December 13, 2011
Survey respondents' ability to correctly identify AEP Retail Energy's role as a REP in the ERCOT market reflects the "descriptive" nature of its name, and does not indicate that the name provides AEP Retail Energy with a competitive advantage, AEP Texas Commercial & Industrial Retail Limited…
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December 9, 2011
Usource Enters New Marketing Partnerships
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December 9, 2011
Direct Energy has agreed to acquire a package of liquids-rich natural gas assets located in west central Alberta (the Carrot Creek Assets) from Encana Corporation for $58m (Canadian $) in cash.
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December 6, 2011
Several natural gas suppliers have begun offering residential supply at PECO in recent months, and more are expected as Purchase of Receivables takes effect January 1, 2012.
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December 1, 2011
The Direct Energy REPs have submitted Requests for Information to AEP Texas Commercial & Industrial Retail Limited Partnership, concerning AEP Texas Commercial & Industrial Retail Limited Partnership's recent direct testimony supporting AEP Texas Commercial & Industrial Retail Limited Partnership's…
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November 30, 2011
Retail suppliers and Philadelphia Gas Works have reached a settlement to implement various retail choice billing and education enhancements, but which does not address any change in the default service mechanism (R-2008-2073938).
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November 29, 2011
Direct Energy Business announced today that it will begin providing competitive electricity supply services to commercial and industrial customers in the Central Maine Power service territory.
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November 28, 2011
Total profitability for Direct Energy in Texas, "was not materially impacted," by price spikes during August, parent Centrica said in a recent interim management statement.
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November 23, 2011
The Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate is seeking to include a 1 MW fixed price hedge for on-peak residential default supply at Pike County Light and Power, in contrast to the utility's proposal to continue to rely exclusively on the spot market for default service needs (P-2011-2252042).
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November 22, 2011
Direct Energy has partnered with The Pittsburgh Promise to offer employees and students' families of the Pittsburgh Public Schools discounted electricity.
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November 18, 2011
Direct Energy reported this morning its residential customer count at PPL, as well as its business customer count for all of Pennsylvania.
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November 15, 2011
The DC Project Seeks Maryland Broker License
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November 14, 2011
Most Texas customers are unfamiliar with REPs other than the former affiliated REPs, survey results filed by AEP Texas Commercial & Industrial Retail Limited Partnership show.
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November 11, 2011
Direct Energy has reached an agreement to acquire Home Warranty of America (HWA), a supplier of whole home protection plans across the United States, for $48 million (£30 million) in cash.
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November 11, 2011
During a retail markets hearing yesterday, Pennsylvania PUC Commissioner James Cawley asked stakeholders whether the default order of retail electric offers on PA Power Switch should be modified.
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November 11, 2011
The Pennsylvania PUC "is hearing anecdotally" that customers who call their electric distribution company for a meter read, in preparation for starting competitive supply, are being visited by the EDC's competitive affiliate in a last-ditch effort to win the customer.
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November 4, 2011
D.C. to Close Investigation of Portfolio Management for SOS
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November 2, 2011
PUCT Assigns Docket Number to Modify REP Application Form
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October 26, 2011
Direct Energy Business is offering to Ontario non-residential customers, for a limited time, a service called PowerAssure which Direct says removes the variability associated with the Global Adjustment.
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October 7, 2011
Stop us if you've heard this before: "A seemingly inevitable shake-out in ERCOT's retail power market is slowly but surely underway as smaller players begin showing signs that operations are untenable."
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October 5, 2011
A filing from the Midwest ISO Transmission Owners which purports to identify replacement suppliers for CMS Energy Resource Management Company load, for purposes of assigning Seams Elimination Charge Adjustment costs after FERC ruled that CMS was not responsible for such load, "is simply inadequate…
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October 3, 2011
TruSmart Energy Holdings, LLC has entered into an agreement to purchase dPi Energy, LLC.
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September 30, 2011
The Illinois Commerce Commission has, apparently, revised the Price to Compare for residential non-space heating customers at Commonwealth Edison for the period October 2011 through May 2012. The Price to Compare page on Plug In Illinois, as well as an updated news release, now lists the ComEd Price…
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September 29, 2011
Direct Energy confirmed that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with 5Linx under which 5Linx representatives will market Direct Energy residential electric supply at Commonwealth Edison.
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September 28, 2011
Direct Energy has launched a "Free Power Saturday" product at PPL, offering generation supply at 0 cents per kWh for usage on Saturdays.
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