retail Supplier

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PUC Rules It Can't Hear Complaint Which Merely Alleges Retail Supplier's Rates Are "Too High"

The Pennsylvania PUC affirmed that it lacks traditional ratemaking authority over competitive suppliers and therefore cannot address a customer complaint which merely alleges that a retail supplier's rates are "too high," in granting an interlocutory review sought by the supplier

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New Texas Retail Brand Listing Offers on Power to Choose

A new brand has begun listing offers on the Texas Power to Choose site

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RetailEnergyX: Irate Massachusetts Customers Call for Review of Default Service Rate Hikes

Agera Energy Receives New Licenses

• Neighborhood Energy Seeks New License
• Noresco Receives New License

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DTE Exec: Nobody Planning Capacity to Serve Retail Choice Customers

During an earnings call last week, DTE Energy CEO Gerard Anderson said that "nobody" is planning capacity required to fill projected shortfalls which Anderson said aligns with the amount of retail access load.

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MORE Retail Energy News on RetailEnergyX.com

• New York Ends Year Still Losing Residential Electric Shoppers
• Retail Theater: Clearview Energy Touts 20% Savings in Massachusetts
• Pepco Warns of Phone Scam Claiming Utility No Longer Serves Area

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February 16

Retail Supplier Reports Change in Ownership

A retail supplier has informed FERC that it has undergone a change in ownership

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NEW Jobs on RetailEnergyJobs.com:

• NEW! -- Senior Business Development Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Senior Risk Management Energy Analyst -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Services Account Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Consultant/Sales -- New York
• NEW! -- Director, Account Management
• NEW! -- Director of Business Development -- Houston
• NEW! -- PJM Pricing Manager/Director -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Retail Energy Project Analyst -- New York
• NEW! -- Supply Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• Broker Sales REP III - Mid-Markets -- Texas
• Senior Analyst, Front Power Supply -- Retail Supplier
• Accounts Management Director -- Retail Supplier
• Regional Sales Manager-Mass Markets -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• Digital Marketing Manager -- Retail Supplier
• Director, Business Development Power & Gas -- Retail Supplier

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Exelon Expects Retail Competitors to Remain "Aggressive" In Pursuit of Market Share

Exelon expects that retail energy competitors will remain "aggressive" in pursuing market share in the current commodity price environment.

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TDU Seeks to Issue Rebates to Texas REPs

Sharyland Utilities, L.P. has filed a request at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to issue rebates, to retail electric providers, related to its performance versus reliability metrics, as required in the order approving Sharyland's acquisition of the Cap Rock service areas.

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RetailEnergyX: Texans Again Picket Outside Co-Op, Demand Choice

Ohio Discloses Winning Bidders Under Columbia Standard Choice Offer Auction

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio disclosed that the winning bidders in Columbia Gas of Ohio Standard Choice Offer auction for 2015-16 were:

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Texas REP Suggests PUCT Should Consider Updating Requirements for Electricity Facts Label

A Texas REP has suggested in comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas that the Commission, "should consider whether an update to the EFL [Electricity Facts Label] content requirements would be beneficial."

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Briefly

• Texas REP Withdraws Complaint Against TDU
• PSE&G Corrects Bill Increase Data from BGS Auction

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• NRG’s Crane Slams EEI in Hill Op-Ed
• RG&E Reaches Agreement To Support Exelon Merchant Nuke With Ratepayer Money
• Exelon, Pepco Reach Settlement Agreement in Delaware for Proposed Merger

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February 13

PUC Commish Urges Retail Suppliers to "Step Up" And Bid for 3-Year Default Service Tranches Under Newly Adopted "Innovative" Design

The Pennsylvania PUC has approved a default service plan for Citizens’ Electric Company and Wellsboro Electric Company which ditches the formerly used stratified procurement approach in favor of the bidding of load-following tranches indexed to PJM prices, plus a retail adder.

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RetailEnergyX: Centrica (Direct Energy Parent) Unit To Acquire Connected Homes Company, Will Help Develop Products for Direct Energy

New Jersey BGS Default Service Rates to Fall In Most Territories, Higher At PSE&G

New Jersey's Basic Generation Service auction generally produced lower or stable supply prices for three-year contracts to serve one-third of Fixed Price (under 500 kW) customers for the period starting June 1, 2015, with the exception of Public Service Electric & Gas, where transmission costs drove prices higher.

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Source Power & Gas Seeks License in New State
• Supreme Energy Receives Electric License in New State
• Start-up Retail Supplier Receives License in New State

• Axiom Retail Energy Receives License in New State

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Just Energy Mass Market Customer Count Surges

Just Energy reported a 44,000 increase in the number of mass market Residential Customer Equivalents (RCEs) from the period September 30, 2014 to December 31, 2014, bringing its mass market customer total to nearly pre-polar vortex levels.

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New York Issues Errata to New TPV Requirements, Strikes TPV Question

The New York PSC issued an errata which removes a third party verification requirement included in the PSC's recent rehearing order regarding TPV requirements.

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• Say What? Northeast Utilities Exec Says "Fun" In Store Under Eversource Rebranding
• ISO-NE Selects NU-National Grid Transmission Project to Address Boston Reliability

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February 12

Direct Energy Launches Nest Thermostat Bundles in Texas

Direct Energy has begun offering in Texas electricity plans including a free Nest Learning Thermostat

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NextEra Energy Services Seeks Retail Natural Gas Supplier License

• Lower Watt Seeks New License

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Connecticut Issues Final Decision Ordering Retail Suppliers to Pay Alternative Compliance Payments for 2012 RPS

The Connecticut PURA has issued a final decision on retail suppliers' RPS obligations for 2012, and directed several retail suppliers to pay alternative compliance payments.

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RetailEnergyX: Bill Would Allow Municipalities to Create Opt-Out Aggregations -- Without Voter Approval!

SouthStar Energy Services Reports Customer Count, Volumes

AGL Resources filed a 10-K for fiscal 2014, which included data related to SouthStar Energy Services' customer count and volumes.

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"CenterPoint Energy" Launches Automated Service to Alert Customers of Power Outages

"CenterPoint Energy" announced that it has begun offering customers at CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric a Power Alert Service which automatically notifies consumers via SMS text, e-mail or phone call whenever a power outage or other power problem is detected at or near their address.

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RetailEnergyX: Millennials’ Behavior Shows They Don't Have A "Social Conscience", So Don't Build Your Retail Energy Strategy Around This Myth

Briefly

• New York Sets Additional Collaborative Meeting on Accelerated Gas Switching
• Texas Retail Provider Receives A+ Rating from BBB

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• Texas REP Offering 3 Free Months of Service
• Customers of Both Texas Co-ops, REPs Question Bill Increases

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February 11

Retail Adder At Dominion East Ohio Plummets to Nearly $0/Mcf

The Standard Choice Offer auction to set the Retail Price Adjustment (RPA) at Dominion East Ohio for the period April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016 saw the RPA plummet to a mere ...

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Final Decision Drops Proposal for Additional $100 Compensation to Slammed Customers

The Connecticut PURA issued a final decision adopting new standards for electric suppliers and a new disclosure statement required for advertisements.

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Direct Energy Launches Service in New Territory

Direct Energy has begun offering residential natural gas service at ...

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RetailEnergyX: Texas Co-op Customers Protest In Favor of Electric Choice

Pa. State Rep.: Accelerated Switching Not Sufficient Customer Protection Against Variable Rates

The Pennsylvania PUC's accelerated switching timeline, which allows a switch to be completed within three business days, does not provide customers with sufficient customer protection against variable rates, Pennsylvania State Representative Robert Godshall, Chair of the Consumer Affairs committee, said during a hearing yesterday.

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Pa. PUC "Lays Down the Law" To Retail Suppliers, Emphasizes Peer Review

The Pennsylvania PUC recently met with retail energy suppliers to, "lay down the law", in the wake of the polar vortex, and to emphasize the need for peer review in the industry to weed-out bad actors.

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RetailEnergyX: PUC Warns Legislature Against Price Caps

PSC Directs Wisconsin Electric Power Company to Show Case Why Utility Should Not Be Prohibited From Retiring Presque Isle Power Plant

The Michigan Public Service Commission has directed Wisconsin Electric Power Company (WEPCo) to show cause why it should not be prohibited from suspension of operations or retirement of the Presque Isle Power Plant (PIPP).

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• N.Y. Releases Straw Proposal on Community Net Metering

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February 10

GDF SUEZ's Think Energy Launches "Major" Expansion

Think Energy, the retail electricity provider established by GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA to serve residential and small commercial customers, announced a significant step in the company's strategic growth efforts

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PSC Proposes Requiring Retail Suppliers to File With Commission Photo IDs of Every Individual Conducting In-Person Sales for Supplier

A PSC has proposed new rules regarding the licensure of retail electric suppliers, which would impose new requirements for suppliers to file sales and marketing materials with the Commission prior to their sales activities.

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PSC Proposes To Require Retail Suppliers To Complete Commission Compliance Workshop As Condition of Licensure

In what we see as a novel approach to compliance issues, a PSC, as part of proposed new licensing rules for electric suppliers (click here for related story), proposes to require that suppliers complete a compliance education workshop as a condition of licensure.

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RetailEnergyX: N.H. Pols Introduce Legislation to Address "Wild West" Retail Electric Market

FERC Approves RTO's Request To Compensate Generators In Excess of $1,000/MWh Offer Cap, Recovery Via Uplift

FERC approved an ISO's request to allow the ISO to compensate generators in excess of the current $1,000/MWh offer cap.

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Tara Energy Listing Offers in New Service Areas

Tara Energy has begun listing residential electric offers for customers at ...

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Verde Energy Listing Offers in New Service Areas

Verde Energy has begun listing residential electric offers for ...

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Mega Energy Seeks License in New State

• Central Energy-North East Seeks New License

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• Broker Featured in Fox 26-Houston Story
• Starwood Energy Group Completes Acquisition of Texas Power Plant
• PG&E Wants PUC OK to Build 25,000 EV Chargers

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February 9

Crius Energy Ceases Use of One of Its Retail Energy Brands

Crius Energy is ceasing the use of its ...

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NEW Jobs on RetailEnergyJobs.com:

• NEW! -- Senior Risk Management Energy Analyst -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Services Account Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Consultant/Sales -- New York
• NEW! -- Director, Account Management
• NEW! -- Director of Business Development -- Houston
• NEW! -- PJM Pricing Manager/Director -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Retail Energy Project Analyst -- New York
• NEW! -- Supply Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Broker Sales REP III - Mid-Markets -- Texas
• NEW! -- Senior Analyst, Front Power Supply -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Accounts Management Director -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Regional Sales Manager-Mass Markets -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Digital Marketing Manager -- Retail Supplier
• Director, Business Development Power & Gas -- Retail Supplier

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Written Order Emphasizes "Reasonable" Requirement for ESCO Fixed Offers to Low-Income Customers, Provides Granular TPV Requirements

The New York PSC has issued a written rehearing order concerning the provision of ESCO service to low-income customers participating in utility administered low income discount programs and the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), and also provides granular details regarding new third-party verification requirements.

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Surprise! Duquesne Light Allowed to Return Customers to Default Service on Accelerated Basis While Retail Supplier Accelerated Switching Delayed

Duquesne Light will be permitted to return customers contacting the utility to default service on an accelerated basis even as the accelerated switching process for retail suppliers is delayed.

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RetailEnergyX: PUC Assigns Docket for Review of Disclosure Statement

Dominion Retail Reports Customer Growth

Dominion Retail reported growth in its average customer count for the three months ending December 31, 2014, versus the three months ending September 30, 2014

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Retail Supplier Announces Launch of Member Rewards Program

A retail supplier has begun rolling out a rewards program that will offer customers discounts on various everyday services and products.

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Central Hudson Joint Proposal Includes Changes to Retail Access Program

A joint proposal in Central Hudson's rate case includes several changes to operating procedures applicable to retail access natural gas service at the utility.

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• Ohio Muni Aggregation "Fails To Deliver Cost Savings"
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• FERC Won't Require E-Tag Info on Electric Quarterly Reports

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February 6

New York Will Allow ESCOs To Offer Fixed Prices to Low-Income Customers, Sets Collaborative on Implementing General Prohibition on ESCOs Serving Such Customers

The New York PSC yesterday addressed certain rehearing requests related to its landmark February 2014 retail energy market order which, among other things, limited ESCOs' ability to serve low-income customers to certain situations.

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• NEW! -- Energy Consultant/Sales -- New York
• NEW! -- Energy Services Account Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Director, Account Management
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• NEW! -- PJM Pricing Manager/Director -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Retail Energy Project Analyst -- New York
• NEW! -- Supply Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Broker Sales REP III - Mid-Markets -- Texas
• NEW! -- Senior Analyst, Front Power Supply -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Accounts Management Director -- Retail Supplier
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• Director, Business Development Power & Gas -- Retail Supplier
• Business Development Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston/DFW

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Court Throws Out Petulant Lawsuit Against GDF Suez's PUCT-Sanctioned ERCOT Behavior

A federal court has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit filed by two power traders against GDF Suez Energy North America, Inc., finding that GDF Suez's behavior is exempted from the Commodities Exchange Act

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Retail Supplier WGL Energy Services To Focus on Large Commercial, Government Sales

WGL Energy Services is focusing its retail energy business on large commercial and government accounts, executives said yesterday during an earnings call

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RetailEnergyX: RI Lt. Gov Looks To Increase Electric Rate Competition (POR Pitched As Solution)

TXU Reports Providing Nearly $46 Million in Annual Cashback Rewards

TXU Energy said today that it is distributing nearly $46 million to customers in cashback rewards related to 2014.

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Texas Staff File Revised Reserve Margin Questions for Consideration

Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a revised set of questions regarding the Commission's review of the ERCOT reserve margin which Staff recommends be issued for public comment.

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Briefly

• Texas Complaint Regarding REPs' Duty To Inform Customer of Rate Changes Won't Be Referred to Arbitration
• Texas Staff Recommend Next Steps for Subsynchronous Oscillation Study
• Southern Energy Group Elected to National Energy Marketers Association Executive Committee

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• Retail Theater: PPL EnergyPlus & Philadelphia Union

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February 5

N.Y. Bill Would Require Utilities To Engage in Portfolio Management for Default Service, Require PSC to "Reward" Utilities Which Reduce Volatility

A bill (A04323) has been filed in the New York State Assembly which would require the electric utilities to utilize portfolio management for default service supplies, and would require the PSC to establish rewards available to utilities for reducing customer bills and price volatility.

