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October 9, 2024
Retail Supplier To Transfer Customers Among Brands
A retail energy supplier will transfer certain of its retail energy customers to…
July 6, 2022
Retail Supplier To Pay $3 Million, Return Customers In State To Default Service Under Settlement
Public Power, LLC has agreed to pay $3 million, and it and several other Vistra-owned retail energy suppliers would return their Connecticut customers to default service and voluntarily relinquish their Connecticut licenses, under a settlement among Public Power, LLC, Viridian Energy, LLC…
November 16, 2020
Texas Retail Provider Launches Affinity Program With Texas Tech Alumni Association
The Texas Tech Alumni Association (TTAA) announced that it has partnered with TriEagle Energy for a program under which alumni who sign up with TriEagle Energy will see a portion of what they pay TriEagle for electricity contributed to the TTAA.
June 18, 2020
Vistra Energy Retail Suppliers Seek Approval To Offer Green Natural Gas Products In New York
Energy Service Providers, Inc. d/b/a New York Gas & Electric; U.S. Gas & Electric, Inc. d/b/a New York Gas & Electric; Everyday Energy, LLC d/b/a Energy Rewards; Public Power, LLC; Viridian Energy NY, LLC d/b/a Viridian Energy; Viridian Energy PA, LLC d/b/a Viridian Energy; and Ambit New York, LLC d…
December 11, 2019
Regulator Initiates Investigation Of Two Retail Suppliers, Assigns Prosecutorial Staff Rather Than Issuing Immediate NOV
The Connecticut PURA opened what it termed two separate "investigation[s]" of alleged non-compliance by Public Power, LLC and GDF Suez Retail Energy Solutions, LLC d/b/a Think Energy, and assigned Prosecutorial Staff for the investigation
August 29, 2019
Proposed Order Would Deny Retail Suppliers' Sought Relief Relating To Disaggregation Of PG&E 'Other' Local Resource Adequacy Area
Would Clarify Retail Suppliers Must Meet Local RA Requirement For Disaggregated PG&E 'Other' Area
A proposed decision from a California PUC ALJ would deny a petition from the Alliance for Retail Energy Markets for certain relief related to a prior decision to disaggregate the PG&E Other local resource adequacy area.
July 2, 2019
Update: Utility Reports Amount Of Retail Supplier Customers Charged Incorrect Rate (Some Higher) Due To Utility System Error
Files Proposed Letters To Affected Customers
Connecticut Light and Power (Eversource) has filed with PURA data concerning the number of retail supplier customers impacted by a CL&P billing system error which saw such customers of retail suppliers charged an incorrect rate, and also filed with PURA proposed letters to be sent to affected…
April 4, 2019
Retail Suppliers Ask Regulator For Relief Concerning Mandatory Inserts Required To Be Provided By Suppliers In Welcome Packets
Public Power, LLC and Viridian Energy, LLC (collectively, the "Companies"), in response to a previously filed motion for clarification from Connecticut Light and Power Company d/b/a Eversource related to a bill insert explaining the Supplier Summary Information included on bills, have asked that…
March 22, 2019
Retail Supplier Disagrees With Regulator's Characterization Of Plan As Variable Rate
Public Power, LLC in a response to the Connecticut PURA disagreed with PURA's characterization of the company's Monthly Fee Capacity Plan (MFCP) as a variable rate plan, which are prohibited in Connecticut.
March 14, 2019
Regulator Says Retail Plan Whose Terms Indicate Monthly-Charged Fee May Change In Future Is A Variable Product, Prohibited By Law
The Connecticut PURA has issued a further directive to Public Power concerning the company's Monthly Fee Capacity Plan (MFCP), stating that revised terms and conditions, which indicate that the amount of a monthly fee could change, render the product a variable rate plan which is prohibited by law.
