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September 25, 2026
New Authority For Utilities To Impose Financial Standards On Retail Suppliers
The PUC of Ohio has established October 5, 2026 as the effective date for several recently adopted retail market rule changes, including a form of enroll by wallet
September 15, 2026
IDT Energy, Inc. and Residents Energy, LLC (Joint Applicants) petitioned the PUC of Ohio for certain rule waivers to allow third party verification to be conducted digitally on a customer's own device, rather than telephonically
August 31, 2026
AE Texas announced a multi-year partnership with the Houston Bulls (a North American Hockey League team), becoming the team's Official Preferred Retail Energy Partner.
August 28, 2026
In a motion for partial summary judgment, the Retail Energy Advancement League (REAL) and Green Mountain Energy Company (the Plaintiffs) alleged that a 165-word disclosure required to conspicuously accompany all marketing materials for green power products in Maryland is "unduly burdensome", and…
August 6, 2026
PSC Chair Notes Other State's "Wall of Shame" For Bad Actor Retail Suppliers
The Delaware PSC adopted final rule language for changes to the retail electric supplier marketing rules, including changes requiring variable rate notices and fixed rate renewal notices
July 13, 2026
The Retail Energy Supply Association has requested that the Delaware PSC provide a transition period of 75 days for retail electric suppliers to comply with new marketing rules anticipated to be adopted by the PSC on July 15.
June 16, 2026
Junk Fees Include "Excessively Overpriced Fees" That Provide Little Benefit To Customers
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced a coordinated "crack down" on junk fees, with direction to all executive state agencies (including the Board of Public Utilities) to identify and analyze the impact of junk fees on consumers, and to report…
June 9, 2026
Tom Williamson, President at broker-consultant MSI Utilities, warned that many of its clients in Ohio have reported phone calls from individuals claiming to represent the "Customer Choice Program", "Energy Choice Program", "Price Protection Program" or, "some misleading version of the above."
May 29, 2026
The Retail Energy Supply Association said that revised new rule language adopted by the PUC of Ohio on rehearing creates a misalignment in the types of customers from which retail suppliers must obtain a signature, with the new electric rule applying the signature requirement only to residential and…
May 15, 2026
Retail Energy Advancement League provided the following statement concerning the court's decision:
May 15, 2026
The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has held that while retail suppliers are likely to show that renewable energy marketing limitations under 2024's SB1 fail the required precedential tests supporting state limits on speech, the impermissibility of the renewable energy provisions does not, at this…
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April 29, 2026
The 25th Semi-Annual Energy Marketing Conference (EMC25) took place in Houston on April 20-21 and delivered an exceptional program for professionals across the competitive energy industry. Reflecting on the many insights shared throughout EMC25, the following are Jack Doueck's top ten takeaways
April 29, 2026
Gatby, which operates an electricity shopping marketplace, has partnered with Spectrum Association Management, which provides HOA management services, to offer residents direct access to Gatby’s platform through Spectrum’s Resident Benefits Hub
April 28, 2026
KTS Energy, which markets supply from retail energy suppliers, announced its upcoming presence at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, where KTS Energy will launch, "a community engagement initiative focused on sustainability and green energy awareness that will run throughout the season."
March 4, 2026
The PUC of Ohio has adopted new rules governing, among other things, retail supplier enrollments, including verification of the customer's identity, with the revised rules, as stated in the adopted rule language notwithstanding PUCO's apparent intent articulated in its narrative order, now requiring…
February 9, 2026
Octopus Energy announced February as Customer Love Month, with rotating daily giveaways and perks including LOVB [League One Volleyball] tickets, gift cards, energy bill credits, branded merchandise, Constantine plushies (Octopus' mascot), and additional surprises for its Texas customers
February 5, 2026
In a statement regarding Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's recent budget address, in which Shapiro said that PECO, Duquesne Light, FirstEnergy, and PPL are working with the governor and General Assembly to enact "commonsense" reforms that will ban deceptive contracts by retail providers (story…
February 3, 2026
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said in prepared remarks for a budget address today that, "PECO, Duquesne Light, First Energy, and PPL, all of whom join us here today, have agreed to take four important initial steps to rein in costs, starting today[.]"
December 2, 2025
Retail electric provider AE Texas announced its first year co-sponsoring Santa's North Pole Express, described as a holiday tradition in the Christmas Capital of Texas (Grapevine, TX)
November 26, 2025
Octopus Energy in Texas said that it is providing customers in its Saving Sessions program free power for a two-hour period on Thanksgiving Day
November 1, 2025
Octopus Energy has been named as Official Partner of LOVB Houston Volleyball, described as the city's professional women’s volleyball team and the largest youth volleyball community (League One Volleyball).
August 18, 2025
Octopus Energy launched a new referral program, Octopus Realtor Rewards, which pays real estate agents $100 for every Texas electric customer sign up
July 29, 2025
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has released updated guidance concerning newly adopted consumer protection regulations addressing, among other things, price disclosures and auto-renewals
July 17, 2025
Staff of the Massachusetts DPU have proposed a revised retail electric market reset proposal that, for supplier-initiated enrollments, would require an affirmative response from the customer during the recission period in order for the enrollment to be completed
June 11, 2025
Staff of the Massachusetts DPU have developed a revised proposal which would require that all retail electric enrollments must occur through the Energy Switch MA website.
