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May 3, 2013
Consistent with a prior directive, the Massachusetts electric distribution companies have filed with the DPU updated purchase of receivables compliance plans, including new discount rates.
April 25, 2013
NiMo Schedules Meeting in ESCO Versus Default Service Cost Comparison Collaborative
April 19, 2013
The New York State Public Service Commission yesterday said that it directed Family Energy, Inc. to show why the Commission should not revoke the company's eligibility to enroll new customers or to offer services as an energy services company in New York, "given the company's pattern of apparent…
April 11, 2013
Niagara Mohawk has filed with the New York PSC draft materials concerning an online ESCO versus default service cost comparison tool, as well as for on-bill comparisons of ESCO versus default service costs.
March 28, 2013
Niagara Mohawk has issued a notice of an ESCO Pricing Tools and Consumer Communications Collaborative to commence discussions concerning ESCO versus default service cost comparisons required under a recently adopted rate case joint proposal.
March 18, 2013
The New York PSC has authorized Niagara Mohawk to develop an online bill calculator to present residential customers taking electric and natural gas service from ESCOs with the amount that these customers would have been billed had they purchased supply from the utility.
March 11, 2013
Marathon Energy Corporation has expanded its electricity supply service offerings to all Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) customers.
February 1, 2013
United Energy Suppliers, LLC has purchased a majority interest in JJT Energy, a retail energy services company providing natural gas on Long Island and New York City to the residential, commercial and industrial markets.
January 30, 2013
The Attorney General of the State of New York has proposed regulations to the PSC that would effectively prohibit the offering of fixed rate energy contracts by ESCOs to low-income customers.
January 29, 2013
Although the New York Attorney General supports the end of purchase of receivables without recourse, New York utilities have balked at the idea, raising concerns that requiring POR with recourse could harm customers and increase administrative costs.
January 18, 2013
FERC Issues Policy Statement on Allocation of Merchant Transmission Capacity
January 18, 2013
The New York State Public Service Commission yesterday instituted a proceeding, "to examine repowering alternatives to utility power plant reinforcements," and directed National Grid and New York State Electric and Gas Corporation (NYSEG) to work with generation owners to evaluate repowering of two…
January 16, 2013
Public Service Electric and Gas saw a large jump in the growth rate of the number of residential natural gas customers on competitive supply during November, compared to the October growth, according to the latest stats from the New Jersey BPU.
January 8, 2013
Williams Partners L.P. announced that its Transco pipeline has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to provide another natural gas delivery point from its Transco pipeline to New York City.
December 20, 2012
Stream Energy has expanded its New York service footprint to now include electric and natural gas customers at National Grid's Niagara Mohawk service area.
December 12, 2012
A joint proposal among parties to Niagara Mohawk's pending electric and natural gas rate cases in New York provides that NiMo "will develop" an online calculator to allow ESCO customers to compare their costs under ESCO supply versus shadow-billed default service costs.
December 7, 2012
The New York PSC has posted updated migration statistics for the retail natural gas market.
November 30, 2012
The New York PSC has confirmed the entity responsible for paying credits for excess generation generated by net metered customers who qualify for default hourly pricing, but are served by an ESCO.
November 27, 2012
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has scheduled a technical conference regarding the still pending Purchase of Receivables compliance filings made by the electric distribution companies.
November 1, 2012
Issues regarding the provision of ESCO and default service cost comparisons at Niagara Mohawk would be delegated to a collaborative under a term sheet setting forth the key terms of a settlement agreement among NiMo, Department of Public Service Staff, Multiple Intervenors, and other parties that…
October 22, 2012
The New York PSC will consider eliminating the availability of retail choice to certain low-income customers as part of its retail market investigation, as the comprehensive investigation will also include a review of a host of policies concerning ESCO marketing and pricing traditionally opposed by…
October 3, 2012
Gulf Oil has formally launched residential and commercial electric supply plans in Massachusetts, following its entry into the Maine electric market last month .
September 26, 2012
Staff of the New York Public Service Commission have recommended that Niagara Mohawk provide residential electric and natural gas ESCO customers with a comparison of competitive supply costs versus shadow default service costs, including through a notice on the monthly utility consolidated bill…
September 20, 2012
AARP said in a news release yesterday that it is "very concerned" about recent reports of data showing New York residential customers who bought energy from energy service companies (ESCOs) paid $413 more for electricity and $235 more for natural gas over the past two years, on average, compared…
September 19, 2012
San Francisco Board Moves Forward with Community Choice Aggregation