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• NEW! -- Director, Account Management
• NEW! -- Director of Business Development -- Houston
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WGL Retail Supplier Reports Higher Margins, EBIT

WGL Holdings' retail energy marketing segment reported higher adjusted EBIT for the quarter ending December 31, 2014, on higher margins

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Large Aggregator PowerOptions Seeks to Expand to New State, Announces New EVP

PowerOptions, Inc. applied for an aggregator certificate in a new state and named a new EVP

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RetailEnergyX: Direct Energy Business Offering Texas Businesses $250 For Referral

ISO New England Capacity Auction Results in Shortfall for New Zone, Record $4 Billion Price Tag

ISO New England's forward capacity auction for the 2018/19 delivery year resulted in a shortfall of resources for the new Southeast Massachusetts/Rhode Island (SEMA/RI) zone.

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Eligo Energy Seeks Authority to Serve New Territories
• Amerigreen Energy Receives Authority to Serve New Territories

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Maine Discloses BHE Default Service Suppliers, Confirms Nature of Large Customer Default Service After Rejecting Bids

The Maine PUC has disclosed the winning Standard Offer suppliers at Bangor Hydro-Electric.

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• Direct Energy Announces Expansion of Home Services Franchises
• Texas Governor Abbott Reappoints Tonya Baer To Office Of Public Utility Counsel

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February 4

Texas PUC "May Consider" Whether Entergy MISO Membership Continues to Be in Public Interest Under Changed Circumstances

FERC-driven changes in Midcontinent ISO practices may require the Public Utility Commission of Texas to consider whether changed circumstances exist such that Entergy Texas' participation in MISO is no longer in the public interest, the PUCT said in a filing at FERC.

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RetailEnergyX: Brokers Silent on Proposed PUC Levy or Annual Fee on ABCs

Residential, Commercial SOS Rates to Rise at Maryland Utility

Potomac Edison has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential rates for the period beginning June 1, 2015, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning March 1, 2015.

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Michigan PSC Cites "Concern" Over Assuring Resource Adequacy in Customer Choice Environment

In its annual report on retail open access electricity service (click here for related story today), the PSC expressed "concern" over assuring resource adequacy in a retail choice environment.

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• NEW! -- Director of Business Development -- Houston
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• NEW! -- Senior Analyst, Front Power Supply -- Retail Supplier
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• Business Development Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston/DFW
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Mega Energy Seeks License in New State

• Agera Energy Receives New License

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Michigan PSC Publishes Annual Electric Choice Report (Discloses Load Served By Each Supplier)

The Michigan PSC has published its annual report on retail open access electric service.

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Pennsylvania Monthly Migration Returns to More Normal Levels, State Still Losing Shoppers

After a December that saw more than 40,000 customers leave competitive supply (click here for story), January saw the Pennsylvania retail electric market return to more normal migration patterns, but the state still saw a net decline in residential electric shopping.

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• Texas Bill Would Require PUCT To Publish Number of Complaints Against Each REP
• GDF SUEZ Makes Investment in Tendril
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• Macquarie Unit To Acquire N.J. Power Plant (Plant Has Tolling Agreement with Direct Energy)

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February 3

NRG Home Solar Acquires Verengo Solar's Northeast Sales, Operations

NRG Home Solar has acquired the Northeast sales and operational resources of Verengo Solar, a provider of residential solar

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RetailEnergyX: Retail Supplier Said to Sign "Landmark" Deal With Rice University

Retail Supplier Seeks PUC Clarification Affirming Method of Verification Permissible Under Rules

IGS Energy has petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC for an order affirming that its use of a tablet to electronically verify customer consent to door-to-door sales conducted by its Home Energy Consultants complies with the Commission's regulations.

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BGE Files New SOS Rates

Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the period March 1, 2015 to May 31, 2015

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• NEW! -- PJM Pricing Manager/Director -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Retail Energy Project Analyst -- New York
• NEW! -- Supply Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Broker Sales REP III - Mid-Markets -- Texas
• NEW! -- Senior Analyst, Front Power Supply -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Accounts Management Director -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Regional Sales Manager-Mass Markets -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Digital Marketing Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Director, Business Development Power & Gas -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Business Development Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston/DFW
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Revision to ERCOT Retail Market Guide Seeks "Strict" Timeline for Rescission Transactions

The MarkeTrak Task Force has submitted a proposed ERCOT Retail Market Guide Revision Request (RMGRR 129) to provide additional guidelines regarding specific timing and responsibilities for a Competitive Retailer (CR) to complete a Customer Rescission MarkeTrak issue after completion of a Switch Request.

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Major Energy Seeks Licenses in New State

• Agera Energy Seeks Texas REP Certificate

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Pepco, Delmarva File New SOS Rates

Pepco and Delmarva have filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the period March 1, 2015 to May 31, 2015.

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ConEd Proposes Deployment of Smart Meters in Rate Case

As part of its newly filed electric rate case in New York, Consolidated Edison has proposed the deployment of advanced meters in its territory.

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FERC Seeks $5 Million Penalty Against Generator, Alleging Manipulation

FERC issued a show cause order to ...

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• Exelon and Anbaric Join to Develop N.Y. Microgrids
• WSJ: Energy-Pinching Americans Pose "Threat" to Power Grid

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February 2

ConEd Files to Lower Hourly Pricing Cutoff

Consolidated Edison has filed to lower the cutoff for mandatory hourly pricing for default service customers from ...

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RetailEnergyX: Texas Bill Would Make Operation of Imitation State Agency Website A Felony (Power to Choose)

PSEG Long Island Proposes Collaborative on LIPA Choice Program

PSEG Long Island has proposed convening a collaborative to explore electric choice issues at the Long Island Power Authority.

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Stream Secures Temporary Restraining Order Prohibiting Solavei from Disparaging Stream

Stream Energy announced that it has secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) from the 192nd District Court prohibiting Solavei from disparaging Stream.

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Maine Discloses CMP Standard Offer Suppliers, Confirms New Default Service Rate Term, End of TOU Product

The Maine PUC has disclosed the Standard Offer suppliers at Central Maine Power under the January procurement, and confirmed several changes to default service procurement in a published written order.

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Ohio Discloses Winning Bidders Under Vectren Standard Choice Offer Auction

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio disclosed that the winning bidders in Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio's Standard Choice Offer auction for 2015-16 were:

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• Houston Chronicle Latest to Hit Minimum Usage Fees
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• Eight Aggregations Likely to Return to ComEd for Supply
• Texas Bill Would Expand Public Utility Commission to 5 Members

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FERC Dismisses Generators' Petition to Eliminate Clawback in Capacity Market

FERC has dismissed a complaint from the New England Power Generators Association that had asked FERC to eliminate the Peak Energy Rent (PER) Adjustment in the ISO New England market, and to adjust the mechanism for capacity periods for which auctions have already been run.

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Briefly

• Texas REP, TDU Reach Settlement Regarding Complaint Concerning Inaccurate Settlement Meter Data
• Texas PUC Sets Workshop on System Benefit Fund
• KRI Elected to National Energy Marketers Association Executive Committee

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January 30

PUC Commissioners Slam Utility Over Non-Compliance With Choice Enhancement

The Pennsylvania PUC denied Duquesne Light's request for an extended waiver to implement accelerated customer switching, as Chairman Robert Powelson and Commissioner Pamela Witmer slammed the utility for being "consistently wrong" in estimating when it would be able to offer a solution permitting customers to complete one off-cycle switch within three business days per billing cycle.

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PUC Orders That Retail Supplier's Financial Security Be Used to Refund Improper Customer Charges

The Maine PUC has ordered that the financial security posted by People's Power and Gas LLC be used to refund customers for an improper monthly fee charged by PP&G, since PP&G, having declared bankruptcy, is in no position to refund the charge.

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Retail Suppliers Offer Proposal for Massachusetts Shopping Website

A group of retail suppliers presented a proposal for the electric shopping website to be developed by the Massachusetts DPU.

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Consumers Energy CEO: Upper Peninsula Shocks Leading to Questioning of "Hybrid" Michigan Electric Market

The rate shocks seen by Upper Peninsula customers in Michigan from a RMR-type contract, which prompted a deal brokered by the state that will see Cliffs Natural Resources end competitive supply service (click here), "is causing a lot of people to question this hybrid market that we have here in Michigan," Consumers Energy CEO John Russell said during an earnings call.

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RetailEnergyX: Mayor Urges Residents to "Ignore" Retail Supplier's Solicitations

Illinois Opens Review of Access to Smart Meter Data By Non-Supplier Third Parties

The Illinois Commerce Commission has officially opened an investigation of the need for, and form of, customer authorization required for access by third parties, other than retail electric suppliers (RES), to advanced metering infrastructure interval meter data.

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Texas Generators to Pay $109,000 Under Settlement With PUCT Staff

Several affiliated generators would in aggregate pay $109,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of ERCOT Protocols §§ 3.9.1(2), related to current operating plan criteria (COP) and 2.6.2(1), related to generators.

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• Competitors Are Going After WMECo Customers
• Lighting Up CL&P Rebranding Effort
• DTE Electric Issues RFP For Capacity

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January 29

Retail Supplier Launches New Home Automation, Energy Management, And Security Suite

A retail supplier has launched the offering of an alarm, energy management, and home automation suite

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Retail Supplier Discloses Leadership Changes

A retail supplier has disclosed several changes in its management.

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Prepaid Brand of Texas REP Now Listing on Power to Choose

A Texas REP has begun marketing its prepaid brand on Power to Choose

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PUCO Approves Results of FirstEnergy Ohio Default Service Auction

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved the results of the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities' January 2015 wholesale auction that will ultimately determine its retail generation service rates through May 2016.

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RetailEnergyX: Texas Legislation Would Prohibit Capacity Market

License Briefs

• Delaware Valley Energy Solutions Receives License in New State
• Option One Energy Receives License in New State
• MSI Utilities Receives Licenses in New State

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Update: PUCO has approved the results of the auction and $1.29/Mcf RPA

PUCO approved the results of an auction to determine the Retail Price Adjustment (RPA) for the Standard Choice Offer at Columbia Gas

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First in EnergyChoiceMatters.com (Dec. 4): NRG-Comcast Retail Supplier Ceases Enrolling New Customers

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• N.Y. Bill Would Require Study of Consumer Energy Prices
• County Commissioner Has "Philosophical" Issues With Opt-Out Aggregation
• New York PSC Updates Natural Gas Migration Data

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January 28

Large European Online Comparison Site to Enter U.S. Retail Energy Market

A European energy and home services comparison website is expanding to the United States, with a planned launch in May 2015.

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• NEW! -- Retail Energy Project Analyst -- New York
• NEW! -- Supply Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Broker Sales REP III - Mid-Markets -- Texas
• NEW! -- Senior Analyst, Front Power Supply -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Accounts Management Director -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Regional Sales Manager-Mass Markets -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Digital Marketing Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Director, Business Development Power & Gas -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Business Development Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston/DFW
• NEW! -- Energy Advisor
• NEW! -- Manager-Retail Key Account Sales -- Retail Supplier

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Columbia Gas Default Service Retail Adder to Decrease

An auction to determine the Retail Price Adjustment (RPA) for the Standard Choice Offer at Columbia Gas in Ohio resulted in an RPA of ...

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Texas REP Launches Plans With No Monthly Minimum Usage Fee

A Texas REP announced that it has launched in Texas several residential electric products with no monthly fee, named the Value Plus plans.

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RetailEnergyX: N.Y. Gov. Directs PSC to Review NYISO Market Design, Governance

New Broker Launched By Veteran of Texas Retail Market

A retail market veteran recently formed a new energy broker/consultant.

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PPL, Riverstone Agree to FERC's Additional Mitigation Measures for Talen Energy

PPL Corporation and Riverstone Holdings LLC affiliate RJS Power Holdings LLC have accepted additional market power mitigation measures required for FERC approval of the previously reported spinoff of PPL Energy Supply and its combination with competitive generation assets owned by RJS Power Holdings, which will result in a new independent power producer called Talen Energy.

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Maryland PSC Launches Redesigned Electric Supplier Price Chart

The Maryland PSC has launched a redesigned electric supplier price comparison website for residential customers

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Mothballed Texas Generator to Return to Service

ERCOT notified market participants that on January 6, 2015, it received a Notification of Change of Generation Resource Designation for ...

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• Texas County Signs With Retail Provider (Rate Disclosed)
• City's Aggregation Consultant "Happy" To Get Customers Out of "Fraudulent" Contracts, Into Aggregation
• NRG Energy Launches Business and Clean Energy Partnership with Miami Heat
• Report: SunShare Lands "Significant" Solar Garden Investment from NRG

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January 27

Ambit Energy To Enter Six New Territories This Spring, Announces Solar Partnership

Ambit Energy will enter six new territories this spring, and also announces a partnership to offer solar installations to customers.

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• NEW! -- Supply Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Broker Sales REP III - Mid-Markets -- Texas
• NEW! -- Senior Analyst, Front Power Supply -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Accounts Management Director -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Regional Sales Manager-Mass Markets -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Digital Marketing Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Director, Business Development Power & Gas -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Business Development Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston/DFW
• NEW! -- Energy Advisor
• NEW! -- Manager-Retail Key Account Sales -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Advisor -- DFW
• Business Development Director
• Scheduling/Business Analyst -- Retail Provider
• Staff Accountant -- Retail Provider -- Houston
• Regional Sales Manager -- Retail Provider -- PA/IL/New England/Texas

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Texas REP Launches New Brand

A Texas REP has launched a new brand

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Texas REP to Pay $60,000 to Settle Alleged Violations Resulting from Differing Interpretation of Rules

A Texas REP would pay $60,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of

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RetailEnergyX: CUB Reviews Highest Electric Rates in Illinois Market

BlueRock Energy Launches Service in New State

BlueRock Energy has begun offering service in ...

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People's Counsel Seeks to Require Individual Door-to-Door, MLM Agents To Be Licensed by PSC

The Maryland Office of People's Counsel has requested that the PSC require retail supplier's independent representatives, including individuals engaged in multi-level marketing, to be licensed by the Commission.

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• Guttman Energy Talks Growth, New Markets
• Power Trader Seeks FERC Order Finding That Common Ownership Alone Insufficient to Establish Affiliate Relationship
• NRG Energy Launches Business and Clean Energy Partnership with Miami Heat
• Just Energy's TerraPass Launches Sustainability Program With City Of Palo Alto

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January 26

Maryland Staff Drops Proposal for New Customer Consent for Any Rate Change; But Eliminates Use of TPV, Voice Verification For Contracting?

Filed comments by the Maryland PSC Staff concerning changes to the electric and natural gas customer protection rules (RM54) suggest that Staff is no longer seeking to require suppliers to obtain new customer consent for any rate change (maybe), but also suggest that Staff proposes to cease allowing the use of voice verification, including third-party verification, to show customer consent.

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Stream Proceeds with Nationwide Mobile Launch in Face of Lawsuit

Stream Energy said that it proceeded with the previously reported nationwide launch of its mobile services, "in the face of grossly misrepresented and baseless legal allegations by Solavei made public late Friday afternoon."

