May 4, 2016
Ambit Energy Enters New Service Areas
Ambit Energy has begun offering electricity and natural gas service at Duke Energy Ohio
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May 3, 2016
License Briefs
Texas PUC Approves REP's Amendment Application, Suspension To Be Lifted
April 29, 2016
Star Energy Partners Launches In New Service Areas, Part of Multi-State Expansion
Star Energy Partners has launched residential and commercial service at Atlantic City Electric in New Jersey, and also formally announced its offering of electricity service at Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) and Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L)
April 28, 2016
License Briefs
Texas Retail Provider to Relinquish Certificate
April 27, 2016
License Briefs
Investment Bank Seeks Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate
April 26, 2016
License Briefs
WGL Energy Services, Inc. applied for an amendment to its Maryland electric supplier license to serve customers at Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative
April 25, 2016
Start-up Charity+Power Prepares To Launch Service
Start-up broker Charity+Power, Inc. is preparing to launch service, and applied for an Ohio electric broker license to serve residential and commercial customers in all service areas.
April 20, 2016
License Briefs
Energy Plus Associates, Inc., a facilities management company which provides energy management and conservation services and which has been in existence since 2000, applied for an Illinois electric agent, broker, and consultant license.
April 19, 2016
License Briefs
Nordic Energy Services Receives License In New State
April 15, 2016
Retail Energy Comparison Site: Texas Should License Brokers, Cites Required Security in Other States
In filing comments on the Texas PowerToChoose website, Choose Energy recommended that Texas require the licensure of electricity brokers, and pointed to security requirements in Pennsylvania as an example
April 15, 2016
European Retail Energy Aggregator To Enter U.S. Market
iChoosr, which operates aggregation or collective buying pools in several European markets, intends to enter the U.S. market
April 13, 2016
License Briefs
Renaissance Power & Gas Seeks Supplier License in New State
April 13, 2016
New LS Power Retail Supplier Adds Market Veterans To Leadership
LifeEnergy, LLC, the new retail supplier formed by LS Power, has disclosed additional senior management in an application for a Pennsylvania electric supplier license
April 12, 2016
Direct Energy Launches Residential Service In New State
Direct Energy has begun offering residential electricity supply in New Hampshire, at Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH/Eversource)
April 11, 2016
PUC Issues Guidance To Retail Suppliers, Brokers on Financial Security
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a secretarial letter concerning electric generation supplier financial security
April 11, 2016
Champion Energy Services Expands Service to Two New States
Champion Energy Services has expanded electricity service to commercial and industrial customers in Maine and Connecticut.
April 8, 2016
License Briefs
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Utmost Inc. an electric broker/marketer license to serve small commercial (25 kW and under demand) and large commercial (over 25 kW demand), industrial, and governmental customers at Duquesne Light.
April 7, 2016
License Briefs
J&H Energy Consultants Seeks Texas Aggregator Certificate
March 31, 2016
License Briefs
Crius-Comcast Retail Supplier Receives License In New State
March 29, 2016
Texas REP Seeks To Lift Suspension Of Certificate
Jade Energy, LLC filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas for a REP certificate amendment to lift a suspension of its certificate, No. 10222, by showing compliance with various certification requirements
March 24, 2016
N.Y. ESCO To Return Customers To Default Service
SouthStar Energy Services LLC d/b/a New York Natural Gas intends to return its New York mass market customers to default service.
March 21, 2016
Former World Energy VP Launches New Broker
Eric Niemeyer, a former principal at Energy Gateway where he also served as Managing Partner, is starting a new retail energy broker, EnerConnex LLC.
March 17, 2016
LS Power Launching Retail Supplier, Hires Market Veteran As CEO, Considering Acquisitions
LS Power announced that it is launching LifeEnergy, LLC, which will act as a retail energy supplier and provide other energy supply solutions.
March 16, 2016
"If Nothing Else," NY Retail Marketing Review Must Require Brokers To Be "Fully Regulated"; "Transparency" on Broker Fees, Bond Requirement For Brokers
"If nothing else," the New York PSC's examination of the retail market as a result of its "full stop" order must result in the "full" regulation of brokers, Victor Ferreira, President of ESCO Big Apple Energy, said in written comments to the PSC
March 15, 2016
Private Equity-Backed Breadbasket Seeks To Become Retail Supplier
Breadbasket, LLC applied for FERC market-based rate authority, stating that it, "seeks to become a power marketer, purchasing electricity and reselling it to wholesale and retail customers."