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July 23 --- Updated

NYSERDA Revises Load Data To Be Used For ESCO Pay-As-You-Go ZEC Compliance

Eliminates Need For Proposed Under-forecasting Penalties

LSEs Still Raise Issues With Latest Proposal

NYSERDA recently filed with the New York PSC a revision to a proposed pay-as-you-go mechanism for the zero emissions credit (ZEC) compliance program

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NEW Jobs on RetailEnergyJobs.com:

• NEW! -- Senior Counsel - Regulatory - Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Sales Representative -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Contracts Counsel -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Senior Natural Gas Energy Trader -- Retail Supplier
• Operations Manager -- Retail Supplier
• Quality Assurance and Customer Service Manager -- Retail Supplier

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Update: PECO Price To Compare To Increase For Residential, Small Commercial Customers on Sept. 1

PECO has posted new electric Prices To Compare for the period beginning September 1, 2019

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Ohio House Concurs On Senate-Passed Nuclear Subsidy Bill, HB 6 Enrolled

Enrolled Bill Includes Provision Allowing Utilities To Construct Renewable Energy Generation For Customers

The Ohio House has concurred with the Senate-passed version of HB 6, which provides subsidies to nuclear and other qualifying resources, and the bill has been enrolled

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Just Energy Reports Impairment From Texas Residential Accounts Receivable, Non-Payment; Says Issues Remedied

Just Energy Group Inc. announced today that as part of a previously announced strategic review process, management identified customer enrollment and non-payment issues, primarily in Texas, over the past 12 months.

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RetailEnergyX: Retail Supplier Seeks Rehearing Of FERC Denial Of Complaint Against NYISO

ENGIE Launches ENGIE Impact, Bundling Services From Several Companies Under Common Umbrella For Sustainability Strategy Development, Execution

ENGIE announced that ENGIE Impact was launched this month, uniting ENGIE Insight, Ecova UK, Red Engineering, and the Advisory and Advanced Analytics division of Tractebel under a common umbrella.

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FERC Grants ConEd Request To Correct Meter Data (UFE), Some ESCOs To See Lower Bills

Original Erroneous Data Had Resulted In Lower Bills For ConEd, Higher Bills For Some ESCOs

FERC granted a waiver sought by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. to allow ConEd to correct metering data for April 2018 beyond the 130-day period prescribed in the tariff

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Utility Says PUC Should Study Expanding Eligibility For Assistance Program Whose Participants Are Prohibited From Retail Choice

Retail Supplier Seeks Change In Light Of SCB

In comments in a Public Utilities Commission of Ohio rulemaking, Columbia Gas of Ohio has recommended that PUCO study an expansion of the eligibility criteria for the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) program

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Texas QSE To Pay $180,000 Under Settlement With Texas PUC Staff

A QSE would pay $180,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of

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Post Oak Power Receives Texas Aggregator Certificate

The Texas PUC granted ...

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From 6/19: Direct Energy Parent To Acquire SmartWatt, A U.S.-Based Energy Services and Solutions Company

Centrica plc announced today an agreement to purchase ...

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RetailEnergyX: Mitsui & Co. Energy Marketing and Services Seeks Market-Based Rate Authority

RetailEnergyX: Jacksonville (FL) Utility Board Authorizes CEO To Explore Privatization

RetailEnergyX: Op-Ed Rebutting Opponents Of Florida Electric Choice Published

RetailEnergyX: NET Power Developing "Couple" Of Zero Carbon Natural Gas Power Plants In U.S.

RetailEnergyX: NY Mayor de Blasio Suggests Government Takeover Of ConEd

July 22

Online Retail Energy Marketplace Raises $1.2 Million In Seed Round

Announces Partnership With Multi-family Dwelling Service Providers

An online retail energy marketplace announced that it has closed a $1.2M seed round with

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Direct Energy Files For Injunctive Relief Directing Dominion Virginia To Process Electric Choice Enrollments Pending Utility's Declaratory Order Proceeding

Dominion Is Seeking Determination Which Would Require Retail Suppliers To "Control" Renewable Energy Capacity In Order To Serve Customers

Direct Energy Business, LLC has submitted to the Virginia SCC a motion for temporary injunctive relief directing Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia ("Dominion" or "Dominion Virginia") immediately to process all pending enrollment requests by Direct Energy Business to provide competitive supply service to its customers, and to process in a timely manner any such future enrollment requests, at least until such time as a petition from Dominion Virginia for a declaratory judgment against Direct Energy Business concerning retail provider supply requirements is resolved

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Retail Supplier Names Market Vet As Director, NE Retail Gas Supply & Pricing

A retail supplier has named ...

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"Hot" Retail Energy M&A Market For New York ESCOs Seeing Prices Of $450/RCE For Deals Being Worked, Advisor Reports

Retail energy veteran Preston Ochsner, Managing Partner of Ochsner Interests Inc., told EnergyChoiceMatters.com that he is working on several M&A deals in the retail energy space, acting as an investment banker, and has seen a "dramatic" increase in M&A activity around New York-based retail energy providers.

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Calpine Error Led To ERCOT May Price Spike, Calpine Supports Re-pricing

BGE Files New SOS Rates

Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning September 1, 2019

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PJM Announces New Chief Risk Officer, Who Formerly Served In Risk Role At Parent Of Retail Supplier

PJM Interconnection today announced the appointment of ...

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ERCOT Receives Notification Of Suspension Of Operations (NSO)

ERCOT has received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for ...

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Parent Of Retail Supplier To Sell Portfolio Of Distributed Generation Assets For $720 Million

The parent of a retail supplier announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its portfolio of ...

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Centrica Seeking Buyer For Upstream Oil & Gas Business

Updated: FERC Finds MISO Zone 4 Capacity Rates From 2015/16 Auction To Be Just And Reasonable

Capacity Price Had Jumped From $16 To $150, Prompting Public Citizen To Allege Withholding

Glick Dissents, Faults "Conclusory Assurance" Under FERC's Order, Says Decision Not Adequately Supported

FERC has decided that the results from the Midcontinent ISO 2015/16 Planning Resource Auction for Local Resource Zone 4 were just and reasonable

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More Texas Retail Electric Providers Request Low-Income Customer Sync List

Three Texas REPs have each submitted to the Public Utility Commission of Texas a formal request for production and receipt of the list of low income electric customers for the State Fiscal Year beginning on September 1, 2019

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July 19

Regulator Refers Two Retail Suppliers' Pass-Throughs Of ISO Charges To Customers To Attorney General For Further Investigation

Regulator Says Rules Governing Allocation Of Capacity Obligations & Prices "Were Known Or Knowable", Could Have Been Reflected In Rates At Time Of Contract

The Connecticut PURA has referred the matter of changes in prices, under what PURA calls "fixed" price contracts, by two retail suppliers to the Connecticut Attorney General and Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection for further investigation, if necessary, and enforcement procedures

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Direct Energy Offering Texas Customers Ability To Pay Via Mobile Wallet

Said To Be First REP In Texas To Accept Apple Wallet, Google Pay

Direct Energy is now providing Texas customers the ability to pay bills through mobile wallets such as Apple Wallet or Google Pay.

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Retail Supplier Reports Change In LLC Members

A retail supplier has informed regulators of an organizational change in the number of its LLC members

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RetailEnergyX: Claim: New Non-Energy Ballot Initiative In Florida Meant To "Clog Up" System, Obstruct Energy Choice Proposal

Broker-Consultant Elevates President/COO To CEO

A broker has named ...

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PSC Approves Timeline For Supplier Consolidated Billing Implementation, Including Start Date

The Maryland PSC had approved a timeline proposed by a working group for the implementation of supplier consolidated billing for electricity and natural gas

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FERC Won't Require Market-Based Rate Sellers (Retail Suppliers) To Obtain Legal Entity Identifier

In a final rule changing various requirements for market-based rate applications and filings, FERC declined to adopt an initial proposal that MBR Sellers must obtain a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)

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RetailEnergyX: Ohio Gov. Says Will Sign Nuclear Subsidy Bill

RetailEnergyX: Calif. Wildfire Bill Includes Provision Requiring State Approval For Municipal Takeover Of PG&E Assets

RetailEnergyX: N.H. Supreme Court Upholds Denial Of Eversource Northern Pass Transmission Line By Siting Board

RetailEnergyX: Berkeley, Calif. Bans Natural Gas In New Homes

RetailEnergyX: U.K. Retail Supplier Providing Free Home EV Charging (100 Miles Per Month)

RetailEnergyX: SSE Sheds 70,000 Retail Customers In Quarter, Reiterates Plan To Exit Retail Energy Biz

In Case You Missed It (6/4): Shell Targets 5 Million Retail Energy Customers By 2025

Affirms USA As Core Market

Touts Shell Brand, Millions Of Customer Interactions

Sees Potential Returns Of 8-12% For Integrated Power Business

During an investor day, Shell reiterated its plan to significantly grow its electricity business

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July 18

PUC: All Customers Benefit From Availability Of Default Service, Certain Costs Of Default Service Are Unavoidable, Appropriately Included In Distribution Rates

Affirms Denial Of Unbundling Proposal

In denying a rehearing request from IGS Energy in a Duke Energy Ohio electric security plan and rate case, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio affirmed that, "all customers benefit from Duke’s ability to provide the SSO [standard service offer]," and the recovery of certain administrative and similar costs related to the provision of SSO are appropriately recovered via distribution rates

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NEW Jobs on RetailEnergyJobs.com:

• NEW! -- Senior Natural Gas Energy Trader -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Energy Contracts Counsel -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Operations Manager -- Retail Supplier
• Quality Assurance and Customer Service Manager -- Retail Supplier

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Rhode Island Gov. Signs Bill Banning Auto-Renewal Of Residential Retail Electric Contracts

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has signed S 399, which bans auto-renewal of residential retail electric contracts.

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Residents Energy Receives License In New State, PSC Includes Reporting Conditions

The Michigan PSC granted Residents Energy LLC a license to operate as ...

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RetailEnergyX: Academic: ERCOT Should Consider Capacity Payment Or Resiliency Charge For Baseload Resources

FERC Finds MISO Zone 4 Capacity Rates From 2015/16 Auction To Be Just And Reasonable

Capacity Price Had Jumped From $16 To $150, Prompting Public Citizen To Allege Withholding

Glick Dissents, Faults "Conclusory Assurance" Under FERC's Order, Says Decision Not Adequately Supported

FERC has decided that the results from the Midcontinent ISO 2015/16 Planning Resource Auction for Local Resource Zone 4 were just and reasonable

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Texas PUC Shelves Consideration Of Proposed Day-Ahead Market Enhancements Under Real-Time Co-Optimization, To Avoid Delay In RTC Implementation

The Public Utility Commission of Texas has shelved consideration of certain proposed enhancements related to the day-ahead market (DAM) under real-time co-optimization (RTC), in order to avoid a delay in RTC implementation

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Updated: Ohio House Recesses Until August Without Voting On Senate Version Of Nuclear Subsidy Bill

Ohio Senate Passes Nuclear Subsidy Bill With Provision Allowing Utility To Construct Renewable Energy Generation For Customers

Updated, 7/18: With several members who support the bill absent, the Ohio House, lacking votes to pass the Senate version of HB 6, recessed until August 1 without taking up the Senate version of the bill

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RetailEnergyX: Bloomberg Claim: Decades After Enron Debacle, Electricity Deregulation Is "Back"

RetailEnergyX: New York Awards Contracts To Two Offshore Wind Developers For 1,700 MW

RetailEnergyX: FERC Revises Process For Market-Based Rate Licensing (Includes Retail Suppliers), Reduces Ownership Info Which Must Be Provided

From 7/1: ENGIE To Acquire Design/Build Service, Industrial Control Firms Conti, Furthering Creation Of Comprehensive Solutions Portfolio

The parent of a retail supplier has acquired ...

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RetailEnergyX: Municipal Aggregation Awards To Sunrun Contract For Solar, Storage

RetailEnergyX: Comcast's Xfinity Communities Launches "Nation’s First Commercial Smart Communities Platform" (Includes Energy Management)

RetailEnergyX: Two Australian Retail Suppliers Fined Over Discount Claims

From 7/11: Pennsylvania PUC Urges Consumers To Report "Aggressive" Retail Energy Sales Tactics To Utility And PUC

PUC Urges Consumers To Be Conscious Of Utility Account Security When Faced With Retail Energy Telemarketing Sales Calls, Encourages Continual Review Of Bill Statements And Online Account Activity

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today urged consumers, "to be conscious of utility account security when answering telemarketing sales calls from competitive energy suppliers (suppliers) and report any suspicious activity to both their utility and the PUC’s Bureau of Consumer Services (BCS)."

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RetailEnergyX: From 7/1: Albireo Energy (Energy Manager, Broker) Acquires Alabama Controls

RetailEnergyX: From 7/11: Maine Gov. Signs Bill Requiring PUC To Study Creation Of Public Power Entity To Acquire IOUs' T&D

July 17

Retail Supplier Agrees To $250,000 Forfeiture, Customer Refunds Under Settlement With PUC Staff

Alleged To Have Charged Rate In Excess Of 18¢/kWh, Called "Miscalculation" By Supplier

A retail supplier has agreed to a forfeiture of $250,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to resolve alleged violations detailed in a Staff Notice of Probable Non-Compliance

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Ohio Senate Passes Nuclear Subsidy Bill With Provision Allowing Utility To Construct Renewable Energy Generation For Customers

The Ohio Senate has passed HB 6, which provides subsidies to nuclear and other qualifying resources

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CPower Hires Distributed Energy Veteran As Senior VP Of Strategic Planning And Business Development

Hire Signals Plans To Expand DER, Renewable Offerings

CPower, a provider of commercial and industrial demand-side energy management programs, announced the hire of ...

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PUC Issues Proposed Rule To Allow Customers To Request Switch Block From Utility

Proposed Rule Would Prohibit Inclusion Of Non-Commodity Services On Utility Consolidated Bills

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has issued proposed revisions to its electric service rules that would, among other things, allow customers to request a switch block on their account

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PSC Orders Retail Supplier Not To Solicit Any Additional Customers Until Complaint Proceeding Resolved

PSC Chair: Supplier's Action Has Likely "Set Back Progress" Of Retail Competition

Commissioner: "Sad Day" For Retail Choice, Companies Engaged In Such Behavior "Should Not Be Doing Business"

In addressing a complaint filed by Maryland PSC Staff against Smart One Energy, LLC ("Smart One" or "SOE") for, among other things, allegedly not obtaining 'wet signatures' for telephonic enrollments, Maryland PSC Chair Jason M. Stanek said that the supplier's actions have likely "set back" the progress of retail competition in the state

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PECO Generation Supply Charge To Increase For Residential, Small Commercial Customers on Sept. 1

PECO has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new electric Generation Supply Adjustment (GSA) charges for the period beginning September 1, 2019

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PUC Grants Retail Supplier Waiver Of Certain TPV Requirements

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has granted AEP Energy, Inc.'s petition for a waiver of the current rules concerning third-party verification for door-to-door electricity and natural gas sales

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Regulator Imposes $750,000 Civil Penalty On Retail Supplier, In Final Order

The Connecticut PURA issued a final order imposing a civil penalty in the amount of $750,000 on ...

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RetailEnergyX: Pa. PUC Cancels Broker's License

CustomerFirst Renewables Receives Natural Gas License

A PSC granted CustomerFirst Renewables LLC a natural gas license

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PUCO Approves Grid Modernization Stipulation Under Which FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs Are To Propose Dynamic Pricing Supply Options For Non-shopping Customers

FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs To Install 700,000 Smart Meters

Settlement Includes Provisions For Retail Supplier Access To AMI Data

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio adopted, without substantive modification relating to retail market issues, a stipulation at the FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs addressing grid modernization that includes, among other things, the installation of 700,000 advanced meters in the EDCs' service territories

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Retail Supplier Seeks Hearing In Regulator's Declaratory Ruling Proceeding Addressing Pass-Through Of ISO Charges Under Fixed Price Contracts

Says OCC Ignores Scaling Factor, Other Impacts On Capacity Costs

Spark Energy LLC has requested that the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority hold a hearing in PURA's proceeding addressing a declaratory ruling regarding the altering of the prices in fixed-price contracts, specifically, with respect to ISO charges

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RetailEnergyX: Rhode Island Town Considers Launching Municipal Aggregation, Selecting Consultant

NiMo Seeks To Extend Commodity Supply Bill Guarantee For V-TOU Customers

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid ('National Grid', 'NiMo', or the 'Company') submitted a petition to the New York PSC seeking a limited waiver to extend the one-time option available to customers with plug-in electric vehicles ('PEVs') at their premises to receive a comparison of 12 months of charges under Service Classification No. 1 ('SC-1') Voluntary Time-of-Use ('VTOU') rate against what they would have paid under the SC-1 standard tariff rate, where such option is currently only available at the end of the customer’s initial one-year term under Special Provision L, entitled 'Residential Optional Time of Use Delivery And Commodity Rate'

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Maine PUC 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 (Emera-BHD) for the month of August 2019.

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RetailEnergyX: Australian Regulator Proposes Allowing Non-Retail Suppliers To Offer Demand Response Directly Into Wholesale Market

RetailEnergyX: Australian Regulator: Energy Companies Must Play By The Rules, Hardship Customer Protections A Priority

RetailEnergyX: Electrify To Launch Commercialization Pilot For Blockchain Peer-To-Peer Energy Sales

RetailEnergyX: Logical Buildings Profiled By Real Estate New Jersey

July 16

CPower Acquires Firm Which Monetizes Energy Efficiency In PJM Markets

CPower announced today that it has acquired ...

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Retail Energy Vet Joins ENGIE North America As Senior Director, Solution Sales

A retail energy vet has joined ...

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Most FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Prices To Compare To Fall On September 1, Met-Ed Residential Rate Increasing

The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed residential and commercial PTC_Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting September 1, 2019

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RetailEnergyX: Another U.K. Bank Offering Retail Energy Shopping Service Via Bank's App

People's Counsel Seeks Order Limiting Retail Supplier To Charging No More Than Default Service Rate, Requests Nearly $1 Million Fine

The Maryland Office of People's Counsel has requested that the Maryland PSC issue an order providing that ...

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RetailEnergyX: U.K. Retail Energy Supplier Launching Second Retail Storefront

RetailEnergyX: New York Gov. Says ConEd Can Be "Replaced", Franchise Not From "God", In Criticizing Outages

New York PSC Approves LDC's Tariff Revisions Related To Month End Storage Inventory Level Requirements Applicable To ESCOs

The New York PSC approved tariff revisions at National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation to adjust month end storage inventory level requirements applicable to energy services companies (ESCOs)

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RetailEnergyX: Tenaska Said To Contract With Developer For Storage Projects, Including In ERCOT

RetailEnergyX: MA Muni Aggregation Selects Retail Supplier, Rates Disclosed

RetailEnergyX: Calpine Completes Sale Of Two Power Plants

July 15

Vistra Energy (TXU Parent) Completes Acquisition Of Crius Energy Trust

Vistra Energy and Crius Energy Trust ("Crius Energy") today announced the successful completion of the previously announced acquisition by Vistra of the business of Crius Energy.

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Ohio Utility Says Corporate Separation Rules Should Be Modified To Allow Utility To Offer "Innovative Products And Services"

Says Utilities A "Trusted" Party To Customers

Cites Behind The Meter Services, Community Solar, EV Charging As "Fertile Ground" For Utilities

In comments on a rulemaking regarding Ohio corporate separation rules, Dayton Power and Light ('DP&L') said that, "the rules should make clear that the electric distribution utilities ('EDUs') also have a place in providing a regulated option from which customers may choose innovative products and services."

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PSC Dismisses Staff Complaint Against Retail Supplier

The Maryland PSC has dismissed a complaint against ...

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RetailEnergyX: Parent Of Utility With Retail Choice Acquires Renewable Energy Developer

PSC Staff Seek $170,000 Fine Against Retail Supplier, Cessation Of Marketing To New Customers Pending Remedial Program

Staff of the Maryland PSC have requested that the Commission issue a fine of $170,000 to ...

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Spark Energy Announces Termination of Tax Receivable Agreement

Spark Energy, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a TRA Termination and Release Agreement (the 'Release Agreement'), and agreed to pay ...

