October 27, 2016
Respond Power LLC has petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC to issue an ex parte Emergency Order to prohibit Penelec and West Penn Power from, "unilaterally withholding from Respond Power Purchase of Receivables ('POR') payments as an offset for a nearly one-half million dollar POR Clawback Charge…
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October 25, 2016
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed PTC Default rates for commercial customers with the PUC for the three-month period starting December 1, 2016
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October 18, 2016
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed residential PTC Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting December 1, 2016,
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September 21, 2016
LifeEnergy, an affiliate of LS Power, has launched electric service in Ohio and has expanded into new service areas of Pennsylvania as well.
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August 4, 2016
PECO and the FirstEnergy utilities (Penelec in particular) continue to drive residential electric shopping growth in Pennsylvania, while PPL saw another month of declining residential shopping.
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July 19, 2016
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed PTC Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting September 1, 2016, with residential rates at Met-Ed, Penelec, and Penn Power increasing anywhere from 16% to 28%.
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July 15, 2016
As first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com yesterday (click here) , the New York PSC has adopted a moratorium on low-income customer participation in the retail electric and natural gas markets, in an action that PSC Staff said they believe (though not familiar with every state) to be the first of…
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May 18, 2016
FirstEnergy Corp. named Leila Vespoli as executive vice president, Corporate Strategy, Regulatory Affairs, and chief legal officer, "a move that reflects the company's focus on more customer-centered, regulated growth," the company said
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April 19, 2016
A settlement concerning the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities' default service programs for the four-year period beginning June 1, 2017 would require the convening of a stakeholder collaborative to examine the potential introduction of a new bypassable retail adder at the EDCs.
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April 18, 2016
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed PTC Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting June 1, 2016.
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April 7, 2016
A settlement in the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities' default service proceedings for the period June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2021 would lower the threshold for hourly priced default service and retain the use of three-month contracts as part of the default service procurement portfolio for small C&I…
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April 7, 2016
A settlement in the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities' default service proceedings for the period June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2021 would introduce, on a pilot basis, a clawback mechanism to the purchase of receivables program
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February 11, 2016
NRG Home is offering a free nights electricity plan for residential customers at PPL Electric Utilities in Pennsylvania.
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January 28, 2016
For the second time in three months, Pennsylvania again saw its highest increase in statewide residential electric shopping since the polar vortex, though PPL continues to see a decline in residential shoppers
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December 9, 2015
Pennsylvania saw its largest net increases in statewide residential electric shopping since at least the start of 2014, according to the latest stats from the Pennsylvania PUC
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November 4, 2015
Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn Power have filed for approval of a default service procurement plan for the period June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2019 which for residential and commercial customers would feature a mix of 12- and 24-month fixed price contracts for default service, with no…
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November 4, 2015
Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn Power have proposed adding a "clawback" to their purchase of receivables program in seeking approval of a default service procurement plan for the two-year period beginning June 1, 2017, citing "predatory pricing" practices by certain retail suppliers which…
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November 3, 2015
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed PTC Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting December 1, 2015
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October 29, 2015
Pennsylvania in the aggregate saw flat statewide residential electric shopping from the end of September to the end of October
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October 15, 2015
September saw a return to declining statewide residential electric migration in Pennsylvania after two consecutive months of statewide growth.
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September 22, 2015
Star Energy Partners has begun listing on PA Power Switch residential electricity offers for customers at Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, and West Penn Power
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August 27, 2015
Though Pennsylvania recorded a second consecutive month of growth in the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply, the August growth was slower than the July growth, and, unlike July, three large EDCs saw a decline in residential shopping during August
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August 4, 2015
In the wake of recent significant increases in default service rates, July saw statewide residential electric migration increase in Pennsylvania for the first time since November 2014.
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July 16, 2015
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania electric distribution companies have filed new tariffed PTC Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting September 1.
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July 9, 2015
The Pennsylvania PUC has directed to its Office of Competitive Market Oversight several issues regarding the electric utilities' customer lists raised by several NRG Energy suppliers.
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