February 13, 2017
New Jersey's 2017 procurement of contracts for one-third of the fixed priced Basic Generation Service (BGS) default electric service portfolio resulted in contracts that are 6.8 percent to 18.2 percent less expensive than the expiring contracts from the 2014 BGS auction.
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February 12, 2016
New Jersey's Basic Generation Service auction generally produced lower energy prices for three-year contracts to serve one-third of Fixed Price (under 500 kW) customers for the period starting June 1, 2016, with the exception of Public Service Electric & Gas, but higher capacity performance costs…
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August 14, 2015
An initial decision from a FERC ALJ would conclude that BP America Inc. and affiliates, "engaged in market manipulation," as a result of trading practices related to the Houston Ship Channel (HSC).
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June 4, 2015
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed the winning bidders from the May 2015 default service auction at AEP Ohio.
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May 21, 2015
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed the winning bidders from the April 2015 default service auction at AEP Ohio.
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April 2, 2015
Illinois has posted prices and winning suppliers from the Illinois Power Agencies spring 2015 procurement of block energy supplies for default service customers.
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February 13, 2015
New Jersey's Basic Generation Service auction generally produced lower or stable supply prices for three-year contracts to serve one-third of Fixed Price (under 500 kW) customers for the period starting June 1, 2015, with the exception of Public Service Electric & Gas, where transmission costs drove…
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October 2, 2014
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed the winning bidders of AEP Ohio's third energy-only auction that will ultimately determine its retail generation service rates through May 2015
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August 4, 2014
FERC Enforcement Staff has petitioned an ALJ to issue subpoenas duces tecum to several natural gas marketers, who are not parties to an instant investigation, as Enforcement is seeking to compel such marketers to produce documents relating to marketers' transactions with BP Energy and affiliates…
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May 29, 2014
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed the winning bidders of a May auction for 25% of AEP Ohio's standard service offer (SSO) energy requirements for the delivery period November 2014 through May 2015.
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May 5, 2014
The Illinois Procurement Agency has posted winning average prices for the spring 2014 procurement of block default service energy at Commonwealth Edison and Ameren for various periods from June 2014 to May 2016.
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May 2, 2014
Texas retail provider Summer Energy, has entered into various supply and credit agreements with DTE Energy Trading, Inc.
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March 20, 2014
In keeping with its long-standing disdain regarding the needs of retail electric suppliers and the foundation necessary for a properly functioning retail electric market, FERC has not seen fit to include any companies which are exclusively focused on supplying competitive retail energy on the…
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February 13, 2014
New Jersey basic generation service electric rates will again decrease on June 1 for three of the state's utilities, with only PSE&G seeing a slight increase in rates unrelated to competitive generation costs, according to the result of the BPU's Basic Generation Service Auction.
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November 1, 2013
GDF Suez's Think Energy Receives Authority to Serve Residential Customers in New State
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October 4, 2013
There's some 30 states in the United States which offer customers no electric choice, and a handful more that severely limit electric choice, so it's only natural that the Compete Coalition, an organization which, "support[s] well-structured competitive electricity markets for the benefit of our…
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September 19, 2013
BP Energy Seeks Expanded Retail Supplier License to Serve New Territories
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August 6, 2013
FERC issued an order to BP Energy Company and affiliates directing the companies to show cause why they should not be found to have violated section 1c.1 of the Commission’s regulations and section 4A of the Natural Gas Act.
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May 10, 2013
Reversing a Staff action, the Pennsylvania PUC approved the application of Met-Ed and West Penn Power to allow the assignment of four default service tranches from BP, the winning bidder, to FirstEnergy Solutions.
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April 18, 2013
FirstEnergy Solutions has appealed to the full Commission a Pennsylvania PUC Secretarial letter in which Staff denied the request of Met-Ed and West Penn Power to allow the assignment of four default service tranches from the winning bidder to FirstEnergy Solutions
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February 8, 2013
The New Jersey BPU has reported winning suppliers in the recent BGS auctions.
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January 4, 2013
The National Energy Marketers Association has announced National Energy Policy Chairs and its FERC and Regional Advocacy Teams for 2013-14.
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December 5, 2012
Retail supplier BP Energy Company (BPEC) has notified retail regulators in several jurisdictions that it and certain of its affiliates, including its ultimate parent, BP p.l.c. (collectively BP), received notice November 28, 2012 that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has…
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January 6, 2012
Hess Small Business Services Seeks New License
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December 7, 2011
BP Energy Company applied for an Ohio natural gas supplier license to serve all sizes of non-residential customers at Columbia Gas.
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