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Just One Energy Seeks Texas Aggregator License

Just One Energy LLC applied for a ...

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RetailEnergyX: WSJ: Oil Giant Shell’s Pivot to Electricity Could Bring Investors Less Sizzle

Ohio Utility Seeks Clarification That Rule Does Not Require Utilities To Report Unreasonable Sales Practices Of Retail Suppliers, Market Deficiencies

In comments on a rulemaking regarding Ohio corporate separation rules, Duke Energy Ohio requested that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio clarify that an existing rule concerning the reporting of unreasonable sales practices and market deficiencies does not impose an obligation on utilities to report the behavior of third-party market participants.

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Regulator Schedules Workshop On Improvement To State's Retail Energy Shopping Website, Inclusion Of Municipal Aggregation Rates

The "Energy Switch" working group in the Massachusetts DPU's retail market investigation proceeding (19-07) will hold a meeting on ...

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RetailEnergyX: California Municipal Aggregation Signs Long-Term PPAs

RetailEnergyX: Report: Australian Electricity Prices On The Rise Despite "Re-regulation" Of Market, Competitive Pressure Has "Eased"

RetailEnergyX: Sierra Club Pushes For Retirement Of CPS Energy Coal Units

RetailEnergyX: Report: E.ON Set To Win EU Antitrust Permission For Innogy Deal (Including Retail Assets)

RetailEnergyX: Calif. Gov. Nominates New PUC President

RetailEnergyX: Maine PUC Approves Long-Term Wind Power Contract

RetailEnergyX: LS Power Announces Ohio Nuclear Subsidy Legislation, "Will Force Cancellation of its Troy Generating Facility Expansion"

RetailEnergyX: From 6/20: PJM Authorized To Assess Surcharges To Fund Marginal Line Loss Refunds To Financial Marketers

July 12

Texas Market Vet Launches New Electricity Broker

A retail energy vet has launched ...

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Texas PUC Staff File Proposed Interim Broker Registration Form

Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed for Commission consideration a proposed interim broker registration form

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Retail Suppliers Oppose Limiting Electric Choice To 10% Of Load During Arizona Transition

Retail Supplier Proposes Retail Auction To Assign POLR Obligation

Rules' "Written Authorization" Provision For Enrollments Draws Retail Supplier Attention

In commenting on a report from Staff of the Arizona Corporation Commission regarding "possible" modifications to the ACC's retail electric competition rules, retail suppliers opposed limiting electric choice to 10% of load during a transition period

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RetailEnergyX: RESA: Massachusetts Residential Customers Could Have Saved $204 Million During First Half Of 2019 By Shopping For A Retail Supplier

Pennsylvania PUC Denies Reconsideration Of $1 Million Fine Imposed On Retail Supplier

The Pennsylvania PUC denied reconsideration of its July 2018 order which, among other things, imposed a $1 million fine on ...

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Texas PUC Staff Seek Comment On Day-Ahead Market Policy Questions (Financial Only) Under Real-Time Co-Optimization

Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have sought stakeholder comment on a series of questions related to the Day-Ahead Market (DAM) upon implementation of real-time co-optimization (RTC) of energy and ancillary services in the ERCOT Real-Time Market.

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RetailEnergyX: FirstEnergy Names New Vice President, Risk and Internal Audit

Additional Texas Retail Electric Provider Requests Low-Income Customer Sync List

Another REP has submitted to the Public Utility Commission of Texas a formal request for production and receipt of the list of low income electric customers for the State Fiscal Year beginning on September 1, 2019

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RetailEnergyX: Texas QSE To Pay $15,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff

RetailEnergyX: Tentative Order Would Cancel Licenses Of Several Brokers

RetailEnergyX: Florida Electric Choice Initiative Backers Raise $3 Million To Date

RetailEnergyX: Nevada School District To Remain With NV Energy For Supply

RetailEnergyX: Sunnova Formally Announces Launch of Initial Public Offering, Expected Share Price

July 11

Pennsylvania PUC Urges Consumers To Report "Aggressive" Retail Energy Sales Tactics To Utility And PUC

PUC Urges Consumers To Be Conscious Of Utility Account Security When Faced With Retail Energy Telemarketing Sales Calls, Encourages Continual Review Of Bill Statements And Online Account Activity

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Regulator Issues Further Proposed Decision Which Would Impose $750,000 Fine On Retail Supplier

The Connecticut PURA issued a further proposed decision under which PURA would determine that a pre-recorded telemarketing message used by a subcontractor of an agent of a supplier violated certain statutes, and under which PURA would impose a civil penalty in the amount of $750,000 on the supplier

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Proposal On Connecticut Shared Clean Energy Program Rules Would Prohibit Telephonic Contracting, Limit Termination Fees

PURA Opens Proceeding To Review Shared Clean Energy Program

Addresses Request To Examine Consolidated Billing

The Connecticut PURA opened Docket 19-07-01 for a review of proposed requirements for a statewide shared clean energy facility program

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RetailEnergyX: FERC Issues Order To Show Cause To Power Trader, Could Seek $6 Million Penalty

PUC Approves $13,500 Settlement With Retail Supplier

The Pennsylvania PUC approved without modification a settlement under which ...

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RetailEnergyX: Retail Supplier Signs Long-Term PPA For Supply From Wind Farm

Utility Further Details System Error Which Led To Customers Of Retail Suppliers Being Charged Incorrect Rates

In compliance with a directive from the Connecticut PURA, Connecticut Light and Power d/b/a Eversource Energy filed a detailed description of a system error which resulted in the customers of retail electric suppliers being charged an incorrect rate because CL&P's customer care system did not capture updated rates submitted by the suppliers, even though CL&P's EDI system sent suppliers an echo accepting the price change

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RetailEnergyX: Maine Gov. Signs Bill Requiring PUC To Study Creation Of Public Power Entity To Acquire Utilities' T&D Assets

Two More Texas Retail Electric Providers Request Low-Income Customer Sync List

Two REPs have each submitted to the Public Utility Commission of Texas a formal request for production and receipt of the list of low income electric customers for the State Fiscal Year beginning on September 1, 2019

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RetailEnergyX: Ofgem Retail Energy Strategic Narrative Highlights Focus On Replacing Default Offer Price Cap; Protecting Customers

RetailEnergyX: Retail Supplier Announces Wind Plan

RetailEnergyX: AARP Volunteers Appointed To Pennsylvania PUC Consumer Advisory Council

RetailEnergyX: Nevada PUC Denies Request From NV Energy To Raise Exit Fee On Customer

RetailEnergyX: New York PSC Approves Westchester County Clean Energy Consumer Awareness Plan

July 10

Energy Capital Partners Acquires Energy Storage Developer

Energy Capital Partners (ECP) announced today the final acquisition of ...

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Iberdrola Solutions Receives Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate

The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted Iberdrola Solutions LLC an ...

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Regulator Issues Notice Of Violation To Retail Supplier

The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) and Assessment of Civil Penalty against ...

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RetailEnergyX: Texas Retail Provider's Provocative Billboard Draws Complaints From TXU

New York Town Selects ESCO For Municipal Aggregation, Rate Disclosed

The Town of Chazy in Clinton County, NY has selected

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Regulator Schedules Hearing In Review Of Moving All Hardship Customers To Default Service

The Connecticut PURA has scheduled the dates for a hearing on its proceeding reviewing feasibility, costs, and benefits of placing hardship customers on Standard Service pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 16-245o(m)

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Texas Retail Providers Oppose CenterPoint-TDU's Proposed Change From Per "Customer" Charge To Per "Meter" Monthly Flat Charges

Parties Contest Transmission Cost Allocation Mechanism

In a brief, the Alliance For Retail Markets has opposed a proposal from CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC ("CenterPoint" or "CEHE") to change its flat monthly charges (customer charge, metering charge) from a "per retail customer" basis to a "per meter" basis.

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RetailEnergyX: Sumitomo Corporation Group Invests In Firm Offering Blockchain, Peer-to-Peer Energy Sales

Texas Retail Provider Receives Authority To Use Trade Name

The Texas PUC granted ...

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RetailEnergyX: Choose Energy Offering $300 Rewards Cards In Giveaway, Launches TexasCool Campaign

RetailEnergyX: Retail Supplier Affiliate Selected By Catholic Charities For Solar Installation

RetailEnergyX: Ofgem Warns It Again Could Revoke Retail Supplier's License

July 9

Retail Energy Veterans Form New Broker

A new electricity broker has been formed by ...

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FERC Authorizes Vistra's Acquisition Of Crius Energy, Closing Imminent

FERC Denies Argument Retail Supplier Customers With Early Termination Fees Are "Captive" For Purposes Of Merger Analysis

FERC has authorized the application of Vistra Energy Corp. to acquire Crius Energy Corporation.

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Duquesne Light Default Supply Rate To Fall Another 14%

Duquesne Light filed with the Pennsylvania PUC the default service supply rate for Medium Commercial & Industrial customers for the period beginning September 1, 2019

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RetailEnergyX: Centrica Integrates Data, CRM, Creative, Media Strategy

Post Oak Power Seeks Texas Aggregator Certificate

PO Power LLC d/b/a Post Oak Power applied for ...

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Ohio Schedules Workshop To Review Natural Gas Market Rules

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has opened a periodic five-year review of the Minimum Gas Service Standards under OAC Chapter 4901:1-13, which include certain rules impacting retail natural gas marketing rules

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Texas PUC Assigns Docket Number For Proceeding To Develop Broker Registration Form

The Texas PUC has assigned ...

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RetailEnergyX: Texas Electricity Ratings Announces "The Ultimate Texas Electricity Shopping Tool Kit" (Rate Analyzer, Calculator, Plan Picker)

RetailEnergyX: Toyota Tsusho Participates In Series B Round For Microgrid Solutions Provider

RetailEnergyX: E.ON Retail Supplier To Supply Only 100% Renewable Energy In U.K.

RetailEnergyX: Solar Provider Fights To Supply Customers In Wisconsin

July 8

Retail Supplier Names Market Vet As Director Of Sales Operations

A retail supplier has named ...

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Pure Energy USA Seeks Retail Supplier License In New State

Pure Energy USA applied for ...

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Retail Provider Raises Operational, Compliance Issues To Be Addressed As Texas PUC Considers AEP Texas Acquisition Of McAllen Area Customers From Oncor

AEP, Oncor To Hold Working Session To Identify Issues Not Previously Raised

The Alliance for Retail Markets has submitted a list of issues proposed to be addressed in the Texas PUC's consideration of the application of AEP Texas to acquire Oncor's McAllen/Mission service area

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RetailEnergyX: Retail Supplier Closing Six Sales Offices In Channel Strategy Shift

RetailEnergyX: From 7/5: Shell Enters Retail Electric Market In Japan

RetailEnergyX: Centrica To Offer EV Charging Installation To Homeowners, Seeking 15% Market Share

RetailEnergyX: Update On CenterPoint Offering Home Warranty Plans In Texas

From 7/4: PSC Working Group Proposes Start Date For Supplier Consolidated Billing, Implementation Schedule

A PSC's Supplier Consolidated Billing (SCB) Work Group has filed with the PSC a proposed timeline for the implementation of Supplier Consolidated Billing.

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RetailEnergyX: New York Town Selects Energy Supplier For 20-Year PPA

From 7/1: Illinois ORMD: Residential Retail Supplier Customers At ComEd Paid 1.6¢/kWh More On Average Than Default Service During Past Year

At Ameren, Where Residential ARES Customers Are "Overwhelmingly" Aggregation Customers, ARES Customers Paid 1.6¢/kWh More Than Default Service

Yearly Cost Under Retail Supply Versus SOS Is $124 Million Higher At ComEd; $122 Million At Ameren

Muni Aggregation Still Accounts For Half Of Residential Retail Supply Service

Residential Migration Up Slightly

As part of an annual report, the Illinois Commerce Commission's Office of Retail Market Development reported on the aggregate cost that customers of alternative retail electric suppliers (ARES) paid in excess of the utility's default service rate, for the period June 2018 to May 2019

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RetailEnergyX: Australia Consumer Advocacy Group Ends Retail Energy Auto-Switching Service, Citing Costs

RetailEnergyX: SinglePoint's Direct Solar Becomes Exclusive Solar Marketing Partner For Sports Programs At 47 Texas Schools

RetailEnergyX: From 7/5: FPL Sought To Exclude "Disloyal" Customers (Energy Choice Supporters) From Solar Program; Now Backtracks

From 7/4: New York Utilities Update Plan To Offer Renewable Natural Gas To Customers

Utilities Update Merchant Function Charges, Data

Two New York LDCs have filed updates to their current rate cases at the New York PSC, with such updates including a modification to a renewable natural gas supply option proposed by the LDCs

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RetailEnergyX: From 7/5: Honolulu Official Says Hawaii Should Introduce Municipal Aggregation

RetailEnergyX: Sempra Energy Names New Vice President Of Federal Government Affairs

RetailEnergyX: U.K. Retail Supplier Reveals Email Addresses Of Nearly 500 Customers Due To Error

RetailEnergyX: Sunnova Files For U.S. IPO

RetailEnergyX: Op-Ed By Florida Electric Choice Opponents Published By Palm Beach Post

RetailEnergyX: NYT: Florida’s Utilities Keep Homeowners From Making the Most of Solar Power

From 7/3: NRG Energy Acquires Book Of Customers From Retail Supplier

NRG Energy confirmed to EnergyChoiceMatters.com that it has acquired ...

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From 7/3: Retail Supplier To Acquire Columbia Midstream Group, Notes Synergies That Will Benefit Retail Marketing Businesses

UGI Corporation announced that its subsidiary, UGI Energy Services, LLC, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the equity interests of Columbia Midstream Group LLC, (CMG) from a subsidiary of TC Energy Corporation (TC Energy) for approximately $1.275 billion, subject to customary adjustments at closing.

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From 7/3: New York ESCO Reports 6% Residential Savings, 7% Commercial, Versus Utility In Past 12 Months, Files Data In PSC's Retail Market Investigation

EnergyMark, LLC filed with the New York PSC, in Case 12-M-0476, one of the PSC's proceedings assessing the mass market (and consolidated with the retail market review), "a summary of performance, that is, savings vs the LDC, comparing LDC bundled bill of supply and delivery costs."

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July 5 & July 4

PSC Working Group Proposes Start Date For Supplier Consolidated Billing, Implementation Schedule

A PSC's Supplier Consolidated Billing (SCB) Work Group has filed with the PSC a proposed timeline for the implementation of Supplier Consolidated Billing.

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Staff Of State Regulator Propose Retail Suppliers Be Required To Report Number Of Low Income Customers On Contract Types, Served Via Auto-Renewal

Staff of the Massachusetts DPU have, in the DPU's retail electric market investigation, proposed further reporting requirements for retail suppliers

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RetailEnergyX: Shell Enters Retail Electric Market In Japan

Regulator Modifies Letter To Be Sent By Utility To Retail Supplier Customers Charged Incorrect Rate Due To Utility System Error

A regulator has approved letters to be sent by an EDC to customers of retail electric suppliers who were recently charged an incorrect rate because the EDC's customer care system did not capture updated rates submitted by the suppliers, even though the EDC's EDI system sent suppliers an echo accepting the price change

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New York Utilities Update Plan To Offer Renewable Natural Gas To Customers

Utilities Update Merchant Function Charges, Data

Two New York LDCs have filed updates to their current rate cases at the New York PSC, with such updates including a modification to a renewable natural gas supply option proposed by the LDCs

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RetailEnergyX: FPL Sought To Exclude "Disloyal" Customers (Energy Choice Supporters) From Solar Program; Now Backtracks

RetailEnergyX: Honolulu Official Says Hawaii Should Introduce Municipal Aggregation

Texas Retail Provider Seeks Hearing On PUC Staff's Petition For Revocation Of REP Certificate

A REP has formally requested a hearing on a petition by Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas for the PUC to revoke the retail electric provider certificate of the REP

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RetailEnergyX: Chron: Are Those Home Warranties Really Necessary (CenterPoint/HomeServe Offering)

RetailEnergyX: Report: Regulators To Possibly Fine NV Energy For Not Setting Aside Energy Storage Incentive Funds

RetailEnergyX: U.K. Retail Supplier To Pay £350,000 In Compensation To Customers For "Failings" Related To Service To Renters

RetailEnergyX: U.K. Broker Says Retail Energy Suppliers Should Be Subject To "Stress Tests" To Prevent Defaults

RetailEnergyX: RESA Op-Ed Urging Massachusetts Not To End Retail Electric Choice Published In CommonWealth Magazine

RetailEnergyX: Centrica Commits To Deploy 7 GW Of Flexible, Distributed, Lower Carbon Generation

RetailEnergyX: New York Announces $55 Million for Energy Storage on Long Island

July 3

NRG Energy Acquires Book Of Customers From Retail Supplier

NRG Energy confirmed to EnergyChoiceMatters.com that it has acquired ...

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Retail Supplier To Acquire Columbia Midstream Group, Notes Synergies That Will Benefit Retail Marketing Businesses

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New York ESCO Reports 6% Residential Savings, 7% Commercial, Versus Utility In Past 12 Months, Files Data In PSC's Retail Market Investigation

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Utility Seeks Waiver Of Rule It Says Would Delay Payment Of Receivables To Retail Electric Suppliers Under Change In Bill Mailing

An EDC petitioned a PSC for a waiver of a rule relating to the due date of bills sent from out of state, with the EDC noting that application of the rule would delay payments to retail electric suppliers

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ConEd Files To Institute Tier 2(B) Physical Storage Program For ESCOs On Permanent Basis

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (the "Company") has filed tariff revisions with the New York PSC to institute the Tier 2(B) Physical Storage program for natural gas ESCOs on a permanent basis

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Solar Developer Creating Retail Energy Supply Business, Registers As New York ESCO

An affiliate of a solar developer has register as a New York ESCO

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Update: Arizona Staff Raise Proposed Eligibility Threshold For Retail Electric Choice, Aggregations, In Revised Draft

Staff of the Arizona Corporation Commission have filed revisions to a report regarding "possible" modifications to the ACC's retail electric competition rules, with such modifications raising the eligibility threshold for a customer to take retail electric choice

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RetailEnergyX: Texas QSE To Pay A Combined $48,000 Under Settlements With PUC Staff

PUCO Seeks Additional Briefing On Dayton Power & Light Electric Security Plan (Default Service), Due To Recent Court Decision On Other EDCs' Rider

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has requested from parties further briefing on the electric security plan at Dayton Power & Light, due to the inclusion in a stipulation (which itself is being contested after withdrawal of a retail supplier) of a distribution modernization rider (Rider DMR) similar to, but not identical to, the Rider DMR which the Ohio Supreme Court recently struck as unlawful at the FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs.

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Drift Marketplace Receives License In New State
• Electrasource Advisors Seeks Texas Aggregator Certificate

License Briefs

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PSC Schedules Working Group Meeting To Address Long-Term Contracts For Default Service

The District of Columbia PSC will hold the third Standard Offer Service Working Group meeting on Thursday, July 11, 2019.

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IGS Energy Requests Texas Low-Income Customer Sync List

Accent Energy Texas LP, d/b/a IGS Energy, submitted to the Texas PUC a formal request for production and receipt of a list of its low-income electric customers for the State fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2019.

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RetailEnergyX: Australian Broadband, Telecom Vocus To Split Into Three Units, Said To Make Firm More Attractive To Suitors (Retail Energy Supplier Among Suitors)

RetailEnergyX: Customer Reports Spoofed Robocall Offering 30% Discount As Showing From Utility

First On EnergyChoiceMatters.com: Bulb, U.K.'s Fastest Growing Start-up & Biggest Green Energy Supplier, Entering U.S. & Receives Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate (First Report In April, Updated On 7/1)

Bulb US LLC, an affiliate of U.K. retail energy provider Bulb which describes itself as the U.K.'s biggest green supplier and which has also been named the U.K.'s fastest growing start-up, has been granted an Option 1 retail electric provider certificate by the Public Utility Commission of Texas

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In Case You Missed It (6/21): New Texas Retail Provider Led By Chris Hendrix, Other Market Vets, Receives Texas REP Certificate

The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted ...