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Pepco SOS Rates to Increase

Pepco has filed with the District of Columbia PSC new SOS electric rates for the period of June 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016.

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Sharyland Files to Deploy Advanced Meters Territory-Wide, Proposes Monthly AMS Fee Applicable to REPs

Sharyland Utilities has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to provide full deployment of advanced meters to approximately 55,000 retail electric customers over both its McAllen and former Cap Rock service areas over the period 2015-2016.

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RetailEnergyX: Mass. Official Cautions Customers Thinking of Shopping: "Prices Are Going To Come Down Again"

Town Square Energy Launches Service in New State

Town Square Energy has begun offering residential electric service in ...

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• Another: Utility Overcharges Customers in Muni Aggregation
• Daily Caller: Smart Meters: Energy In, Privacy Out
• New York Posts More New Migration Data
• Energy Transfer Partners and Regency Energy Partners to Merge in $18 Billion Transaction

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January 23

Utility Recommends Fixed Price Default Service Be Eliminated for Medium, Large C&I Customers

Unitil (Fitchburg Gas & Electric) has recommended that the Massachusetts DPU eliminate the fixed price default electric service option for medium and large C&I customers.

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• NEW! -- Broker Sales REP III - Mid-Markets -- Texas
• NEW! -- Senior Analyst, Front Power Supply -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Accounts Management Director -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Regional Sales Manager-Mass Markets -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
• NEW! -- Digital Marketing Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Director, Business Development Power & Gas -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Business Development Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston/DFW
• NEW! -- Energy Advisor
• NEW! -- Manager-Retail Key Account Sales -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Advisor -- DFW
• Business Development Director
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• Staff Accountant -- Retail Provider -- Houston
• Regional Sales Manager -- Retail Provider -- PA/IL/New England/Texas

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New Supplier Offering Service at PECO

An NGS is now offering residential natural gas supply at PECO.

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Duquesne Light Provides Update on Implementing Accelerated Switching

Duquesne Light on January 12 provided the Pennsylvania PUC with an update on its progress in implementing an interim form of three-day accelerated switching, stating that it plans for the Phase I interim solution to be implemented in the latter part of February 2015.

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RetailEnergyX: Bill Introduced To Eliminate Migration Rider

License Briefs

• SaltHouse Energy Advisors Receives Licenses in New State
• Convenient Ventures Receives Licenses in New State

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ERCOT Files Reserve Margin Report

ERCOT has filed a report on simulations used to identify target reserve margin levels (Planning Reserve Margin) at which specific physical reliability standards would be satisfied

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ERCOT: Peak Demand Fell By 1.2% in 2014

ERCOT peak demand decreased by 1.2% in 2014 versus 2013, ERCOT reported yesterday.

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• ERM Power Completes Purchase of Source Power & Gas
• Residents Told To Ignore FirstEnergy Notices
• WGL Energy (WGES) Launches New Website

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January 22

TrailStone Acquires Stake in Retail Supplier

TrailStone NA Asset Holdings LLC, a member of the TrailStone Group of companies, has entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement pursuant to which it has acquired a strategic equity interest in ...

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Final Decision Maintains Ban on Retail Suppliers Offering Residential Rates Which Vary By Day or Week

A final Connecticut PURA decision on new requirements for customer bills prohibits retail suppliers from offering to residential customers rates which vary by day or week.

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Retail Suppliers: "No Rational Way" To Develop Retail Rates Under PJM's New Capacity Allocation Design

PJM's proposal to assign capacity obligations to load based on days other than the summer peak leaves load serving entities, such as retail suppliers, with "no rational way" to develop retail prices for load, retail suppliers said at FERC.

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NRG Home Solar Launches Strategic Partnership with Upromise by Sallie Mae

NRG Home Solar announced a new partnership with Upromise by Sallie Mae, a service that helps families pay for college by earning cash back on everyday purchases.

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Maine to Change Default Service Bidding Schedule to Avoid Risk Premiums

Bargain Energy Receives License in New State

• EnergyConnect Seeks License in New State
• H.P. Technologies Receives New Licenses

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Texas Generator to Pay $10,000 Under Settlement

A generator would pay $10,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of ...

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• Ethical Electric Co-Founder Interviewed On The Union Edge
• GDF Suez Energy Resources NA Launches Redesigned Website
• NRG Marks Expansion of eVgo Network

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January 21

Draft Contract Summary Statement Would Require Retail Suppliers to List Fee Paid to Broker

A draft decision establishing a new standard contract summary form of the material terms and conditions for residential electric contracts would require the supplier to list any fee paid to a broker or aggregator.

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Direct Energy Warns of "Political Consequences" From PJM Transitional Capacity Performance Mechanism (State Lawmaker Retreat from Markets)

The disruption of existing capacity procurements and prices (more fully described in our related story today, click here) under PJM's transitional capacity performance proposal, "may have unintended political consequences at the state level," and jeopardize state policymakers' acceptance of competitive wholesale and retail markets, Direct Energy warned in comments at FERC.

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Load Coalition: PJM's Capacity Performance Transition Essentially a Bailout for Generators Who Have "Seller's Remorse" Over Existing Capacity Prices

Given that no improvement in generator performance is evident from PJM's proposed transition mechanism for its sought new capacity performance capacity market construct, a coalition of retail suppliers, wholesale power markets, cooperatives, industrial customers, and state regulators (the Transition Coalition) can only wonder that the transition is designed to address generator claims of revenue shortfall under existing capacity prices, and caves into "seller's remorse" at the expense of breaking existing capacity supply agreements with load.

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RetailEnergyX: N.Y. Legislation Round-Up: Slamming, Aggregation, NYISO

Brilliantly Simple: Pa. PUC Shows Fatal Flaw to PJM Transitional Capacity Performance Proposal

The Pennsylvania PUC has levied a simple but brilliant criticism at PJM's proposal for a transition to its capacity performance product which illustrates the futility of paying billions in additional capacity costs for a limited amount of the new capacity performance product alongside existing capacity which does not have to meet the new performance requirements.

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Texas Generator to Pay $70,000 Under Settlement With PUCT Staff

A generator would pay $70,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of ...

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• Village May Cease Municipal Aggregation Program
• Claim: Utility Overcharged Municipal Aggregation Customers
• ConEd, NiMo Saw Decline Residential Shoppers During the Summer
• Sunrun Ads Claim Solar Not Just For "Hippies"

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January 20

New Retail Supplier Enters PPL Market With Lowest Rate

An EGS has begun offering residential electric service at PPL Electric Utilities in Pennsylvania, and has the lowest rate posted on PA Power Switch.

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RetailEnergyX: Constellation Expands Into CNG Market with Acquisition of Seven Fueling Stations in Midwest

Smart Energy Launches Service in New State

Smart Energy has begun listing residential electricity offers for customers at ...

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New Retail Supplier Licensed in California

• Convenient Ventures Receives New License
• Asset Energy Receives New License

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NRG to Expand eVgo to 20 Markets Over Next Two Years

NRG Energy is to expand its eVgo electric charging infrastructure and services to 21 markets during the 2015-16 period, it said in an investor presentation last week.

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Connecticut PURA Issues Draft Determination of RPS Compliance, Assigns Compliance Payments to Retail Suppliers

The Connecticut PURA has issued a draft decision regarding retail supplier RPS compliance for 2012, and which would assign alternative compliance payments to various suppliers.

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FERC Directs Dynegy to Submit More Info on Duke Merchant (Retail) and ECP Transactions

FERC has directed Dynegy to submit more information concerning its application for approval of separate transactions under which it would acquire Duke's Midwest merchant generating plants (and retail supply business) and several power plants from Energy Capital Partners

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• Report: Door-to-Door Energy Deals Most Likely A Scam
• Muni Aggregation Rate Spike Causes Concern
• PA Borough Signs Electric Supply Agreement (Rate Disclosed)
• Provider Power Launches Redesigned Website

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January 19

Direct Energy Expands Rewards Program to New States

Direct Energy has expanded its rewards program outside of Texas, and now offers the program to residential customers in all of its U.S. energy markets.

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RetailEnergyX: DMN Watchdog Wants to Raise Everyone's Electric Rates By Regulating Minimum Usage, Other Fees

N.H. Bill Would Require Suppliers to List Rate Changes in Advance on Customer's Bill

A bill (SB 0170) has been filed in the New Hampshire General Court which would require that a customer's electric bill list any rate change which is applicable for the next month of service.

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FERC Makes Capacity Commitments Meaningless, Says PJM Offer Cap Unjust And Unreasonable For "Winter Months" in Adopting Higher Cap

Ignoring capacity owners' forward commitments to provide energy under the current $1,000 offer cap, FERC has ruled that PJM's current offer cap is unjust and unreasonable for the, "winter months."

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Maine Sets February Standard Offer Rates

The Maine PUC has set the Standard Offer rates for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric for the month of February 2015.

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Texas QSE to Pay $50,000 Under Settlement

A QSE would pay $50,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve

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Another Texas QSE to Pay $50,000 Under Settlement

Another QSE would pay $50,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve

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FERC Asks Whether Offer Caps Should "Float" With Gas Prices, Whether Shortages Pricing Should Be More Locational

FERC has issued a series of questions for stakeholder comment stemming from its various organized market price formation workshops.

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• DMN Watchdog Touts Bills "Regulating" Smart Thermostats, Tweaking Fixed Price Expiration Notices
• Central Texas Adopting Home Solar, But Not Because of That "Global Warming Crap"
• Demand Response Providers to Push for Texas Legislation Supporting Business Model

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January 16

PUC Approves Expansion of Hourly Priced Default Service at PPL

The Pennsylvania PUC, reversing an ALJ's recommended decision, has approved the expansion of hourly priced default service at PPL, in a final order on PPL's default service plan for the period June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2017.

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RetailEnergyX: NRG Chasing Millennials As "Most Important Constituency" -- SMH

Washington Gas Energy Services Adopting New Brand To Reflect Forthcoming Additional Services

Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc. has changed its name and brand to ...

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State Proposes Suppliers Pay $100 to Slammed Customers, in Addition to Refunds; Proposes New Standard for Suppliers

The Connecticut PURA has issued new draft standards for electric suppliers and a draft disclosure statement, stemming from Section 4 of Public Act 14-75.

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• NEW! -- Senior Analyst, Front Power Supply -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Accounts Management Director -- Retail Supplier
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• NEW! -- Digital Marketing Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Director, Business Development Power & Gas -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Business Development Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston/DFW
• NEW! -- Energy Advisor
• NEW! -- Manager-Retail Key Account Sales -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Advisor -- DFW
• Business Development Director
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• Staff Accountant -- Retail Provider -- Houston
• Regional Sales Manager -- Retail Provider -- PA/IL/New England/Texas
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• Utility Rules Analyst -- Retail Supplier

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PUC Approves Quarterly Contracts for Medium C&Is at Duquesne Light; But No Expansion of Hourly Pricing

The Pennsylvania PUC adopted a final order governing Duquesne Light's default service for the period June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2017 which adopts non-laddered quarterly contracts for medium C&Is, but retains laddered 12-month contracts for small C&Is.

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Eligo Energy Receives Licenses in New State

• KWH Savings Receives License in New State

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• PUC Denies PSNH Motion to Stay Divestiture Review
• Customized Energy Solutions Joins NEM

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• PUCO Reminds Ohioans Of Their Choices As Energy Consumers

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January 15

PUC Drops Proposal That Variable Rates Be "Reasonably Reflective" of Market Conditions, And Only Based on Index or Formula

A PUC issued a final order adopting revisions to its customer protection rules, and in doing so declined to adopt an earlier proposal that would have required variable rate changes to be "reasonably reflective" of market conditions, and which would have only allowed variable rates if they were based on an index or formula

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NRG's David Crane: We Have "Significant Advantage" Over Apple, Google, Comcast in Battle For Home

NRG Energy has "significant advantages" over players such as Apple, Google, and Comcast in the battle to offer home services, NRG CEO David Crane said during an investor day presentation yesterday.

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NRG Sees $3,800 in Added Value Per Customer From Additional Services Beyond System Power

During an investor day presentation, NRG CEO David Crane presented NRG's vision that it can extract $3,800 in additional value per customer from services beyond its traditional provision of retail system power.

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RetailEnergyX: Here Are the Competitive Market Conditions Placed on Exelon-Pepco Merger Under NJ Settlement

New Texas REP Seeks Retail Certificate

• Greenavise Receives Brokers Licenses in New State

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Viridian Launches Service in New State, Expands 3Dom Line to Include "Flex Auto Lock"

Viridian Energy is set to officially launch electricity service in ...

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BHE Default Service Rates to Decrease for Small, Medium Customers

Standard Offer electric rates for customers at Bangor Hydro-Electric (Emera Maine) will decrease starting in March, and the PUC appears to have selected 10-month supply contracts (through December 31, 2015), rather than 12-month contracts.

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Update: PUCO Adopts Higher SCO RPA at Vectren

Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio's Standard Choice Offer auction conducted on January 13, 2015 resulted in a Retail Price Adjustment of ...

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• PJM Files Proposal to Recognize Demand Response in Capacity Market, Post-EPSA, By Reducing LSEs' Capacity Obligations
• FERC Approves Acqusition of Retail Supplier

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January 14

Retail Supplier Terminates Network Marketing Arm

A retail supplier has terminated use of its network marketing arm

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RetailEnergyX: R.I. Lt. Gov. Faults "Outdated" National Grid SOS Procurement Design, Also Pans Rate Recalculation for Shopping Customers

Maine Small, Medium Customer Standard Offer Rates to Fall, As PUC Apparently Selects 10-Month Product

Standard Offer electric rates for customers at Central Maine Power will decrease starting in March, and the PUC appears to have selected 10-month supply contracts (through December 31, 2015), rather than 12-month contracts.

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Retail Price Adjustment for Standard Choice Offer Customers at Vectren to Increase

Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio's Standard Choice Offer auction conducted on January 13, 2015 resulted in a Retail Price Adjustment of ...

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• NEW! -- Regional Sales Manager-Mass Markets -- Retail Supplier -- Houston
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• NEW! -- Business Development Manager -- Retail Supplier -- Houston/DFW
• NEW! -- Energy Advisor
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• Business Development Director
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• Staff Accountant -- Retail Provider -- Houston
• Regional Sales Manager -- Retail Provider -- PA/IL/New England/Texas
• Sr. Pricing Analyst -- Retail Provider -- Houston
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• Utility Rules Analyst -- Retail Supplier

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Dillon Energy Services Subsidiary Receives Electric Supplier License

• Diamond Energy Receives License in New State

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"Solution" to Upper Michigan Power Costs Would See Large Customer Currently Shopping Instead Take "Significant Majority" of Supply From Utility

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on behalf of various parties announced a series of agreements meant to address higher electric costs in the Upper Peninsula, and under which Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. would take a "significant majority" of its power supply from Upper Peninsula Power Company (the to-be new owner of the Presque Isle Power Plant), instead of taking competitive supply as Cliffs Natural Resources does currently.

