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June 23, 2014
Driven by significant June 1 default service rate increases at several utilities, Pennsylvania has seen its first statewide growth in the number of residential electric shoppers since February of this year.
June 13, 2014
Two Pennsylvania electric distribution companies are now seeing an increase in residential shopping, but most service areas continue to see a decline, according to the June 11 stats on PA Power Switch.
June 9, 2014
Entering June, during which residential customers at most of the seven major Pennsylvania electric utilities will see significant spikes in their default service rates, most utilities are still seeing a decline in the number of residential customers on competitive supply.
May 27, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC has extended the deadline by which electric distribution companies must implement programs allowing retail electric suppliers, with customer authorization, to remotely access customer account numbers to facilitate enrollment in environments in which the customer may not have…
May 19, 2014
PECO saw a net increase of over 300 residential electric shoppers in the most recent week, but the rest of the state is still seeing a decline in residential electric shopping, according to the most recent stats from the PUC
May 14, 2014
Pennsylvania has approved the assignment of 23 tranches of load following contracts supplying default service at the FirstEnergy utilities.
May 13, 2014
After two weeks of a (relatively) moderated decline in residential shopping, the first week of May saw an acceleration in the loss of Pennsylvania residential customers on competitive supply, according to the latest stats from the PUC
May 7, 2014
A recommended decision would continue the use of 24-month contracts for a significant portion of residential default service at Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, and West Penn Power through May 31, 2017.
May 2, 2014
The weekly decline in the number of Pennsylvania residential customers on competitive supply continued on a steady pace in the most recent week, according to the latest stats from the PUC.
April 25, 2014
The loss of residential electric shoppers at PECO abated for at least a week, but continued at the other six major utilities, according to the latest stats from the Pennsylvania PUC
April 23, 2014
Viridian Energy has set a target of July 2014 for entering the Met-Ed service territory in Pennsylvania.
April 21, 2014
Pennsylvania saw another week in which the loss of residential electric shoppers topped 6,000, according to the latest stats from the PUC.
April 21, 2014
Default service electric rates for certain customer classes at the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities will jump up to 50% on June 1.
April 15, 2014
The Pennsylvania retail electric market lost nearly 10,000 residential shoppers in the most recent week, with the number of customers on competitive electric supply declining by over 9,500 accounts from about April 3 to April 9.
March 28, 2014
A partial settlement would continue the use of 24-month contracts for a significant portion of residential default service at Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, and West Penn Power through May 31, 2017.
March 13, 2014
Six of Pennsylvania's seven major electric distribution companies saw a decline in residential shopping over the past week, as migration back to default service prompted by polar vortex rates continues to roll into the migration reports as meter reads are completed.
March 12, 2014
Ethical Electric, Inc. has asked the Pennsylvania PUC to require the FirstEnergy electric distribution companies, "to eliminate the use of the duplicitous [sic] and burdensome 'customer number' and instead use only the customer's account number for EGS enrollment."
February 26, 2014
FirstEnergy Corp. CEO Anthony Alexander told investors during yesterday's earnings call that given the volatility that has been introduced into the retail market, there's a question of, "whether or not a retail market for customers exists in the same format that we see it today."
January 23, 2014
"PJM's capacity auctions, which are intended to provide support for competitive generators, do not, and instead have delivered unpredictable and inadequate results," FirstEnergy Corp. CEO Anthony Alexander said during an investor call yesterday.
January 22, 2014
FirstEnergy Corp. announced a cut in its dividend as it also reported 2014 guidance which includes lower contribution from its competitive energy services segment.
November 11, 2013
A recommended decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ would approve the smart meter deployment plan of the FirstEnergy electric distribution companies.
November 6, 2013
"[O]ur competitive operations have been challenged, not by operational performance, but by capacity and energy markets that do not support investment in, or in some instances the operation of, generating units," FirstEnergy CEO Anthony Alexander said yesterday during an earnings call.
November 6, 2013
Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, and West Penn Power have petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC for approval of a default service plan (DSP) for the period June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2017 that would rely on contracts lasting 24 to 48 months to serve nearly 50% of residential and commercial default service load.
October 22, 2013
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed with the PUC new Prices to Compare for the period December 1, 2013 through February 28, 2014.
October 17, 2013
American Power & Gas of Pennsylvania has expanded its electric service to Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, and West Penn Power in Pennsylvania.