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July 2

Arizona Staff File Draft Rules For Retail Electric Choice, Would Limit Eligible Customers To Certain Classes, Sizes

Staff Propose Allowing Municipal Aggregation, With CCAs Allowed To Serve All Customers

Retail Supplier Services Subject To Approval Via Tariff

Staff of the Arizona Corporation Commission have filed a report regarding "possible" modifications to the ACC's retail electric competition rules

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Pennsylvania Utility Seeking To Require Retail Suppliers To Carry $5 Million Cybersecurity Insurance, Sign Data Security Agreement For Web Portal, Other System Access

A Pennsylvania utility has filed tariff changes with the PUC to require retail suppliers and other entities to sign a data security agreement and carry $5 million in cybersecurity insurance as a condition of accessing the utility's systems, including web portals

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Update: Utility Reports Amount Of Retail Supplier Customers Charged Incorrect Rate (Some Higher) Due To Utility System Error

Files Proposed Letters To Affected Retail Supplier Customers

An EDC has filed data concerning the number of retail supplier customers impacted by an EDC billing system error which saw such customers of retail suppliers charged an incorrect rate, and also filed proposed letters to be sent to affected customers

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Energy Broker-Consultant Names Market Vet As New Chief Commercial Officer

Choice! Energy Management announced ...

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RetailEnergyX: Clearway Energy To Pilot Use of Blockchain For REC Trading, Sales

Direct Energy Launches New Texas Electric Plan With 12 Hours Free Service, Hive View Smart Camera

Direct Energy announced for Texas residential customers a new 24-month fixed-price electricity plan that includes 12 hours of free power from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. and a Hive View smart indoor camera.

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From 7/1: Rhode Island House, Senate Pass Bill Banning Auto-Renewal Of Residential Retail Electric Contracts

RESA Says Bill's Adoption Effectively Ends Residential Electric Choice In RI

The Rhode Island Senate and House have both passed S 399, which bans auto-renewal of residential retail electric contracts.

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From 7/1: Illinois Office of Retail Market Development Recommends Price To Compare Be Listed Directly Above Retail Supplier Rate

Does Not Recommend Including Shadow Billed Default Service Cost On Bills

The Office of Retail Market Development (ORMD) of the Illinois Commerce Commission on June 3 filed with the ICC recommendations concerning further revisions to the inclusion of Price to Compare (PTC) information on customer electric bills, including the bills of customers on competitive supply.

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RetailEnergyX: Dutch Retail Energy, Telecom Firm Acquires Mobile Telephony Provider

RetailEnergyX: E.ON Acquires Biomethane Supply Business From German Natural Gas Supplier

RetailEnergyX: Texas PUC Chair Authors Op-Ed Advising Electric Customers Ahead Of Summer

RetailEnergyX: Duke Energy Surpasses 1 GW Of Owned Solar Capacity

RetailEnergyX: Retail Energy Shopping Service Arcadia Power Awarded as Technology Pioneer

July 1

Illinois ORMD: Residential Retail Supplier Customers At ComEd Paid 1.6¢/kWh More On Average Than Default Service During Past Year

At Ameren, Where Residential ARES Customers Are "Overwhelmingly" Aggregation Customers, ARES Customers Paid 1.6¢/kWh More Than Default Service

Yearly Cost Under Retail Supply Versus SOS Is $124 Million Higher At ComEd; $122 Million At Ameren

Muni Aggregation Still Accounts For Half Of Residential Retail Supply Service

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Rhode Island House, Senate Pass Bill Banning Auto-Renewal Of Residential Retail Electric Contracts

RESA Says Bill's Adoption Effectively Ends Residential Electric Choice In RI

The Rhode Island Senate and House have both passed S 399, which bans auto-renewal of residential retail electric contracts.

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Illinois Office of Retail Market Development Recommends Price To Compare Be Listed Directly Above Retail Supplier Rate

Does Not Recommend Including Shadow Billed Default Service Cost On Bills

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RetailEnergyX: Castleton Commodities International LLC Closes Credit Facilities Totaling $2.775 Billion

RetailEnergyX: Advanced Power Sells 10% Interest in South Field Energy Project in Ohio to Affiliate Of Japanese Utility

Utility Reports Instances Of Billing Incorrect Rate To Retail Supplier's Customers, Due To Utility System Error

An EDC reported certain instances in which the utility billed the customers of retail suppliers an outdated, prior rate, despite suppliers submitting an updated rate to the utility

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Parent Of Retail Supplier Acquires Design/Build Service, Industrial Control Firms, Further Creation Of Comprehensive Solutions Portfolio

The parent of a retail supplier has acquired ...

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Bulb, U.K.'s Fastest Growing Start-up & Biggest Green Energy Supplier, Receives Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Large U.K. Retail Suppliers "Fear" Auto-Switching (Concierge) Services, Withdraw Commission Payments

Duke Energy Sub. To Acquire Portfolio Of Distributed Fuel Cell Technology Projects In Move To Meet C&I Customer Needs

A subsidiary of Duke Energy today announced it will acquire a portfolio of distributed fuel cell technology projects from ...

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Offices Of Two Retail Suppliers "Raided" In Slamming Instigation

Texas Market Vet Joins NRG As Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory Affairs

A Texas market vet recently joined NRG Energy as Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory Affairs

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RetailEnergyX: Broker-Consultant Acquires Controls Company

Calif. PUC Issues Draft To Revise Recently Adopted Direct Access Expansion Deadlines

The California PUC issued a proposed order to clarify its recently adopted schedule and deadlines for the expansion of direct access load, to address concerns from competitive supply parties that the adopted deadlines were "inadequate" for customers awarded a DA allocation as a result of another customer declining an initial allocation. However, the draft appears to be inconsistent, in terms of its conclusions of law and ordering paragraphs, concerning a policy to address such concern

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NRG, Direct Energy Retail Electric Providers Request Texas Low-Income Customer Sync List

NRG Energy and Direct Energy have filed, for various of their retail energy brands, separate requests with the Public Utility Commission of Texas for the provision of the low-income customer identification service for the State fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2019 (FY2020).

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RetailEnergyX: Ameresco Names New Chief Financial Officer

RetailEnergyX: Fears California Could Outlaw Natural Gas Use For Heating, Appliances

RetailEnergyX: New Jersey Municipal Leaders Express "Serious Concerns" With Municipal Aggregation

RetailEnergyX: Australian Regulator: Retail Supplier Should Not Recoup Lost Profits From New Default Price Caps by Raising Rates For Shopping Customers

RetailEnergyX: U.K. Shopping Service Says Customers Of Defaulting Retail Supplier Face Rate "Lottery", Over 250,000 Placed On Variable Rates

RetailEnergyX: Duke Ohio Files To Decrease Amount For Partially Bypassable Generation Uncollectibles Rider

RetailEnergyX: FirstEnergy Solutions: "Expectation" Nuclear Subsidy Bill Will Pass In Ohio, But Won't Purchase Fuel While Pending

RetailEnergyX: Virginia Energy Reform Coalition Members Pen Op-Ed Favoring Retail Electric Choice In Virginia Pilot

June 28

Retail Supplier Announces Increase To Credit Facility

A retail supplier announced ...

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Generating Unit In ERCOT To Retire, Be Decommissioned

On June 28, 2019, ERCOT received a Notification of Change of Generation Resource Designation (NCGRD) for the following Generation Resource:

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RetailEnergyX: Crius Shareholders Approve Election Of Directors

Eligo Energy Expanding To New Service Area

Eligo Energy recently completed the onboarding process to serve customers at ...

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Consumer Counsel: Retail Suppliers' Exercise Of Contractual "Change In Law" Clauses "Unenforceable", Do No Supersede Statutory Requirement For Affirmative Customer Consent To Material Changes (Applicable To Commercial Contracts)

AG: Retail Suppliers May Not Use Sales Agreements To "Contract Around" Statutory Safeguards

Retail Supplier: PURA Has No Jurisdiction Over State's Unfair Trade Practices Act

In a brief before the Connecticut PURA, the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel said that retail electric suppliers' exercise of "change in law" clauses can not supersede the statutory obligation to obtain customer consent

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FERC Rejects PJM Tariff Revisions To Change Price Responsive Demand Rules To Reflect Capacity Performance Requirements, Says Proposal Would Improperly Charge PRD LSEs

FERC has rejected tariff changes from PJM to update the rules and requirements for Price Responsive Demand (PRD) to conform to the rules and requirements for Capacity Performance Resources (PRD Update).

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RetailEnergyX: Virginia SCC Warns Of Higher Costs For Dominion Energy Customers As IRP Approved

BGE Files Updated SOS Rates Due To New Bypassable Transmission Rates, Also Reflects Impact On Revised Bypassable Admin. Charge

Baltimore Gas and Electric has filed with the Maryland PSC updates to its bypassable transmission rates, and, due to the updated transmission rate, a revised bypassable SOS Administrative Charge, due to the impact of the new transmission rate on the cash working capital (CWC) component of the Admin. Charge

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Updated With Statement From REP:

Texas Retail Provider To Pay $700,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff

A Texas retail provider would pay $700,000 under a settlement agreement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve ...

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New York Town Joins Municipal Aggregation

A NY town has authorized joining ...

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New York Town's Community Solar Program Hits Subscription Target To Receive Grant From Program Manager

Geneva Community Power, which is offering a community solar program for customers in the Town of Geneva, NY and nearby areas served by NYSEG, announced that ...

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RetailEnergyX: Former Connecticut Senator Upset With Latest Implementation Of Supplier Rate Info On EDC Bills

RetailEnergyX: Texas PUC OKs $85,000 Settlement With Retail Supplier

From 6/27: EMEX Invests In Patriot Energy Group , Creates Strategic Alliance

O2 Investment Partners, LLC announced that, through its broker-consultant business EMEX, LLC, it has made an investment in and created a strategic alliance with ...

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RetailEnergyX: J-POWER USA Starts Construction Of 1,200 MW Of New Generation In PJM

RetailEnergyX: Dominion Seeks Projects to Expand Solar Development in Virginia

RetailEnergyX: From 6/25: Budderfly, Offering "Energy Efficiency as a Service", Secures $55 Million In Funding

June 27

Updated With Statement From REP:

Texas Retail Provider To Pay $700,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff

A Texas retail provider would pay $700,000 under a settlement agreement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve ...

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Reliant Launches New Digital Platform Aimed At Renters, Offering Ability To Split Bill, Same-Day Connection

Reliant announced the availability of its new RentReady by Reliant digital platform which is, "designed to make renters’ lives easier by providing same-day electricity service, splitting bills among multiple tenants, managing accounts via an app and more."

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EMEX Invests In Broker/Energy Procurement Consultant, Creates Strategic Alliance

O2 Investment Partners, LLC announced that, through its broker-consultant business EMEX, LLC, it has made an investment in and created a strategic alliance with

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Texas "Small Fish Swim Free" Rule In Jeopardy As Two PUC Commissioners Favor, Or Lean Toward, Elimination

During a Texas PUC open meeting discussion of real-time co-optimization in the ERCOT market, the current "small fish swim free" rule in the market was criticized as several Commissioners questioned whether it should continue

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Energy Advisor Consultant, Broker 5 Hires Two Energy Veterans To Support Growth

5, an energy advisor, procurement consultant, and broker, has expanded its staff with the addition of ...

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RetailEnergyX: Retail Supplier Affiliate Launches "Regenerative Energy", Combining Renewables, Carbon Sequestration, Ecosystem Restoration

Bankruptcy Court Approves the Retention of Investment Bank as Broker to the Trustee to Market and Sell the Bankruptcy Estates’ Equity Interests in Vantage Commodities

A bankruptcy court has approved the retention of ...

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Texas Retail Provider To Pay $90,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff

A retail supplier would pay $90,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of

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TXU Energy Offers Funding Level For Texas Low-Income Customer List

Vistra Energy, on behalf of its retail providers TXU Energy and Value Based Brands, formally requested from the Texas PUC the provision of the low-income customer identification service for the State fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2019 (FY2020).

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CenterPoint-TDU Seeks To Temporarily Cease Charging Transition Charge To Retail Providers

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CenterPoint Houston) filed at the Texas PUC to temporarily cease billing transition charges under Schedule TC2, effective July 11, 2019

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Senate Committee Substitute For Ohio HB 6 (Nuclear Bill) Revises Utilities' Ability To Enter Renewable Energy Agreements With Customers

Retains RPS Requirement, At Lower Amount

An Ohio Senate committee substitute for HB 6, the nuclear subsidy bill, would revise proposals in the bill, as passed by the House, concerning the ability of electric distribution companies to enter into renewable energy agreements with customers

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RetailEnergyX: Mondelēz Signs PPA For Energy Supply At Texas Plant

RetailEnergyX: Maine Gov. Signs RPS Changes, Requirement For Utilities To Procure Long-Term Contracts

RetailEnergyX: 80% Of Businesses Plan To Increase Self-Generated Power; Businesses Seen As "Power Plants Of The Future"

RetailEnergyX: Just Energy Group Inc. Announces Election of Directors

RetailEnergyX: Record Number Of Australian Customers Switching Retail Energy Suppliers

June 26

Trader: Had Erroneous ERCOT $9,000 Price On May 30 Lasted Longer, "Many" Retail Electric Providers Would Have "Gone Bankrupt"

Trader Files Complaint Seeking Re-Pricing Of Interval

Notes REP With Wholesale Pass-Through Pricing Did Not Charge Customers For Spike, Credited Customers Based On Average Of Other Intervals

Aspire Commodities, LLC has filed a formal complaint at the Public Utility Commission of Texas against ERCOT, seeking an order directing ERCOT to re-price the published settlement prices for interval 14:50 on May 30, alleging that the event which led to the spike, alleged by Aspire, citing an ERCOT presentation to the WMS, to be a Qualified Scheduling Entity wrongly setting the HSL and LSL levels for the generation they represented at 0, does not reflect a valid market solution

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New York City Committee On Environmental Protection Hears Testimony On Municipal Aggregation For City

The New York City Council's Committee on Environmental Protection this week heard testimony on Bill Int 0140-2018, which would require a study on implementing opt-out municipal aggregation for retail energy supply

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Mass. DPU Approves Cost Recovery, Disposition Of Energy, Attributes, For Long-Term Utility Contracts For Hydropower

The Massachusetts DPU has approved a mechanism for cost recovery and disposition of energy and related products from the EDCs' 20-year contracts for an aggregate 9,554,940 MWh of hydropower from H.Q. Energy Services (U.S.) Inc., as the DPU approved the PPAs

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RetailEnergyX: Retail Supplier EDF Energy Named Preferred Partner Of Provider Of "eMobility-as-a-Service"

Credo Energy Receives License In New State

A PSC granted ...

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Retail Suppliers Seek To Intervene In BGE Rate Case Where Utility Has Proposed Setting Bypassable Amount For Costs Not Currently Reflected In SOS Rates

A group of retail electric suppliers filed a motion to intervene in the newly filed electric rate case of Baltimore Gas & Electric, where the Maryland PSC will address a proposal from BGE to reflect, in the bypassable SOS Administrative Adjustment, costs of providing SOS that are not currently bypassable

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RetailEnergyX: Affiliate Of Texas REP Selected By Levee Improvement District For Backup Power Solutions

Connecticut Opens Docket On Value Of Distributed Energy Resources

The Connecticut PURA has assigned Docket 19-06-29 for a joint Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and PURA proceeding on the value of distributed energy resources.

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RetailEnergyX: Iberdrola Investing In EV Charging Solutions Provider

RetailEnergyX: Retail Supplier Enters Amended Wholesale Supply Agreement

RetailEnergyX: Suburban Propane Announces Brand Refresh

RetailEnergyX: Children’s Hospital Recognizes NRG's Retail Energy Affinity Program Milestone

RetailEnergyX: FTC, AGs Announce New Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls

RetailEnergyX: Texas Muni Rejects Renewable Energy Bids

RetailEnergyX: From 6/24: Attorney General Touts Customer Refunds From Retail Suppliers Under Amnesty Program

June 25

Retail Supplier Names Energy Market Veteran As CMO

A retail supplier has named ...

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Gamifcation, Customer Engagement Company Takes Further Step To Become Retail Energy Supplier

A gamifcation company that is developing a retail energy supply business has taken another step

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PUC Raps Utility's, "Lack Of Care And Attention To Regulatory Responsibilities" Regarding Default Service Filing

Approves Lower Default Service Rates

A PUC said that an EDC's default service filing, "demonstrated a lack of care and attention to regulatory responsibilities."

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RetailEnergyX: Monzo, U.K. Bank Offering Energy Supply Switching Via Its App, Expanding To U.S., Raises Funding

Settlement Would Change Cost Of Capacity Releases At Pennsylvania Utility, Address Consumer Advocate's Concerns Retail Suppliers Being Under-charged

A settlement in the annual 1307(f) purchased gas cost proceeding at Philadelphia Gas Works would require changes to the capacity releases charges applicable to retail suppliers, addressing a concern raised by the Office of Consumer Advocate

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RetailEnergyX: Retail Supplier Affiliate Selected For Energy Storage At San Diego International Airport

NV Energy Enters Agreements For Three New Solar Plus Storage Projects

NV Energy announced the procurement of nearly 1,200 megawatts of new solar photovoltaic generation to be built in Nevada, along with 590 megawatts of battery storage.

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From 5/21: NY Municipal Aggregation Hudson Valley Community Power Launches; Rates, Supplier Disclosed

New York municipal aggregation Hudson Valley Community Power has selected a retail supplier for an opt-out municipal electricity aggregation covering the City of Poughkeepsie and several other New York municipalities in the Central Hudson Gas & Electric service area.

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RetailEnergyX: National Grid Sub. Invests In Solar Company Touting "Solar Without Fear" (Performance Guarantees)

RetailEnergyX: Police Warn Of "Aggressive" Door-to-Door Energy Marketers Asking To See Utility Bill

RetailEnergyX: German Retail Supplier Says Proposed Divestitures In E.ON, Innogy Deal Don't Go Far Enough

RetailEnergyX: State Officials, Business Leaders Oppose Florida Electric Choice Ballot Initiative

RetailEnergyX: Update: Ventura Moves Some Accounts Back To Utility Supply From Municipal Aggregation

RetailEnergyX: Forbes Takes Further Look At Rise Of German Retail Supplier Using Blockchain, Peer To Peer Sales

RetailEnergyX: Report: Big Three Gentailers Continue To Dominate Australian Retail Energy Market

RetailEnergyX: Provider Offering "Energy Efficiency as a Service" Secures $55 Million In Funding

June 24

Large Energy Supplier Winds Down Retail Electric Supply Business

An energy supplier has elected to exit its retail electric supplier business

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Energy Procurement, Management Consultant Acquires Energy Management And Sustainability Platform

An energy procurement consultant has acquired ...

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"Australia's Amazon" Launches Retail Energy Supply Brand

Australia's premier online shopping destination, and the equivalent to Amazon in the country, is launching a retail supply brand in partnership with ...

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RetailEnergyX: Response To Customers From CMP, ScottishPower In Similar Billing Rollout Failures Shows Value Of Customer Choice
--- Report: CMP Misled The Public, Mismanaged Rollout Of New Billing System

Commercial Insurance Holding Co. Seeks Broker License To Offer Electricity To Clients

An insurer has applied for ...

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RetailEnergyX: Attorney General Touts Customer Refunds From Retail Suppliers Under Amnesty Program

Discount Power, Inc. Receives Natural Gas Supplier License

Connecticut-based Discount Power, Inc. has received ...

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Calif Municipal Aggregations Returning Some Accounts To Utility Supply

RetailEnergyX: Report: NV Energy Paying Nearly $1 Million A Year To Keep Henderson, LVCVA As Customers

RetailEnergyX: Municipal Aggregation Signs PPAs For Solar + Storage, Wind

RetailEnergyX: PSEG Power Reaches Agreement To Sell Its Interest In Two Power Plants, Reports Expected Impairment From Sale

RetailEnergyX: Arizona Republic Columnist Favors Revived Discussion Of Retail Electric Competition

RetailEnergyX: Report: Australian Gas Networks Makes Play For Enwave

RetailEnergyX: Florida Chamber Files Brief Alleging Electric Choice Ballot Proposal Unconstitutional

RetailEnergyX: Vivint Solar Closes $100 Million of New Tax Equity Commitments

June 21

New Texas Retail Provider Led By Chris Hendrix, Other Market Vets, Receives Texas REP Certificate

The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted ...

