July 19, 2013
Texas, with its energy-only market, is again the only state with retail electric choice rated as attractive to businesses, this time in CNBC's 2013 update to America's Top States for Business, while capacity market states are ranked as among the most undesirable states for business.
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July 18, 2013
The latest statistics filed with the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission show that more than 90,000 residential electricity customers have left Public Service Co. of New Hampshire (PSNH) for a competitive service provider, the EmpowerNH coalition said yesterday
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July 16, 2013
The New Hampshire PUC has voted to proceed with a competitive bidding process to, "obtain a valuation expert to perform a more detailed analysis of the value of PSNH's generation assets and entitlements, which will help to inform any adjudicatory or legislative analysis of divestiture, possible…
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July 10, 2013
The New Hampshire Office of the Consumer Advocate has recommended to the PUC that the Commission mitigate Public Service Company of New Hampshire's above-market default service rates, by deferring above-market costs while an adjudicatory proceeding addresses PSNH's continued ownership of generation.
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June 28, 2013
The New Hampshire PUC approved a reduction in the non-scrubbed portion of the energy (default) service rate at Public Service Company of New Hampshire.
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June 11, 2013
NextEra Energy Services formally announced this morning the offering of residential electricity service in New Hampshire.
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June 10, 2013
Staff of the New Hampshire PUC have recommended that Public Service Company of New Hampshire be directed to submit proposals addressing the transfer of its utility generation assets to an affiliate, given the "optimistic" value placed on the assets by PSNH.
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May 29, 2013
A coalition of environmental organizations, business and trade groups, and power providers have launched a public information campaign called EmpowerNH to educate New Hampshire consumers about electric choice.
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May 28, 2013
Gulf Electricity, the retail electric supplier owned by Gulf Oil, has begun offering residential and commercial electric service in New Hampshire.
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May 13, 2013
The Retail Energy Supply Association has filed to close, without prejudice, a generic investigation regarding whether purchase of receivables, customer referral, and electronic interface programs should be implemented in New Hampshire.
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April 16, 2013
The New Hampshire PUC yesterday approved, without modification, a settlement to resolve investigations into PNE Energy Supply, LLC (PNE), and Resident Power Natural Gas & Electric Solutions, LLC (Resident Power) relating to the mass transition of PNE customers to default service due to PNE's prior…
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April 9, 2013
The New Hampshire PUC has conditionally accepted a non-unanimous stipulation to create an alternative default service rate option for customers at Public Service Company of New Hampshire, which Commissioner Michael Harrington said may, "stifle competition."
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April 1, 2013
Executing the default-prompted mass transition of PNE Energy Supply's customers to default service cost $40,000, Public Service Company of New Hampshire said in a filing with the PUC.
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April 1, 2013
Staff of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, PNE Energy Supply, LLC (PNE), and Resident Power Natural Gas & Electric Solutions, LLC (Resident Power), have filed a settlement to resolve all issues in the PUC's dockets investigating PNE and Resident Power and issues relating to the mass…
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March 28, 2013
A group including retail suppliers has released polling data said to show support for further electric restructuring in New Hampshire.
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March 22, 2013
Rules adopted by the New Hampshire Public Utility Commission currently prohibit the purchase of electric supplier receivables in the manner sought by retail suppliers, Public Service Company of New Hampshire said in recently filed testimony.
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March 8, 2013
First Point Power Seeks Supplier License in New State
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March 7, 2013
People's Power & Gas is now offering electricity in the service territory of the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative.
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February 28, 2013
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of New Hampshire has requested, "that the Commission immediately schedule a hearing at which Resident Power, LLC (Resident Power) and PNE Energy Supply, LLC (PNE) both appear to show cause as to why they should not be subject to penalties or their…
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February 26, 2013
Glacial Energy Offering Military Discounts
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February 26, 2013
On February 22, aggregator Resident Power LLC petitioned the New Hampshire PUC for a declaratory order that its transfer of aggregation customers from customers originally placed with PNE Energy Supply, LLC, who were dropped to default service due to a PNE Energy Supply default, to a new competitive…
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February 22, 2013
PNE Energy Supply, "is no longer able to purchase electric energy for its customers," prompting a transition of customers to default service, the New Hampshire PUC announced in a posting on its website and advisory to customers.
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January 28, 2013
The New Hampshire PUC has opened an investigation into the market conditions affecting the default service of Public Service Company of New Hampshire in the near term and how PSNH proposes to maintain safe and reliable service to its default service customers at just and reasonable rates in light of…
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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.
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January 2, 2013
The New Hampshire PUC has approved a 34% increase in the energy service (default service) rate at Public Service Company of New Hampshire, effective January 1.
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