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University of California to Act as Retail Electric Supplier

The University of California will begin directly supplying electricity to its campuses and medical centers this month.

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• Houston Chronicle Reporter Seeking Customers Fed Up With REPs' Minimum Usage Fees
• Star Energy Partners Begins Offering Renewable Products
• Energy New England and Tangent Energy Partner to Address Peak Demand Cost Risk
• Starwood and NRG Energy Announce Solar Installation

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January 13

Satori Energy Acquires Broker/Consultant

Satori Energy announced today that it has acquired broker/consultant ...

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RetailEnergyX: TIEC: Texas Generators Seeking to Use SSO Rule to Shift Operational Risks to Customers

Just Energy To Begin Offering Residential Solar Solutions

Just Energy Group Inc. announced that it has entered into a comprehensive, long-term agreement to offer residential solar solutions

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BlueRock Energy, ReEnergy Team to Provide Supply to Fort Drum

BlueRock Energy and ReEnergy Black River LLC have entered into a services agreement to support ReEnergy's delivery of power from its 60 MW ReEnergy Black River bioenergy facility to the Fort Drum U.S. Army installation near Watertown, New York.

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• NEW! -- Regional Sales Manager -- Retail Provider -- PA/IL/New England/Texas
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• Energy Markets Analyst
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Former Manager of PowerOptions Competitive Energy Purchasing Group To Lead Massachusetts DPU

Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Matthew Beaton announced that Angela O'Connor, who formerly managed the PowerOptions retail energy purchasing group, will serve as Chair of the Department of Public Utilities.

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GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA To Supply MetroNational Properties

GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA announced that it has been selected to provide electricity to all of MetroNational's facilities over a multi-year period

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• Pennsylvania Utilities Update Prices to Compare to Reflect New STAS
• Update: Complete National Grid SOS Rates for Rhode Island (Including Monthly Variable Rates And Shopping Rate Adjustments)
• Xoom Energy Launches Redesigned Website

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January 12

New York Orders Interim Adjustment to Consolidated Edison Supply Rate to Reflect Reduced Cashout Payments From ESCOs

The New York PSC has accepted a joint proposal from Consolidated Edison and ESCOs concerning adjustments to cashouts for the first three months of 2014, but directed that the resulting impact on default service customers' commodity costs shall be implemented immediately, rather than through ConEd's next gas reconciliation filing.

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RetailEnergyX: Report: NRG Home Solar Has Installed Solar on 10,000 Homes in Five States

Massachusetts Directs Suppliers Circulate Straw Proposal On Shopping Website/Rate Board

The Massachusetts DPU has directed retail electric suppliers to circulate a straw proposal regarding the electric shopping website/rate board the Department is developing.

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PSC Fines Retail Supplier $5,000

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Mega Energy Seeks License in New State

• Century Energy Solutions Receives License in New State

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NRG Residential to Mail Conn. Residential Customers Concerning Rebranding as NRG Home

Reliant Energy Northeast LLC will mail its Connecticut customers a brochure describing the company's rebranding as NRG Home.

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Texas TDUs Report Number of Smart Meter Opt-Outs

Several Texas TDUs have reported the number of customers electing to opt-out of having a smart meter.

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N.Y. Schedules Collaborative on Accelerating Gas Switching

The New York PSC has scheduled ...

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• Report: Connecticut PURA Seeks Greater Independence
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• Calif. Muni Aggregation Sonoma Clean Power Set to Expand This Summer
• PSNH Among Top Contributors To Governor's Inaugural Ball

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January 9

Retail Supplier to Pay $2.1 Million Under Settlement with AG, Regulators

A supplier has agreed to pay $2.1 million, including $1.85 million in restitution to consumers, and to significantly revise its business practices, in order to resolve a complaint filed by the Acting Attorney General

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RetailEnergyX: Could Google Launch An Online Retail Energy Shopping Portal (Broker)?

Titan Gas and Power Offering Electric Service in New Service Areas

Titan Gas and Power has begun ...

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Bargain Energy Seeks to Serve New Territories

Agera Energy Receives New License

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Connecticut Send Meter Aggregation Issue Back to Legislature

Connecticut has referred back to the General Assembly the question of allowing nonprofit entities to aggregate electric meters that are billable to such entity.

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First in EnergyChoiceMatters.com (Dec. 4): NRG-Comcast Retail Supplier Ceases Enrolling New Customers

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• Maine PUC Nominee: Biggest Challenge Will Be To Get A Handle on Rising Electric Rates
• New York to Review Low-Income Programs, Service

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January 8

Former President of Amerex Brokers Named President of Start-up Broker

A start-up has named a former president of Amerex Brokers as its President

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RetailEnergyX: Florida Ballot Petition Would Allow Solar Generators to Directly Sell To Other Customers

Texas REP Offering Service in New Territories

A Texas REP has begun listing offers for residential electric service on the Texas Power to Choose site for ...

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Clearview Energy Now Offering DirecTV Service

Clearview Energy is now referring customers to receive affinity discounts for DirecTV.

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Texas Staff Recommend Dismissal of Latest Jade Energy REP Certificate Amendment Application

• Texas REP Granted Amendment to Reflect New Legal Name
• Energy Auction House Receives License in New State

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Retail Supplier Says Hold Message Branding Which Led to Removal From Rate Board Was Oversight

Public Power informed the Connecticut PURA that a hold message for customers calling Public Power that continued to reference Levco Energy was an oversight, and was promptly corrected.

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• Nstar, CL&P, PSNH, WMECO To Be Rebranded As Eversource Energy
• Illinois Report: "May Not Be Sufficient Concern" From Nuclear Closures to Warrant Intrusion Into Market
• Customers' Dissatisfaction With Retail Supplier Service Lead to Suspicion of Smart Meters
• EDP Renewables, Emera Maine and Central Maine Power Advance Northern Maine Wind

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January 7

MP2 Energy Enjoys Strong Growth in 2014, Discusses What's On The Drawing Board

MP2 Energy saw significant growth in its retail power business during 2014, both in ERCOT and in PJM, the latter of which it entered in earnest last year.

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RetailEnergyX: Report: National Grid Hedging More N.Y. Electric Supplies, Default Service Rate More Stable

PSC Staff Recommends Retail Supplier Be Ordered to Cease Serving Customers, In Part Due To Pricing

Staff of the Maryland PSC have filed testimony recommending that a retail supplier, "be ordered to cease serving customers in the State."

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Retail Supplier To Pay $4 Million Under Settlement With State Attorney General To Address Marketing, Pricing Allegations

A retail supplier has entered into a settlement with the Massachusetts Attorney General under which it will pay $4 million to address allegations that the supplier or its agents engaged in, "deceptive marketing and sales that promised savings but charged significantly higher rates, entered consumers into agreements without their consent, and charged costly termination fees."

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AEP Confirms Review of Potential Sales on Non-Regulated Business

AEP confirmed that it has retained Goldman Sachs for an anticipated review of the potential sale of its merchant generation business.

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Draft Order Would Ban Residential Products With Prices Which Vary By Day or Week

A draft Connecticut PURA decision would prohibit residential electric products whose rates change on a daily or weekly basis.

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• TXU Offering Customers Block RECs To Allow Customers to Go Green Without Changing Plans
• Massachusetts Utilities Terminate Cape Wind Contracts
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January 6

Regulator Removes Retail Supplier From Rate Board

A regulator has removed a retail supplier from the state's rate board

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RetailEnergyX: For Some, Smart Meter Is Unwelcome Intrusion

Dominion Energy Solutions Offering Service in New Territory

Dominion Energy Solutions has begun offering service at ...

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RESA Petitions Long Island Power Authority to Review, Enhance Electric Choice Program

The Retail Energy Supply Association has petitioned the Long Island Power Authority to institute a public examination and review of the existing LI Choice Program, "with the goal of identifying and implementing revisions and enhancements to the Program that will provide consumers with a meaningful and robust retail energy market and competitive choice."

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Retail Energy Supply Association Elects 2015 Officers and State Chairs

The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) has elected a new slate of officers and state chairs for 2015, with Brenda Crockett of Champion Energy Services being elected President.

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• Nordic Energy Services Joins Retail Energy Supply Association
• CenterPoint Energy Updates Amounts to be Refunded to Retail Providers

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• Sharyland Suspends REP Work Orders, Estimates Certain Meter Reads Due to System Restoration Efforts
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• Big Utilities’ Nightmare Begins To Play Out

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January 5

Stream Energy CEO: "We're Going After The Home," As Company Beta Tests New Services, Launches Mobile

Stream Energy has set its sights on being a provider of comprehensive home services, and the upcoming official launch of its wireless communications offerings in late January will serve as a platform for that growth, Mark "Bouncer" Schiro, Stream Energy CEO, told EnergyChoiceMatters.com

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Ambit Energy Launching in New State

Ambit will begin offering service in ...

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Network Marketer Announces Partnership With Large Broker

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RetailEnergyX: Lawmakers Target Default Service Structure In Wake of Rate Hikes

N.Y. Gov. Vetoes Municipal Aggregation Pilot Bill, But "Supports Intent"

Several days after the New York PSC issued an order establishing a process to review enabling communities to engage in opt-out municipal aggregation, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill which would have allowed Westchester County to operate an opt-out aggregation on a pilot basis, stating that the issue was better addressed at the PSC.

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• N.Y. Staff Schedules Meeting on Creation of New Demand Response Programs
• Chief Energy Elected to National Energy Marketers Association Executive Committee

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• Electric Rate Shock Spurs "Cottage Industry" (Network Marketing Agents)
• City Reminds Residents, Energy Sales Agents of Soliciting Laws
• Ph.D's Urge Wisconsin to Follow Texas, Offer Electric Choice
• NH's Electricity Woes Force Move To Negotiate on PSNH Plant Ownership

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January 2

Town Square Energy Offering Service in New State, Entry Set for Two More

Town Square Energy has begun offering electric service in ...

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• Senior Energy Markets Pricing Analyst
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• Utility Rules Analyst -- Retail Supplier

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Discount Power Offering Service in New State

Discount Power, Inc. is now offering electric service in ...

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Happy New Year: Pennsylvania Residential Shopping Craters in December; Loss of 44,000 Accounts

Pennsylvania saw the number of residential electric shoppers plummet during December 2014 according to stats recently posted on PA Power Switch.

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RetailEnergyX: Texas REP Again Offering $0/kWh Power

PSNH Forecasts Migration Up To 58% in 2015

Public Service Company of New Hampshire forecasts that monthly migration to competitive electric supply will reach 58% in 2015.

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• Politico: Smart Grid Powers Up Privacy Worries
• Fed Burning Old Cash for Electricity
• Conflict Looms Over Maine Utility's Affiliate Generation Ownership

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December 31

Pepco To File To Include Late Payment Revenues As Offset To POR Discount Rate In February

Pepco notified the District of Columbia PSC that it will file for Commission approval of an updated purchase of receivables discount rate, including a proxy rate for late payment revenues, in February 2015.

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Power Marketer to Pay $2.5 Million in FERC Settlement

A power marketer has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $2.5 million, and disgorge nearly $1 million, to settle an investigation into alleged market manipulation.

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CenterPoint Energy To Refund $10 Million to Retail Providers

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to refund to retail electric providers $10 million from an over-recovery of transition charges under TC1.

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RetailEnergyX: Dayton Power & Light Files 2015 Standard Offer Rates

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• BGE Files New Amounts for Bypassable SOS Reconciliation Adder (Rider 8)
• BGE Files to Extend Electric Vehicle SOS Tariff Option
• ERCOT Files Long-Term System Assessment Report

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December 30

RESA: Proposed Rules Would, "Drive Suppliers Out Of The Market," Make It "Impossible" to Retain/Renew Customers

Proposed revisions to customer protection rules, "would effectively make it impossible for suppliers to retain and renew customers, driving suppliers out of the market, to the detriment of customers," the Retail Energy Supply Association said

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Texas Retail Providers: "Subsidy" for Generation-Related Capital Costs Would Set "Dangerous Precedent" For Market

The adoption of a "subsidy mechanism" assigning the costs of generators' compliance with any Subsynchronous Oscillation (SSO) standards adopted by ERCOT, "would establish a dangerous precedent for ERCOT's competitive markets," the Retail Electric Provider Group said in comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas

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PUC Approves Increase in PSNH Default Service Rate

The New Hampshire PUC approved an increase in the Public Service Company of New Hampshire default service rate effective January 1

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RetailEnergyX: AARP's Legislative Goals: Ban Variable Rates

World Energy Solutions Announces Expiration of the 'Go-Shop' Period

World Energy Solutions, Inc., an energy management technology and services firm, today announced the expiration of the "go-shop" period pursuant to the terms of the previously announced merger agreement dated November 4, 2014, which provides for the acquisition of the company by EnerNOC, Inc.

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• TXU Releases New Bill Format
• Retail Supplier Offering "Chop-Cloc" (Devices Briefly Turns Off Heating Without Affecting Temp)
• Connecticut Continues to Consider Community Fuel Cells Selling to Non-Owning Customers

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December 29

Retail Provider Has Property Seized By Vendor; Court Orders Return

A Texas court on December 22 ordered that property averred to belong to a retail provider, seized on December 19 by a vendor to fulfill an arbitration judgment against the REP's parent, shall be returned.

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Retail Supplier Would Be Fined $10,000 For Agent's "False and Misleading Statements" Under Initial Decision

An initial decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ would assess a civil penalty of $10,000 to ...

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PSNH Says Senator Majority Leader to Convene Collaborative to Address Power Plant Ownership

Public Service Company of New Hampshire asked for a stay of two PUC proceedings related to its generation ownership, stating that Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley intends to lead collaborative settlement discussions and a legislative initiative addressing the issues

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RetailEnergyX: With Rising Electric Prices, Consumer Caution Urged

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• ConEd Files for Expansion of Residential Demand Response Programs
• AEP Energy Signs Aggregation Contract
• FirstEnergy PPAs Carry $3 Billion in Extra Costs, OCC Says

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December 24

Welcome to 2006: PUC Defers Default Service Rate Increase

A PUC has deferred a Standard Offer Service electric rate increase for residential and commercial customers.

