June 11, 2013
NextEra Energy Services Announces Residential Electricity Service in New State
NextEra Energy Services formally announced this morning the offering of residential electricity service in New Hampshire.
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May 3, 2013
Massachusetts Utilities Update Purchase of Receivables Compliance Plans, Discount Rates
Consistent with a prior directive, the Massachusetts electric distribution companies have filed with the DPU updated purchase of receivables compliance plans, including new discount rates.
April 15, 2013
New Hampshire Approves New Default Service Rates
The New Hampshire PUC approved new default service rates for residential and small commercial (Non-G1) customers, and large commercial and industrial (G1) customers, at Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. for the period beginning June 1, 2013.
March 22, 2013
PSNH: Current PUC Rule Prohibits Purchase of Receivables
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.
March 8, 2013
License Briefs
First Point Power Seeks Supplier License in New State
March 7, 2013
People's Power & Gas Launches Service in New Territory
People's Power & Gas is now offering electricity in the service territory of the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative.
November 27, 2012
Massachusetts Sets Technical Conference on Lingering Purchase of Receivables Implementation Issues
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has scheduled a technical conference regarding the still pending Purchase of Receivables compliance filings made by the electric distribution companies.
September 24, 2012
New Hampshire PUC Approves New Default Service Rates at Unitil
The New Hampshire PUC has approved new small customer default service rates at Unitil, for the period beginning November 1, 2012.
August 15, 2012
Glacial Energy Begins Residential Marketing for Electricity, Gas in Two Additional States
Glacial Energy has begun offering residential energy supply in New York and New Hampshire.
August 2, 2012
New Default Service Structure Approved at Unitil, Laddering Removed
The New Hampshire PUC has approved a modified default service structure at Unitil, which includes the termination of a laddered portfolio to serve small volume customers (DE 12-003).
July 31, 2012
Negotiations Ongoing Regarding Massachusetts POR
Negotiations are continuing among electric distribution companies and retail suppliers regarding purchase of receivables in Massachusetts.
July 25, 2012
Fitchburg Gas & Electric Says POR Must be Delayed Due to New CIS
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company (Unitil) has informed the Massachusetts DPU that its current Customer Information System (CIS) cannot support a purchase of receivables program, and that POR implementation must be delayed until a new CIS is implemented.
July 9, 2012
Fitchburg Gas & Electric Seeks Change in Default Service Tariff, Allocation of Costs
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company (Unitil) has filed at the Massachusetts DPU to implement a change to its default service tariff regarding costs included in the default service reconciliation (Docket 12-42).
June 15, 2012
New Hampshire Approves new Default Service Rates
The New Hampshire PUC has approved new default service rates for large commercial and industrial (G1) customers at Unitil Energy Systems, Inc., for the three-month period August 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012.
May 1, 2012
Massachusetts DPU Rules Suppliers Must Take POR if Using Complete Billing, Confirms Class-Specific Discounts
The Massachusetts DPU has ruled that retail suppliers cannot use utility consolidated billing without participating in the forthcoming purchase of receivables programs, and also affirmed that POR discount rates shall be class specific, in an interlocutory order and order on clarification (DPU 10-53)…
March 19, 2012
N.H. PUC Approves New Default Service Rates at Unitil
The New Hampshire PUC approved new default service rates for both large and mass market default service customers at Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. for the period beginning May 1, 2011.
March 2, 2012
Massachusetts DPU Orders Utilities to Post Suppliers' Offers on Utility Websites
The Massachusetts DPU has directed the electric distribution companies to cure deficiencies in their compliance with a prior DPU order concerning the posting of competitive supplier information, including offer information, on the utilities' websites.
February 3, 2012
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Broker Usource reported sales margin of $1.3 million for the three months ending December 31, 2011, versus $1.2 million in the year-ago quarter. For the year 2011, Usource sales margin was $5.5 million, versus $4.6 million a year ago. For the year 2011, Usource contributed about $1.6 million to…
December 19, 2011
N.H. PUC Sets New Default Service Rates at Unitil
The New Hampshire PUC has approved new default service rates at Unitil for large commercial and industrial (G1) customers for the three month period from February 1 through April 30, 2012.
December 12, 2011
Mass. DPU Rejects Unitil REC Cost Recovery Proposal as Not Competitively Neutral to Retail Suppliers
The Massachusetts DPU rejected a proposed cost recovery mechanism from Fitchburg Gas & Electric (Unitil) regarding RECs to be procured under a long-term REC contract, finding that, "because even a small reduction in basic service prices could result ... the Company's proposed cost recovery mechanism…
October 12, 2011
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Files New Default Service Rates for All Customer Classes
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company (Unitil) has filed new default service rates for the period beginning December 1, 2011.
September 19, 2011
N.H. PUC Approves New Default Service Rates at Unitil
The New Hampshire PSC approved new default service rates for both large and mass market default service customers at Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. for the period beginning November 1, 2011.
August 17, 2011
Massachusetts Utilities File 60-Day POR Compliance Plans
Massachusetts electric distribution companies have filed their final, 60-day compliance plans for Purchase of Receivables (10-53).
July 28, 2011
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Green Mountain Energy Signs Lord & Taylor
July 22, 2011
Massachusetts POR Compliance Filings Include High Uncollectible Rates
Massachusetts electric distribution companies have filed their preliminary purchase of receivables compliance plans (10-53).