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Texas PUC Staff Recommend Interim Broker Registration Form Be Used, In Advance Of Formal Rulemaking

Suggest PUC May Wish To Reactivate Electric Storage Review Given Legislative Inaction

Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a recommended schedule and implementation plan related to various legislation adopted during the 86th Regular Legislative Session

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Boston, MA Files For Approval Of Opt-Out Municipal Electricity Aggregation Program

Seeks January 1, 2020 Start

Notes Risk Premiums In Default Service Rates While Aggregation Has Been Pending

Consultant Fee Disclosed

The City of Boston, Massachusetts has filed at the Massachusetts DPU for approval of a plan governing its proposed opt-out municipal aggregation program for electricity customers

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RetailEnergyX: Passed NY Climate Bill Includes Requirements For LSEs To Procure Renewable Energy, 70% By 2030

OPC Says Low-Income Customer Participation In Retail Choice Outpaces Overall Market

Says Data Voluntarily Provided By One Utility Shows Low-Income Customers Paying More Than SOS

Renews Call For PSC To Require All Utilities To Report On Costs Paid By Retail Choice Customers Versus Default Service

In comments on an FY 2020 plan concerning the electric universal service program (EUSP) in Maryland, the Office of People’s Counsel said that low-income customers on competitive retail electric supply at the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) have incurred, "massive net losses" versus SOS pricing

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NY PSC Secretary Grants Further Extension Of Deadline For ESCO Compliance With Revised UBPs

The Secretary of the New York PSC has granted a further extension for ESCO compliance with the revised Uniform Business Practices (UBPs) that had been adopted on January 19, 2018.

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RetailEnergyX: Retail Energy CEO Details How Investment From Mitsubishi Accelerating Supplier's Connected Home, Smart Energy Platform

Texas PUC Staff Make Further Recommendations On Real-Time Co-optimization Parameters, Offer Cap Levels, VOLL

Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas filed a memo outlining further recommendations and issues to be considered with respect to real-time co-optimization in the ERCOT market (Project 48540)

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RetailEnergyX: Parent Of Retail Supplier EnergyAustralia Takes $900 Million Write-Down Due To Price Cap

ERCOT Issues Final Determination On Notification Of Suspension Of Operations For Wind Unit

ERCOT has issued a reliability analysis determination for ...

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RetailEnergyX: New Jersey Selects Ocean Wind for State’s First Offshore Wind Project

RetailEnergyX: Citizens Advice Says U.K. Customers Facing £172 Million Uplift From Retail Supplier Defaults

RetailEnergyX: Nevada City To Remain Supply Customer Of NV Energy

RetailEnergyX: Two New NY PSC Commissioners Confirmed By Senate, Including Former Cuomo Aide

RetailEnergyX: Ofgem Says Smart Meter Installation Will Extend Beyond 2020, Reports Some Retail Suppliers Still Installing First Generation Meters

RetailEnergyX: Southern Power Invests In Bloom Energy Fuel Cell In PJM

RetailEnergyX: FERC Commissioner LaFleur Announces Departure Date

RetailEnergyX: From 6/19: In France, EDF Launches New Retail Offer With Discounted Pricing, Energy Management; Cites Competitive Intensity

June 20

FERC: Ownership Info Of Retail Suppliers "Central" To Commission's MBR Decisions, Public Release Appropriate

"Duty" To Report Ownership Info Means Info Does Not Qualify For FOIA Exemptions

FERC Notes Ongoing Obligation Of Retail Suppliers With MBR Authority To Report Changes In Reported Ownership, Stakes

In addressing confidential protection sought by Ambit Northeast, LLC for its ownership information, FERC broadly held that, because the ownership of an applicant for electricity market-based rate (MBR) authority (which is generally needed for any retail supplier operating in a FERC-jurisdictional RTO) is "central" to the Commission's decision on addressing an MBR application, the public release of such ownership information is appropriate, and such information is not entitled to confidential protection.

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FERC Denies Retail Supplier's Complaint Against NYISO

FERC has denied a complaint filed against the New York ISO by an ESCO

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Operator Of Wattbuy Electricity Shopping Site Seeks License In New State

WattB, Inc., the operator of the Wattbuy(dot)com electricity shopping website, has applied for ...

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RetailEnergyX: PJM Authorized To Assess Surcharges To Fund Marginal Line Loss Refunds To Financial Marketers

Affiliate Of Texas Retail Provider Breaks Ground On 150 MW Solar Power Plant In Texas

174 Power Global, A Hanwha Company, Officially Announces Launch Of Texas Retail Provider Chariot Energy

174 Power Global Corporation announced that it broke ground on the $200 million Oberon Solar Power Facility in Ector County, Texas, and also formally announced the launch of a new retail electricity provider affiliate, Chariot Energy, "to facilitate the delivery of affordable, clean energy to customers across Texas."

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Texas TDU Details Alleged Default Balances Owed By Retail Electric Provider

In a motion to intervene in a Texas PUC proceeding in which PUC Staff have petitioned for the revocation of the retail electric provider certificate of ...

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Illinois Commerce Commission Staff Do Not Object To ComEd's Pilot To Market Utility-Supplied Real-Time Pricing, With No Risk, To Residential Customers Expected To Save Money, Based On AMI Data

ICEA Calls Program Anti-Competitive

In a brief, Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission stated that they do not object to a modified program proposed by Commonwealth Edison to establish a short-term pilot program as part of its Residential Real Time Pricing Program rider (Rider RRTP), to offer first-year bill protection to new real-time pricing participants, with the program marketed to default service customers expected to save money under the program, based on a review of their AMI data (Bill Protection Experiment)

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RetailEnergyX: Mass. Town Selects Retail Supplier For Muni Aggregation

RetailEnergyX: Australia Publishes Guide For Energy Retailers About New Retail Code, Regulations

RetailEnergyX: Pennsylvania Gov. Asks Lawmakers To Authorize Joining RGGI

June 19

Ohio Supreme Court Rules PUCO Erred In Approving FirstEnergy EDCs' Distribution Modernization Rider, Orders Termination

PUCO Previously Ruled FirstEnergy EDCs May Withdraw Electric Security Plan (Governing Default Service, More) In Response To Adverse Ruling

The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio erred in approving the FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs' Distribution Modernization Rider (Rider DMR)

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Direct Energy Parent To Acquire U.S.-Based Energy Services and Solutions Company

Centrica plc announced today an agreement to purchase ...

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Direct Energy: Ohio House Bill 6 (Nuclear Bill) Is, "A Direct Attack On Retail Energy Competition"

In written testimony submitted to an Ohio Senate committee on HB 6, the nuclear subsidy bill, Teresa Ringenbach, Sr. Manager of Midwest Government & Regulatory Affairs for Direct Energy, said that, "As written House Bill 6 is a direct attack on retail energy competition in Ohio."

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RetailEnergyX: Union Seeks To Nationalize U.K. Retail Energy Suppliers; Plan "Welcomed" By Labour Party

National Grid Files New Basic Service Rates, Default Service Suppliers Disclosed

National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service rates for industrial customers for the period August 1, 2019 through October 31, 2019.

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In New Default Service Rates, Prior Reconciliations Still Lead To Nearly 1¢/kWh Reduction In Default Service Rates At Utility

Small Customer Default Service Rate Falling 7%

Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) has filed with the New Hampshire PUC proposed default service (energy service) electric rates for the period August 1, 2019, through January 31, 2020

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RetailEnergyX: PUCO Staff Don't Recommend Substantive Changes To Corporate Separation, Affiliate Rules

New York PSC Opens Review Of Utility Consolidated Billing For Community Solar, Distributed Energy Resources

Asks If Purchase Of Receivables Should Be Offered

The New York PSC had opened Case 19-M-0463, In the Matter of Consolidated Billing for Distributed Energy Resources, to address consolidated billing for Community Distributed Generation (CDG) and other distributed energy resources (DERs).

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Pennsylvania PUC: "Competition Act Does Not Bar An EDC From Offering A Service If The Market Cannot"

Written Order Issued Approving PECO Prepaid Pilot

The Pennsylvania PUC has issued a written order approving a modified prepaid program at PECO, with the order holding that, "[t]he Competition Act does not bar an EDC from offering a service if the market cannot."

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Retail Suppliers Respond To Show Cause Orders Issued By Maryland PSC

Validity Of Initials (Used In E-TPV) As Valid Signature In Dispute

One Supplier Concedes It Did Not Obtain Wet Signature After Telesales, As Generally Required In Maryland

Several retail suppliers responded to separate show cause orders issued by the Maryland PSC.

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PUC Approves Settlement Under Which Retail Supplier Agrees To $35,000 Forfeiture

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved a stipulation between ...

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RetailEnergyX: NV Energy Withdraws, Plans To Re-File Program Offering Special Lower Rates For Large Customers

RetailEnergyX: In France, EDF Launches New Retail Offer With Discounted Pricing, Energy Management; Cites Competitive Intensity

RetailEnergyX: Appeals Court Affirms Insurer Has Duty To Defend Retail Supplier Against Class Action

RetailEnergyX: DMN Urges Texas PUC To Adopt Electric Storage Rules

In Case You Missed It (6/4): Shell Sees Potential Returns Of 8-12% For Integrated Power Business

Targets 5 Million Retail Customers By 2025

Affirms USA As Core Market

Touts Shell Brand, Millions Of Customer Interactions

During an investor day, Shell reiterated its plan to significantly grow its electricity business

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June 18

Retail Supplier To Stop Serving The New York Energy Market

CEO Says, "Time To Move On", Focus Resources Where Most Beneficial

Returning Customers To Default Service

A retail supplier filed at the New York PSC to relinquish its eligibility as an ESCO in the state.

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EC Infosystems Announces Third Annual User Conference, Slated for October 2019 in Philadelphia

EC Infosystems, a leader in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Billing/Customer Information Solutions (CIS) for companies in the deregulated energy industry, has announced their annual user conference will be held on October 16 - 18, 2019 at The Bellevue Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Pepco Files New SOS Rates

Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning September 1, 2019

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RetailEnergyX: Iberdrola Entering Retail Energy Mass Market In Ireland

RESA Seeks Further Extension For ESCO Compliance With Revised New York UBPs

The Retail Energy Supply Association has sought from the New York PSC a further extension for ESCO compliance with the newly revised Uniform Business Practices (UBPs) that had been adopted on January 19, 2018

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Shell Eyeing Electricity Acquisitions In Australia, Retail Suppliers Among Speculated Targets

Delmarva Files New SOS Rates

Delmarva Power has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning September 1, 2019.

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Potomac Edison Files New SOS Rates

Potomac Edison has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the three-month period beginning September 1, 2019

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Update: New York PSC Issues Written Show Cause Order To ESCO, Further Detailing Alleged Behavior

The New York PSC has issued a written order to show cause to ...

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Veteran Energy Files To Relinquish ESCO Eligibility In New York

Veteran Energy, LLC has filed at the New York PSC to relinquish its eligibility as an ESCO in New York.

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Proposed Florida Electric Choice Amendment Gets Fire From All Sides

RetailEnergyX: ENGIE North America’s Seymour Hills Wind Project in Texas Enters Commercial Operation

From 6/13: PUC Approves $6,000 Settlement With Retail Supplier

The Pennsylvania PUC approved without modification a previously reported settlement with ...

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From 5/10: Calpine Reports Q1 Results For Retail Segment

Calpine Corporation reported earnings today for the first quarter of 2019 (three months ended March 31, 2019)

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June 17

Texas PUC Staff File Petition To Revoke Retail Electric Provider Certificate Of REP That Is Currently Providing Service To Customers

Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas ("Staff") have filed a petition to revoke the retail electric provider (REP) certificate of ...

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U.S. Retail Energy Veterans Join U.K. Retail Supplier Newly Entering U.S. Market

Supplier Applies For New York ESCO Registration

Supplier A Subsidiary Of Japanese Conglomerate

Name Similar To Existing, Non-affiliated U.S. Retail Supplier

Several veterans of the U.S. retail energy industry have joined ...

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Utility ConEd Seeks To Offer Renewable Energy Supply Option To Customers

Set-up Costs Would Be Recovered Through Delivery Rates

In an update to testimony in its current rate case before the New York PSC, Consolidated Edison (the "Company") has proposed the offering of a voluntary renewable energy supply option by ConEd to electricity customers.

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ENGIE Enters Retail Natural Gas Markets In New State

ENGIE announced today it has entered ...

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RetailEnergyX: ENGIE Acquires ChargePoint Services

ConEd Opposes Changes To Purchase Of Receivables (POR) Program Sought By ESCOs

ConEd, ESCOs File Further Testimony On Merchant Function Charge Allocation, Calculation

ConEd Opposes Various Natural Gas Market Changes Sought By ESCOs

Various parties have filed rebuttal testimony on Consolidated Edison's (the "Company") current electric and natural gas rate cases before the New York PSC, addressing issues including Purchase Of Receivables (POR), the Merchant Function Charge Allocation, and natural gas market operational issues

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RetailEnergyX: Court Dismisses Suit By Retail Supplier Seeking Refund Of ISO-NE Charges Due To Alleged Natural Gas Market Manipulation

From 6/15: Texas Governor Signs Bill Subjecting Electricity Brokers To Registration, Regulation By PUC

Statement Of Legislative Intent: No Fees For Registration, Only "Most Basic" Registration To Be Required At PUC

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed SB 1497, which subjects electricity brokers to a registration requirement and regulation by the Public Utility Commission of Texas

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RetailEnergyX: Suitors Make Moves For Australian Infrastructure Biz Up For Sale That Includes Retail Supplier

Integrated Energy Services Receives Licenses In New States

The District of Columbia PSC granted ...

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RetailEnergyX: ENGIE Signs Partnership With Fiat Chrysler For New E-Mobility Solutions

Date For Initial Massachusetts Retail Energy Working Groups Set

The Massachusetts DPU will host an initial meeting for both newly formed retail energy working groups on ...

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RetailEnergyX: GlidePath Announces 10 MW/10MWh Battery Storage Project In ERCOT

RetailEnergyX: Start-up German Retail Supplier Using Blockchain, Peer To Peer Sales

RetailEnergyX: New Yorkers "Angry" About Community Choice Aggregation

RetailEnergyX: AG, OCC Urges Recent Electricity Shoppers To Review Rates Due To Default Service Rates Error

RetailEnergyX: Conn. Gov. Announces Departure of Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz

RetailEnergyX: Retail Supplier Says Replacing 10% of Pennsylvania’s Electric Generation With Solar Would Result In More Than $300 Million Net Savings Annually

June 15

Texas Governor Signs Bill Subjecting Electricity Brokers To Registration, Regulation By PUC

Statement Of Legislative Intent: No Fees For Registration, Only "Most Basic" Registration To Be Required At PUC

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed SB 1497, which subjects electricity brokers to a registration requirement and regulation by the Public Utility Commission of Texas

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June 14

Staff Of State Regulator Propose "Product Limitation" For Automatic Renewals -- Cap On Monthly Renewal Prices

Staff: "Counter-Intuitive" That Customer Who Signed Up For Fixed Rate Would Expect Their Auto-Renewal Would Be Variable

Staff Propose Entire Sales Conversation Be Recorded (Not Just TPV)

Staff Propose GPS Requirement For Door-to-Door Agents

Staff Propose That Municipal Aggregation Rates Be Posted On State's Shopping Website, At Top Of Results

A regulatory Staff has proposed ...

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PUC Rules On Retail Supplier's Complaint Over Purchase Of Receivables (POR) Clawback Charge

The Pennsylvania PUC has ...

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Regulator Requests Briefs From Retail Suppliers, Consumer Counsel On RTO Cost Pass-Throughs To Customers Under Fixed Rates

A regulator has requested briefing in its proceeding that was opened to determine if retail electric suppliers’ practices of altering the terms of a fixed-price contract constitute unfair and deceptive trade practices ...

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RetailEnergyX: Shell Energy Retail To Issue Refunds To 12,000 Customers Due To Overcharging

Texas Retail Provider Receives Authority To Use New Trade Name

The Texas PUC granted ...

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PUC Approves Decrease In PSNH Small Customer Default Service Rate, Default Service Suppliers Named

The New Hampshire PUC has approved the results of Public Service Company of New Hampshire's (PSNH or Eversource) procurement of electric default service supplies for the period beginning August 1

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RetailEnergyX: Chron: Calpine Reverses Losses After Going Private (Retail Marketing Strategy Discussed)

In Final Order, Texas PUC Codifies How Retail Electric Providers May Obtain Low-Income Customer List, Explicit Process For New REPs To Receive List

The Public Utility Commission of Texas has adopted an order amending 16 TAC 25.45 to codify the process by which a retail electric provider requests and agrees to reimburse the Commission for the customer identification service from the low-income list administrator (LILA)

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National Energy Marketers Association Holding Energy, Environment & Ethics Program At Oxford University In U.K.

Will Meet With U.K. Retail Energy Market Leaders, Regulators

The National Energy Marketers Association will be holding a program on Energy Environment & Ethics in the U.K. at Oxford University, July 17 to July 19, 2019, which will include meetings in London with U.K. energy market officials

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RetailEnergyX: Tentative Order Would Cancel Licenses Of Several Retail Suppliers, Brokers

RetailEnergyX: National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation Names New President, Former TXU Exec Elected To National Fuel Gas Company Board

RetailEnergyX: Texas PUC Approves $75,000 Settlement With Oncor Concerning Inaccurate Telemetry

June 13

Retail Supplier Names New CFO, Chief Risk Officer; Announces Amendment and Extension of Credit Facilities

A retail supplier has named ...

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New York PSC Issues Show Cause Enforcement Orders Against Five ESCOs

Commission Directs ESCOs To Show Cause Why They Should Not Be Prohibited From Marketing And Enrolling Customers In New York

The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today announced that it is issuing show cause orders to five ESCOs

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PSC Directs Utilities To Issue RFP For Retail Suppliers To Offer Load Shaping Pilots

PSC "Looks Forward" To "Robust" Retail Supplier Participation

The Maryland PSC has adopted a final RFP for retail electric suppliers to propose load shaping pilot programs and directed Baltimore Gas and Electric, Pepco, and Delmarva Power to each issue an RFP (PC44)

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PUC Approves Settlement With Retail Supplier

The Pennsylvania PUC approved without modification a previously reported settlement with ...

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RetailEnergyX: Parent Of Retail Supplier Announces New CEO

Pennsylvania PUC Reports 350% Increase In Sign-up Clicks On PA Gas Switch Site, In Highlighting 20 Years Of Natural Gas Choice

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today highlighted the 20th anniversary of the Natural Gas Choice and Competition Act

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Save The Date: National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) Fall Leadership Roundtable In Harrisburg, Pa.

The National Energy Marketers Association has issued a "Save the Date" for its Fall Leadership Roundtable and Executive Committee Meeting, to be held ...

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RetailEnergyX: Target Enters PPA With Parent Of Retail Supplier For Texas Wind; Illinois PPA Also Signed With Another Provider
--- Target Commits to 100% Renewables By 2030

RetailEnergyX: Ofgem Says Retail Suppliers Not Doing Enough For Customers In Debt
--- Further Price Cap For Vulnerable Consumers Possible
--- Releases Draft To Help Vulnerable Consumers

RetailEnergyX: Boyd Gaming Received Approval To Take Competitive Supply In Nevada

RetailEnergyX: Iron Mountain Announces Customer Wins For Renewable Power Data Center Solution

RetailEnergyX: Report: Nearly Half Of U.K. Customers Have Switched In Past Four Years

June 12

South Carolina Opens Dockets To Address Competitive Energy Supply Programs Required Under New Law

The South Carolina PSC has formally docketed proceedings to address Section 58-41-30 of recently adopted H3659, which requires utilities to file proposed competitive renewable energy supply programs

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Hanwha Affiliate Launches Residential Electric Service In Texas

Touts Access To Solar At Wholesale Prices

Chariot Energy, a trade name of 174 Power Global Retail Texas, LLC, has begun offering residential electricity service in Texas

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Regulator Adopts Final Letter To Be Sent To Recently Switched Customers Informing Them Of Incorrect Default Service Rates, Revises Language

The Connecticut PURA revised the language of a letter to be sent by United Illuminating to recently switched customers, informing them of incorrect standard service rates which had been posted in May, and directed UI to mail the revised letter

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PSNH Residential, Small Commercial Default Service Rate To Decrease 11%

The residential and small commercial default service rate at Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH or Eversource) will decrease 11% on August 1

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RetailEnergyX: New York Gov. Cuomo Nominates Aide To New York PSC

Green Energy Exchange Launches Retail Electric Service In Texas

Green Energy Exchange has launched residential electric service in Texas

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Regulator Issues Further Directives To Retail Suppliers Concerning Amnesty, Refund Plans

Plans Must Conform To New Directives

The Connecticut PURA issued an interim decision establishing further parameters and requirements for amnesty plans filed by retail electric suppliers.

