February 28, 2019
The Pennsylvania PUC today issued a proposed policy statement to implement, on a statewide basis, a price cap on retail supplier service to Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customers
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February 14, 2019
The Pennsylvania PUC recently issued an order granting Sanford Energy Associates LLC d/b/a Powervine Energy an electric supplier license to serve all customer classes, "in all of the electric distribution company service territories throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania." (The actual license…
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February 11, 2019
Monthly Net Loss In Pennsylvania Residential Customers On Competitive Supply Again Exceeds 10,000
PPL Electric Utilities saw a spike in the net loss of residential customers on competitive supply during January, while, statewide, Pennsylvania saw the net loss of residential customers on competitive supply once again exceed 10,000
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February 4, 2019
A subsidiary of Shipley Group, LP focusing on online sales of heating oil has applied for a Pennsylvania electric generation supplier license as a supplier of electricity
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January 10, 2019
Pennsylvania saw a decline in the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply during December 2018 that was consistent with the declines recorded in recent months
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December 20, 2018
Note: This story was exclusively first published the morning of Dec. 20 with an alert to our email subscribers
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December 3, 2018
Pennsylvania saw a marginally lower decline in the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply statewide from late October to late November, as compared to recent monthly declines.
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November 13, 2018
American PowerNet, which holds retail supplier licenses for its model of providing customer access to wholesale markets and pricing, has deployed a peer-to-peer (P2P) renewable energy trading platform at its headquarters in Wyomissing, Penn.
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November 9, 2018
Hudson Energy Services Receives Gas Supplier License In New State
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November 6, 2018
Pennsylvania saw a marginally lower decline in the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply statewide from late September to late October, as compared to recent monthly declines.
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November 1, 2018
PPL Small C&I PTC To Increase 7% Nov. 1, 2018 Note: This story was first published on Nov. 1 at 5:25 pm with an alert to our email subscribers PPL Electric has posted Prices to Compare for the period beginning December 1
Note that all rates below use the existing transmission rate, as done in PPL's postings
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October 18, 2018
The Maine PUC granted Brookfield Renewable Energy Marketing US LLC d/b/a Brookfield Renewable a competitive electricity provider license to furnish supplier services to the medium and large customer classes throughout the Central Maine Power Company and Emera Maine-Bangor Hydro District service…
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October 4, 2018
September was another month in which the net number of residential electric customers on competitive supply decreased by more than 10,000 customers, according to the latest stats on PA Power Switch
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September 24, 2018
August was another month in which the net number of residential electric customers on competitive supply decreased by more than 10,000 customers, according to the latest stats on PA Power Switch
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August 8, 2018
Pennsylvania saw the aggregate number of residential customers on competitive electric supply decline from late May to late July at a rate consistent with the monthly decline witnessed in May
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June 25, 2018
Pennsylvania saw a large decrease in the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply during May
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June 20, 2018
Astral Energy, LLC is acquiring a book of customers from National Choice Energy, LLC (NCE)
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June 5, 2018
Itron, Inc. applied for a Pennsylvania Electric Generation Supplier ("EGS") license
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June 1, 2018
Provides Entry For Parent of Pa. Utility To Expand Product Offerings, Gain Additional Experience With New Tech. Shaping Future Of Energy Hires Storage, Renewable Energy Vet To Lead Distributed Energy Push
PPL Corporation announced on May 31 that it had acquired Safari Energy LLC, described as a leading provider of solar energy solutions for commercial customers in the U.S.
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May 21, 2018
Statewide, Pennsylvania Sees Another Monthly Decline In Residential Shopping
The number of residential electric customers on competitive supply was essentially flat at PPL Electric Utilities during April, versus the March total, contrasting with several recent months of declines in the hundreds of customers
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May 18, 2018
The Pennsylvania PUC approved without modification a settlement agreement among several parties that would implement a revision to the time of use generation rate program at PPL Electric Utilities to comply with statutory provisions that require a default service provider to offer TOU rates to…
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May 16, 2018
Emphasizes Statutory Obligation For PUC To Ensure Electricity Provided On "Reasonable" Terms
The Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement has recommended that Customer Assistance Program (CAP, or PCAP) customers at the FirstEnergy EDCs be prohibited from shopping for electricity rates that exceed the EDCs' Price to Compare, "at any time."
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May 3, 2018
Denies Appeal Of PPL CAP-SOP Program
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania on May 2 ruled that the Pennsylvania PUC acted within the PUC's authority when it restricted Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customer shopping at PPL Electric to a CAP-specific Standard Offer Program (CAP-SOP), which includes a price ceiling of 7% off the…
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May 1, 2018
Residential Generation Rate Increases, But Overall PTC Lower On Transmission Rate Change PPL Small Business PTC Decreasing 12%
PPL has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new generation and transmission rates which will compose the Price to Compare for the 6-month period starting June 1, 2018
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April 23, 2018
The Pennsylvania PUC approved a settlement between the PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) and Plymouth Rock Energy, LLC (Plymouth Rock or the Company) under which Plymouth Rock Energy, LLC will pay a civil penalty of $98,683 to settle alleged overcharging of customers.
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