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July 1, 2015
Attorneys General from Massachusetts and Rhode Island, along with PowerOptions, Freedom Energy Logistics, and several consumer advocates sent a letter to ISO-New England and New England electric transmission owners urging the companies to develop a transparent process that allows all stakeholders…
June 23, 2015
The issue of removing capacity costs from base delivery rates at the Long Island Power Authority should be examined in a separated proceeding to be opened concerning retail choice issues at LIPA, New York PSC Staff said in testimony last month concerning LIPA's proposed three-year rate plan.
June 18, 2015
National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new industrial basic service rates for the period August 1, 2015 through October 31, 2015
June 5, 2015
AMERIgreen Energy Inc. announced that it has begun offering natural gas supply at South Jersey Gas in New Jersey, for commercial customers.
May 27, 2015
NYSEG and Rochester Gas & Electric have, as part of a new distribution rate case, proposed instituting a deposit for ESCOs to perform EDI testing.
May 7, 2015
The Massachusetts DPU has issued proposed rules for a DPU retail electricity rate board and shopping website.
May 4, 2015
The Massachusetts DPU allowed new purchase of receivables discount rates at three utilities to take effect May 1, 2015, subject to further review and reconciliation similar to other annual reconciliation filings (e.g. basic service reconciliation factors).
May 1, 2015
The "promised land" for retail electric choice in Rhode Island is out there, but the PUC needs retail suppliers to fight against the default "paternalistic" attitude of many state policymakers, Rhode Island PUC Commissioner Paul Roberti told the National Energy Marketers Association National…
April 29, 2015
Town Square Energy is now offering residential electricity at Nstar, Western Massachusetts Electric Co., and Unitil.
April 14, 2015
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin and Lt. Governor Daniel McKee will hold a press conference today to call for, "greater transparency and fair competition in the competitive electricity market" and the elimination of the National Grid default service bill recalculation applicable when…
April 10, 2015
Citing recent electric price spikes and declining participation by wholesale suppliers in electric default service procurements, the Massachusetts DPU has opened an investigation into the provision of basic service, including the potential elimination of full requirements contracts and use of less…
April 8, 2015
Green Mountain Energy officially announced its launch of residential electric service in New Jersey and Massachusetts
April 7, 2015
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Unitil has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service rates for the period beginning June 1, 2015.
April 2, 2015
The Massachusetts DPU has directed the state's four electric utilities to file information regarding their application of the basic service cost recalculation, including the total amount charged over the past year.
March 18, 2015
The Massachusetts electric utilities have filed new proposed purchase of receivables discount rates (standard complete billing percentages) to be effective May 1, 2015.
March 18, 2015
National Grid fixed basic service rates for Massachusetts residential and commercial electric customers will fall below 9¢/kWh starting in May, under rates filed with the DPU.
February 25, 2015
A written order published by the Rhode Island PUC concerning its deferral of a portion of significant default electric service rate hikes at National Grid, which took effect on January 1, contemplates that future default service customers alone will pay for such deferred costs.
February 20, 2015
New York utilities slammed the proposed mechanics of a pilot municipal aggregation sought by several Westchester, New York communities for seeking to require utilities to absorb many of the responsibilities (and costs) of the community choice aggregation, although the utilities would support a much…
February 10, 2015
Think Energy, the retail electricity provider established by GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA to serve residential and small commercial customers, announced the launch of residential service in Massachusetts, which the company called, "a significant step in the company's strategic growth efforts."
January 27, 2015
Ambit Energy will enter six new territories this spring, and also announces a partnership to offer solar installations to customers.
January 15, 2015
Viridian Energy is set to officially launch electricity service in Rhode Island, at National Grid in the next week.
January 13, 2015
Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Matthew Beaton announced that Angela O'Connor, who formerly managed the PowerOptions retail energy purchasing group, will serve as Chair of the Department of Public Utilities.
January 7, 2015
Just Energy has entered into a settlement with the Massachusetts Attorney General under which it will pay $4 million to address allegations that the supplier or its agents engaged in, "deceptive marketing and sales that promised savings but charged significantly higher rates, entered consumers into…
January 2, 2015
Connecticut-based Discount Power, Inc. is now offering electric service in Massachusetts, at Nstar, National Grid, and Western Massachusetts Electric Co.
January 2, 2015
Town Square Energy has begun offering electric service in Massachusetts, at National Grid.