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National Energy Marketers Association Seeks Reargument Of New York Court of Appeals Decision Affirming PSC Authority To Cap ESCO Rates

The National Energy Marketers Association and several ESCOs have sought reargument of the State of New York Court of Appeals's recent decision which held that the New York PSC may impose a cap on ESCO pricing because the PSC has the authority to determine the terms and conditions by which ESCO may access the utilities' systems and infrastructure in order to supply commodity to customers

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RetailEnergyX: Resorts World Las Vegas Signs 20-Year Agreement To Take Electric Supply From NV Energy

RetailEnergyX: TXU Announces Steps To Assist Customers Impacted By Storms

June 11

OCC Suggests That UI Pay Retail Suppliers For Difference Between Capped Termination Fee And $100 For Loss Of Customers Who Leave As a Result Of Corrected Default Service Rate Notice

The Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel has proposed that United Illuminating compensate retail electric suppliers for any costs not covered by a capped early termination fee for customers who decide to leave the supplier after receiving written notice from UI that an earlier posting of standard service rates was inaccurate, and that customers should review their recent supplier choice

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State's Draft Energy Master Plan Suggests Carbon-Neutrality Requirement For Default Service Electric Supplies

Draft Supports "Strategic" Rollout Of Smart Meters

Says Utilities Should Pilot Demand Response As Part Of Suite Of Rate Design Mechanisms

The State of New Jersey has released its Draft 2019 Energy Master Plan

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Utility's Default Service Rate Increasing 34%

PUC Establishes Default Service Rate Until Any Further Price Adjustment Warranted

Utility Had Sought To Recover Administrative Default Service Costs In Stranded Cost Rate

The Maine PUC has set the standard offer prices for Emera Maine- Maine Public District (EME-MPD, formerly Maine Public Service) large commercial and industrial customer class for retail standard offer service until such time as the Commission determines any further price adjustment is warranted.

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RetailEnergyX: Australia's AGL, Parent Of Retail Supplier, Seeks To Acquire Broadband, Telecom Provider Vocus
--- Customer Loyalty, "multi-product offering" Cited As Rationale

Retail Supplier Launches New Carbon Offset Program For Natural Gas Customers

A supplier announced the launch of ...

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PUC Declines To Include Certain Expanded Customer Information In Lists Provided To Green Supplier Of Default Service REC Program

Utility Suggests Provider Be Subject To Data Security Rider, Obligations For Receipt Of Customer Information

The Maine PUC declined to include all of the sought expanded information that 3Degrees Group, Inc., which is the designated supplier for the Maine Green Power Program, which is a REC add-on program for Standard Offer customers and other customers, had requested to be included in customer lists provided by the utilities

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Retail Supplier To Pay $82,000 Under Settlement Relating To Pricing Disclosures, Alleged Slamming; Issue Refunds

A retail supplier would pay $82,800 under a settlement with ...

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Florida Electric Choice Amendment Both "Builds Momentum" and "Limps Along"

RetailEnergyX: Broker Procures Electricity Supply For Texas School District

RetailEnergyX: CT Gov. Signs Utility Offshore Wind Procurement Bill, RECs May Be Used For Default Service

RetailEnergyX: Walmart Announces Agreement for 36 Community Solar Gardens

RetailEnergyX: From 4/15: Starbucks Selects Retail Supplier To Manage Solar Power Purchased For 360 Stores In Texas

June 10

UI "Open" To Developing Customer Notice Of Incorrect Default Service Rates That Is "Acceptable" To PURA and Interested Parties, Rejects Several Suggestions From Retail Suppliers

In a letter to the Connecticut PURA concerning a proposed process to inform recently switched customers of incorrect standard service rates that had been posted in May, United Illuminating said that it is, "open to developing a customer notice and outreach plan that is acceptable to the Authority and any interested parties," though UI opposed several alternatives suggested by the Retail Energy Supply Association

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Nevada Legislature Passes Bill Allowing For Caps On Competitive Supply Load

Subjects Applications For Competitive Supply To Public Interest Standard

Competitive Supply Customers Subject To New Fees

Both houses of the Nevada legislature have passed SB547, which imposes new requirements on customers taking competitive electric supply.

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Florida Governor Signs Law Making Ballot Initiative Process More Difficult, Impacts Electric Choice Initiative

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed HB 5, which includes new requirements for the ballot initiative process and which generally makes the process harder for initiatives to qualify

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RetailEnergyX: Report: CIBC Does Not Foresee Large Premium In Any Offers For Just Energy

California Retail Suppliers, Customers Seek Modification Of New Direct Access Schedule Due To "Inadequate" Timing

A group of California retail electric suppliers and large customers have sought modification of the California PUC's recent decision setting forth the schedule for the statutorily required expansion of direct access.

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RetailEnergyX: New Texas Electricity Shopping Website Launches

New Jersey Governor Approves Laws Streamlining Retail Energy Supplier License Renewals

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has approved S604 and S605, streamlining the license renewal process for electric and natural gas suppliers

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RetailEnergyX: Report: "Nearly All" 300 Downstate Illinois Municipal Aggregations Now Have Rates Higher Than Ameren Default Service

RetailEnergyX: Australian Home Energy Management System Combines Usage Monitoring With Selection Of Best Retail Energy Plan

RetailEnergyX: Bankruptcy Judge: FERC "Must Be Stopped", Says FERC Lacks Jurisdiction Over PG&E Contracts, Rejection During Ch.

RetailEnergyX: Nevada University System To Remain Supply Customer Of NV Energy, Eschews Competitive Supply

June 7

Regulator Issues Temporary Emergency Stay To Prevent Utility From Sending Letters To Recently Switched Customers Encouraging Customers To Review Their Supplier Choice

The Connecticut PURA has issued a temporary emergency stay and has instructed The United Illuminating Company not to issue customer letters intended to inform recently switched customers of incorrect standard service rates for the upcoming period beginning July 1 that had been previously posted

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Alpha Gas & Electric Seeks Retail Supplier License In New State

Alpha Gas & Electric, LLC applied for ...

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Texas PUC Staff File Draft Proposal For Adoption Codifying How Retail Electric Providers May Obtain Low-Income Customer List, Explicit Process For New REPs To Receive List

Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for adoption that would amend 16 TAC 25.45 to codify the process by which a retail electric provider requests and agrees to reimburse the Commission for the customer identification service from the low-income list administrator (LILA)

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RetailEnergyX: Texas-Bound Retail Supplier Bulb Called U.K.'s Fastest Growing Start-up
--- Plans "More Central Role In Its Customers' Lives" (Manage Various Energy Touchpoints In Home)

H-E-B Opposes CenterPoint-TDU's Proposed Change From Per "Customer" Charge To Per "Meter" Monthly Flat Charges

TIEC Opposes CenterPoint-TDU's Proposal To "Zero Out" TCRF And Recover All Test-Year Transmission Costs In Base Rates

H-E-B and the Texas Industrial Energy Consumers (TIEC) have, in separately filed testimony, opposed various proposals from CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC ("CenterPoint") that the utility made in its new electric base rate case filing before the Public Utility Commission of Texas

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RetailEnergyX: Crown Selects Provider For Wind Power

RetailEnergyX: Parent Of Retail Supplier, Utilities Announces Leadership Appointments

RetailEnergyX: iSwitch To Acquire Customers From Exiting Singapore Retail Supplier, Stiff Competition Cited

RetailEnergyX: ConEd Asks New York PSC To Allow Suspension Of Provision Of Near Retail-Time Data To Demand Response Participants With Legacy Interval Meters Until AMI Deployment Completed

June 6

Just Energy Group Inc. Announces Strategic Review Process

Reports, "Expressions Of Interest From A Number Of Parties Concerning Potential Transactions"

Just Energy Group Inc. (Just Energy or the Company) announced that its Board of Directors has decided to undertake a formal review process to evaluate strategic alternatives available to the Company (the "Strategic Review).

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Updated: U.K. Retail Supplier Bulb Sets Entry Timeline For U.S. Market Entry

Serves 1.3 Million Members In U.K. As Largest Green Supplier

Bulb, a U.K. retail energy supplier which describes itself as the U.K.'s biggest green supplier, announced its international expansion plans

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RetailEnergyX: TXU Launches "First-Of-Its-Kind" Solar Plan In Texas

Retail Energy Veteran Leading New Start-Up Retail Supplier

A start-up retail energy supplier has been formed and has submitted registration as an ESCO with the New York PSC

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Utility Agrees To Notify Recently Switched Customers Of Incorrect Default Service Rate, Will Compensate Customers For Any Early Termination Fees If Customers Wish To Return To Default Service

Letter Encourages Recently Switched Customers To Review Their Supplier Choice

United Illuminating informed the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority that it will conduct an outreach campaign to inform recently switched customers of erroneous standard service (SS) rates that had been publicly posted, and will compensate customers for any early termination fees incurred by such customers if they wish to return to standard service

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ERCOT IMM Offers Six New Recommended Market Changes In State Of The Market Report

IMM: More Robust Reserve Margin "May No Longer Be Required" To Cover Load Forecast Errors, Generator Availability Risks, Given Size of System, Projected Growth

IMM: Risk From Generator Outages Should Decrease With Smaller, Distributed Resource Proliferation

Reports On Net Revenues, Shortage Pricing Durations

The ERCOT Independent Market Monitor filed the State of the Market report for 2018

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RetailEnergyX: Cuomo Nominates Tracey Edwards To New York PSC

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Affirms $1.8 Million Civil Penalty Against Retail Supplier

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed a prior $1.8 million civil penalty imposed by the Pennsylvania PUC against ...

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FERC Sets PJM's Sought Clarification Of Order Relating To Liquidation Of GreenHat FTR Portfolio For Hearing

Allows Broader Settlement Discussions Concerning All Disputed Issues Related To GreenHat FTR Liquidation Waivers

FERC has set for a paper hearing process a motion from PJM for clarification concerning FERC's prior order denying PJM's requested waivers relating to liquidation of the GreenHat Energy, LLC Financial Transmission Rights (FTR) portfolio, as FERC in its prior order denied waivers which would have resulted in the modification to the rules governing the previously commenced July 2018 FTR auction

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EnergyWatch LLC Receives License In New State

EnergyWatch has received ...

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RetailEnergyX: OCC: In April, Residential Customers Of Retail Suppliers Paid $900,000 More Than Default Service

National Fuel Gas Distribution Files Further New York Tariff Revisions Related To Month End Storage Inventory Level Requirements Applicable To ESCOs

National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation has filed updated tariff revisions at the New York PSC to adjust month end storage inventory level requirements applicable to energy services companies (ESCOs)

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PUC Sets Non-Solar Alternative Compliance Payment

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio set ...

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RetailEnergyX: Connecticut Retail Energy Bill Addressing New Marketing Requirements "Passed Temporarily"

RetailEnergyX: From 5/30: Facebook Makes Tax Equity Investment In Texas Solar Project
--- Said To Be Facebook's First Direct Investment In A Renewable Energy Project
--- Shell Signs PPA With Project

RetailEnergyX: From 4/15: Starbucks Selects Retail Supplier To Manage Solar Power Purchased For 360 Stores In Texas

June 5

Retail Energy Veteran Joins ESCO As SVP Sales & Marketing

A retail energy vet has joined ...

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Retail Supplier Names Energy Market Veteran As Head Of Gas Supply

A retail supplier has named ...

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Power Generator Registers As Connecticut Natural Gas Seller

A power generator has filed for ...

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RetailEnergyX: Station Casinos Will Remain With NV Energy For Supply

In New Rate Case, NV Energy Seeks Changes To Remove "Unreasonable Incentive" To Leave Bundled Service For Competitive Supply

In a newly filed rate case at the Nevada PUC, Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy has proposed changes to the recovery of transmission costs from unbundled distribution-only service customers (customers on competitive supply) to eliminate what the utility called an "unreasonable incentive" to leave bundled service

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Regulator Rules On Retail Supplier's Motion To Recognize For RPS Compliance RECs That Were Inadvertently-Retired By Supplier

The Connecticut PURA has ruled on a motion from Liberty Power Holdings, LLC for PURA to recognize for RPS compliance RECs that Liberty had inadvertently-retired, with PURA giving the company the option to ...

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RetailEnergyX: Florida Energy Choice Group Calls For Veto Of Bill Changing Ballot Initiative Process

RetailEnergyX: Report: 72% Of Australians Haven't Shopped For Retail Energy Supplier In Over Two Years

RetailEnergyX: PJM Files Cost Impact From Potential Nuclear Retirements

June 4

Regulatory Staff Propose Prioritizing Several Issues In Broad Retail Energy Market Investigation (Auto-renewals, Supplier Conduct Among Top Priorities)

Addresses "Do Not Switch" Mechanism

In advance of a June 6 technical session, Staff of the Massachusetts DPU have proposed a tiered approach to addressing issues raised in the DPU's wide ranging investigation of the retail electric market (Docket 19-07)

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Shell: Sees Potential Returns Of 8-12% For Integrated Power Business

Targets 5 Million Retail Customers By 2025

Affirms USA As Core Market

Touts Shell Brand, Millions Of Customer Interactions

During an investor day, Shell reiterated its plan to significantly grow its electricity business

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Parent Of Pennsylvania Utility Acquires Energy Efficiency, Custom Energy Solutions Provider

Allows Parent, "To Expand Further Into Energy Efficiency And Sustainability", Growth Into Distributed Generation Cited

The parent of a Pennsylvania utility has acquired ...

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RetailEnergyX: Dallas Morning News Claim: Most Small Texas Customers Have "No Way To Benefit" By Cutting Usage At Peak Wholesale Prices

Utility Eversource Seeks To Offer Community Solar Program

Surplus Generation Purchases To Be Recovered Through Default Service Rates; Other Costs Via Distribution Rates

Eversource Energy petitioned for approval of a proposed "Clean Innovation Community Solar" pilot program for low and moderate income ("LMI") customers.

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Retail Supplier Seeks Clarification Of Otherwise "Challenging", "Burdensome" Proposed Rule

In comments on a proposed rule, WGL Energy Services, Inc. asked the District of Columbia PSC to clarify proposed new RPS reporting requirements for retail electric suppliers

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RetailEnergyX: Chevron Registers As Texas Power Marketer

Updated With More Details On Alleged Violations: Retail Supplier Agrees To $35,000 Forfeiture Under Stipulation With PUC Staff

A retail supplier has agreed to a forfeiture of $35,000 under a stipulation with ...

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RetailEnergyX: CUB Expects Spate Of "Ripoffs" From "Desperate" Retail Suppliers Before New Energy Marketing Law Takes Effect

RetailEnergyX: Champion Energy Signs Astros' Alex Bregman To Pitch Power

RetailEnergyX: Anheuser-Busch Signs PPA With Texas Solar Project, PPA Said To Be 7th Largest In World For C&I Customer

RetailEnergyX: Energy Transfer Signs Solar PPA In Texas

RetailEnergyX: From 6/3: As Large Customers Seek To Leave Dominion Power, Virginia Dem. Says Will "Revisit" Electric Market Structure If Dem Win Legislative Majority

June 3

National Grid Seeks To Merge Two Utilities Offering Natural Gas Choice

National Grid has filed a petition with ...

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Retail Supplier Agrees To $35,000 Forfeiture Under Stipulation With PUC Staff

A retail supplier has agreed to a forfeiture of $35,000 under a stipulation with ...

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American PowerNet Management Seeks To Serve As Retail Supplier In New State

American PowerNet Management, LP filed with ...

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RetailEnergyX: El Paso Electric Enters Into Agreement To Be Purchased By Infrastructure Investments Fund, Opportunity For Retail Electric Choice?

PUC Staff "Believes" Utility Should Offer Time Of Use Default Service Rate Option

Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio said that Staff "believes" that AEP Ohio should continue to offer a Time of Use (TOU) generation rate option to default service customers, but recommended AEP Ohio make an updated TOU rate design filing prior to the Commission making a final decision

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RetailEnergyX: Virginia Dem. Says Will "Revisit" Electric Market Structure If Win Legislative Majority

From 5/31: Illinois Senate Concurs On Retail Energy Bill Prohibiting Termination Fees

Prohibits Retail Supplier Service To Assistance Program Customers, Except Where Savings Guaranteed

Allows Some Auto-Renewals

Requires Suppliers To Report All Rates To Attorney General

Requires Disclosure Of Price To Compare In Marketing, On Supplier Bills

Includes Higher Supplier Security Requirements

New TPV Requirements

The Illinois Senate has concurred with the version of SB0651 passed by the House

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RetailEnergyX: Centrica Business Solutions Partners With NREL On Hybrid Battery Storage

From 5/31: Updated: PSE&G, NJNG File To Lower Default Service Rates

Public Service Electric and Gas Co. submitted an annual Basic Gas Supply Service (BGSS) rate filing with the New Jersey BPU

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RetailEnergyX: Municipal Aggregation Ending As It Can't Find Lower Rates

RetailEnergyX: ecobee Launches New SmartThermostat With Voice Control (Just Energy An Equity Investor In ecobee)

From 5/31: Final D.C. Grid Modernization Report Recommends Enhancement Of Competitive Energy Supplier Information For Customers

Recommends Online Retail Supplier Rate Board

Recommends Dynamic Pricing Working Group

Report Makes No Formal Recommendations On Utility Ownership Of Distributed Generation, Storage

Addresses Access To Customer Data, Security Requirements For Such Access

The Modernizing the Energy Delivery System for Increased Sustainability (MEDSIS) work group process established by the District of Columbia PSC has released a final report and recommendations

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RetailEnergyX: Cosmopolitan To Remain Supply Customer Of NV Energy, Raiders Reconsider Leaving For Competitive Supply

RetailEnergyX: KYOCERA and BYD Japan to Collaborate on Integrated Energy System for Electric Vehicles (Solar Supply/Demand)

RetailEnergyX: Carrie K. Zalewski and Maria S. Bocanegra Confirmed as ICC Chairman and Commissioner

May 31

Illinois Senate Concurs On Retail Energy Bill Prohibiting Termination Fees

Prohibits Retail Supplier Service To Assistance Program Customers, Except Where Savings Guaranteed

Allows Some Auto-Renewals

Requires Suppliers To Report All Rates To Attorney General

Requires Disclosure Of Price To Compare In Marketing, On Supplier Bills

Includes Higher Supplier Security Requirements

New TPV Requirements

The Illinois Senate has concurred with the version of SB0651 passed by the House

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Final D.C. Grid Modernization Report Recommends Enhancement Of Competitive Energy Supplier Information For Customers

Recommends Online Retail Supplier Rate Board

Recommends Dynamic Pricing Working Group

Report Makes No Formal Recommendations On Utility Ownership Of Distributed Generation, Storage

Addresses Access To Customer Data, Security Requirements For Such Access

The Modernizing the Energy Delivery System for Increased Sustainability (MEDSIS) work group process established by the District of Columbia PSC has released a final report and recommendations

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Updated: PSE&G, NJNG File To Lower Default Service Rates

Public Service Electric and Gas Co. submitted an annual Basic Gas Supply Service (BGSS) rate filing with the New Jersey BPU

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Texas Retail Electric Provider Enters Settlement With PUC Staff Over Collection Of Customer Deposits

A Texas REP would pay ...