March 7, 2019
Retail Supplier Revising How Monthly Fee Charged, Presented To Customers At Regulator's Direction
At the direction of the Connecticut PURA, Public Power, LLC is changing the manner in which it charges and presents to customers a fee which is charged on a monthly basis over the contract's term
October 5, 2018
Crius Energy Announces Affinity Partnership With MPOWERD
Crius Energy announced a new partnership with MPOWERD, Inc., a Benefit Corporation which, among other things, brings solar-powered lighting solutions to underserved communities without access to electricity
April 30, 2018
Crius To Form Strategic Operating Committee To Evaluate And Recommend Opportunities To Enhance Unitholder Value
Crius Energy Trust (the "Trust", "Crius" or the "Company") and JCP Investment Management, LLC ("JCP") today announced that they have entered into a settlement agreement (the "Agreement"), pursuant to which one JCP nominee, Ali Hedayat, will be put forth by Crius for election to the board of…
November 3, 2017
PPL Residential Price To Compare To Decrease 12%
Small Commercial PTC To Increase
PPL Electric Utilities posted its Prices To Compare for the period December 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018
May 4, 2017
Retail Supplier To Serve Default Service Load At Utility For First Time
Winning Bidders For Default Service Disclosed
Public Power LLC, a retail supplier, was among the winning suppliers in the April 11 wholesale auction to procure a portion of Standard Service Offer supplies at Dayton Power & Light for the period beginning June 1, 2017
February 22, 2017
Regulator Seeks Comments on Marketing Standards, Stakeholder Proposals; Includes Requirement For All Door-to-Door Sales To Use Tablet, Be Recorded
The Connecticut PURA has sought further comment on proposed marketing standards for electricity supply service.
January 5, 2017
Regulator Informs Retail Supplier Expiration, Rate Notice Not Required Where Confusion Would Result Due To Customer's Actions
In response to an inquiry, the Connecticut PURA has informed Public Power, LLC that the "Form 2" notice of contract expiration and rate change is not required to be sent to residential customers in instances where customers have already renewed with the supplier, or the customer has already dropped…
December 15, 2016
Crius Energy Acquires Customer Book
On December 8, 2016, Abest Power & Gas executed an Asset Purchase Agreement with Public Power, LLC, a unit of Crius Energy, pursuant to which Public Power will acquire Abest’s retail electric supply customers.
December 2, 2016
Crius Energy Giving Away Free Energy To Celebrate 1 Millionth Customers
Crius Energy announced its first cross-brand promotion, designed to celebrate the company's one millionth customer milestone.
September 22, 2016
Regulator "Strongly Encourage[s]" Retail Suppliers To Proactively Report Billing, Administrative Errors Before Customer Complaints
The Connecticut PURA recently issued informal data requests to several retail suppliers concerning customer renewal and billing administrative errors which PURA became aware of. While for two suppliers PURA was satisfied with suppliers' responses and is closing the matters without taking formal…
August 30, 2016
Retail Market Vets Launch "First Of Its Kind" No-Fee Concierge Shopping Service in Texas (Algorithms Automatically Switch Customers To Best Rate)
Two retail electric market veterans have launched what is described as a first-of-its-kind electric shopping concierge service in Texas which, for no customer fee, automatically finds for customers the best rate plan based on their usage and other factors unique to the customer
August 11, 2016
Crius Energy Reports Customer Growth, Lower Gross Margin on Increases C&I Sales
Crius Energy reported that it recorded net customer growth of 26,000 customers (all data is in RCEs) from March 31, 2016 to June 30, 2016
May 20, 2016
PUC Adopts $72,000 Settlement With Retail Supplier
The Pennsylvania PUC issued an order adopting a previously reported settlement between Public Power LLC and the PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement under which Public Power will pay a civil penalty of $72,500 and issue certain customer refunds to resolve the charging of an incorrect rate…
May 10, 2016
Ohio Small Business Affinity Program Re-Introduces Offering Residential Electric Service to Members
The Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE), a small business support association in Northeast Ohio, announced that it brought back its affinity electricity supply program to residential customers