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February 9, 2021
Proposed orders from two Illinois Commerce Commission ALJs would grant petitions from various Vistra retail suppliers for authorization to conduct in-person marketing at storefronts and similar retail establishments for electricity and natural gas, and would grant a petition from several NRG retail…
February 9, 2021
Start-up Texas retail electric provider Rhythm announced that it is pledging to pay up to $1 million in early-termination-fee reimbursements to consumers who break up with their current electricity provider and switch to Rhythm's 100 percent renewable service.
January 27, 2021
A bill (S.B. No. 398) has been introduced in Texas that would establish required disclosures, to residential and small commercial customers, by sellors or lessors of distributed renewable generation resources, including PPAs from such facilities
January 22, 2021
Proposed orders from an Illinois ALJ would grant petitions from Just Energy to resume in-person marketing of both electricity and natural gas at storefronts and similar retail establishments, subject to conditions
January 20, 2021
Several of the Vistra Energy retail energy suppliers in Illinois have filed motions with the Illinois Commerce Commission asking that the ICC grant, for both electricity and natural gas, authorization to conduct in-person marketing at storefronts and similar retail establishments under the same…
January 15, 2021
An Illinois ALJ issued a ruling that denies separate petitions from the Vistra retail suppliers, as well as IGS Energy, for the resumption of various forms of in-person retail energy marketing.
January 11, 2021
Pulse Power announced a new sponsorship with Sam Houston Race Park (SHRP).
January 7, 2021
The Illinois Commerce Commission has issued a written order granting the petition of various NRG Energy retail electric suppliers to resume marketing in storefronts and similar retail establishments, as first reported in our original story below from January 6
January 6, 2021
The Illinois Commerce Commission today adopted an interim order allowing several NRG Energy retail electric suppliers to resume in-person marketing at storefronts and similar retail establishments
December 21, 2020
NRG Reports No COVID Spread Over Tens Of Thousands Of Shift Hours For Areas Allowing In-Store Sales
Various retail suppliers have responded to the opposition from the Attorney General of the State of Illinois and Citizens Utility Board to various proposed resumptions of in-person marketing, such as the resumption of in-store marketing as sought by Reliant Energy Northeast and Green Mountain Energy…
December 21, 2020
Parties have filed comments on proposals from Illinois Staff for amendments to Illinois Administrative Code Part 412 detailing the obligations of alternative retail electric suppliers (ARES), and a new Part 512 detailing the obligations of alternative gas suppliers (AGS)
December 16, 2020
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities issued a letter to the City of Boston stating that the DPU has identified certain issues with the City's marketing of a low-income customer discount, apparently associated with the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target ("SMART") Program, as an…
December 15, 2020
AG Says Commission Can't Rule On Prior Motions For In-Person Marketing Resumption, As AG Says Such Motions Were Already Disposed Of When ICC Declined To Rescind Its Emergency Prohibition Order
December 14, 2020
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel said in a regulatory filing with the Connecticut PURA that they understand that certain parties are negotiating a stay of PURA's recent order on the marketing of voluntary renewable…
December 8, 2020
An Illinois Commerce Commission ALJ has issued a proposed interim order that would allow the NRG Energy retail suppliers to resume in-person marketing at storefront establishments, subject to various conditions
December 4, 2020
With the Illinois Commerce Commission denying a Staff proposal that would have dissolved the ICC's prior prohibition on in-person marketing by retail electric and gas suppliers (as exclusively first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com) , several Vistra retail energy suppliers (Vistra Retailers) have…
December 3, 2020
The Pennsylvania PUC issued an order providing that, "The moratorium on in-person sales and marketing activities for all jurisdictional suppliers is lifted as it pertains to activities at outdoor public events held in accordance with orders and directives issued by the Governor and the Secretary of…
December 3, 2020
The Pennsylvania PUC issued an order providing that, "The moratorium on in-person sales and marketing activities for all jurisdictional suppliers is lifted as it pertains to activities at outdoor public events held in accordance with orders and directives issued by the Governor and the Secretary of…
December 1, 2020
The Connecticut PURA issued a clarification concerning its recent order on the marketing of voluntary renewable electricity supply offers (VRO) from retail electric suppliers, addressing whether suppliers may use the term "green" to describe REC-based products.
December 1, 2020
The Chair of the Massachusetts DPU issued a letter to retail energy suppliers and brokers requesting that they cease all door-to-door marketing activities, due to a, "significant increase in COVID-19's rate of transmission."
November 20, 2020
As part of alerting customers to various scams preying on utility customers, the Pennsylvania PUC, "continues to caution consumers about involves automated 'robocalls' from unidentified sources – making vague and potentially misleading statements about customer discounts, refunds, rebates and…
November 20, 2020
A Massachusetts DPU hearing officer has sought comment on several DPU Staff and stakeholder proposals regarding the DPU's ongoing investigation into retail energy marketing issues (Docket 19-07)
November 6, 2020
Vistra Corp. requested from the Connecticut PURA clarification regarding the communication of newly approved electric distribution company standard service rates to customers pursuant to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority's ("Authority") Connecticut Electric Supplier Marketing Standards…
November 5, 2020
The Illinois Commerce Commission denied motions from ICC Staff which had sought orders conditionally dissolving the Commission’s March 18, 2020 Emergency Orders prohibiting alternative retail electric suppliers (ARES) and alternative gas suppliers from conducting in-person solicitations, within the…
November 3, 2020
The Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate filed comments at the Pennsylvania PUC stating that, subject to conditions, the OCA does not oppose the petition of NRG Energy, Inc. for partial rescission of the PUC's March 16, 2020 Emergency Order establishing moratorium on in-person sales and…