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Settlement Reached To Set Oncor DCRF Charge Applicable To Retail Providers, With 150% Increase For Residential Service

Oncor and various parties have filed a settlement agreement to set the levels of the Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF), a charge applicable to retail electric providers taking delivery service, effective September 1, 2019

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Updated: Calif. PUC Delays Start For 4,000 GWh of Direct Access Expansion

The California PUC on May 30 adopted an order addressing various facets of the statutory increase in direct access (DA) load of 4,000 gigawatt-hours.

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RetailEnergyX: Uncalled Amendment For Connecticut Retail Energy Bill Would Strike Prohibition On Auto-Renewals, Replace With Shared Solar Supplier Billing Agent Program

RetailEnergyX: New York Municipal Aggregation Results In "Mass Confusion", "Anger" Among Customers

Texas Retail Electric Providers Request That Oncor McAllen Service Area Not Be Transitioned To AEP Texas Until Various AEP Rate Proceedings Complete

The Alliance for Retail Markets has requested at the Public Utility Commission of Texas that any transition of customers in Oncor's current McAllen/Mission service area to AEP Texas not occur until various AEP Texas rate proceedings are complete

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RetailEnergyX: Schneider Electric Acquires Stake in AutoGrid to Accelerate AI Adoption in the Power Sector

National Energy Marketers Association Announces Two New Executive Members: Discount Power and Demand Control 2, LLC

The National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) announced that Discount Power, Inc. and Demand Control 2, LLC have each been elected to NEM's Executive Committee.

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Former Retail Energy Counsel Jay Kooper Named General Counsel Of The Year

Jay L. Kooper, currently Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Middlesex Water Company, has won the 2019 NJBIZ General Counsel of the Year Award in the Public Company category.

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RetailEnergyX: New Jersey Natural Gas Seeks Decrease In Default Service Gas Supply Rate

Massachusetts DOER Report Recommends Utilities Conduct Further Offshore Wind Power Procurement

Makes Recommendation On Disposition Of RECs

Recommends Consideration of Storage Procurement

An offshore wind study from the Massachusetts DOER recommends that the electric distribution companies, "should proceed with additional offshore wind solicitations for up to 1,600 MW of offshore wind and only enter into contracts if found to be cost-effective."

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RetailEnergyX: In PPL Transmission Rate Complaint, Amtrak Asks FERC To Order Refunds From Retail Supplier

RetailEnergyX: Amended Nevada Bill Would Exempt Current Competitive Supply Customers From Public Policy Fees Proposed For Exiting Customers

May 30

Illinois House Passes Bill Prohibiting Termination Fees (Differs From Senate-Passed Version)

Prohibits Retail Supplier Service To Assistance Program Customers, Except Where Savings Guaranteed

Allows Some Auto-Renewals

Requires Suppliers To Report All Rates To Attorney General

Requires Disclosure Of Price To Compare In Marketing, On Supplier Bills

Includes Higher Supplier Security Requirements

The Illinois House has passed an amended version SB0651, which contains various revisions to statutes governing retail electric and natural gas marketing.

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Draft Decision Would Fine Retail Supplier $1.5 Million

Supplier Would Be Prohibited From Residential Marketing, Enrollment For Six Months, Except For Online Enrollments

Draft Would Set Standard Under Which TPVs Are Invalid

A draft decision from the Connecticut PURA would impose a $1.5 million fine on Liberty Holdings, LLC [sic] ("Liberty" or "Company") and prohibit Liberty from accepting new residential customers and/or marketing to residential customers via any means other than online enrollments for six months, as the draft would conclude that Liberty, "violated Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 16-245(c), 16-245(g)(2), 16-245o(f)(2), 16-245o(h)(1), 16-245o(h)(2), 16-245o(h)(3), 16-245o(h)(4), 16-245o(h)(5), 16-245o(h)(7), 16-245o(j), 16-245s, 16-245t, 16-245u, and 42-110b."

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Utility Receives Authority For CSRs To Discuss Price To Compare Information, Supplier's Rate During Customer Calls

The Illinois Commerce Commission granted Commonwealth Edison's petition for a declaratory ruling and said that ComEd's proposed policy of directing its customer service representatives (CSRs) to discuss certain Price To Compare (PTC) information during customer calls is permitted under applicable regulations

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RetailEnergyX: Calif. PUC Adopts Order Expanding Direct Access Cap, Delays Start Date

Products and Services USA, Start-up Led By Market Vet, Receives Texas Aggregator License

The Texas PUC granted Products and Services USA, LLC an electric aggregator certificate to serve ...

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New Hampshire PUC Sets Process To Receive Proposals On Supplier Consolidated Billing, Generation Rate Design, Other Grid Modernization Issues

The New Hampshire PUC will accept stakeholder proposals, and directed the utilities to submit proposals, on several grid modernization issues that have been raised in an ongoing grid modernization investigation

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RetailEnergyX: Ofgem Fines Two Retail Energy Suppliers For Agreement Not To Actively Target Each Other's Customers

RetailEnergyX: Another Casino (South Point) To Remain With NV Energy For Supply
--- Utility: "We Don't Want To Lose Any Of Our Customers"

RetailEnergyX: Texas PUC Names New Chief Program Officer, Will Oversee Competitive Markets, Customer Protection, Enforcement Divisions

RetailEnergyX: Victoria (AUS) Sets Initial Default Offer

RetailEnergyX: Settlement Reached On Integrating East Texas Electric Cooperative Into ERCOT

Virginia SCC Denies Costco Application To Take Competitive Supply, Cites Impact On Small Captive Customers

SCC: Won't Allow Large Customers To "Escape" Dominion Rates When Small Customers Cannot Shop

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) has denied an application by Costco to leave the utility system of Dominion Energy Virginia and obtain the combined electric power needs of its retail stores from a third-party electric supplier.

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RetailEnergyX: Company Announces World’s Largest 'Renewable' Energy Storage Project (1 GW)

Texas Coalition for Affordable Power Says Price Gap Between Deregulated and Non-Deregulated Prices In Texas Nearly Gone

TCAP: Areas With Electric Choice Have Lower Prices Than Monopoly, Non-ERCOT Areas Of State

The Texas Coalition for Affordable Power said that while, "Texans buying electricity from competitive providers historically have paid higher prices, on average, than Texans receiving power from providers exempt from competition," a new snapshot analysis shows that, "the persistent price gap has dwindled to the narrowest point ever recorded – and that it has almost vanished altogether."

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PSC Approves New Purchase Of Receivables (POR) Discount Rates At BGE

The Maryland PSC approved updated purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates for electricity and natural gas at Baltimore Gas & Electric, effective June 1, 2019

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PSC Approves Decrease In Purchase Of Receivables (POR) Discount Rate

The Maryland PSC approved new Purchase Of Receivables (POR) discount rates at Potomac Edison, effective June 1, 2019

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RetailEnergyX: Facebook Makes Tax Equity Investment In Texas Solar Project
--- Said To Be Facebook's First Direct Investment In A Renewable Energy Project
--- Shell Signs PPA With Project

Ohio House Passes Nuclear Subsidy Bill Ending RPS, Allowing Utilities To Enter Contracts With Customers For Renewable Energy Supply, Generation Development

Enshrines In Statute Nonbypassable Charge For OVEC

The Ohio House has passed HB 6, the nuclear subsidy bill.

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May 29

Retail Supplier Names Interim CEO

A retail supplier formally disclosed that ...

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Retail Energy Veterans, Including Former VP At Several Suppliers, Launch New Broker

Retail energy vets form new broker

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Powervine Energy Launches In New State

Powervine Energy has launched service in ...

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RetailEnergyX: Democratic Socialists Ask New York PSC To Bring ConEd Under Public Ownership

PPL Electric Utilities Seeks Authorization To "Proactively Manage" Distributed Energy Resources Owned By Customers

PPL Electric Utilities has filed a petition with the Pennsylvania PUC for tariff supplements that would allow PPL Electric to "proactively manage" distributed energy resources (DERs) owned by customers.

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Vistra Energy, TXU Parent, Names Texas Market Veteran As New EVP, CFO

Vistra Energy Corp. today announced the appointment of ...

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Infinite Watts LLC Withdraws Application For Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate

Infinite Watts LLC filed at the Texas PUC to withdraw its application for a retail electric provider certificate

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RetailEnergyX: Texas Senate Concurs On House Amendments Removing Retail Electric Providers From Being Subject To PUC "Monitoring" Of Cybersecurity

RetailEnergyX: Texas Appeals Court Sends Suit Between Retail Supplier, Customer Back To Lower Court For Further Proceedings

RetailEnergyX: NiMo Hourly Customers To See New Capacity Reconciliation Line Item On July Bills

RetailEnergyX: Resideo Acquires Responsive Energy Efficiency Technology, Expands Smart-Home Comfort Offering

RetailEnergyX: Union Says Energy Choice Hazardous To Workers

RetailEnergyX: Pepco, Delmarva File Revised Bypassable Transmission Rates

RetailEnergyX: Pedernales Electric Cooperative To Install Energy Storage

May 28 -- Updated

Vistra Energy, TXU Parent, Names Texas Market Veteran As New EVP, CFO

Vistra Energy Corp. today announced the appointment of ...

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Illinois House Committee Recommends Passage For Amended Bill With Various Retail Energy Marketing Prohibitions, Requirements

Prohibits All Mass Market Termination Fees, More

Retains Prohibition On Service To Assistance Program Customers

The Illinois House Public Utilities Committee has adopted House Amendment 001 to SB0651 and recommended that the bill be passed as amended

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PJM CEO To Retire, Executive Appointments Announced

PJM Interconnection announced that Andrew L. Ott, president and chief executive officer, is retiring from the organization on June 30, 2019.

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NextEra Launches AI-Powered Retail Energy Concierge Shopping Service For Texas Market

Subscription-Based Service Guarantees Savings

NextEra Energy has launched a retail electric concierge shopping service in Texas

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Utility Files Incorrect, Higher Default Service Rates

Regulator Concerned Public May Have Switched To Retail Suppliers Based On Erroneous Rates

Considers Requiring EDC To Contact All Recently Switched Customers To Inform Customers Of Lower Default Service Rate

A regulator may require an EDC to notify all recently switched customers of erroneous default service rates that were listed as higher than what they actually are

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New York DPS Staff Seek Increase In ConEd Billing and Payment Processing (BPP) Charge

Recommend Re-introduction Of ConEd Gas Storage Program For ESCOs

Seek Tighter Balancing Rules

In testimony in Consolidated Edison's current electric and natural gas rate cases, Staff of the New York Department of Public Service proposed an increase to ConEd's Billing and Payment Processing (BPP) charge, and re-introduction of a natural gas storage program for ESCOs

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RetailEnergyX: New Amendment To Illinois Retail Energy Market Bill Prohibits All Termination Fees
--- Prohibition On Auto-Renewals Revised To Allow Some Auto-Renewals
--- Removes Proposed Switch Block

BGE Says Costs Of Administering SOS That Aren't Currently Bypassable Are About 1 Mill Per kWh

In Rate Case, BGE Seeks To Set Bypassable SOS Administrative Adjustment Component To 1 Mill Per kWh

In a newly filed electric rate case, Baltimore Gas & Electric filed a cost analysis for the SOS Administrative Adjustment component of the bypassable SOS Administrative Charge, and proposed to set the SOS Administrative Adjustment at 1 mill per kWh

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New York ESCOs Seek Independent Study Of Costs To Be Included In ConEd Merchant Function Charge

Seek Change In POR Calculation

Seek Natural Gas Market Changes, Restoration of Physical Storage Program

Seek Technical Conference on Electric UFE

In testimony in Consolidated Edison's current electric and natural gas rate cases, the New York Retail Choice Coalition (NYRCC) sought an independent study of costs included in the utility's merchant function charge

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RetailEnergyX: Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field Enter Multi-Year Partnership With Retail Supplier

New York DPS Staff Oppose ConEd Proposal For Ratepayer Funded Innovation Initiative

Staff of the New York Department of Public Service have opposed, in rate case testimony, Consolidated Edison's proposed Innovation Initiative

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Centrica CEO Happy To Come In Third

RetailEnergyX: Centrica Business Solutions Launches North American Offer Bundling EV Charging Infrastructure, On-Site Energy, Software Solutions

RetailEnergyX: Florida Energy Choice Advocates File Brief With Supreme Court

RetailEnergyX: U.K. Retail Supplier Entering U.S. Market Says U.K. Suppliers Overcharging Prepay Customers

May 24

Former Retail Energy CEO Joins Teleios Commodities As Managing Partner

Teleios Commodities, LLC announced today that ...

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Texas Retail Provider, Whose Parent Is A Utility-Scale Solar Development Firm, Receives Authority To Use Trade Name Chariot Energy

Company To Bring Suite Of Disruptive, Clean Energy Solutions To Texas Retail Market

The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted ...

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New Digital Brand Click Energy Receives Retail Supplier License

The Pennsylvania PUC granted ...

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RetailEnergyX: Walmart Registers As Power Generation Company In Texas

In Rate Case Testimony, Direct Energy Seeks Greater Transparency In ConEd MRA Charge

Seeks Capacity Release, Storage, Other Market Changes

Direct Energy Alleges ConEd Made Out Of Cycle Adjustment To Its WACOC

Direct Energy Services, LLC filed testimony in a Consolidated Edison rate case before the New York PSC seeking greater transparency in certain ConEd charges and improved communication from ConEd

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Affiliate Of Pennsylvania Generator Receives Retail Supplier License

The Pennsylvania PUC granted ...

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Ohio Nuclear Bill Advances From Committee, Allows Utilities To Enter Contracts With Customers For Renewable Energy Supply, Generation Development

An Ohio House committee has advanced HB 6, the nuclear subsidy bill, to a potential vote in the full House

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Amended Nevada Bill Aiming To Curb Exit To Competitive Exit Supply Includes Carve-Outs From Annual Shopping Limits

Would Subject Exiting Customers To New Fees

A proposed amended version of S.B. 547 in Nevada, which would revise the current provisions governing the ability of large customers to apply at the PUC to take competitive electric supply, include certain carve-outs from annual competitive supply limits that could otherwise be established under the bill

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Texas PUC Rejects Aggregator Application Of "Power of Choosing Inc."

The Texas PUC has rejected, without prejudice, the application of Power of Choosing Inc. for an electric aggregator certificate.

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RetailEnergyX: Toyota To Test Peer-To-Peer Electricity Sales

ERCOT Receives Notification of Suspension of Operations

ERCOT has received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for ...

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BGE Withdraws Updated Bypassable Transmission Rate Change

Baltimore Gas & Electric has withdrawn a filing to revise, effective June 1, 2019, its bypassable electric transmission rates, a component of SOS

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RetailEnergyX: Texas PUC Approves Settlement Under Which Retail Provider Will Pay $160,000 Over Practice Of Placing Reinstated Disconnected Customers On Different Rate

Eco-Energy Natural Gas Receives Supplier License
• Rapid Power Management Receives New License

License Briefs

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RetailEnergyX: Tentative Order Would Cancel Licenses Of Four Brokers

Michigan PSC Sets Capacity Charge Applicable To Shopping Customers

In an order on an Upper Peninsula Power Co. rate case settlement, the Michigan PSC established the State Reliability Mechanism (SRM) capacity charge at the utility

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Singapore Retail Energy Market Sees Five Suppliers Exit

RetailEnergyX: From 5/22: Maine Lawmaker Wants To Have State Authority Assume Ownership Of Utility T&D Assets

From 5/6: Draft Calif. Decision Would Determine Schedule For New Direct Access Load, Allocation To Wait List Customers

Draft Addresses Proposed Cap On Direct Access Load Within Community Choice Aggregations, Sought By CCA Group

The California PUC has issued a proposed decision which would address various facets of the statutory increase in direct access (DA) load of 4,000 gigawatt-hours

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From 5/8: Groups Form New Coalition To Reform Virginia Electric Industry, Adopt Retail Electric Competition

Groups Call For Phase Out Of Capacity Market

A new group, the Virginia Energy Reform Coalition, has been formed to advocate for electric industry reforms in Virginia, including the introduction of retail electric competition

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May 23

Former Senior Deputy Attorney General For Consumer Protection Named Executive Director Of Pennsylvania PUC

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced the appointment of

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Texas House Passes Amended Bill Removing Retail Electric Providers From Being Subject To PUC "Monitoring" Of Cybersecurity

Senate-Passed Language Includes REPs As Subject To PUC Cybersecurity Monitoring

The Texas House has passed an amended version of a Senate bill, SB 64, with the House amendments removing retail electric providers as entities that would be subject to ...

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New Brand Of Genie Energy Receives Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate

The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted ...

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RetailEnergyX: QTS Selects Retail Supplier For Renewable Energy Purchase

Spark Energy Commences Preferred Stock Share Repurchase Program

Company Names Interim CFO

Spark Energy, Inc. reported that, on May 22, the Board of Directors of the company appointed ...

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Maryland 50% RPS Bill To Become Law As Governor Won't Veto

Higher Solar Carve-Out For Retail Suppliers Starts In 2019

Governor Expresses Support For Nuclear, Hydropower In Newly Proposed 100% Zero Carbon Target

Maryland's 50% RPS bill, SB0516, will become law as Governor Larry Hogan said that he won't veto the bill

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Latest Ohio Nuclear Bill Eliminates RPS Starting In 2020, Would Allow Existing Utility Renewable Contracts To Be Recovered In Distribution Rates

Enshrines In Statute Nonbypassable Charge For OVEC

The latest version of HB 6 in Ohio, which generally provides for various nuclear subsidies, would repeal the alternative energy portfolio standards effective January 1, 2020

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RetailEnergyX: More Large Customers To Remain With NV Energy For Supply

RetailEnergyX: Proposed NV Energy Alternative Pricing Program Would Harm Other Customers, PUC Staffer Says

City Of Dallas Selects Retail Electric Provider For New 10-Year Contract

Deal Said To Represent Largest Green Energy Transaction Since The Inception Of Texas Electricity Deregulation

The City of Dallas recently completed a reverse auction to select a retail electric provider for a new contract term.

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RetailEnergyX: PUC Denies Rehearing Of Order Granting Waiver Of Third Party Verification For Certain Sales

RetailEnergyX: More New Class Action Settlements Announced For Customers Who Purchased Competitive Gas Supply

From 5/17: NY Senate Energy Chair: New York Retail Market "Not Going To Be The Best Opportunity"

New York State Senator Kevin Parker, Chairman of the Senate's Committee on Energy and Telecommunications, said during DNV GL's Energy Executive Forum that, "I think that the retail [energy] market is probably not going to be the best opportunity in the state of New York."

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RetailEnergyX: ConEdison Forecasts Lower Summer Bills

RetailEnergyX: NYISO Names New CEO

May 22

City Of Dallas Selects Retail Electric Provider For New 10-Year Contract

Deal Said To Represent Largest Green Energy Transaction Since The Inception Of Texas Electricity Deregulation

The City of Dallas recently completed a reverse auction to select a retail electric provider for a new contract term.

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New York Utility Seeks To Increase Billing Charge Applicable To ESCOs By 30%

New York Utilities Detail Unbundled Supply-Related Administration Costs In New Rate Case

With an increased focus by retail suppliers on alleged subsidization of default service rates by distribution customers, due to supply-related administrative costs being embedded in distribution rates, newly filed rate cases by New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) (collectively, the Companies) provide an opportunity to review such costs, including costs that have already been unbundled and allocated to the merchant Function Charge

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ENGIE Enters Pennsylvania Natural Gas Markets

ENGIE Resources announced today that it has entered ...

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New York Utilities To Continue Current Supply Hedging Levels, Discuss Specifics In Rate Case

Propose Change In How Customer UCAP Calculated

In a newly filed rate case, NYSEG and Rochester Gas & Electric (the "Companies") stated that they would continue the current 70% hedging level for residential electric customers

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RetailEnergyX: SSE Sets Deadline For Divestment Of U.K. Household Retail Supplier, Appoints New Executive Chair

MP2 Energy Receives License In New State

MP2 Energy has received ...