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RetailEnergyX: Warning of Rate Shock, Harm to Retail Market, Pennsylvania PUC Slams Proposal to Increase PJM Price Cap This Winter

Texas Power Reserve Seeks Retail Electric Provider Certificate

Texas Power Reserve, LLC applied for a Texas retail electric provider certificate

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State Proposes Changes to Municipal Aggregation Rules: New Disclosure Requirements, Permanent Opt-Out

Staff of the New Jersey BPU have issued potential changes to Government Energy Aggregation (GEA) Program Rules under consideration as the Staff reviews the current rules in Docket Number EX14111343

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Maryland PSC Denies Broker License With Prejudice

• Northeast Energy Advisors Seeks New License

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New York Further Delays Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) Proceeding

The New York PSC has further extended the schedule for consideration of its Reforming the Energy Vision proceeding, specifically, the Track 2 proceeding.

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• Generators' Hypocrisy on Full Display As They Oppose "Artificial" $1,800 Price Cap (And The VRR Curve Isn't Artificial?)
• Baltimore Gas & Electric Files Updated SOS Rates for Residential and C&I Customers

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December 23

Texas ALJ Allows Complaint Implicating REP Obligations to Communicate TDU Charges to Continue, Refers to Mediation

A Texas ALJ has declined to wholly dismiss a formal customer complaint against Ambit Energy concerning demand charges, and referred the matter for potential mediation.

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RetailEnergyX: Municipal Aggregation Pitched As Means to Jumpstart State’s Economy

IGS Energy: "Erratic" Behavior of FirstEnergy Regarding Competitive Market Should Make PUCO Concerned With State of Retail Market

The "erratic" behavior of FirstEnergy regarding the competitive market makes the health of the current retail market at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities precarious, and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio should not rely on current migration levels as indicative of a sustainable market, IGS Energy said in testimony proposing retail market enhancements as part of the FirstEnergy utilities' electric security plan.

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PSC Issues Show Cause Orders to Retail Suppliers

A PSC issued show cause orders to several retail suppliers regarding ...

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Averred Owners of Texas REP Say They Have Restraining Order Against Individuals from Taking Action on Behalf of Company (Such as Filing for REP Certificate Amendment)

A dispute concerning the control of Jade Energy, LLC d/b/a Bose Power & Electric continues to play out at the Public Utility Commission of Texas as well as the courts as Subhash and Sarojini Bose, who aver to own and control the company, have protested the latest filing purported to have been made on behalf of Jade Energy that seeks a REP certificate amendment to reflect a change in control.

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Eligo Energy Seeks License in New State

• Alternative Utility Services Receives New License
• I.C. Thomasson Associates Receives New Licenses

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FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities File 'Settlement' in Electric Security Plan Case Seeking Ratepayer Support for Affiliate FES Plants

The FirstEnergy Ohio utilities have filed what they termed in a news release a "settlement" in their electric security plan proceeding which would set default service procurement for the period, but has become most notable for FirstEnergy's sought provision that would require ratepayer support for various FirstEnergy Solutions generating plants (with output sold into the market and not used to serve SSO load).

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• Pa. State Rep. to Reintroduce Bill to Cap Variable Rates in 2015
• Supplier Agents Allegedly Citing City Letterhead On Registration As Showing "Connection" to City
• Retail Theater: Xoom Energy's Tru Eco Products

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December 22

Retail Supplier No Longer Affiliated With EDF Trading

A retail supplier has informed FERC that it is no longer affiliated with EDF Trading North America, LLC.

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RetailEnergyX: Retail Supplier Included in TechDirt's "Hall of Shame" for Non-Disparagement Clauses (Terms Include $3,500 Penalty for Poor Review)

TXU Energy Wins $53 Million Contract

TXU Energy Retail Company, LLC has been awarded ...

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Adding Field for Minimum Usage Fees; Providing Variable Rate History; Creating Small Business Site Among Recommendations for Texas Power to Choose Changes

Adding a field to allow customers to sort plans based on minimum usage fees, and including variable rate history information, are among suggestions received by Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas for changes to the Power to Choose website.

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Proposed Decision Finds Requiring Capacity Release at Detroit Edison Is, "Reasonable," But Would Defer Issue to Collaborative

Requiring DTE Gas (f/k/a Detroit Edison) to release capacity to retail suppliers is the, "only economically reasonable long-term solution," to provide for the equitable allocation of pipeline reservation costs, a Michigan ALJ would find in a proposed decision, but the ALJ would decline to mandate a capacity release program due to unresolved questions, instead directing that a collaborative be established.

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Illinois Commerce Commission "Not Inclined" to Consider Full Requirements Contracts Absent Quantification of Benefits

The Illinois Commerce Commission rejected the use of full requirements contracts in the 2015 Illinois Power Agency procurement plan for default service, and said that it was "not inclined" to consider the use of full requirements contracts in the future absent a quantification of the benefits of such contracts.

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Supplier Residents Energy Receives New License

• Axiom Retail Energy Receives License in New State
• Brightergy Receives Licenses in New State

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• CEO of Japan Energy Deregulation Start-Up Steps Down After Accounting Probe
• MISO Latest to Allow Generators to Recover Costs Over $1,000 Price Cap
• UGI Energy Services, LLC Announces Project to Supply Local Markets in Pennsylvania

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December 19

Pennsylvania Initiates Review of Changes to Natural Gas Disclosure Requirements, Contract Renewals

As part of its natural gas retail market investigation (I-2013-2381742), the Pennsylvania PUC has immediately commenced a review of changes to the natural gas disclosure requirements related to residential and small business customers.

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RetailEnergyX: Illinois Commerce Commission Approves IPA Plan for Purchase of Default Service Requirements

Pennsylvania Moves Up Review of Natural Gas Customer Referral Programs, in Final Order Setting Retail Market Investigation Priorities

The Pennsylvania PUC has issued a final order establishing the scope of its review of improvement to the retail natural gas market, and has accelerated its consideration of standard offer customer referral programs for natural gas.

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PUC Proposes Setting New Annual Fee for Retail Suppliers Based on Intrastate Revenues

The Pennsylvania PUC has issued a tentative order to implement Act 155 of 2014, which allows the PUC to assess annual fees to electric generation suppliers and natural gas suppliers related to the PUC's oversight costs of such suppliers.

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FERC Orders Resettlement of NYISO Billings for Nov/Dec 2012, Grants GDF Suez Refund

FERC has granted a complaint from GDF Suez Energy Resources, NA concerning Consolidated Edison's submission of estimated data to NYISO for billing purposes which grossly overstated the consumption of a Suez customer, and has ordered resettlement of the affected November/December 2012 billing period, which will provide a refund to Suez

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FERC Orders Additional Mitigation Measures for PPL Energy Supply-Riverstone Combination

FERC has ordered additional mitigation in approving a multi-step transaction under which PPL Energy Supply, LLC and RJS Power Holdings LLC are to combine to form Talen Energy

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Retail Supplier Named Official Preferred Energy Provider of NHL

The National Hockey League named ...

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• Ecova Names New President and CEO
• California to Allow Utilities to Own Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
• Local Business Turn Power Off to Protest Default Service Rate Hikes
• Uncertain Marketplace Causes Village To Idle Electric Aggregation Program

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December 18

Update: REP Energy Cures ISO-NE Suspension

REP Energy has cured its suspension at ISO-NE, and ...

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RetailEnergyX: "Deception Used To Sell Electricity," Residents Warned

The Energy Co-op Launches Service in New Territory

The Energy Co-op has begun offering electric service to residential and commercial customers at ...

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National Grid Files New Default Service Rates

National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new default service rates for industrial customers for the period February through April 2015.

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Maryland Sets For Hearing Question of Whether Suppliers' Provided "Misleading" Pricing Information

The Maryland PSC has assigned to the Public Utility Law Judge Division the question of whether three retail suppliers' marketing and pricing practices were "misleading" or otherwise provided inadequate information to allow a customer to make an informed choice regarding the purchase of electricity and natural gas services

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FERC Proposes $30 Million In Penalties Against Power Traders For Alleged Manipulation

FERC issued an order to show cause to ...

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RetailEnergyX: New York ISO Stakeholders Approve Shortage Pricing In Excess of $3,000/MWh to "Enhance Grid Reliability"

WGES Wins Contract to Supply State of Delaware Facilities

Washington Gas Energy Services announced that it recently won ...

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Texas Retail Providers to Relinquish REP Certificates?

• Jade Energy Again Seeks Amendment to Texas REP Certificate to Reflect Change in Ownership
• Texas REP to Change Legal Name

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Maine Directs Development of Portal to Allow Retail Suppliers to Access Customer Data

The Maine PUC has directed Central Maine Power to proceed with development and implementation of a system that will allow customers to elect to make their interval usage data available to competitive electricity providers, and directed that a workgroup facilitate such development

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• Ohio Adopts Rule for Retail Suppliers to Disclose Renewable Compliance Costs to Customers
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December 17

Updated: Suspension Cured. Earlier: ISO Suspends Retail Supplier From Supplying Customers; Customers Transferred to Default Service

A retail supplier has been suspended from supplying customers in ...

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RetailEnergyX: TXU Energy Enters Partnership to Enhance iThermostat Options

Large Credits to N.Y. Default Service Customers Allowed to Take Effect

The New York PSC has taken no action on the natural gas utilities' annual reconciliation filings, meaning that large reconciliation credits for default service customers at Consolidated Edison and Orange & Rockland will take effect.

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Regulator Terminates Utility-Offered Green Supply Program As "Unsustainable", Customers Encouraged to Review Competitive Market

The Massachusetts DPU has ordered the termination of Nstar's Green supply program, citing its "unsustainable" design (Docket D.P.U. 13-80).

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• Manager Government and Regulatory Affairs - Texas -- Competitive Supplier
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Duquesne Light Does Not Meet December 15 Accelerated Switching Deadline, Seeks New Waiver

Duquesne Light has informed the Pennsylvania PUC that it was not able to meet the original December 15, 2014 deadline to implement an interim form of three-day accelerated switching, and has again asked for a waiver until January 16, 2015 to implement the interim solution.

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RetailEnergyX: Complaints About Solicitors for Texas Retail Electric Provider Prompt Changes

Maine Sets New Standard Offer Rates

The Maine PUC has set the Standard Offer rates for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro Electric for the month of January 2015.

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• New FirstEnergy CEO: Company "Remain[s] Committed" to Competitive Business, Despite "Tough Decisions"
• Massachusetts Default Service Rate Hikes Prompt Heightened Interest in Municipalization
• ERCOT Releases Analysis of Impacts of Environmental Regulations

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December 16

SFE Energy Offering Service in New State

SFE Energy has launched electric and natural gas service in ...

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RetailEnergyX: Sour Taste: "I’m with PPL and I’m not leaving them," Customer Burned By Polar Vortex Says

N.Y. PSC: "Serious Consideration" of Municipal Aggregation Warranted, As Proceeding Opened

The New York PSC has opened a formal proceeding to consider enabling opt-out municipal aggregation programs (community choice aggregation) in New York.

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Surprise! PSNH Seeks Increase to Default Service Rate on January 1

Public Service Company of New Hampshire has filed to increase its default service rate on January 1.

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New York Approves Gutted Accelerated Switching Proposal

The New York PSC has accepted Staff's modified accelerated switching proposal, which jettisoned an earlier proposal for the use of off-cycle switches, and instead retains the on-cycle meter read for switches.

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Dayton Power & Light CEO: Ratepayer-Backed PPAs "Key Component" in Maintaining "Reliable" Ohio Generation

Dayton Power & Light CEO Derek Porter has filed a letter with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio arguing that ratepayer-backed power purchase agreements, such as those proposed by the FirstEnergy utilities, are a, "key component to allowing reliable coal generation to continue operating and meeting the objectives of long-term reliability and stable prices."

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N.Y. Orders Immediate Development of Distribution-Level Demand Response Programs

The New York PSC has instituted a proceeding to begin the development and implementation of distribution-level demand response programs and other dynamic load management programs to be implemented prior to the summer of 2015.

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• Sticker Shock Awaits for 2015 Maine Electricity Rates
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Texas QSE to Pay $45,000 To Resolve Alleged Under-performance

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December 15

Direct Energy Offering Free Electric Supply As Part of New TOU Plan for Small C&Is

Direct Energy has launched a new Time of Use electricity plan for small business customers at ...

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Retail Suppliers Siphon Off Some of PG&E’s Business

N.Y. Gov. Touts PSC "Milestone" on Development of Municipal Aggregation

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced "milestone" steps taken in New York State's comprehensive "Reforming the Energy Vision," including steps concerning municipal aggregation.

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NRG Home Now Offering "Ongoing" Goal Zero Product Rewards for Customers ($340 Value)

NRG Home is now offering to customers in its Northeast markets an electricity plan offering "ongoing" Goal Zero products during the term of the plan.

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PUC Approves New Utility Minimum Stay Provisions for Customers Returning to Default Service

The New Hampshire PUC has approved changes to the design of Public Service Company of New Hampshire's alternative default service rate (Rate ADE), and related provisions applicable to customers returning to PSNH from competitive supply.

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PJM Proposes Changes to the Load Serving Entity Capacity Obligation Allocation As Part of Performance Proposal

PJM is seeking to modify how it allocates the responsibility for capacity charges to load serving entities as part of its capacity performance proposal

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N.Y. "Encourages" Utilities, Third Parties to Develop REV Demonstration Projects

The New York PSC is "encourag[ing]" utilities and third parties to begin working together to develop potential demonstration projects as part of the Reforming the Energy Vision proceeding.

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• Shipley Energy Expands Into Energy Brokerage Business
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December 12

State May Require Retail Suppliers to Provide Pricing "Benchmarks" Under New Disclosure Label Rules

As part of a wide-ranging proceeding to update a host of retail electric market provisions, the Massachusetts DPU will consider changes to the disclosure labels required to be produced by retail electric suppliers.

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RetailEnergyX: Customer Wants "Retribution" for Alleged Slamming

State Proposes to End Default Service Cost "Recalculation" (Bill Adjustment) Required When Customers Shop

As part of a wide-ranging proceeding to update a host of retail electric market provisions, the Massachusetts DPU is proposing to eliminate, for residential and small C&I customers, the basic service cost recalculation applicable to customers who leave basic service for competitive supply.

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Regulator Proposes to Require Background Checks for Door-to-Door Agents; Suppliers Must File Door-to-Door Marketing Plans, Weekly Complaint Reports

The Massachusetts DPU, as part of a wide-ranging proceeding to update a host of retail electric market provisions, proposes that competitive suppliers who intend to market door-to-door to residential customers be required to provide notice to the Department prior to initiating a door-to-door campaign, and keep the Department apprised of any customer complaints received during the marketing campaign.

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State Proposes New Rules Governing Assignment of Customers to Another Retail Supplier, Prohibition on Termination Fees

As part of a wide-ranging proceeding to update a host of retail electric market provisions, the Massachusetts DPU has proposed new provisions governing the assignment of a retail suppliers' customers to another retail supplier.

