September 28, 2011
TriEagle Energy to Soon Launch Power House Prepaid Electricity
TriEagle Energy will launch prepaid electric service in ERCOT under the Power House Energy brand within the next week.
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September 27, 2011
Direct Energy Launches Residential Offers at Ameren
Direct Energy has launched residential electric offers in all three rate zones at Ameren Illinois.
September 26, 2011
Direct Energy to Maintain First Choice Power Brand
Direct Energy will maintain the First Choice Power brand after its previously announced acquisition closes (9/23) , Steven Murray, President of Direct Energy Residential, told Matters.
September 23, 2011
Direct Energy to Acquire First Choice Power
Direct Energy confirmed this morning that it has agreed to acquire First Choice Power from PNM Resources for $270 million in cash, plus additional working capital.
September 21, 2011
Direct Energy to Pay $1.65 Million (Canadian) Plus Interest in Cancellation Fee Reimbursements, Penalty
Direct Energy Marketing Limited shall reimburse Ontario customers approximately $950,000, plus interest, and pay an administrative penalty of $700,000, under an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with the Ontario Energy Board to resolve an investigation of customers who were charged an early…
September 15, 2011
Entrust Energy Sets Growth Targets, Talks Customer Acquisition Strategy
Entrust Energy plans to have 10,000 customers in the ERCOT market by the end of the year, and has set a five-year goal of enrolling 400,000 customers, Entrust Energy President and CEO Tom Gilpin told Matters yesterday.
September 14, 2011
License Briefs
Great American Power Seeks Maryland Electric License
September 13, 2011
Ontario Energy Board Accepts Assurances of Voluntary Compliance from Nine Suppliers
The Ontario Energy Board has accepted Assurances of Voluntary Compliance from nine retail energy suppliers, in response to the Board's recent notices that it intended to take enforcement action against 12 suppliers for various allegations of non-compliance with customer protection rules.
September 12, 2011
PUCT Staff Propose Assessments on REPs to Fund Internet Broadcasting
PUCT Staff have proposed assessments on various retail electric providers and generators (as well as TDUs and telecomms) to fund the cost of internet broadcasting of PUCT meetings for 2012, as required by statute.
August 26, 2011
Ontario Energy Board Intends to Fine Six Retail Suppliers
The Ontario Energy Board intends to fine six retail suppliers for alleged violations of the consumer protection rules. Suppliers may request a hearing on the allegations. In the following notices of penalty (all $ Canadian), the Board is not seeking suspension of sales or licence revocation, as it…
August 25, 2011
Marketers Form American Coalition of Competitive Energy Suppliers to Focus on Education Efforts
Several retail electric and natural gas suppliers have formed the American Coalition of Competitive Energy Suppliers (ACCES) to undertake a consumer education and media outreach effort to provide the public with clear and accurate information about energy choice.
August 17, 2011
Champion Energy Again Tops J.D. Power Rankings for Texas Residential Customers
Champion Energy Services has repeated as the highest-ranked retail electric provider for Texas residential service under J.D. Power and Associates' annual customer satisfaction survey.
August 3, 2011
Nicor Electric, Viridian Post Rates on PlugIn Illinois
Nicor Electric and Viridian Energy have each begun posting residential electric offers at Commonwealth Edison on the PlugIn Illinois site.
July 28, 2011
Direct Energy Reports Higher Profits, Lists Top Markets for Residential Entry
Direct Energy reported a 32% increase in profit for the first six months of 2011, from US$212 million to US$279 million, due to strong sales performance of Direct Energy Business as well as the acquisitions of Clockwork Home Services and the Wildcat Hills gas assets.
July 26, 2011
TDU Website: "AEP Texas" is "Energy Delivery Company"
AEP Texas Commercial & Industrial Retail Limited Partnership called arguments that its certificated name and trade names AEP Retail Energy and AEP Plus would be confusing to mass market customers in Texas speculative, but its excerpt in a reply brief of language on the AEP Texas website appears to…
July 20, 2011
AEP Retail Says Use of Trade Name in Texas Part of "Multi-State" Marketing Strategy, Not Misleading
Texas retail electric provider AEP Texas Commercial & Industrial Retail Limited Partnership said that use the trade names AEP Retail Energy and AEP Plus as it expands to mass marketing is not contrary to PUCT rules or PURA, while several REPs argued that the names would confuse customers given AEP's…
July 19, 2011
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Texas Power has announced a new 12-month fixed rate of 8.2 cents per kWh for service in the Oncor area (based on 1,000 kWh usage), which Texas Power said is its lowest fixed-term rate to date. The rate ties for the lowest 12-month fixed rate on Power to Choose (with Potentia Energy and Pennywise…
July 19, 2011
Direct Energy to Supply Several Illinois Opt-Out Aggregations
Direct Energy has been selected by the Village of New Lenox and the City of Crest Hill, Illinois, to supply electricity to the municipalities' opt-out aggregation program.
July 18, 2011
Pike County Light & Power Files New Default Service Plan
Pike County Light & Power has petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC to maintain its current default service procurement methodology through May 31, 2014.
July 14, 2011
Illinois Competitive Electric Offer Website Goes Live
The Illinois Commerce Commission has launched its online residential electric offer comparison matrix on PluginIllinois.org .
July 6, 2011
License Briefs
Energy Plus Natural Gas Seeks Ohio License
July 5, 2011
Texas REPs Oppose Re-introduction of Priority Move-In Charge Once AMS Deployments Complete
Retail electric providers in Texas have opposed the proposal from transmission and distribution utilities to include a separate Priority Move-In charge for premises with provisioned advanced meters with remote connect/disconnect capability (38674).
July 4, 2011
Direct Energy Focuses on Small Business Market for Growth
Direct Energy is making small business sales a key driver in its U.S. growth plans, executives recently told investors at a Centrica investor conference.
June 29, 2011
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Integrys Energy Services Seeks FERC Action on SECA Rehearing, Compliance Filings
June 27, 2011
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Astrum Solar Receives Investment from Constellation