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October 5, 2026
A PSC has generally endorsed a concept that would see a central agent, rather than retail electric suppliers, procure energy storage resource credits as required under recent legislation, but deferred adoption of final language and a specific policy concerning the purchase obligations and cost recovery
August 20, 2026
SmartestEnergy announced that it has engaged in commercial optimization for 29.7 MW of front-of-the-meter battery storage assets in South Texas, with GridBeyond providing optimization services
August 17, 2026
In comments to the Pennsylvania PUC, the Office of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro favors the expansion of utility customer usage data sharing to distributed energy resource (DER) aggregators, but opposed delegating a mechanism for such sharing to the Electronic Data Exchange Working Group…
August 13, 2026
Tesla is launching in Texas a new residential retail electric plan that bundles a discounted Powerwall lease with electricity supply
August 13, 2026
The retail electric plan associated with the offer (Tesla Electric Backup Plan) is a 100% renewable, 12-month fixed rate offer
August 11, 2026
The Michigan PSC, in response to a directive from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, has issued a report outlining recommendations to improve energy affordability, including recommendations to increase "competition", but specifically without modifying Michigan's limit on electric choice
July 29, 2026
Per an annual report from the Illinois Commerce Commission's Office of Retail Market Development, residential customers at Commonwealth Edison in Illinois served by an alternative retail electric supplier (ARES) paid, on an aggregate basis, about 1.34 cents per kWh more than ComEd's bypassable…
July 21, 2026
Connecticut Light and Power (Eversource) applied at the Connecticut PURA for approval of an accelerated deployment of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), using previously selected technologies
July 16, 2026
Base has officially extended its home battery program to Austin Energy, following an announcement in May
July 16, 2026
A straw proposal from New Jersey BPU Staff, to implement virtual power plants, envisions a two-phase implementation, with reliance on EDC-administered "bridge" programs in Phase 1
July 9, 2026
In providing a presentation to the Texas PUC on an initial annual report concerning the residential load reduction goal, PUC Staff recommended that the Commission take a comprehensive look at demand response as a whole, of which residential demand response is a portion
July 8, 2026
Palmetto, which describes itself as a consumer energy platform, today announced the Palmetto Energy Backup Plan, a battery-only product leasing plan
July 1, 2026
Texas PUC Staff have recommended that residential customer participation in ERCOT Emergency Response Service (ERS) and TDU load management programs, "should be eliminated entirely or at the least significantly reduced."
June 30, 2026
The Illinois Commence Commission recently approved, subject to a further analysis on cost effectiveness, the design of ComEd's revised Rider BYODLR - Bring Your Own Device Load Reduction Program
June 30, 2026
The Maryland PSC has approved several electric distribution system support services (EDSSS) pilot program offerings, such as VPPs, at the electric utilities (the DRIVE Act programs), while rejecting other proposals, as the PSC also addressed the interaction of various statutes governing funding and…
June 19, 2026
Retail suppliers have opposed several new demand response programs proposed by Dayton Power & Light (AES Ohio) which DP&L has included in a proposed multi-year reliability plan filed at the PUC of Ohio (a proceeding similar to a rate case)
June 10, 2026
CPower Energy today announced a new agreement with New Jersey's Division of Property Management & Construction (DPMC) to offer demand response services to state government facilities
June 4, 2026
Terra Energy, which describes itself as one of the nation’s fastest-growing residential solar providers and which recently registered as a Texas retail electric broker as first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com , today launched TerraOne, which Terra Energy termed, "an integrated home energy plan…
June 2, 2026
Voltus, Inc. today announced what it termed a, "landmark Bring Your Own Capacity" (BYOC) three-year agreement with Google.
June 1, 2026
In Japan, Lexus has launched a holistic home and EV energy management service called Power Agent
May 29, 2026
A proposed decision from the Connecticut PURA would rescind in its entirety a 2024 PURA order which had established a cost recovery mechanism for AMI deployments at Connecticut Light & Power (the "Company") separate from base distribution rates
May 26, 2026
In comments in a New Jersey BPU proceeding concerning virtual power plants, PSE&G asked that the BPU enable EDCs to participate as VPP aggregators
May 22, 2026
The Maryland PSC formally established a new Data Exchange Work Group (“DEWG”) for the implementation of a state-wide Green Button Connect (“GBC”) compliant data exchange platform.
May 8, 2026
The Texas PUC adopted final rules to implement the Texas Backup Power Package (TBPP) Program which will provide loans and grants to qualifying critical facilities for the installation of back-up power systems, with the PUC clarifying that generation installed under the TBPP shall not export power to…
May 7, 2026
Gridwealth Electric and Perl Street announced a partnership to deliver integrated behind-the-meter (BTM) distributed energy resources (DER) to commercial and industrial customers across the United States.
