August 20, 2015
New Retail Provider To Enter Georgia Market
Crius Energy, through its Energy Rewards brand offered through Comcast, intends to enter the Georgia natural gas market, it said on a recent earnings call.
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August 17, 2015
Crius-Comcast Retail Brand Launches In New State; Texas California Launches On Tap
Crius Energy announced during an earnings call that its Energy Rewards brand, offered in conjunction with Comcast, has launched service in New Jersey.
August 14, 2015
Spark Energy "Absolutely" Looking At More Acquisitions, Records Organic Growth, Too
Even as it integrates two recently acquired books of business, Spark Energy is "absolutely" looking at further acquisitions, said Nathan Kroeker, Spark Energy, Inc.'s President and Chief Executive Officer.
August 12, 2015
Constellation, Bloom Energy to Develop 40 MW of Fuel Cell Projects
Constellation announced an agreement to develop 40 megawatts (MW) of Bloom Energy fuel cell projects for commercial and public sector customers in California, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York.
August 12, 2015
Staff Recommends Calif. PUC Oppose Bill Increasing Direct Access, Unless Bill Modified
Staff of the California PUC have recommended that the Commission oppose SB 286, which would increase the amount of load permitted to take direct access service, unless the bill is amended
July 28, 2015
FERC Staff Issue Notice Alleging Manipulation By Virtual Trader
FERC Staff issued a notice of alleged violations stating that, "the staff of the Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has preliminarily determined that Etracom LLC (Etracom) and Michael Rosenberg violated the Commission’s Anti-Manipulation Rule, 18 C.F.R. §…
July 20, 2015
SFE Energy Expands To New State With Flat Bill Offer
SFE Energy California, Inc. announced that it is launching residential natural gas supply offers in California.
June 25, 2015
Retail Suppliers Support ISO Proposal To Avoid "Anti-Competitive" Pricing
The California ISO, citing a lack of benefits, has asked FERC to allow the ISO to retain the current level of aggregation for load aggregation point (LAP) zones, and retail suppliers are supporting the ISO's request due to the "anti-competitive" impacts from any further disaggregation of LAPs.
June 16, 2015
Draft Order Would Deny Utility's Proposal To Offer Line-Item Billing Service for Non-Utility Providers (Affiliates)
A draft California PUC resolution would deny the application of San Diego Gas and Electric to provide line item billing service for non-tariffed products or services provided by non-utility providers, including utility affiliates
June 11, 2015
MidAmerican Retail Supplier Plans Expansion
As noted in our related story today concerning the spinoff of MidAmerican Energy Company's unregulated retail services division from the utility into a stand-alone retail supplier inside Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company, MidAmerican's indirect parent company, MidAmerican said that the unregulated…
June 2, 2015
Retail Supplier Sues Utility Over Billing Practices, Alleged Withholding of Customer Payments
United Energy Trading, LLC d/b/a Blue Spruce Energy Services has filed a federal lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric over the utility's billing practices, alleging, among other things, that PG&E has withheld customer payments from UET, and indicated that customers have not paid their bill, even…
May 28, 2015
Retail Supplier Names New Director of Regulatory Affairs
Nordic Energy Services, LLC has named Blake Birch as Director of Regulatory Affairs.
May 21, 2015
Retail Supplier Names New VP of Finance, Sets Target Markets for Expansion
Nordic Energy Services, LLC named Michael Stein as Vice President of Finance.
May 15, 2015
Spark Energy Reports "Strong" Unit Margins, Continues SoCal Attrition
Spark Energy saw "strong" unit margins during the quarter ending March 31, 2015, and continued to experience attrition due to its withdrawal from the Southern California gas market, consistent with prior expectations.
April 17, 2015
Texas Senate Passes Bill To Extend TDUs' Ability To Rely on Alternative Ratemaking In Assessing Charges to REPs
The Texas Senate last week passed SB 774 which would extend until September 1, 2019 the ability for distribution service providers to establish rates charged to retail electric providers through non-rate case periodic rate adjustments, meaning alternative ratemaking mechanisms such as the…
March 30, 2015
After Learning "Hard Lesson" in SoCal Gas Market, Spark Energy Expects to Return To Customer Growth in Q2
Spark Energy expects to see its customer count decline during the first quarter of 2015 due to churn in the Southern California natural gas market -- part of a "hard lesson" the company learned regarding the market, but the company expects to return to net customer growth by the second quarter of…
March 27, 2015
Spark Energy Developing Framework to Support Additional Growth Through M&A, Reports Earnings
Spark Energy announced that it is developing a framework with NuDevco Partners Holdings, LLC, which is owned by Spark's founder, that would enable Spark to pursue additional growth through M&A.
March 17, 2015
Spark Energy Acquires Book of 34,000 Customers
Spark Energy, Inc. has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Entrust Energy, Inc. for the purchase of approximately 33,500 customer contracts in the Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) natural gas market in Northern California.
March 10, 2015
California Municipal Aggregation Signs PPA
Calpine Corporation and Marin Clean Energy (MCE) announced a new three-year agreement under which Calpine will deliver electric energy from Calpine's Delta Energy Center and other of its Northern California facilities through 2017.
February 19, 2015
Exclusive: Comcast Selects New Retail Supplier As Partner To Relaunch Retail Energy Effort
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February 12, 2015
Direct Energy Launches Nest Thermostat Bundles in Texas
Direct Energy has begun offering in Texas electricity plans including a free Nest Learning Thermostat
February 9, 2015
Crius Energy Ceases Use of One of Its Retail Energy Brands
Crius Energy is ceasing the use of its FTR Energy Services brand, and is transitioning customers to one of its other brands.
January 27, 2015
Ambit Energy To Enter Six New Territories This Spring, Announces Solar Partnership
Ambit Energy will enter six new territories this spring, and also announces a partnership to offer solar installations to customers.
January 22, 2015
NRG Home Solar Launches Strategic Partnership with Upromise by Sallie Mae
NRG Home Solar announced a new partnership with Upromise by Sallie Mae, a service that helps families pay for college by earning cash back on everyday purchases.
January 20, 2015
NRG to Expand eVgo to 20 Markets Over Next Two Years
NRG Energy is to expand its eVgo electric charging infrastructure and services to 21 markets during the 2015-16 period, it said in an investor presentation last week.