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FirstEnergy CEO Sees "Great Potential" In Utility-Owned Storage, Solar, EVs, Touts New Emerging Technologies Group

During an annual shareholder meeting, Chuck Jones, President and CEO of FirstEnergy, touted the companies' new Emerging Technologies group

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Texas Retail Electric Providers Oppose Sought New Mandates For More Frequent Reporting Of Dynamic Pricing, Demand Response Info To ERCOT

The Retail Electric Provider (REP) Coalition has filed comments at ERCOT opposing, as filed, Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) 933 (Reporting of Demand Response by Retail Electric Providers and Non-Opt-In Entities, submitted by ERCOT) which would include in the protocols a specific mandate for retail electric providers to share information about their demand response and price responsive programs with ERCOT, and would also increase the frequency of required reporting by REPs

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Two New York Utilities Seek Authorization For Territory-Wide Deployment Of Smart Meters (AMI)

Residential Data Intervals Would Only Be Hourly

As part of newly filed rate cases, New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) (collectively, the Companies) have petitioned the New York PSC for approval of the territory-wide deployment of advanced metering infrastructure for their electricity and gas meters

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Retail Supplier Seeks Extension For Compliance With Next Cycle Rate Enrollment Rejection Directives Due To EDC Implementation Timing, Risk Of Renewing Customers Being Returned To Default Service Due To Inadvertent Non-Compliance

Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. (CNE) asked the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for an extension of time for the electric distribution companies to comply with Order 7 of the Authority’s December 19, 2018 Next Cycle Rate information decision ('Decision') and for the electric suppliers to comply with Order 8 of the Decision, each with respect to certain residential contract renewals.

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PSC Sets Meetings On Adding Long-Term Contracts To SOS, Investigation Of SOS Reconciliations

A PSC will hold the second Standard Offer Service (SOS) Working Group meeting on ...

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Two New York Utilities Propose Utility-Owned Energy Storage Projects

As part of newly filed rate cases, New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) (collectively, the Companies), the Companies are seeking authority for utility ownership of four energy storage projects

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RetailEnergyX: Duquesne Light Files Corrected Transmission Rates, Actual Prices To Compare Posted

RetailEnergyX: Worthen Industries, Freedom Energy Logistics Announce Virtual Net Metering Contract With Four NH Hydro Plants

RetailEnergyX: PUC Directs Several Retail Suppliers, Brokers To File Security With Updated Language

RetailEnergyX: Maine Lawmaker Wants To Have State Authority Assume Ownership Of Utility T&D Assets

May 21

Retail Energy Veteran Joins Supplier As Director

A retail energy vet has joined ...

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Faced With Elimination Of Ability To Serve Hardship Customers, Retail Suppliers Proffer Price Cap, Aggregation

RESA Says Weighted Average Retail Supplier Prices From Study Period Are ~10-20% Below Higher Current Standard Service Rates

In a Connecticut PURA proceeding examining whether all hardship customers should be placed on Standard Service, the Retail Energy Supply Association proffered several alternatives to the extent PURA reaches a conclusion that hardship customers are not sufficiently benefiting from competitive retail supply options under today’s policies

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Nstar East Residential, Small Commercial Default Service Rates Falling 20%

Nstar has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new electric basic service rates for its Eastern Massachusetts service territory for the period beginning July 1, 2019.

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Leader Of Newly Formed Group Pushing Energy Choice In Virginia To Take (Non-Energy) Post In Trump Administration

New York Municipal Aggregations Serving Poughkeepsie, Other Towns Select Retail Supplier, Posts Pricing

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Texas Senate Concurs On House Changes To Electricity Broker Regulation Bill -- Now Bill Heads To Governor

The Texas Senate today has concurred with amendments made by the House when the House recently passed SB 1497, which would subject electricity brokers to a registration requirement and regulation by the Public Utility Commission of Texas

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Parent Undertaking Strategic Review For Two U.K. Retail Energy Suppliers, Including Potential Sale

PSC Fines Broker

A PSC has issued a civil penalty to ...

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Utility Withdraws Complaint, Says Cannot Identify Retail Market Entity To Name As Responsible For Alleged Misrepresentation

Ohio Power Company (AEP Ohio) has withdrawn a complaint filed at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio concerning alleged misrepresentations in the retail energy market, which had originally named as respondents "Energy Advisors", described by AEP Ohio as an Ohio-based LLC with its principal place of business in Cincinnati, Ohio, as well as "John Does 1-20", as AEP Ohio now says it, "has been unable to locate the appropriate entity to name in its Complaint."

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RetailEnergyX: FERC Approves Retail Supplier's Refund Report

ADK Solutions Receives Texas Electric Aggregator License

The Texas PUC granted ...

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RetailEnergyX: FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. Receives Court Approval to Solicit Votes on Plan of Reorganization

RetailEnergyX: Ohio Budget Passed By House Encourages Retail Supplier Access To Customer Data

RetailEnergyX: CPS Energy CEO Says Rate Hike May Be Needed

RetailEnergyX: Zenergy Reports First Quarter Results

RetailEnergyX: Texas Cooperatives Select Provider For 7 MW Of Distribution-Scale Solar Energy, Avoids Transmission-Related Demand Charges

RetailEnergyX: Municipal Aggregator Marin Clean Energy Weighs Rate Hike

From 4/22: Revamped Energy Choice Coalition Formally Launches

Advisory Board Includes Retail Supplier CEO

The Energy Choice Coalition has formally launched and begun public facing activities

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From 4/30: Grant To New York Town Conditioned On Hitting Community Solar Enrollment Target

A New York town announced that if an enrollment target for a community solar program is hit, the town will receive a $25,000 sustainability grant.

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May 20

Updated: NRG Energy Agrees To Acquire Stream Energy's Retail Electricity And Natural Gas Business

Stream To Be "Exclusive Marketer" To The Retail Energy Business Acquired By NRG

NRG Energy, Inc. has agreed to acquire Stream Energy's retail electricity and natural gas business for ...

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Proposed First Notice Illinois Rules Include Broad Definition For In-Person Solicitation

Utility Price To Compare, History Must Be Included In Supplier's Disclosure Statement

"Rates" Can Not Change Under Contract Assigned To Another Supplier During "Remainder Of The Time Covered By The Agreement" (Variable Rate Problem)

Two Illinois ALJs have released a proposed first notice order concerning sales and marketing rules for the retail natural gas market. Unless otherwise noted, the proposed rules discussed below would apply only to residential and small commercial customers

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Texas Governor Signs Bill Ending General Land Office's Authority To Sell Retail Electricity State Power Program

New Law Ends Gross Receipts Tax On Public School District Customers, Mandates REPs Pass-Through Savings

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed HB 2263 which terminates the authority of the Texas General Land Office to sell retail electricity (currently done via a contracted REP, which is Cavallo Energy Texas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Calpine) under the State Power Program

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Retail Energy "Industry" Agrees To Ban On Low-Income Customer Shopping

PUC Discloses Retail Electric Suppliers Selected To Serve Certain Low-Income Customers, Price

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed the retail electric suppliers awarded 100% of Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) load at each of the EDCs, via competitive procurement

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Retail Supplier Announces Corporate Partnership With Baltimore Orioles, Signage, Branding

A retail supplier today announced its corporate partnership with the Baltimore Orioles.

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Calif. PUC Approves Settlement On Changes To Rules Governing Direct Access Customer Relocations

The California PUC approved a settlement among direct access parties and the California utilities which revises certain procedures under the current form, timelines and tariff requirements that govern the processing of load relocation requests from existing electric service accounts served on direct access

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PECO Posts Final Update To Price To Compare For June 1; Both Residential, Small Commercial PTC Falling

PECO has posted its final actual Prices to Compare (PTC) for the three-month period beginning June 1, 2019

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RetailEnergyX: New York Utilities Urge "Swift" Action By PSC To Confirm Ability To Prohibit ESCOs Not Complying With Utilities' Cybersecurity Requirements From Access Utility Systems

RetailEnergyX: U.K. Sees Record Number Of Customers Switch Retail Suppliers In April

RetailEnergyX: Con Edison Chief Touts Innovation, Customer Digital Experience

RetailEnergyX: NRG Energy, Inc. Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Secured First Lien Notes

May 17

PECO Posts Final Update To Price To Compare For June 1; Both Residential, Small Commercial PTC Falling

PECO has posted its final actual Prices to Compare (PTC) for the three-month period beginning June 1, 2019

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South Carolina Governor Signs Bill Requiring Competitive Electricity Supply Program

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has signed H. 3659, which requires development of a program which is to allow large customers to direct their utility to purchase renewable energy from a competitive provider on the customer's behalf

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Nevada Bill Would Require Utilities To Propose Cap On Amount Of Competitive Supply Load In IRP

Would Only Allow Exits To Competitive Supply If PUC Finds That Exits Are, "In The Public Interest"

Would Restrict Shopping Decision To Annual Window

A new bill, S.B. 547, has been filed in Nevada which would revise the current provisions governing the ability of large customers to apply at the PUC to take competitive electric supply

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Just Energy: Not "Chasing" New Product Opportunities Through Acquisitions In Near-Term, Focused On Profitability Of Current Operations

During an earnings call yesterday, Just Energy Chief Executive Officer Patrick McCullough made the following comment in response to a question regarding whether Just Energy would pursue acquisitions similar to its acquisition of Filter Group

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RetailEnergyX: Opening Entergy Texas To Electric Choice Should Serve As Test Case Of Whether Retail Suppliers Can Really Go On The Offensive In Opening Markets

NY Senate Energy Chair: New York Retail Market "Not Going To Be The Best Opportunity"

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Retail Supplier Raises Minimum Credit Threshold For Customers

During an earnings call, in discussing reduced bad debt expense in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2019, Just Energy executives said that the company has taken actions to align credit scores in the proper channels to be at the optimal value

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RetailEnergyX: Singapore Retail Energy Supplier Challenges Customer Intertia With Mock Old Phone Booth
--- Compares Energy Shopping To Moving On From Phone Booths, "Brick Phones"

To Stop Bad Behavior, RESA President Encourages Regulators To Ban, From The Market, Retail Suppliers Who Violate Rules

Urges Suppliers: If You See Bad Behavior, "Call It Out"

During a panel at DNV GL's Energy Executive Forum, Matt White, General Counsel at IGS Energy and President of the Retail Energy Supply Association, said that regulators have not enforced retail energy rules vigorously enough, and that banning one or two suppliers for violations would shut any abusive behavior down quickly.

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Retail Energy CEO: "If Customers Get Screwed All The Time, They'll Re-regulate"

Speaking during a panel at DNV GL's Energy Executive Forum, Gregory Craig, CEO of Griddy, said that, "if customers get screwed all the time, they'll re-regulate."

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Retail Supplier CEO: Higher Retail Market Entry, Qualification Standards Would Eliminate A Lot Of Bad Actors

During a panel at DNV GL's Energy Executive Forum, Rich Blaser, CEO of Infinite Energy, said that more rigorous standards for being licensed as a retail supplier would eliminate, "a lot of bad actors."

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RetailEnergyX: New York PSC: Summer Electric Supply Prices Expected to Stay Near Historically Low Levels, In Part Due To Utility Supply Hedging

RetailEnergyX: FERC Broadly Affirms Rule Providing That Storage In RTOs Should Be Charged LMPs For Energy Charging For Resale

RetailEnergyX: New York PSC Modifies Standby And Buyback Service Rate Design, Establishes Optional Demand-Based Rates

From 5/16: Texas House Passes Electric Broker Regulation Bill (Version Differs From Senate)

Statement Of Legislative Intent: No Fees For Registration, Only "Most Basic" Registration To Be Required At PUC

The Texas House has passed a committee substitute for SB 1497, which would subject electricity brokers to a registration requirement and regulation by the Public Utility Commission of Texas

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RetailEnergyX: AARP Pushes For Passage Of Bill Requiring Affirmative Consent For Renewals; Recording Of Entire Sales Pitch

May 16

Texas House Passes Electric Broker Regulation Bill (Version Differs From Senate)

Statement Of Legislative Intent: No Fees For Registration, Only "Most Basic" Registration To Be Required At PUC

The Texas House has passed a committee substitute for SB 1497, which would subject electricity brokers to a registration requirement and regulation by the Public Utility Commission of Texas

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Texas Retail Electric Provider Undergoes Change In Ownership

A Texas REP applied for an amendment to its Texas retail electric provider certificate to reflect a change in ownership

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Updated: Just Energy Reports Highest-Ever Gross Margin Per Consumer RCE Added, Called "Sweet Spot"

Fiscal 2019 Annual Gross Margin Also A Record

Just Energy Reports "Very Competitive Market" For C&I Customers, Aggressive Competitor Pricing

Just Energy To Dispose Of Retail Energy Businesses In Three International Markets

Just Energy will dispose of its businesses in Germany, Ireland and Japan

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Retail Energy Regulator Urges Suppliers To Speak Out Against Bad Actors In Market, If Markets Are To Be Sustained, Grown

"It Takes One Bad Story To Set Everything Back", Commissioner Says

Speaking during a town hall at DNV GL's Energy Executive Forum, Illinois Commerce Commissioner Sadzi Oliva encouraged retail energy suppliers to speak out against bad actors in the market if they hope to sustain and grow retail energy markets

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RetailEnergyX: PSC Adopts Staff Recommendations On Allocation Of Transmission Charges To Default Service

Former PUC Commissioner: Without Robust Set Of Consumer Protections, Regulators Won't Allow Electric Industry To Be As Competitive In Future

PUCs Will Give Regulated Utilities Greater Role In Consumer Protection If Consumer Harm Persists

Speaking at DNV GL's Energy Executive Forum, Carla Peterman, former Commissioner at the California Public Utilities Commission, said that if greater consumer protections are not adopted, the retail electric industry of the future will have less of an opportunity for competition and an increased role for regulated utilities in consumer protection

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NRG Energy Objects To Allegedly "Misleading" Name Of Texas Aggregator

NRG Energy, Inc. ("NRG"), on its own behalf and on behalf of the retail electric providers (REPs") and power generation companies ("PGCs") it owns and operates in Texas, filed an objection to the application of ...

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Arizona Chairman: ACC Needs To Hear Retail Energy Success Stories For Choice To Be Adopted

Notes Utility Representatives' Presence Before Commissioners, Urges Suppliers To Be More Active

During a town hall at DNV GL's Energy Executive Forum, Arizona Corporation Commission Chairman Bob Burns said that regulators in Arizona need to hear retail energy success stories for electric choice to move forward.

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Summer Energy Parent Reports Profit, Compressed Unit Margins On Shift To C&I Market

Summer Energy Holdings, Inc. reported net income of ...

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RetailEnergyX: Report: More Nevada Customers May Negotiate For Lower Rates From NV Energy Rather Than Take Competitive Supply

RetailEnergyX: Texas Broker Regulation Bill Passes To Third Reading In House

May 15

Parent Of Retail Supplier Acquires Company Providing Integration Of Distributed Resources Into Wholesale Markets

Acquisition, "Paves The Path Toward Realizing The Stacked-Value Stream Potential Of Energy Storage," Company Says

The parent of a retail supplier announced ...

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Updated: EDF Trading Takes Equity Stake In Griddy Under Strategic Partnership

Investment Will Allow For Expansion Beyond Texas

Griddy Energy has signed a strategic partnership with EDF Trading Ltd (EDF), a subsidiary of the EDF Group, which includes an equity investment by EDF into Griddy

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Start-up Natural Gas Supplier Expanding To Retail Electricity

A start-up, which entered several retail natural gas markets last year, is expanding to retail electricity sales

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PSC Staff Seek Show Cause Orders Against Three Retail Suppliers For Alleged Slamming, Misleading Statements

Staff of the Maryland PSC, in separately filed complaints, have requested that the Commission issue show cause orders to three retail suppliers alleging instances of slamming and misleading statements

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RetailEnergyX: Shell Exec Joins Energy Service Provider Serving Master Planned Communities

Maryland Storage Working Group Files Revised "Proof of Regulatory Concept" Storage Proposals, Still Include Models With Utility Ownership, Operation

The Maryland PC 44 energy storage working group has filed a revised Proof of Regulatory Concept Program Proposal which is intended, "to test innovative regulatory and business models for energy storage."

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D.C. PSC Sets Townhall On Grid Modernization Report (Dynamic Pricing, Data Access, Utility Offerings)

The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia announced that ...

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RetailEnergyX: Texas House Committee Reports Favorably Substitute Bill Prohibiting TDUs From Owning Storage

RetailEnergyX: Texas Medical Center Selects REP Affiliate For Microgrid, Back-up Power

RetailEnergyX: Parent Of Retail Supplier To Sell Equity Interests In Two Power Plants

May 14

Updated: EDF Trading Takes Equity Stake In Griddy Under Strategic Partnership

Investment Will Allow For Expansion Beyond Texas

Griddy Energy has signed a strategic partnership with EDF Trading Ltd (EDF), a subsidiary of the EDF Group, which includes an equity investment by EDF into Griddy

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Gexa, NextEra Energy Services Name Retail Energy Veteran As VP and General Manager Of C&I Business

A retail energy vet has joined Gexa and NextEra Energy Services as Vice President and General Manager of the Commercial & Industrial business

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PSC Staff Says Utility's Default Service Cost Proposal Places Retail Suppliers At Disadvantage

Staff of the Maryland PSC said in comments to the Commission that a proposal from Pepco to recover certain transmission costs would place retail electric suppliers at a disadvantage

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PSC Staff Oppose Cap On Default Service Rate Increase Sought By Utility

Maryland PSC Staff have opposed a cap on an SOS rate increase at the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO)

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Massachusetts Residential, Small Commercial Default Service Rates Falling 16-18%

Default Service Suppliers Disclosed

NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service rates for its Western Massachusetts service territory (WMA), formerly WMECO, for the period beginning July 1, 2019

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ComEd Files Revised Purchased Electricity Charges, Transmission Rates For Period Beginning June 1, 2019

Commonwealth Edison has filed an update to the new electric supply rates Purchased Electricity Charges (PECs) for the period beginning June 1, 2019, as well as the new bypassable transmission charges

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RetailEnergyX: OCC: Retail Supplier Customers Paid $1 Million More Than Default Service In Feb. 2019

Texas ALJ Revises Suspension Date For New Oncor DCRF Charges, Sets Date As Sept. 1, As Requested By Retail Providers

As requested by retail electric providers, a Texas ALJ has revised the suspension date for Oncor's proposed updates to its Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF), a charge applicable to retail electric providers taking delivery service

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RetailEnergyX: Las Vegas Sands To Keep Venetian Resort On NV Energy Utility Supply

RetailEnergyX: AMS Announces Solar and Storage Partnership with 38 Degrees North and John Hancock

RetailEnergyX: Texas Broker Regulation Bill Placed On House General State Calendar

RetailEnergyX: Findings In Preliminary Report From SFPUC Staff "Support" San Francisco Takeover Of PG&E Assets

RetailEnergyX: More U.K. Retail Suppliers Report Customer Losses, Hit From Price Cap

RetailEnergyX: Freedom Energy Logistics Makes Donation Toward Children’s Scholarship Fund NH

RetailEnergyX: From 5/9: Democrats Seek To Federally Regulate Retail Electric Suppliers Via National Clean Energy Standard

May 13

Texas Retail Electric Provider Names New Senior Manager, Operations

A Texas REP recently named ...

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Updated: Chris Hendrix Among Retail Energy Vets Launching New Texas REP, Will Focus On Providing Customers With Wholesale Market Access

As first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com on April 17, several electric industry veterans, including Chris Hendrix, are launching a new Texas retail electric provider

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Centrica Reports Customer Growth In North American Consumer Business

Cites Higher Power Net Margins Versus Year-Ago, Negative Impact From Warmer Weather, In Trading Update

Centrica issued a trading statement in which the company said, "Centrica’s operational performance has been largely in line with the Company’s expectations in the first four months of 2019."

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Crius Earnings Lower On Solar Exit, Merger Costs; Retail Energy Adjusted Earnings Higher

Customer Count Decreases On Margin Discipline, Movement Away From Municipal Aggregation

Crius Energy Trust ("Crius Energy", the "Company", or the "Trust") today announced its financial results for the three month period ended March 31, 2019

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RetailEnergyX: Texas House Committee Reports Favorably Bill On Consumer Protections For Distributed Generation (Omits Problematic Language Prohibiting Retail Provider Early Termination Fees, And Other REP Mandates)
--- Bill Sets Disclosures For Distributed Generation Sales, Leases, PPAs

PSC Staff Seeks Show Cause Order Against Retail Supplier Due To Three Alleged Instances Of Slamming, One Alleged Instance Of Misrepresentation As Utility

Staff of the Public Service Commission of Maryland ("Staff') filed a complaint pursuant to Section 20.07.03 of the Code of Maryland Regulations ("COMAR") requesting that the Commission issue an order directing that ...

