December 10, 2014
Regulator to Hold Technical Meeting on Retail Supplier's Use of Trade Names
The Connecticut PURA will hold a technical meeting with Reliant Energy Northeast, LLC on December 17, 2014 to discuss the following items:
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November 17, 2014
NRG Expands Electric Vehicle Charging Offerings to Chicago
NRG eVgo, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc., is expanding its electric vehicle (EV) charging offerings to the Chicago market.
October 1, 2014
NRG Residential Offering Free Goal Zero Portable Solar Product to New Customers
NRG Residential Solutions is offering new electricity supply customers in certain states a free portable, Goal Zero Nomad 7 Solar Panel, which allows users to power devices like smartphones, GPS devices, and MP3 Players while on the go.
September 29, 2014
Illinois Posts Prices, Winning Bidders from September ComEd, Ameren Default Service Procurement
The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved the results of the September 2014 default service procurement for a portion of block energy to supply Commonwealth Edison and Ameren for the period November 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015
August 29, 2014
License Briefs
Reliant Receives Approval for New Trade Names
August 15, 2014
NRG "Realigning" Compassion Energy Brand After Acquiring Cirro, Compassion Brand Not Accepting New Customers
NRG Energy's retail brand Compassion Energy, focused on affinity charity donations, is not accepting new customers at this time, as NRG is "realigning" some of its retail brands in the wake of acquiring Cirro Energy, which had its own charity affinity program.
July 10, 2014
State Requires Utility to Not Send Enrollment Notices in Contract Assignment Situation, Directs Further Study of Issue
The Maryland PSC granted a request from NRG Residential Solutions and directed Baltimore Gas & Electric to suppress "enrollment" notices that would otherwise be triggered and sent to customers of Dominion Retail which are being transferred to NRG after NRG purchased the Dominion Retail electric…
July 9, 2014
NRG Home Solar Expands to New State
NRG Home Solar announced that it is expanding its operations to Connecticut.
July 7, 2014
PSC Staff Recommend Change in Utility Enrollment Letter to Reflect Customers Assignment, Suggest Generic Investigation
Staff of the Maryland PSC have recommended that the Commission direct Baltimore Gas & Electric to change the language of a customer notice triggered by a change in a customer's electric supplier which currently is written as if the change is a new enrollment, but is still being produced and sent in…
July 3, 2014
Green Mountain Energy Promoting 30% Off Solar Lease, in Addition to $250 Bill Credit
Green Mountain Energy is promoting its solar leasing option by marketing a 30% savings off the cost of the lease, in addition to an electricity bill credit.
July 2, 2014
Cirro Offering Service in New Territory
Cirro Energy, now part of NRG, has begun offering residential electric service at Sharyland Utilities, the service territory which recently opened to choice on May 1.
July 2, 2014
How Many Customers Enrolled on NRG Time of Use Plan Offered Through PECO?
About 4% of PECO residential default service customers solicited by PECO and NRG Retail Solutions for a Time of Use electric generation service pilot accepted the offer, according to a report on the pilot filed by PECO.
June 17, 2014
Retail Supplier Sees Higher Attrition As a Result of Utility Welcome Letters to Inorganic Customer Acquisitions; Asks PSC to Cease Letters Since No 'Enrollment' Occurred
Citing an increase in attrition from utility enrollment notification letters sent to customers being served by a new supplier after the acquisition of a customer book, NRG Residential Solutions has requested that the Maryland PSC direct Baltimore Gas & Electric to cease issuance of such letters in…
June 10, 2014
New IPP Talen Energy to Acquire PPL Retail Supplier, 15,000 MW of Merchant Generation
PPL Corporation and Riverstone Holdings LLC announced a definitive agreement to combine their merchant power generation businesses into a new stand-alone, publicly traded independent power producer.
June 5, 2014
NRG Residential Withdraws 'Generally Available' Offers from Connecticut Market, Said to Return Shortly
NRG Residential Solutions has ceased offering "generally available" retail electric offers to Connecticut customers, according to a June 3 regulatory price filing.
May 28, 2014
Retail Suppliers Slam Generator's Bid to Recover Costs Not Allowed Under PJM Tariff
The Retail Energy Supply Association has slammed a petition from Duke Energy to recover from PJM load about $10 million in unrecovered costs associated with procuring fuel for potential dispatch during January's cold weather.
May 5, 2014
Illinois Posts Prices for Winning Default Service Bids
The Illinois Procurement Agency has posted winning average prices for the spring 2014 procurement of block default service energy at Commonwealth Edison and Ameren for various periods from June 2014 to May 2016.
May 2, 2014
NRG Solar Offering Monthly Bill Credit to North Texas Solar Lease Customers If They Switch to Reliant
NRG Residential Solar Solutions has announced a program for North Texas customers under which NRG solar lease customers will receive a $10 monthly lease credit if they switch to Reliant.
April 3, 2014
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NRG Clarifies Disposition of Dominion Retail Electric Customers
March 28, 2014
Say What? Retail Supplier Says Pa. Variable Rate Controversy Results from "One Or Two Suppliers"
The "extreme" pricing which has been the impetus for several proposed market changes in Pennsylvania result from, "one or two suppliers," NRG Retail Northeast said in comments to the Pennsylvania PUC.
March 27, 2014
NRG CEO Crane's Vision for Energy Industry Again Inconsistent With Push for Capacity Market
NRG recently published a letter on its website (click here) from CEO David Crane which outlines Crane's visions for NRG and the industry, and which we again see as irreconcilably in conflict with NRG's preferred policy of a capacity market in Texas.
March 27, 2014
Spree: NRG Energy Acquires Another Retail Book in Texas
NRG Energy, through its Everything Energy brand, has acquired another book of Texas retail electric customers.
March 25, 2014
Reliant Bundling EnTouch Controls Management Solutions in Texas Commercial Offer
Reliant announced that it has teamed with EnTouch Controls to offer energy management systems to small and medium-sized businesses in Texas.
March 14, 2014
License Briefs
Electricity Girl Seeks Texas Aggregator License
March 5, 2014
Delaware SOS Prices from Recent Auction LOWER Than 2013
In a contrast to recent default service procurements, Delmarva Power's Delaware procurement of SOS supplies for the period starting June 1, 2014 resulted in clearing prices lower than those from last year's RFP, as well as the prices from the 2010-11 auction (whose results are being rolled out of…