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State to Launch Retail Electric Shopping Price Website

The Massachusetts DPU intends to launch a website providing customers with retail electric supplier rates and other information.

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• CT Plans Utility-Offered Demand Response Programs If FERC Lack of Jurisdiction Upheld, Also Calls for Long-Term Energy Procurements
• Report: Regulator To Consider Spreading Out Default Service Rate Hike
• Texas Staff File Recommendations on Changes to Distributed Generation Rules

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Ohio Discloses Winning Bidders from AEP Ohio Default Service Auction

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed winning bidders from AEP Ohio’s fourth energy-only auction that will ultimately determine its retail generation service rates through May 2015.

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Texas Staff File Reserve Margin Analysis

Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a reserve margin analysis as part of the review of the reliability standard in the ERCOT region.

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December 11

Texas-based Retail Provider Acquired by Australian Supplier

A Texas-based REP has been acquired by an Australian electricity retail specialist

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RetailEnergyX: Warning to Retail Suppliers: Steer Clear of "Sheriff of the Internet"

Retail Supplier Now Marketing Healthcare Services

A retail supplier has begun marketing healthcare services

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Satori Energy Acquires Book of Contracts

Satori Energy has acquired the energy procurement contract assets of ...

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State's Inspector General: Lack of Muni Aggregation Oversight Leaves Customers Vulnerable to, "Fraud, Waste, Abuse and Mismanagement"

The Massachusetts DPU's position that it may only narrowly review opt-out municipal aggregation plans to determine whether they conform to specific statutory criteria, "creates a substantial void in the regulatory and oversight structure for municipal aggregators, a void that leaves ratepayers and municipalities vulnerable to fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement," the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General said in a letter to the DPU.

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Texas Dismisses Disputed Application to Update REP Certificate
• Mansfield Power & Gas Receives License in New State

• Grid Energy Receives License in New State

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• Maine Assigns Docket for Review of Customer Usage Market Portal

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December 10

Direct Energy to Cease Marketing Under One of Its Texas Brands

Direct Energy has ceased selling products under the ...

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RetailEnergyX: Muni Aggregation Officials Warn Residents About Electricity Vendors

ESCOs: New York Utility's "Systemic" Billing Problems Have Led to "Chaos", Require PSC Action

The Small Customer Marketer Coalition has asked the New York PSC to resolve the "continuing inability" of KeySpan New York and KeySpan Long Island (collectively referred to as National Grid) to provide, "adequate, consistent and accurate billing services in connection with National Grid's ESCO customer billing program."

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Regulator to Hold Technical Meeting on Retail Supplier's Use of Trade Names

The Connecticut PURA will hold a technical meeting with ...

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PJM Seeks to Raise Offer Cap to $1,800; Allow Additional Cost Recovery Via Uplift

PJM said that its board has authorized a filing at FERC to increase the offer cap to $1,800/MWh, and allow generators to seek additional cost recovery via uplift, for this winter season.

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Plymouth Rock Energy Expands Service to New Territories

Plymouth Rock Energy has expanded its residential and commercial service offers in ...

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Just Energy Co-CEO to Keynote Energy Marketing Conference

Energy Marketing Conferences announced that Deborah Merril, Co-CEO of Just Energy, will be the keynote speaker of the 3rd Energy Marketing Conference on March 3, 2015 in New York City.

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• Town Switches Energy Brokers (Commission Fees Disclosed)
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• National Grid, Anbaric Seeks to Import Wind, Hydropower into Massachusetts Via Transmission

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December 9

Champion Energy Offering Service in New State

Champion Energy Services is now "open for business" in ...

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RetailEnergyX: Reliant Brings Back "Naughty or Nice" $200 Enrollment Incentive for Holidays

Reliant's New Plan? Get More, Save More

Reliant has begun offering a new electricity plan to Texas residential customers called Get More, Save More

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ESCOs Protest Another Refund in Excess of $1/Mcf On Supply Rate at N.Y. Utility

Similar to a recent protest concerning Consolidated Edison, the Small Customer Marketer Coalition has protested a reconciliation filing by Orange & Rockland under which O&R seeks to apply a GSC refund of $1.370/Mcf to default service customers over the twelve month period commencing January 1, 2015.

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Utility-Owned Generation Would Not Be Used for Default Service Pricing Under One PSNH Proposal

Public Service Company of New Hampshire has floated the idea that it retain its generating assets, but that the assets not be used to serve default service customers, with costs or benefits of the units instead applied to all customers via nonbypassable charge.

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PSNH: Compelling Divestiture of Utility-Owned Plants May Allow Purchaser to Withhold Such Generation from Capacity Market

Public Service Company of New Hampshire raised the specter of a purchaser of its generating plants, should the PUC compel a divestiture, using the purchase to remove the PSNH plants from the ISO New England capacity market to drive up prices, citing the recent controversy over the removal of the Brayton Point plant from the market.

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• NRG Installing EV Charging Network in New York City, Boston, Officially Announces Atlanta Network
• Retail Theater: Winter Season Ad for TXU Free Nights
• Comparison Site Zonesty Unveils Zman Mascot

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December 8

ISO New England Seeks Changes to Market Participant Financial Requirements to Protect Against "Thinly Capitalized" Retail Suppliers

ISO New England has filed at FERC proposed changes to its minimum capitalization requirements, claiming that the changes are needed to protect market participants against, "thinly capitalized," load serving entities which do not own physical assets.

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RetailEnergyX: Direct Energy Now Offering Insurance Quotes

Texas Staff Recommend Dismissal of Complaint That Implicated REPs' Responsibility to Communicate Changes in TDU Charges

Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that a complaint filed against Ambit Energy, which implicated the responsibility of retail electric providers to notify customers of changes in TDU charges and when new charges could be collected, be dismissed.

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New Retail Provider Receives Texas REP Certificate
• BlueRock Energy Receives Licenses in New State

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Maryland Opens Rulemaking on Retail Supplier Marketing Rules

The Maryland PSC formally opened a rulemaking, RM 54, to address changes to electric and natural gas supplier marketing and customer protection regulations at COMAR 20.32, 20.51, 20.53 and 20.59.

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General Services Administration Awards Contract to Retail Supplier

A retail energy supplier recently won a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) contract to serve power to the vast majority of Federal departments and agencies in the District of Columbia and Maryland.

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• Retail Theater: True Natural Gas Commercials
• New York Utilities Say Capacity Market Buyer-Side Mitigation Rules Bar Competitive Plants
• FERC to Appeal Demand Response Jurisdiction, Compensation Ruling

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December 5

Pennsylvania Expands Hourly Priced Default Service at PECO

The Pennsylvania PUC has adopted an electric default service plan at PECO for the period June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2017 which will lower the cutoff for hourly priced default service, upon deployment of advanced meters.

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RetailEnergyX: New England Generators Want to Eliminate Scarcity Revenue Clawback in Capacity Market, Have Their Energy Market Participation Fully Subsidized

PUC Commish: Utilities Must "Carefully Consider" New Long-Term Contracts for Default Service

Pennsylvania electric distribution companies must "carefully consider" including long-term contracts in their default service plans once legacy long-term contracts expire, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner Gladys Brown said in a statement regarding the PUC's approval of a new default service plan for PECO.

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Pennsylvania Approves PECO's Multiple Bills Per Month Solution to Accelerated Switching, Grants Waivers to Other EDCs

The Pennsylvania PUC has approved PECO's compliance plan to implement accelerated switching, under which electric customers are to be switched to their chosen EGS within three business days, which includes issuing a new bill to the customer when the customer switches in the middle of a billing cycle.

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• NEW! -- Energy Markets Analyst
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• NEW! -- Compliance Analyst -- Retail Supplier
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Bottled Water, Coffee Delivery Business Receives Broker License

• Comverge Receives Broker License
• Premier Energy Group Receives New License

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Michigan PSC Expands Retail Supplier, Utility Resource Adequacy Horizon Due To "Expected Shortfall"

The Michigan PSC has directed the state's utilities and retail suppliers to file assessments of their abilities to meet their customers' expected electric requirements for the years 2015 through 2019.

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• Power Price Info For Consumers "Inadequate," Says Watchdog Report
• Aggregation Customers Confused By Basic Service Recalculation
• UI Parent Terminates Agreement to Acquire Philadelphia Gas Works

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December 4

Verde Energy Acquires Texas Retail Provider

Verde Energy USA Texas, LLC has acquired ...

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RetailEnergyX: New Jersey Bill Would Eliminate Voice, Electronic Authorization for Contracts, Require Written Signature

NRG-Comcast Retail Supplier Ceases Enrolling New Customers

Energy Rewards, the retail supplier NRG Energy uses for its affinity partnership to offer service to Comcast subscribers in western Pennsylvania, has ceased accepting new customers.

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Retail Supplier Launches Energy Efficiency Services Company

The parent of an ESCO has launched a new company to offer energy efficiency and other turnkey energy services

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Retail Supplier Announces Affinity Partnership With AAA Chapter

A retail supplier has announced that it is the new energy partner for AAA Ohio Member Discounts.

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RetailEnergyX: Pennsylvania PUC Spokesperson Quoted As Saying "A Lot" of Customers Were "Misled" by Retail Suppliers Last Winter

PJM Revises Transition Period in Final Capacity Performance Design To Be Filed With FERC, Will Rely on RMR-Type Contracts in Short-Term

PJM informed stakeholders that its board has authorized the filing of a capacity performance proposal with FERC, though the Board has made several changes to the PJM Staff's proposal, including revisions to the transition period.

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U.S. Dept. of Justice Issues Civil Investigative Demand to PJM

The U.S Department of Justice has issued a Civil Investigative Demand, which is similar to a subpoena, to PJM.

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• EIA Says Natural Gas Shopping Growing
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December 3

Retail Suppliers: 10¢/Therm ConEd Default Service Credit Would Improperly Shift The Market In Favor Of The Incumbent Utility

The Small Customer Marketer Coalition has asked the New York PSC to not permit Consolidate Edison to implement a 10¢/therm credit for default service natural gas customers, as calculated under ConEd's annual reconciliation proceeding, because, "allowing the credit to be implemented would materially and improperly shift the competitive market in favor of the incumbent utility."

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RetailEnergyX.com: Retail Supplier Publishes "Credit Scorecard" of 10 Largest Retail Suppliers

Sitting Ducks: Now Class Action Suits Targeting Retail Suppliers Over Alleged Do Not Call Violations

It appears that the polar vortex has made the trial lawyer community aware of the competitive retail energy supplier industry, and the industry now serves as a perpetual target for class action lawsuits, as the latest development is similar suits filed against multiple retail suppliers over alleged Do Not Call violations.

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Retail Supplier Announces Affinity Program With Georgia Tech Alumni Association

A retail provider announced a partnership with the Georgia Tech Alumni Association to offer discounted commodity supply rates to alumni.

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Printer Seeks Retail Supplier License

• Amber Energy Receives New License

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• Texas Sets New Interest Rates for REP Deposits Over-billings
• Source Power & Gas Elected to NEM Executive Committee

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• EnerNOC Acquires Pulse Energy
• Higher Electric Rates Could Jolt General Assembly
• Connecticut Official Urge "Caution" When Shopping for Energy Supplier
• Salem, MA Seeking to Create Municipal Aggregation

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December 2

Supreme Energy Acquires Retail Supplier

Supreme Energy, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase ...

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RetailEnergyX.com: FERC Approves Acquisition of Retail Supplier

ERCOT CDR Shows Sufficient Reserve Margin Through 2018

ERCOT's latest Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) report shows that reserve margins are expected to exceed 15 percent through 2018.

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Maryland Does Not Approve Supplier's Request to Expand Residential Service to New Areas, Invites Supplier to Re-apply in Six Months

• KWH Savings Receives New License
• On Demand Energy Receives New License

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Update: Here Are The Complete National Grid Rhode Island Rates for 2015

Here are the complete National Grid Rhode Island SOS electric rates for the first six months of 2015 for residential and commercial customers, and first three months of 2015 for industrial customers.

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ERCOT Reports 4CP Dates for 2014

ERCOT has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas a report on the monthly coincident peak (Four Coincident Peak - 4CP) Loads in the ERCOT system for the months of June, July, August and September 2014

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Pennsylvania Statewide Residential Shopping Grows During November

Pennsylvania saw the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply increase during the month of November, with four of the seven large EDCs seeing an increase in residential shopping.

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• Gulf Electricity Enhances Rewards Program as It Promotes Service in Wake of SOS Rate Hikes
• Michigan Utilities Tout Report Stating Choice "Handicaps" New Generation, Raises Reliability Risk
• Panoramic Power, Autodesk to Collaborate on Joint Development of Applications for Real-time Facility

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December 1

Updated Plan To Reimburse Texas Retail Providers for Provision of Smart Thermostats, In-Home Monitors to Low-Income Customers Would Initially Cap Each REP's Participation; Limit Marketing to Existing Customers

An updated proposal under which Texas retail electric providers would be reimbursed for providing low-income customers with programmable communicating thermostats (PCTs) and in-home displays (IHDs) would initially limit how many customers for which each REP would be reimbursed.

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RetailEnergyX.com: Here's What IGS Energy's Mall Location Looks Like, Company Pushing Smart Thermostat

Trash Day: FERC Dumps Capacity Order Raising Costs for PJM Load by $2 Billion Annually on Black Friday

FERC on November 28 approved most of PJM's sought revisions to the PJM capacity market variable resource requirement (VRR) curve and related revisions sought under the triennial review process, adopting changes which lead to gold-plating of the reliability target and which load interests have said will cost consumers billions of dollars annually

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Illinois ALJ Questions If Information on Benefits of Full Requirements Default Service Contracts Is Attainable

A proposed order from an Illinois ALJ would reject the use of full requirements contracts as part of the Illinois Power Agency's default service procurements (Docket 14-0588).

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Viridian Energy Expands 3DOM Longer-Term Fixed Contracts to New Service Area

Viridian Energy has begun offering its 3DOM 36-month fixed and hybrid electric plans at ...

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Retail Supplier Agrees to Cease Marketing to Low-Volume Residential Customers, Pay $20,000 Under Settlement With Regulator

A retail supplier has committed to refrain from marketing to new low-volume residential consumers in ...

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PURA Seeking to Improve Rate Board, Take Best Practices From Other States

The Connecticut PURA intends to improve the state's electric supplier rate board, at EnergizeCT.com, with the effort to be informed by "best practices" used in other states.

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• Direct Energy Ups Incentive for Nest Plans to Include $100 Gift Card
• Illinois Proposes Authorization Form for Retail Supplier Access to Non-Billing Customer Interval Data
• "Market": Generators Seek to Raise Capacity Prices Through Complaint at FERC
• Retail Supplier Affiliate Agrees to $7 Million Fine

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November 26

Another: AG Asks PUC to Mitigate Default Service Rate Hikes, Defer Costs for Future Collection

An Attorney General has asked a PUC to mitigate an electric default service rate hike.

