January 4, 2011
Verde Energy Surpasses 100,000 Enrollments, to Expand to Retail Gas Supply
Verde Energy USA announced that it recently enrolled its 100,000th customer for retail electric service.
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January 3, 2011
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IDT Energy Offering PPL Residential Service on PA Power Switch IDT Energy has started listing a market-wide offer for PPL Electric Utilities Rate RS residential customers on PA Power Switch. On the PA Power Switch website, IDT Energy is offering a monthly variable rate currently priced at…
December 28, 2010
Pa. ALJ Recommends Adopting PPL SREC Settlement, Not Requiring Aggregators to Sign Long-Term Contracts
A recommended decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ would approve a settlement regarding the procurement of solar alternative energy credits (SRECs) at PPL Electric Utilities, and would decline to require solar aggregators under a small system carve-out to certify that they have long term contracts for…
December 27, 2010
PennFuture Says Pa. Rates Lower Since Introduction of Retail Choice
Pennsylvania's electricity rates, allowing for inflation, are 5 percent lower than the national average and have remained relatively stable since the 1996 passage of the Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act, Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future said in a recent analysis .
December 21, 2010
PPL Electric Posts Final Prices to Compare to Three Decimal Places
PPL Electric posted final Price to Compare information for the period January 1 through May 31, reflecting final generation supply charges, transmission service charges, and the tax adjustment surcharge.
December 17, 2010
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FERC Approves FirstEnergy-Allegheny Merger In an unsurprising decision given its merger review history, FERC approved the merger of FirstEnergy Corp. and Allegheny Energy without any conditions relating to mitigation of market power. In doing so, FERC rejected protests from the Pennsylvania Office…
December 17, 2010
Pa. PUC Adopts Limited Exception to All-In Requirement for PPL POR
As first reported in Matters' live blog yesterday, the Pennsylvania PUC has adopted two exceptions to the all-in/all-out requirement for residential customers in PPL Electric's Purchase of Receivables program (R-2010-2161694).
December 14, 2010
PPL Electric Posts Final Transmission Service Charges
PPL Electric Utilities has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC its final calculation of its 2011 Transmission Service Charge for the period January 1, 2011 through May 31, 2011 (M-2010-2207826).
December 14, 2010
HOP Energy Seeking Pennsylvania Electric License
HOP Energy, LLC, which operates several fuel oil distributors in eastern Pennsylvania, applied for a Pennsylvania electric generation supplier and aggregator license to serve all customer classes.
December 6, 2010
PPL Electric Seeks Approval for 50 MW Long-Term Contracts Procurement
PPL Electric Utilities filed a petition with the Pennsylvania PUC requesting approval of the procurement of a 50 MW block of fixed price default supply for residential customers through a 10-year unit contingent procurement, as provided in its default service settlement.
December 6, 2010
PPL Electric Files Proposed Transmission, Generation Supply Rates
PPL Electric Utilities has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC a proposed calculation of its 2011 Transmission Service Charge for the period January 1, 2011 through May 31, 2011.
December 3, 2010
Pa. PUC Approves PPL TOU Tariff, Directs PPL to Include Future Programs as Part of Default Service Filing
The Pennsylvania PUC approved PPL Electric's optional Time of Use (TOU) generation tariff as filed for the period January 1, 2011 through May 31, 2013.
December 3, 2010
ConEdison Solutions PECO Residential Market Entry Includes Affinity Program with Make-A-Wish Foundation
ConEdison Solutions entered the PECO residential market by offering a fixed-rate product with no termination fee, and an affinity program which includes donations to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
December 3, 2010
Pa. PUC Would Maintain Current Treatment of Uncollectibles in PPL POR Under Non-Binding Poll
In a non-binding poll, Pennsylvania PUC Commissioners unanimously endorsed an ALJ's recommendation regarding the treatment of uncollectibles under PPL Electric's Purchase of Receivables program, including rejecting the Retail Energy Supply Association's proposal ( 9/7 ) to institute a nonbypassable…
November 24, 2010
PPL Reaches Settlement on Long-Term SREC Contracts for Default Service
PPL Electric Utilities, the Office of Consumer Advocate, the Office of Small Business Advocate and several other parties have submitted a settlement that resolves all but one issue regarding changes to the procurement of solar RECs (SRECs) for PPL's residential default service customers…
November 23, 2010
License Briefs
Planet Energy Seeks Maryland Gas License Planet Energy (Maryland) Corp. applied for a Maryland natural gas supplier license. A copy of Planet Energy's application was not immediately available.
November 15, 2010
Spark Energy, Respond Power Begin Offering Residential Electric Service at PECO
Spark Energy and Respond Power have begun offering residential electric supply at PECO for Rate R customers.
November 10, 2010
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FirstEnergy Solutions Not Signing Opt-Out Aggregation Agreements Until PUC Matter Resolved FirstEnergy Solutions confirmed this morning that it is not signing any opt-out municipal aggregation contracts with Pennsylvania home rule municipalities until the PUC resolves the legal questions of such…
November 10, 2010
License Briefs
TES Energy Services Seeks Pa. Broker License TES Energy Services, LP applied for a Pennsylvania electric broker/marketer license to serve commercial customers over 25 kW, industrial customers, and governmental customers in all service areas.
November 8, 2010
Dominion Retail, Stream Energy, Verde Energy Launch PECO Residential Offers
Dominion Retail, Stream Energy, and Verde Energy USA Inc. have announced pricing for residential electric supply at PECO.
November 5, 2010
Pa. PUC Approves Supplier Marketing Guidelines, Allows Door-to-Door Sales
The Pennsylvania PUC said that it has approved interim guidelines for marketing and sales practices for electric generation suppliers and natural gas suppliers (M-2010-2185981).
November 5, 2010
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SouthStar Energy Services Seeks Md. Gas Supply License SouthStar Energy Services, LLC filed an application for a Maryland natural gas supplier license. A copy of SouthStar's application was not available. According to the maillog summary, SouthStar applied to do business as Maryland Energy.
October 29, 2010
PPL Supply Earnings Higher
PPL's Supply unit reported higher earnings from ongoing operations of $260 million in the third quarter, versus $124 million a year ago, on higher realized prices for its Eastern baseload generation.
October 27, 2010
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Ambit Launches Product Aimed at Small Commercial Customers in ERCOT
October 25, 2010
PPL Posts Estimated Prices to Compare for 2011
Updated with auction results, decision not to offer monthly price to hourly customers