October 16, 2018
Sperian Energy Corp. has entered into a consent decree with the Illinois Attorney General under which Sperian will refund $2.65 million to customers, and agrees to refrain from marketing activities in Illinois for two years. Sperian has also entered into a settlement with the AG and Staff of the…
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October 16, 2018
In announcing a settlement regarding allegations against Sperian Energy Corp. (see related story today) , Attorney General Lisa Madigan said in a news release that Illinois lawmakers should "ban" residential electric choice.
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October 1, 2018
The Illinois Power Agency has filed its final proposal for its 2019 electricity default service procurement plan with the Illinois Commerce Commission
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September 17, 2018
The Illinois Power Agency has posted results from the fall 2018 block energy procurement for default service at Commonwealth Edison and Ameren
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August 23, 2018
Grid Power Direct Seeks Retail Supplier License In New State
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August 22, 2018
Green Mountain Energy Company applied for an amended Illinois alternative retail electric supplier license to include service to all customer classes at Ameren. Green Mountain Energy is currently authorized to serve all customer classes at ComEd.
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August 20, 2018
Direct Energy said that it has newly launched, under the Direct Energy brand, a residential renewable energy plan in its Northeast markets
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August 16, 2018
The Illinois Power Agency has released a draft of its 2019 electricity default service procurement plan for public comment
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August 15, 2018
The City of Crystal Lake, Illinois, has accepted a bid from Dynegy Energy Services to provide electricity supply for the city’s opt-out municipal electric aggregation program for a two-year term beginning in October 2018
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August 3, 2018
CleanChoice Energy has begun offering residential and business customers in New York and Illinois retail electricity supply plans with 100% in-state wind.
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August 1, 2018
MC Squared Energy Services, LLC d/b/a mc2 - Where Energy Comes From applied for an expanded Illinois alternative retail electric supplier license to include service to all customer classes at Ameren.
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July 3, 2018
Yearly Cost Under Retail Supply Versus SOS Is $138 Million Higher At ComEd; $89 Million At Ameren Muni Aggregation Still Accounts For Half Of Residential Retail Supply Service
As part of an annual report, the Illinois Commerce Commission's Office of Retail Market Development reported on the aggregate cost that customers of alternative retail electric suppliers paid in excess of the utility's default service rate, for the period June 2017 to May 2018
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July 3, 2018
Recommends PTC Be Listed On Utility Bills As Well Will Seek Info On Customer Participation In Choice Based On "Geographic Location" Will Consider "Rules" To Quantify Impact Of Value-Added Services
As part of an annual report, the Illinois Commerce Commission's Office of Retail Market Development has recommended that the utility's Price To Compare be included on any solicitation or marketing materials to mass market customers which contain a price per kWh.
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May 9, 2018
Names New Retail CEO Names Chief Transformation Officer
Exelon announced that, as part of a series of leadership changes, Joseph Nigro has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer and Senior Executive Vice President of Exelon
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April 16, 2018
Illinois has posted prices and winning suppliers from the Illinois Power Agency's spring 2018 procurement of block energy supplies for default service customers at Commonwealth Edison, Ameren, and MidAmerican Energy Company
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April 10, 2018
AG Says That, Through Lawsuit, "We Can Put This Bad Company Out Of Business"
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against Major Energy Electric Services LLC (Major Energy), an alternative retail electric supplier (ARES), for what the AG's office alleged in a news release was, "misleading thousands of Illinois customers about the company’s costly…
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March 23, 2018
Switch Energy Seeks Retail Supplier License In New State
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March 21, 2018
Vista Energy Marketing Seeks Authority To Serve New Customers
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March 7, 2018
Josco Energy Receives Supplier Licenses In New States
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March 6, 2018
SmartEnergy Seeks Supplier License In New State
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February 23, 2018
XOOM Energy, LLC through its family of retail suppliers (XOOM Energy) announced further expansion of their energy product offerings to residential customers with the launch of their "SteadyLock" flat bill plan for electricity and natural gas.
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December 11, 2017
MP2 Energy Seeks To Serve New Service Areas
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October 12, 2017
Tenaska Retail Supplier Seeks Authority To Serve New Service Areas
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September 25, 2017
Stream (Stream Energy) officially launched electricity service in Illinois at Commonwealth Edison
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July 17, 2017
Residential customers on competitive electric supply at Ameren, where opt-out municipal aggregation accounts for 90% of switched residential customers, paid on average nearly 0.7¢/kWh above the default service rate for electricity supply during the 12-month period ending May 31, 2017, according to a…
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