February 12, 2015
Direct Energy Launches Nest Thermostat Bundles in Texas
Direct Energy has begun offering in Texas electricity plans including a free Nest Learning Thermostat
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February 11, 2015
Direct Energy Launches Service in New Territory
Direct Energy has begun offering residential natural gas service at UGI Penn Natural Gas under the Direct Energy brand.
February 2, 2015
Ohio Discloses Winning Bidders Under Vectren Standard Choice Offer Auction
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio disclosed that the winning bidders in Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio's Standard Choice Offer auction for 2015-16 were: Direct Energy DTE Gas Supply North American Power and Gas, LLC South Star d/b/a Ohio Natural Gas Volunteer Energy
January 22, 2015
Retail Suppliers: "No Rational Way" To Develop Retail Rates Under PJM's New Capacity Allocation Design
PJM's proposal to assign capacity obligations to load based on days other than the summer peak leaves load serving entities, such as retail suppliers, with "no rational way" to develop retail prices for load, retail suppliers said at FERC.
January 21, 2015
Load Coalition: PJM's Capacity Performance Transition Essentially a Bailout for Generators Who Have "Seller's Remorse" Over Existing Capacity Prices
Given that no improvement in generator performance is evident from PJM's proposed transition mechanism for its sought new capacity performance capacity market construct, a coalition of retail suppliers, wholesale power markets, cooperatives, industrial customers, and state regulators (the Transition…
January 21, 2015
Direct Energy Warns of "Political Consequences" From PJM Transitional Capacity Performance Mechanism (State Lawmaker Retreat from Markets)
The disruption of existing capacity procurements and prices ( more fully described in our related story today, click here ) under PJM's transitional capacity performance proposal, "may have unintended political consequences at the state level," and jeopardize state policymakers' acceptance of…
January 19, 2015
Direct Energy Expands Rewards Program to New States
Direct Energy has expanded its rewards program outside of Texas, and now offers the program to residential customers in all of its U.S. energy markets.
December 30, 2014
Texas Retail Providers: "Subsidy" for Generation-Related Capital Costs Would Set "Dangerous Precedent" For Market
This story was updated on 12/30 to reflect TEAM filing a clarification that Cirro Energy did not participate in filing the comments. The REP Group's original filing had erroneously listed Cirro as a participating member
December 15, 2014
Direct Energy Offering Free Electric Supply As Part of New TOU Plan for Small C&Is
Direct Energy has launched a new Time of Use electricity plan for small business customers at PPL Electric Utilities in Pennsylvania that includes a $0 energy charge for two hours each day.
December 10, 2014
Direct Energy to Cease Marketing Under One of Its Texas Brands
Direct Energy has ceased selling products under the New Leaf Energy brand.
November 25, 2014
PSC Issues Show Cause Order to 10 Retail Suppliers
The District of Columbia PSC issued show cause orders to 10 retail electric suppliers after the PSC alleged that the suppliers failed to respond to a prior directive to confirm the data used in their filed fuel mix reports, while directing numerous other suppliers to file reports or bring their…
November 25, 2014
More Class Action Suits Filed Against Retail Suppliers Solely Over Whether Pricing Was "Market-Based"
At least two more lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed against retail suppliers -- this time Direct Energy and Viridian Energy -- whose only allegation is that suppliers' rates were not "market-based" as claimed in various supplier materials.
November 20, 2014
Direct Energy Sees 50% Higher C&I Unit Margins, Residential Customer Count Drops
Direct Energy is seeing improved margins in its commercial and industrial supply business, but saw its residential customer count fall during the third quarter, Centrica said in an interim management statement.
November 18, 2014
Retail Supplier Names Former Direct Energy VP As New COO
Ethical Electric has named Chris Perrault as Chief Operating Officer
November 11, 2014
Update: Bounce Energy Rebrands Critical Peak Rebate Program, Direct Will Pay $5 for Completing Survey
Direct Energy formally announced its offering of a new critical peak rebate program in Texas, which was first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com last week
November 7, 2014
Retail Supplier Parent Names VP to Lead Expansion of Home Services Unit
ONEnergy Inc., the parent of Sunwave Gas & Power, announced that Claire Vella has joined ONEnergy as Vice President, Home Services.
November 7, 2014
Direct Energy Introduces Critical Peak Rebate Program
Direct Energy has formally introduced a critical peak rebate program in Texas called Reduce Your Use Rewards
November 5, 2014
Direct Energy Introduces Rewards Program
Direct Energy has announced a new rewards program for Texas customers which will provide various rewards for each time the customer makes 6 consecutive on-time bill payments
October 30, 2014
Retail Suppliers: PJM Using "Express Lane" to Impose Billions of New Capacity Costs on Consumers, Provide $2 Billion Windfall to Existing Resources
PJM is taking an "express lane" to impose billions of new capacity costs on consumers under its flawed capacity performance and transition mechanism, several retail suppliers, public power utilities, state regulators, and industrial customers (the transition coalition) said in comments to the PJM…
October 23, 2014
Direct Energy: Granting FirstEnergy Complaint on Demand Response Participation in Already Run Capacity Auction Would Result In "Windfall" for Existing Generators
Granting a complaint from FirstEnergy which seeks to exclude demand response from participation in the PJM capacity market, including re-running, without demand response, the already cleared May 2014 capacity auction, "would create a windfall for existing generators," Direct Energy said in a protest…
October 17, 2014
Direct Energy, SolarCity Providing Solar Energy and Storage Solution to BJ's Wholesale Club
SolarCity and Direct Energy announced that they will provide solar electricity and solar energy storage systems at two BJ's Wholesale Club locations.
October 8, 2014
Retail Supplier Names Market Veteran to C-Level Position
North American Power announced that the company has named Jim Crysdale as its new Chief Information Officer.
September 25, 2014
Direct Energy Expands Small Business Service to New Territory
Direct Energy Business has begun providing natural gas supply services to small business customers in the Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) territory in northern and central California.
September 23, 2014
Direct Energy Offers Novel Interpretations of Court's Order Vacating Order 745, Future of Demand Response
In its comments to the New York PSC on a straw proposal in the Reforming the Energy Vision proceeding, Direct Energy offered several novel interpretations of the impact of a Court's order which vacated FERC Order 745, as the Court said that FERC lacked authority to set compensation for demand…
September 23, 2014
Retail Suppliers Warn PJM Ignoring Transition Costs, Mechanism for New Capacity Performance Procurement
A group consisting of retail suppliers, end users, and state regulators have raised concerns that PJM is ignoring the costs and other issues associated with the transition to a modified capacity market that includes PJM's new capacity performance product.