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RetailEnergyX.com: Electric Rate for Cape Light Compact Aggregation to Increase 70%, Exceed Nstar Rate

PUC to Examine Relying on Longer-Term Default Service Contacts, Whether Utilities Should Offer "Price Stability"

A PUC has officially noticed a new docket to review the design of the electric utilities' default service procurements.

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ESCO Announces Three-Year Sponsorship Agreement with Brooklyn Nets

An ESCO has announced a new three-year partnership with the Brooklyn Nets.

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FERC Orders Report on Potential Changes to NYISO Zone K Capacity Modeling, Rules

FERC has ordered the New York ISO to conduct a stakeholder process to review whether Zone K should be modeled as an export-constrained zone in its capacity market.

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Oncor to Lower Priority Move-In Fee

Oncor has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to reduce the charge for a Priority Move-In for a Self-Contained Meter, for non-AMS meters or AMS meters without remote connect/disconnection functionality

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• Report: TXU Opposes Affiliate Oncor's Proposal to Ratebase Energy Storage
• PPL: Variable Rates Can "Rise Dramatically"
• Texas REP Reports Change in Upstream Ownership
• Texas Scammers Threatening Disconnection Have New Trick

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November 25

More Class Action Suits Filed Against Retail Suppliers Solely Over Whether Pricing Was "Market-Based"

At least two more lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed against retail suppliers whose only allegation is that suppliers' rates were not "market-based" as claimed in various supplier materials.

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RetailEnergyX.com: Direct Energy: PJM Capacity Costs May Rise By $14 Billion

PSC Issues Show Cause Order to 10 Retail Suppliers

The District of Columbia PSC issued show cause orders to 10 retail electric suppliers after the PSC alleged that the suppliers failed to respond to a prior directive to confirm the data used in their filed fuel mix reports, while directing numerous other suppliers to file reports or bring their filings into compliance

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Ambit Receives License in New State

Ambit has received a license in ...

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Texas PUC to Suggest That Legislature Grant Commission Authority to Issue Advisory Opinions (REP Compliance Questions A Driver)

The Public Utility Commission of Texas will suggest to the legislature that lawmakers grant the Commission explicit authority to issue informal guidance in the form of advisory opinions.

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• Just Energy Closes Sale of Water Heater Business
• Pennsylvania's Electricity Marketplace Braces For Another Winter
• New York PSC Posts Updated Migration Data

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November 24

PPL Residential, Small Commercial Price to Compare to Increase on December 1

PPL Electric's Price to Compare for residential and small commercial customers will increase on December 1.

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RetailEnergyX.com: Retail Supplier Adopts Corporate Logo Also Used by Utility Affiliate Supplier

State Proposes Requiring Retail Suppliers to Obtain New Customer Consent for Any Rate Change

Staff of a PSC have proposed that the Commission adopt regulations that would require a notice of change in a retail supplier's rate prior to the rate being billed to customers and require what Staff terms a "soft verification" that demonstrates the customer's willingness to maintain the revised agreement with new rates and or fees.

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New Jersey to Allow Default Service Supplier to Pass-Through New PJM Capacity Costs to Protect "Integrity" of BGS Auction

The New Jersey BPU will allow Basic Generation Service (BGS) suppliers to pass-through incremental costs associated with PJM's enhanced capacity proposal.

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Ziphany, Glacial Affiliate, Soliciting Bids for Sale

Ziphany, LLC, an affiliate of Glacial Energy included in Glacial's Chapter 11 proceedings, is soliciting bids for its demand response technology platform.

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RetailEnergyX.com: RechargeTexas.com Warns of "Evil" Variable Rate Deals in New Video on Electric Shopping

Here's What Supplier Logos on Ohio Utility Bills Will Look Like

Ohio electric utilities have filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio sample bills which incorporate the logo of the customer's retail electric supplier.

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FERC Denies Retail Supplier's Sought Penalty Waivers

FERC has denied a request from ...

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• REC Broker Warns MA Customers About Telephone Energy "Scam" Using Name "MA Energy"
• Southeast Massachusetts Towns Moving Forward on Muni Aggregation

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November 21

Retail Market Veteran Joins Texas REP as VP of Sales

Held positions with Just Energy, Hudson

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RetailEnergyX.com: Direct Energy Parent Seeing Success with New Tariff From Supermarket-Branded Retail Energy Supplier

Ohio Grants Retail Supplier Waiver of TPV Requirement for In-Dwelling Tablet Sales

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has granted IGS Energy a waiver of the third party verification requirements contained in Ohio Adm. 4901:1-29-06(D)(6)(b) and 4901:1-21-06(D)(1)(h) for in-dwelling sales conducted in accordance with a tablet-reliant process described by IGS Energy.

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Former Calpine Manager Leading New Broker

Start-up NOVA Ohio LLC, d/b/a NOVA Energy Partners applied for an Ohio electric broker license to serve all customer classes in all service areas.

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PUCO Accepts Results from AEP Ohio Default Service Auction

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has approved the results of AEP Ohio’s fourth energy-only auction that will ultimately determine its retail generation service rates through May 2015.

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FERC "Encourage[s]" RTOs to Examine Energy Market Rule Changes (Greater Scarcity Pricing) to Provide Fuel Assurance

Capacity markets, Texas policymakers were told, provide a net benefit to customers because they eliminate unpredictable and volatile instances of excessive scarcity pricing in the energy market that customers cannot stomach, and therefore the billions provided in capacity subsidies result in lower total costs.

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FERC Opens Investigation into PJM Continuing to Pay Deactivated Power Plants for Reactive Power; Refers Behavior to Enforcement

FERC has opened a section 206 investigation into whether PJM's current tariff allows deactivated power plants to continue to receive compensation for reactive power.

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• El Cerrito, CA Pursuing Community Choice Aggregation
• FERC Issues Annual Enforcement Report
• FERC Approves Exelon Acquisition of Pepco Holdings

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November 20

Regulator Issues Cease and Desist Order to Retail Supplier Over Use of Marketer's Brand

A regulator has issued a cease and desist order to ...

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RetailEnergyX.com: Pa. Pol: "Dangerous" for Residential Customers to Have Variable Rate, Will Reintroduce Rate Cap Bill

Retail Supplier Affiliate Offering Distributed Generation, Efficiency Services to Pay $2.5 Million Under Agreement with Department of Justice

An affiliate of a retail supplier has agreed to pay more than $2.5 million in fines and monetary penalties for ...

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Duquesne Light Commercial Price to Compare to Increase December 1

Duquesne Light has posted new Prices to Compare for the period beginning December 1, with several commercial PTCs increasing nearly 10%

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National Grid Rhode Island Residential SOS Rate to Increase 50%

National Grid's Rhode Island residential Standard Offer Service rate is to increase about 50% to ...

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Direct Energy Sees 50% Higher C&I Unit Margins, Residential Customer Count Drops

Direct Energy is seeing improved margins in its commercial and industrial supply business, but saw its residential customer count fall during the third quarter, Centrica said in an interim management statement.

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PECO Price to Compare Inches Even Higher on December 1 From New Transmission Charge

PECO has posted updated Prices to Compare for the period beginning December 1 due to a revision in the bypassable transmission charge.

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• TXU Renews Deal with Texas City, Rate Disclosed
• Pepco Files New Bypassable Transmission Rates in D.C.
• Report: Energy Firms Dissatisfied With CFTC Over Rule Changes

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November 19

Parent of Retail Supplier Acquires Energy Efficiency, Distributed Generation Firm, Expands to Massachusetts Retail Market

Acquisition expands supplier's ability to offer customers a suite of energy products and services including solar PV

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RetailEnergyX.com: Broker Says It Is Pursuing Two Acquisitions of Retail Providers

NRG Names New Managing Director for NRG Retail Northeast

NRG Energy has named ...

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Spark Revises Customer Book Acquisition in Response to Regulator Concerns

Spark Energy will, at this time, acquire a smaller Connecticut customer book from Town Square Energy than originally contemplated, after the Connecticut PURA informed the suppliers that it could not sanction the assignment of certain customers whose contracts PURA interpreted as being expired.

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Maine Standard Offer Rates Double

Standard Offer energy prices for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric will essentially double for the month of December 2014.

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Star Energy Partners Seeks New License

• PointClickSwitch.com Receives License in New State
• MSI Utilities Seeks New Licenses

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• Dayton Power & Light Files 2015 Generation Rates
• ERCOT Files NPRR for New Ancillary Services Design
• Report: Electric Rates Not Expected To Increase At Massachusetts Municipal Utilities
• Retail Supplier-Commissioned Poll Urges Maryland to Support Solar

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November 18

State Proposes Prohibiting Suppliers from Soliciting In Elderly Housing Complexes, Other New Marketing Rules

A state regulator has proposed that electric suppliers be prohibited from conducting door-to-door solicitations in elderly housing complexes under proposed new marketing standards.

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RetailEnergyX.com: Lexington Power & Light Planning on Entering Eight States, Discusses Growth Plans

Retail Supplier Names Former Direct Energy VP As New COO

New hire a 15-year vet of retail energy markets

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State Proposes to Prohibit Assignment of Customer Contracts to Another Supplier "Without The Customer's Consent"

A state regulator has proposed prohibiting electric suppliers from assigning a customer's contract to another supplier, "without the customer's consent."

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Update: Complete WMECO Default Service Rates for First Six Months of 2015

Here are the Western Massachusetts Electric Company basic service rates for the first six months of 2015 for residential and small commercial customers, and first three months of 2015 for medium and large customers

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Rushmore Energy Receives Supplier License in New State

• Incite Energy Receives License in New State
• Alternative Utility Services Receives License in New State

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RetailEnergyX.com: NRG Home Solar Begins Offering Loans, Opens Two Residential Solar Offices in California

Texas REP Reports Wider Loss

Summer Energy Holdings, the parent of Texas REP Summer Energy, LLC, reported a wider loss for the three months ending September 30, 2014, as the company continues to attempt to obtain economies of scale.

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Texas Schedules Forum on Power to Choose Site

The Public Utility Commission of Texas has scheduled a forum on the Power to Choose website

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• Connecticut Approves Significant Increases for CL&P, UI Default Service Rates
• ERCOT Posts Analysis of Clean Power Plan Impacts
• SunEdison and TerraForm Power Sign Definitive Agreement To Acquire First Wind

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November 17

Retail Energy Provider Launches Mobile Phone Service Offerings

A retail energy provider has begun offering mobile phone plans.

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RetailEnergyX.com: Impact of Potential Indiana Deregulation on Small Businesses Debated

New Retail Provider Launches Service in Texas

A Northeast retail provider has begun offering electricity service in Texas

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WMECO Residential Default Service Rate to Exceed 14¢/kWh

Western Massachusetts Electric Company announced that it has filed to increase its fixed residential basic service rate to ...

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Crius Energy Reports Reduced Churn, But Customer Base Still Declines By 3%

Crius Energy reported reduced levels of churn in the third quarter of 2014, but the company still saw a 3% decline in its customer base.

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NRG Expands Electric Vehicle Charging Offerings to Chicago

NRG eVgo, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc., is expanding its electric vehicle (EV) charging offerings to the Chicago market.

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Shipley Choice Receives Authority to Serve New Territories

• Muirfield Energy Receives New License
• BTU Direct Marketing Receives New License

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• Release: Direct Energy Maintains Price Protection in CT, MA, PA
• Generators File Complaint to Disqualify Demand Response From ISO-NE Capacity Auction
• Maine PUC Issues Consumer Assistance Bulletin on Electric Choice, Shopping

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November 14

PUC Rules on Whether It Can Interpret Terms & Conditions of Retail Supplier Contract, Set Rate (FirstEnergy Solutions Polar Vortex Pass-Through)

The Pennsylvania PUC has ruled on whether it can interpret the terms and conditions of a contract between an electric generation supplier (EGS) and a customer to determine whether a breach has occurred, or setting the rates an EGS can charge.

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RetailEnergyX.com: $50 Million Class Action Suit Filed Against Retail Supplier

State Puts Retail Suppliers on Notice Regarding Compliance With New Requirements

The Connecticut PURA has put retail electric suppliers on notice regarding new requirements for rate disclosures.

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PUC Addresses Authority to Enforce General Consumer Protection Laws, Whether EGS Prices Conform to Disclosures

The Pennsylvania PUC has affirmed that it lacks jurisdiction to enforce the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law and Telemarketer Registration Act, but that the Commission may determine whether a retail electric supplier's prices conform to its disclosure statement

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Just Energy Sees Return to Mass Market Customer Growth

After two quarters of declining mass market customer count, Just Energy saw net growth in its mass market customer book for the three months ended September 30, 2014.

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New IDT Energy Brand Receives License in New State
• EDF Energy Services Receives License in New State

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• Nordic Energy Services Now Listing Offers on Apples to Apples
• Report: NY Regulators Order RG&E Customers to Subsidize Merchant Exelon Nuclear Plant

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PUC Accepts $59,000 Settlement With Retail Supplier

After receiving more information regarding the impact on customers from the alleged violations, the Pennsylvania PUC accepted without modification a settlement between its Staff and ResCom Energy LLC under which ResCom will pay $59,000 to resolve an investigation into alleged slamming, Do Not Call violations, and other marketing violations.

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PUC Affirms Authority to Order Retail Suppliers to Issue Refunds

The Pennsylvania PUC affirmed yesterday its authority to require retail electric suppliers to provide refunds to customers under certain circumstances

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• Texas Assigns Docket for Suggestions on Power To Choose Website
• Energy Technology Savings Elected to NEM Executive Committee

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November 13

PURA Says Supplier May Assign Customers to Competitor at "Own Risk"

The Connecticut PURA said that it is, "unable to sanction," the transfer of a portion of the customer book that ...

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RetailEnergyX.com: Report: One Lawyer May Have Just Killed Part Of The Internet of Things

Spark Energy Discloses Purchase Price for Two Recent Customer Book Acquisitions, Sees More M&A Opportunities

In announcing quarterly earnings, Spark Energy has disclosed the purchase price for Connecticut books of customers it has agreed to acquire from Discount Power, Inc. and Town Square Energy, LLC.

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NRG Energy Names President and CEO of NRG Home

NRG Energy announced that ...

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Energy Transfer Partners Affiliate Seeks Retail Supplier License in New State

• MSI Utilities Receives New License

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Dominion Retail Reports Lower Customer Count in Remaining Business Lines

Dominion Retail reported a lower average customer count in its natural gas and products & services business lines during the third quarter, versus the average during the second quarter of 2014.