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PSC Staff Seeks Show Cause Order Against Retail Provider Due To Three Alleged Instances Of Slamming, One In Which 'Wet' Signature Could Not Be Produced

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Proposed Order Would Grant Utility Authority For CSRs To Discuss Retail Supplier's Rate, Price To Compare Information During Customer Calls

A proposed decision from an Illinois ALJ would grant a petition for a declaratory order from Commonwealth Edison that would find that ComEd's proposed policy of directing its customer service representatives (CSRs) to discuss certain Price To Compare (PTC) information during customer calls is permitted under applicable regulations

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RetailEnergyX: New Electric Rates For NOPEC Aggregation Customers

Calpine Reports Results For Retail Segment

Calpine Corporation reported earnings today for the first quarter of 2019 (three months ended March 31, 2019)

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BGE Files Revised Generation Rates On Further Update To SOS Admin. Charge, Also Files New Bypassable Transmission, Reconciliation Rates

Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed a further revision to the "Total Generation Rate" for residential and Type I SOS customers for the period October 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020, and Type II SOS customers for the period June 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019. BGE also filed an updated bypassable transmission rate and bypassable Rider 8 (reconciliation)

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CenterPoint-TDU Schedules Retail Electric Provider Workshop

Smart Meter Texas Market Holding Workshop For REPs

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric has issued a save-the-date for its 2019 Competitive Retailer workshop

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RetailEnergyX: Reuters: British Retail Energy Woes Weigh On E.ON, Centrica

RetailEnergyX: RESA: Connecticut Customers Could Have Saved $56 Million By Shopping For Retail Electric Supplier During Q1

RetailEnergyX: Retail Supplier Affiliate Selected For Solar By Calif. School District

RetailEnergyX: Arizona Staff Issue Proposed EV Infrastructure, Charging Station policy Statement

RetailEnergyX: Ofgem Says Retail Supplier Failed To Pay Feed-in Tariff Generators, Threatens To Revoke License

RetailEnergyX: CDPQ And Lightsource BP Form £150 Million Solar Financing Platform

May 10

Crius Earnings Lower On Solar Exit, Merger Costs; Retail Energy Adjusted Earnings Higher

Customer Count Decreases On Margin Discipline, Movement Away From Municipal Aggregation

Crius Energy Trust ("Crius Energy", the "Company", or the "Trust") today announced its financial results for the three month period ended March 31, 2019

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Calpine Reports Results For Retail Segment

Calpine Corporation reported earnings today for the first quarter of 2019 (three months ended March 31, 2019)

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Retail Energy Vets Join Broker As Directors, National Energy Portfolio

A broker announced that ...

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Updated: New York Court of Appeals Affirms PSC Authority To Cap ESCO Rates

The State of New York Court of Appeals has affirmed the New York PSC's authority to place a cap on ESCO pricing

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Settlement Reached To Set Amount Of New Charge Applicable To Retail Electric Providers To Recover Hurricane Restoration Costs At AEP Texas Central

REPs Would Be Subject To Billing And Collection Standards For New Nonbypassable Rider

AEP Texas Inc. (AEP Texas) and the Staff (Staff) of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (Commission) have reached a settlement concerning establishment of a financing order to securitize the distribution-related system restoration costs incurred by AEP Texas due to Hurricane Harvey and other weather-related events in AEP Texas Central Division’s service territory.

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South Carolina House Concurs With Senate Amendments On Requiring Competitive Electricity Supply Program, Bill Enrolled

The South Carolina House has concurred with Senate amendments to H. 3659, which requires development of a program which would allow large customers to direct their utility to purchase renewable energy from a competitive provider on the customer's behalf, as the bill has now passed both houses and has been enrolled

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RetailEnergyX: ConEdison Reaches Agreement With Iroquois To Enhance Gas Deliverability For New York City

Texas PUC Won't Consider As Part Of CenterPoint-TDU Rate Case Application To Install Voltage-Regulation Battery Assets

PUC Also Won't Consider CEHE Proposal For Additional Allowance For Facility Extensions To Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

The Public Utility Commission of Texas issued a preliminary order in CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric (CEHE, or CenterPoint), LLC's newly filed rate case.

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First In EnergyChoiceMatters.com (5/7): Maryland PSC Approves Supplier Consolidated Billing, Implementation Not Immediate, Subject To Working Group

Retail Suppliers Not Granted Disconnection Authority

The Maryland PSC today issued an order providing that, "supplier consolidated billing for retail electric and gas supply customers is authorized in Maryland"

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Pa. PUC Approves RFP, Tariffs For Default Service Time Of Use Options

The Pennsylvania PUC approved PPL Electric's tariff and RFP to implement a Time of Use generation rate option for non-shopping customers, to be supplied by wholesale suppliers

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Texas PUC Formally Maintains ERCOT Reliability Deployment Price Adder If LCAP Triggered, Adopts Discrete Scarcity Pricing Rule Changes

The Public Utility Commission of Texas issued a written order on discrete changes to its scarcity pricing rules, in which the Commission held that the operating reserve demand curve and the real time reliability deployment price adder shall remain in place in the ERCOT market even when the low system wide offer cap (LCAP) is triggered (when peaker net margin is reached)

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RetailEnergyX: Nevada Alternative Ratemaking Bill Amended So That Competitive Supply Customers Share Same Distribution Cost Benefits As Utility Supply Customers

RetailEnergyX: Parent Of Retail Supplier To Acquire Anadarko

RetailEnergyX: Texas PUC Approves Settlement Levying $185,000 In Penalties And Refunds On Company To Resolve Alleged Service As Retail Provider Without PUC Certificate

RetailEnergyX: Texas PUC Approves Amounts For Merger Credits Provided To Retail Electric Providers At AEP

RetailEnergyX: Acquisition of InfraREIT by Oncor Approved By Texas PUC

RetailEnergyX: Vivint Solar Reports First Quarter 2019 Results

RetailEnergyX: SunPower Reports First Quarter 2019 Results

RetailEnergyX: Australia Energy Minister Announces Wholesale "Price Target"

May 9

Updated: New York Court of Appeals Affirms PSC Authority To Cap ESCO Rates

The State of New York Court of Appeals has affirmed the New York PSC's authority to place a cap on ESCO pricing

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RetailEnergyX: ESCO Affiliate Launches New Energy Procurement Platform Providing Optimal Term, Rate Structure From Market Data Points
--- Touted As Replacing "Opaque", "Arbitrary" Current Process Dominated By Brokers

South Carolina Senate Passes Amended Bill Requiring Competitive Electricity Supply Program

Bill Returns To House

The South Carolina Senate has passed an amended version of H. 3659 which requires development of a program which would allow large customers to direct their utility to purchase renewable energy from a competitive provider on the customer's behalf.

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Pepco Residential SOS Generation Rate To Increase 20% In October

Small C&I Rate To Increase 6%

Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning October 1, 2019

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RetailEnergyX: Democrats Seek To Federally Regulate Retail Electric Suppliers

South Jersey Industries Reports Earnings For Retail Energy Marketing Segment

South Jersey Industries (SJI) reported earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019

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RetailEnergyX: Customer Says Retail Supplier Charged Over $20,000 More Than Default Service Over Past Decade

UI Residential Default Service Rate To Decrease 20%

Small C&I Rate To Decrease 16%

United Illuminating has filed new default service rates with the Connecticut PURA for the period beginning July 1, 2019

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Utilities Report Default Service Suppliers

Connecticut Light & Power reported that the following companies will serve Standard Service load for the second half of 2019:

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Delmarva-Md. SOS Energy Supply Rate To Increase 6% In October For Residential, Small C&I Customers

Delmarva Power has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning October 1, 2019

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RetailEnergyX: CenterPoint Energy Reports Results From Retail Marketing Business

RetailEnergyX: Tucson Electric Power To Join CAISO Western Energy Imbalance Market

RetailEnergyX: Agway Energy Services Parent Reports Revenue From Electric, Gas Sales

RetailEnergyX: Retail Energy Broker Named "Business Leader of the Year" By Conference of Mayors

May 8

Texas Retail Provider Issues Cease And Desist Letter To Start-up REP Over Start-up's Allegedly Misleading Name

Existing REP alleges start-up's name is duplicative

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FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Small Commercial Prices To Compare Falling 13-17%

Several FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Residential PTCs Falling 10%

The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed residential and commercial PTC_Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting June 1, 2019

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New ERCOT CDR Forecasts Increased Reserve Margin For 2021, Above 15%

ERCOT today released its final Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) for the upcoming summer season (June – September), a preliminary assessment for fall and an updated Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) Report.

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RetailEnergyX: U.K. Bank's App To Allow Customers To Compare, Switch Retail Energy Suppliers

Groups Form New Coalition To Reform Virginia Electric Industry, Adopt Retail Electric Competition

Groups Call For Phase Out Of Capacity Market

A new group, the Virginia Energy Reform Coalition, has been formed to advocate for electric industry reforms in Virginia, including the introduction of retail electric competition

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Retail Supplier Voluntarily Suspends Marketing, Enrollments In State Pending Investigation Settlement Discussions

Another Supplier Suspends All Direct-Marketing To Residential Customers In State During Investigation's Pendency

In seeking stay of a procedural schedule in a Public Utilities Commission of Ohio investigation proceeding, Verde Energy USA Ohio, LLC stated that it has voluntarily agreed to immediately take steps to cease marketing retail electricity and gas to Ohio residents and cease enrolling new retail electricity and gas customers in Ohio.

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RetailEnergyX: Shell And Convergent Announce Joint Venture To Offer Energy Storage Solutions To Large Customers In Ontario

Group Of New York Municipal Aggregations Selects Retail Supplier, Rates Posted

Group selects ESCO for several aggregations

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MPower Energy Receives Retail Supplier License In New State

MPower Energy has received ...

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RetailEnergyX: Walmart Selects Provider For Nearly 50 Solar PPAs In Five States

RetailEnergyX: Moody's Assigns Investment Grade Credit Rating To Opt-out Municipal Aggregation
--- Moody's Notes Rating Reflects "Captive" Customer Base

Maryland PSC Approves Supplier Consolidated Billing, Implementation Not Immediate, Subject To Working Group

Retail Suppliers Not Granted Disconnection Authority

The Maryland PSC today issued an order providing that, "supplier consolidated billing for retail electric and gas supply customers is authorized in Maryland"

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RetailEnergyX: Some ERCOT Power Prices Hit $2,380/MWh On May 7

RetailEnergyX: Exelon Says Three Mile Island Unit 1 To Shut Down by September 30, 2019

RetailEnergyX: Sprague Cites Lower Unit Margins From Competitive Intensity In Reporting Earnings For Natural Gas Marketer

RetailEnergyX: SSE Cutting 400+ Jobs In Retail Energy Segment, Citing Competitive Intensity, Market Conditions

May 7

Maryland PSC Approves Supplier Consolidated Billing, Implementation Not Immediate, Subject To Working Group

Retail Suppliers Not Granted Disconnection Authority

The Maryland PSC today issued an order providing that, "supplier consolidated billing for retail electric and gas supply customers is authorized in Maryland"

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Gamifcation, Customer Engagement Company To Become Retail Energy Supplier

A gamifcation company will launch a retail supply business

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CFO Departing Retail Supplier

A CFO is departing a retail supplier

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Great Eastern Energy Dropping Additional Customers To Default Service

GEE informed its channel partners that ...

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RetailEnergyX: Start-up Texas REP Awarded $100,000 Investment In Cleantech Challenge

Updated: Spark Energy Reports Higher Earnings On Improved Unit Margins

Spark Ramping Up Organic Growth

Updated with new data, details

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SouthStar Parent Reports Increase In Competitive Retail Customer Count, Favorable Margins

Southern Company, the ultimate parent of SouthStar Energy Services and related retail energy brands, recently reported earnings for the quarter ending March 31, 2019.

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Monthly Net Loss In Pennsylvania Residential Shopping Again Approaches 10,000 Customers

PPL Sees Large Spike In Net Residential Migration Decline

After March saw a slowing in the net loss of residential electric customers on competitive supply in Pennsylvania, April saw the monthly net decline in residential electric shoppers once again approach 10,000 customers, according to the latest stats from the Pennsylvania PUC

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RetailEnergyX: Wholesale Power Marketer Names New President

RetailEnergyX: Sunnova Launches Solar Plus Storage Offering In New Jersey

RetailEnergyX: Veolia To Acquire Remaining Stake In New England Power Plant

RetailEnergyX: Long Beach, CA Considering Municipal Aggregation

RetailEnergyX: UGI Reports Results For Midstream & Marketing Segment

RetailEnergyX: Akamai Technologies To Power Dallas Data Center With Wind Energy

RetailEnergyX: NRG Energy Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Notes, Cash Tender Offer For Notes Due 2024

RetailEnergyX: Kiwi Energy Makes Donation To Ohio City Bicycle Co-op

RetailEnergyX: EVgo To Use 100% Renewable Energy To Power EV Fast Charging Network

May 6

Great Eastern Energy Dropping Additional Customers To Default Service

GEE informed its channel partners that ...

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Spark Energy Reports Higher Earnings On Improved Margins

Spark Ramping Up Organic Growth

Spark Energy, Inc. reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.

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Retail Supplier Exiting Business, Assigning Customers

A retail supplier is exiting the business

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Regulator Proposes Making Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) Available To Entities Other Than Political Subdivisions (HOAs, Community, Business Groups)

Arizona Corporation Commission Chair Bob Burns has asked that several topics be discussed at a workshop devoted to retail electric competition this summer, including community choice aggregation (CCA) and allowing entities other than political subdivisions to engage in CCA.

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Genie Energy Expects To Bring On First Texas Customers This Month Under Soft Launch

Genie Energy Reports Customer Growth

Domestic Earnings Higher On Margin Improvement

Genie Energy reported customer growth and higher Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2019.

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Connecticut Light & Power Residential, Small Business Default Service Rate Decreasing 20%

Connecticut Light & Power has filed Standard Service rates for the period July 2019 to December 2019, and Last Resort Service Rates for the period July 2019 to September 2019

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Draft Calif. Decision Would Determine Schedule For New Direct Access Load, Allocation To Wait List Customers

Draft Addresses Proposed Cap On Direct Access Load Within Community Choice Aggregations, Sought By CCA Group

The California PUC has issued a proposed decision which would address various facets of the statutory increase in direct access (DA) load of 4,000 gigawatt-hours

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RetailEnergyX: Governor Signs SB517/HB689 on Consumer Education and Commission Website Posting

Dominion Reports Competitive Retail Customer Count

In reporting earnings, Dominion reported its competitive retail natural gas customer count, which now includes customers from SCANA Energy, which Dominion acquired in the previously reported and closed acquisition of SCANA

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CNRG Group Seeks Texas Aggregator Certificate

-- Inertia Resources Receives Another New License

License Briefs

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Regulator Affirms Direction That Retail Suppliers Obtain Meter Read Date From Customers, Use Info In Enrollment Process And Communication Of Start Date To Customers, Denies Retail Suppliers' Motion

Regulator Discusses Enforcement

The Connecticut PURA denied a motion from the Retail Energy Supply Association which had asked PURA to reconsider several directives PURA issued in a recent ruling, including the requirement for suppliers to obtain meter read dates from customers, and to communicate a specific start date for service to customers.

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PSC Proposes New Rule Requiring Retail Suppliers To Report On Contracts Exempt From New Higher RPS Requirements

The District of Columbia PSC has issued proposed rule changes to implement recent revisions to the RPS law, including a new reporting requirement concerning contracts exempt from any RPS increases.

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RetailEnergyX: Florida Passes Bill Making It Harder For Initiatives To Appear On Ballot (Energy Choice)

Dayton Power & Light Files Revised June 1 Default Service Rates

Dayton Power & Light has filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio revisions to the recently filed new Standard Offer Rates (SOR) for the period beginning June 1, 2019

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RetailEnergyX: FirstEnergy Solutions Granted More Time To Gather Support For Revised Reorganization Plan

RetailEnergyX: FERC Accepts PJM Peak Shaving Adjustment Proposal

RetailEnergyX: FERC Approves $7 Million Settlement With Generator

May 3

Promo For New Texas Retail Provider: "You're Screwed" On Current Plans In Market

"Not Your Parents' Utility": Clean Energy Start-Up, Led By Former CEO Of Multi-National Wind Generation Developer, Receives Texas REP Certificate

Authorized To Use Trade Names "Texas Power Outlet", "Green Energy Exchange"

Will Offer Direct Access To Wholesale Market, Energy Management Tools

The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted

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Vistra Energy (TXU, Dynegy Parent) Reports Higher Retail Adjusted EBITDA

Vistra CEO Does Not Expect Further Retail M&A In 2019, Harder To Say Beyond This Year

Vistra Sees A "Bit Of Attrition" In ERCOT Retail, Reports Customer Year-Over-Year Growth

Vistra Energy, the parent of various retail energy brands including TXU Energy and Dynegy, reported Adjusted EBITDA for its Retail segment of $257 million for the first quarter of 2019, up from $194 million a year ago

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Texas House Committee Reports Favorably Substitute Bill With Revised Language That Would Regulate Brokers, Require Registration With PUCT

The Texas House State Affairs Committee has reported favorably a substitute for SB 1497, which would subject electricity brokers to a registration requirement and regulation by the Public Utility Commission of Texas

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RetailEnergyX: Substitute For Ohio Nuclear Subsidy Bill Now Applies Renewable Energy Compliance Reduction To Retail Suppliers As Well As Utilities
--- Substitute Allows EDUs To Offer Renewable Energy Services To Customers

Texas Senate Passes Bill Ending General Land Office's Authority To Sell Retail Electricity (Already Passed House)

Bill Ends Gross Receipts Tax On Public School District Customers, Mandates REPs Pass-Through Savings

The Texas Senate has passed without amendments HB 2263 which would terminate the authority of the Texas General Land Office to sell retail electricity (currently done via a contracted REP) under the State Power Program

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Utility Files To Decrease Residential Purchase Of Receivables (POR) Discount Rate

Potomac Edison has filed with the Maryland PSC proposed new POR discount rates to be effective June 1, 2019

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Summer Energy Launches In New State

Summer Energy Ohio is now actively pricing and transacting retail electric commercial sales in ...

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RetailEnergyX: Two New Class Action Settlements Announced For Customers Who Purchased Competitive Gas Supply (Antitrust Litigation)

Rushmore Energy Receives Retail Supplier License In New State

• ADK Solutions Seeks Texas Electric Aggregator License
• Texas REP Certificate Relinquished

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Updated: NRG Reports Retail Volumes, Drivers Of Economic Gross Margin Decrease

A 10-Q for NRG disclosed further details concerning earnings for the quarter ending March 31, 2019 (Q1 2019).

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RetailEnergyX: U.K. Regulator Announces Strategic Review Of Microbusiness Energy Market

Illinois Discloses Prices From Capacity Procurement For Default Service Customers Starting in 2020

The Illinois Power Agency has posted results from a procurement of capacity for default service customers at Ameren Illinois

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May 2

AEP Texas Files To Consolidate Central, North Division Rates Into Single Rate Applicable To Both Territories

Proposes New Inadvertent Gain Fee Applicable To Retail Electric Providers

Would End Demand Ratchet For Secondary >10 kW Customers For Distribution Charge

New Rates Reduce Flat Monthly Charges Applicable To Residential Customers

Proposes To Refund Tax Savings To REPs Via Percent Discount Rather Than Per-Unit Refund

Seeks Authorization To Continue Offering Facilities Rental Service, A Competitive Energy Service

AEP Texas has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas a rate case to establish new base rates and make other changes, which would include the consolidation of the Central and North division revenue requirements into a single requirement, resulting in a single rate applicable to both service areas.

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NRG Expects Higher ERCOT Volatility To Create Opportunity To Acquire Small, Mid-Sized Customer Books "At Value"

During an earnings call this morning, Mauricio Gutierrez, NRG President and Chief Executive Officer, discussed potential summer volatility in the ERCOT market as providing an opportunity to acquire retail customer books

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