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• Utilities With Retail Choice Seek to Offer Insurance Products to Customers
• Direct Energy President and CEO Talks Innovations in Energy

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November 12

IGS Energy Opens Location At Mall For Holiday Season

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RetailEnergyX.com: Retail Supplier Pitching Offer by Promoting $1,200 in Savings

Report: 20% of Municipal Aggregation Deals Have Rates Higher Than Utility

Nearly 20% of municipal aggregation programs in Illinois have rates in excess of the "average" utility supply rate, the Citizens Utility Board said in a report on aggregation.

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Petroleum Marketer to Expand to Natural Gas Marketing, Seeks Retail Supplier License

Ohio-based petroleum marketer expanding to retail natural gas

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Sprague Resources Reports Higher Margins in Natural Gas Retail Supply Business

In announcing earnings this morning, Sprague Resources LP announced "marginally higher" unit margins.

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Retail Supplier Parent Credits "Rapid Recovery" From Polar Vortex in Announcing Dividend

The Board of Directors of Genie Energy Ltd., the parent of IDT Energy, has initiated payment of a quarterly dividend to holders of its Class A and Class B common stock and declared a dividend of $0.06 per share for the third quarter of 2014.

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• Former NRG Exec Joins Andalay Solar as COO
• ConEdison Solutions Officially Announces Massachusetts Market Entry for Individual Residential Customers
• Retail Supplier Launching Fund to Help Veteran Who Have Trouble Paying Utility Bills

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November 11

United Illuminating Residential Default Service Rate to Exceed 13¢; Last Resort Rate Hits 25¢

United Illuminating has filed new default service rates for the six-month period beginning January 1, 2015, and the new residential Standard Service rate exceeds 15¢/kWh

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RetailEnergyX.com: AARP Blames Retail Suppliers for "Hugging" Default Service Rate (But Opposes Elimination of Default Service)

Update: Complete Nstar Default Service Rates for First Six Months of 2015

Here are the Nstar basic service rates for the first six months of 2015 for residential and commercial customers, and first three months of 2015 for industrial customers

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Maryland PSC Rejects Proposed Order Eliminating SOS Adder at BGE; Sends Case Back to ALJ

Similar to action undertaken at Pepco and Delmarva, the Maryland PSC said that Baltimore Gas & Electric SOS rates should continue to include some form of an Administrative Charge, a bypassable adder reflecting certain costs to serve SOS customers not in energy commodity prices, but directed further proceedings to develop the specific level of the charge.

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Texas REP Announces Prepaid Product, Complimentary Electricity

A Texas REP announced that the company is now offering a prepaid electricity plan that offers customers a way to earn complimentary electricity every month.

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Update: Bounce Energy Rebrands Critical Peak Rebate Program, Direct Will Pay $5 for Completing Survey

Direct Energy formally announced its offering of a new critical peak rebate program in Texas, which was first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com last week

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RetailEnergyX.com: Still Using Faxed Ads to Promote Retail Energy Offers? This FCC Ruling Will Be of Interest

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• Utility DTE Energy Plans to Purchase Natural Gas Power Plant
• SunPower Announces Acquisition of SolarBridge Technologies, Inc.

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November 10

Nstar Residential Default Service Rate to Increase 60% to 15¢

Nstar said that it has filed new basic service rates with the Massachusetts DPU for the six-month period beginning January 1, 2015, with the new residential basic service rate increasing to nearly 15¢/kWh.

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RetailEnergyX.com: Report Says Retail Supplier Stalked By Controversy Over Sales, Accounting; Supplier Calls Report "Unbalanced And Incomplete"

Connecticut Light & Power Residential Default Service Rate to Exceed 12¢; Last Resort Rates Hit 20¢

Connecticut Light & Power has filed to increase its residential Standard Service rate to over 12.6¢/kWh, and to increase Last Resort Service rates to 20¢/kWh.

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Star Energy Partners Seeks License in New State

• Pro-Star Energy Services Seeks Licenses in New State
• Option One Energy Seeks License in New State

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Texas Staff Recommend Legislature Explicitly Provide Commission With Authority to Ban Companies, Individuals from Retail Market

In draft legislative recommendations for the 2015 scope of competition report, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that the legislature explicitly provide the Commission with authority to ban certain companies or individuals from participation in the retail market.

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Texas Staff File Draft Proposal for Publication Addressing Subsynchronous Oscillation; Would Make Generators Solely Responsible for Their Compliance Costs

Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a recommended proposal for publication to address Subsynchronous Oscillation (SSO) risk in ERCOT.

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Texas Staff Provide Status Report on Future Ownership of Smart Meter Texas Portal

Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a status report regarding future ownership of the advanced metering system portal Smart Meter Texas

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• Dominion Retail Now Selling Residential Natural Gas at PECO
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• In Wake Of National Grid Rate Hike, Electric Customers Turning To Alternatives
• Calpine Completes Purchase Exelon Power Plant in New England

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November 7

Massachusetts Won't Defer or Cap National Grid Default Service Rate Increase (16¢ Rate Allowed to Take Effect)

The Massachusetts DPU will not defer or cap National Grid's new basic service rates which took effect November 1, which include a doubling of the residential rate to 16 cents per kWh.

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RetailEnergyX.com: Utility Spokesperson: "People Who Don't Shop Are Probably Paying Too Much For Their Electricity"

State to Open Investigation on "Improving Access" to Retail Electric Market

A state regulator said that it, "plans to open an investigation in the near future into improving access to the competitive supply market, particularly for residential and small C&I customers."

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Direct Energy Introduces Critical Peak Rebate Program

Direct Energy has formally introduced a critical peak rebate program called Reduce Your Use Rewards

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Broker Names Former Cable Executive, CMO As CEO

Former Time Warner Cable CMO

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Retail Supplier Parent Names VP to Lead Expansion of Home Services Unit

Will lead expansion into select US residential markets

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• BGE Forecasts 13% Lower Natural Gas Bills This Winter (Provides Estimate of Default Service Rate)
• City Warns That Energy Solicitors Spreading False Information Regarding Aggregation Suspension
• Court: Petroleum Lobby's Site ChooseEnergy.org Doesn't Infringe on Broker Choose Energy's Trademark
• Report: Founder of Lobby Firm McBee Strategic to Join NRG Energy
• ISO New England Cites "Deteriorating Resource Performance" in Announcing 2014 Regional System Plan

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State Revives Retail Supplier Working Group, Sets Meeting on Rate Board

The Connecticut PURA has revived the retail electric supplier working group to address issues relating to the evolving Connecticut competitive electric market

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Retail Suppliers Seek Workgroup On Proposed Changes to Customer Protection Regulations (Changes Would Require Signed Contract For All But Internet Sales)

The Retail Energy Supply Association requested that the District of Columbia PSC establish a working group of interested stakeholders to hold a series of meetings to discuss modifications to the customer protection rules proposed by the PSC.

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November 6

Connecticut Adopts New Customer Notice Requirements, Forms for Suppliers, Says Generic T&Cs Not Compliant

The Connecticut PURA has adopted forms and associated requirements to be used for several statutorily required notices to be sent by retail electric suppliers, adopted new product definitions, and clarified several rules, including a finding that sending generic terms and conditions do not meet certain statutory mandates.

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RetailEnergyX.com: TXU Enters Partnership to Offer Enhanced Information on "Energy Signatures", Usage to Customers

Wholesale Power Marketer Renewable Power Direct Expanding to Retail Market

Renewable Power Direct, a wholesale power marketer which heretofore has concentrated on providing wholesale renewable power to customers via the customer's existing load serving entity (essentially as a matchmaker), is expanding its service to include serving customers at retail in states with electric choice.

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IDT Energy Customer Count Stabilizes As Churn Returns to Normal Levels; Will Roll Out New Green Brand

The retail customer base of Genie Energy, parent of IDT Energy and new brand Residents Energy, essentially stabilized during the third quarter, as churn returned to normalized levels after the polar vortex.

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NRG Reports Higher Retail Margins, But Challenging C&I Space Prompts "Repositioning"

NRG Energy saw higher margins in its retail business which led to improved adjusted EBITDA, but margins for non-residential customers remain challenging.

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Another Utility to Self-Manage Default Service Load

United Illuminating will self-manage 100% of Last Resort Service load for the first quarter of 2015, it disclosed in a report on its recent procurement.

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RetailEnergyX.com: Spark Energy To Offer SunPower Solar Systems to Customers

PSC Dismisses Nearly All Complaints Against Retail Supplier in Show Cause Proceeding

The Maryland PSC says that responses from U.S. Gas & Electric and affiliate Energy Service Providers, Inc. to show cause orders issued by the PSC show that the complaints levied against USG&E in the show cause orders should be dismissed — with one exception

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• Ohio Discloses Winning Bidders from FirstEnergy Utilities' Default Service Auction
• CPower Brand Resurrected for New DR Company Formed from Constellation, Comverge
• N.H. Further Directs Exploration Default Service Procurement Issues, Including Alternative Plans

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Final PURA Decision Drops Declaration That Authority Will Investigate Two Suppliers

A final Connecticut PURA decision concerning retail supplier customer notice requirements (click here for related story today) does not state any intent by PURA to investigate two suppliers' compliance with the rule governing the use of third-party agents.

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State Gives Default Service Customers Choice of Time of Use Options; Default Rate for Non-Shopping Customers Will Be TOU With Critical Peak Pricing, Once AMI Deployed

The Massachusetts DPU has issued a final order establishing a policy framework for time-varying basic service electric rates, which will provide non-shopping customers two pricing options.

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Texas REP to Change Legal Name
• BlueRock Energy Receives License in New State

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November 5

NRG Energy: 20% of Texas Customers Buy More Than One Product from NRG

At the end of the third quarter, 20% of NRG Energy's Texas customers were buying more than one product from NRG, COO Mauricio Gutierrez said during an earnings call this morning.

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RetailEnergyX.com: NRG's Crane: "Texas Will Never Be In a Multi-Year Scarcity of Generation"

TXU Parent Reports Less Than 1% Decline in Residential Customer Count

Energy Future Holdings reported in a 10-Q that its competitive retail businesses recorded a net loss of residential customers from June 30, 2014 to September 30, 2014, but the loss was less than 1% of its customer base.

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World Energy Solutions Acquired By Energy Intelligence Software Provider

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FES: Pennsylvania Default Service Auction Sees Higher Risk Premium, Driven by PJM Volatility, Uncertainty

Results from recent default service auctions in Pennsylvania and Ohio appear to reflect an increased risk premium, which FirstEnergy Solutions believes is, "associated with volatility and uncertainty in PJM," Leila Vespoli, FirstEnergy Corp.'s Executive Vice President, Markets, said during an earnings call.

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Direct Energy Introduces Rewards Program

Direct Energy has announced a new rewards program for Texas customers which will provide various rewards for each time the customer makes 6 consecutive on-time bill payments

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• NRG Begins Construction on New Peaking Plant Near Houston
• City Asks PUCO to Bar FES from Terminating Contract While Polar Vortex Dispute Pending
• Retail Supplier South Jersey Energy Debuts Redesigned Website
• Impression Made: NRG Energy TV Ad Cited As Analogy By Local Press

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Connecticut to Open Review of Code of Conduct for Utilities, Affiliates

The Connecticut PURA has assigned a docket to review the current code of conduct regulations for electric and natural gas utilities.

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Texas Generator to Pay $37,000 Under Settlement with PUCT Staff

Power Resources, Ltd. would pay $37,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve allegations that Power Resources violated PURA § 39.151(d), and P.U.C. SUBST. R. 25.503(f)(2), concerning failure to adhere to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Operating Guide §§ 2.2.5(2), related to automatic voltage regulators, and 2.6.2(1), related to generators.

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November 4

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Baltimore Gas & Electric Posts New Weighted Average SOS Rate, Summer 2015 Residential Rate to Increase

Baltimore Gas & Electric has posted on its website a new weighted average SOS rate for the period Oct. 1, 2014 through Sep. 30, 2015, which includes the summer SOS rate for 2015.

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RetailEnergyX.com: Reuters Interview with ConEdison Solutions CEO Discloses Customer Count, Load

Parent of Competitive Supplier Announces Elimination of 450 Positions, Primarily in Competitive Businesses

The parent of a competitive supplier announced this morning that the company expects about 450 positions to be eliminated ...

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New Texas Retail Provider Receives REP Certificate

The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted ...

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Santanna Energy Services Launches Service in More New Territories

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FERC Issues Formal Notice of Investigation into New England Generator Over Capacity Payments, Make-Whole Payments

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Pennsylvania Sees Statewide Residential Shopping Decline During October

Pennsylvania saw the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply decrease during the month of October, with five of the seven large EDCs seeing a decline in residential shopping.

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• Report: Aggregation Implementation Confuses Some Residents

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November 3

Spark Energy to Acquire Another Book of Customers

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RetailEnergyX.com: PUC to Hold Hearing on Future of Philadelphia Gas Works

Pa. ALJ Cites "Polar Vortex" in Recommending Laddered Contracts for Non-Residential Default Service

Duquesne Light should maintain the use of laddered 12-month contracts to serve small C&I customers due to the potential for market shock such as the "Polar Vortex", a Pennsylvania ALJ said in a recommended decision on Duquesne Light's default service plan for the period beginning June 1, 2015.

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Texas REP Offering 100% Green Free Saturdays Product

A Texas REP has begun offering a 100% wind product that provides an energy charge of 0¢/kWh on Saturdays

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AEP Energy Seeks to Serve Natural Gas Customers Outside of Ohio

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ERCOT Expects Sufficient Electricity For Upcoming Winter, Spring

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) expects the region will have sufficient electric supplies this winter, based on a broad range of planning scenarios in the Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) released Friday.

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• Massachusetts DPU Plans on Launching Energy Shopping Comparison Site
• Constellation Completes Acquisition of Integrys Energy Services
• National Fuel Gas Distribution Lowers Supply Charge
• Proposed Aggregation Draws Mixed Opinions

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After Seven Years, FERC Eliminates "Windfall" Adder Payments to Mitigated Units (Adder Reflects Costs Already Paid in Capacity Market)

FERC approved without modification a series of tariff revisions filed by PJM to revise PJM's rules related to offer price adders ("FMU adders") for generation units that are frequently offer capped, referred to as Frequently Mitigated Units.

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FERC to Hold Technical Conference on FTR Rules Applying to Up-to Congestion Transactions and INCs/DECs

FERC announced that on January 7, 2015 it will convene a technical conference concerning the justness and reasonableness of PJM's existing tariff provisions related to the Financial Transmission Rights (FTR) forfeiture rule and uplift allocations as applied to Up-to Congestion (UTC) transactions and virtual (INC/DEC) transactions.

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NRG, Comcast Launch Retail Energy Trial

NRG Acquires Customers of APNA Energy

Choice Coming to New Texas Service Areas

TXU Affiliate "Will" Offer Residential Service in Pa.

Columbia Choice Program Terminated