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July 25, 2013
NRG Counting Down to Launch of NRG Residential Solutions; NFL-branded Products and Smart Energy Products Coming?
NRG Energy has created a website counting down in real time the forthcoming launch of NRG Residential Solutions.
July 17, 2013
FERC Orders $453 Million in Penalties for Power Market Manipulation
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said in a news release that it ordered Barclays Bank PLC and four of its traders to pay $453 million in civil penalties for, "manipulating electric energy prices in California and other western markets between November 2006 and December 2008."
July 11, 2013
One Paragraph Summation of Why Prospects for Widespread Expansion of Energy Choice Are Dim
Parties recently filed comments in Ohio's investigation of the retail natural gas market, and the comments of Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy and other low-income consumer advocates (LIA) aptly describe the dim prospects for widespread expansion of energy choice, both in Ohio and nationwide, in…
June 18, 2013
Texas Wants to Copy This? FERC to Hold Technical Conference on Capacity Markets
Listening to capacity market advocates in Texas, you'd expect that the centralized capacity markets in the eastern RTOs are "settled" market designs, which can easily be taken "off the shelf" and quickly applied to ERCOT, with little controversy or administrative bureaucracy.
June 14, 2013
Pennsylvania PUC Expands Eligibility for PECO Standard Offer Customer Referral Program
The Pennsylvania PUC has expanded the universe of customers eligible to take service under PECO's Standard Offer customer referral program, under which retail suppliers enrolling in the program offer customers, referred from PECO, a 7% discount off the Price to Compare applicable at the time of…
June 13, 2013
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Power2Switch Expands Online Shopping Platform to New State
June 12, 2013
Calif. Draft Would Deny Retail Suppliers' Petition for Rulemaking on Nonbypassable Charges
A proposed California PUC decision would deny a petition from retail suppliers and other direct access advocates to institute a rulemaking regarding nonbypassable charges and related mechanisms, including exit fees
June 12, 2013
Failure of Connecticut Retail Auction a Sober Reality Check for Retail Expansion Prospects in Other States
The failure of Connecticut to pass a retail auction of Standard Service customers during this year's legislative session is a sobering reminder of the Herculean challenges facing an expansion of retail choice, and like the Pennsylvania experience, will negatively impact efforts in other states to…
June 10, 2013
5LINX Purchases 75% Stake in Retail Energy Supplier, Announces New Markets
5LINX Enterprise, Inc. has purchased 75% of the ownership interests in a retail energy supplier.
May 30, 2013
PG&E to Acquire Municipal Utility
The Hercules, Calif. City Council has approved an agreement under which Pacific Gas and Electric Company will purchase the assets of Hercules Municipal Utility (HMU).
May 29, 2013
FERC Sets Technical Conference for Its Intrusion into California Resource Adequacy Policy
FERC has scheduled a technical conference regarding its intrusion into California's resource adequacy policy debate
May 29, 2013
Calif. Draft Would Impose Flexible Capacity Requirement on Retail Suppliers, But Not for 2014
A proposed decision from a California ALJ would impose a flexible capacity requirement on load serving entities, including retail suppliers, as part of the current bilateral resource adequacy (RA) framework, but would not institute the requirement for the 2014 RA year.
May 8, 2013
California Customers Press for Increased Direct Access Caps
Several California end-users, along with competitive market trade associations, sent a series of letters to the California General Assembly in support of a bill to increase the current caps on the amount of electric direct access load.
April 30, 2013
Shock: UBS Sees New England, New York Susceptible to "Re-regulation" of Generation
New England and New York could follow California in essentially re-regulating new build power generation through the use of regulator-directed procurements, Julien Dumoulin-Smith said in a note to UBS Investment Research clients.
April 30, 2013
UBS: Retail Trend is Towards More Re-Regulation; Not Further Deregulation
The trend in the retail electric sector is, "towards re-regulation; not further de-regulation," Julien Dumoulin-Smith said in a note to UBS Investment Research clients.
April 15, 2013
Pacific Gas & Electric Files Settlement to Offer Value-Add Renewable Option
Pacific Gas & Electric has filed for California PUC approval of a settlement agreement with certain parties, including TURN, to revise PG&E's original green option tariff and allow customers to voluntarily purchase up to 100% renewable power on a "bundled" (asset-backed) basis. PG&E said that the…
April 2, 2013
Direct Energy Business Launching in Three New Markets
Direct Energy Business announced that it is now offering natural gas supply to non-residential customers at three California utilities.
April 1, 2013
FERC (Again) Usurping States' Rights in Addressing Generation Capacity
Just as it has done in the Northeast, FERC is setting up the California market for FERC's preferred resource adequacy construct, ordering a technical conference to "collectively" pursue solutions to "reliability," but in reality meaning generation adequacy.
February 28, 2013
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Connecticut Retail Supplier to Relinquish License
February 20, 2013
Constellation Offering Commercial Customers New Ways to Reduce Electricity Supply Bills
Constellation announced the launch of Constellation Rate Response, which Constellation said provides new options for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers to lower their electricity supply costs by participating in load response programs.
February 14, 2013
California Authorizes SCE Local Capacity Procurements, Allocation of Costs to Direct Access Customers
A final decision from the California PUC allows Southern California Edison to procure over 2,000 MW of electric capacity to meet local capacity requirements, with the procurement eligible for cost allocation mechanism (CAM) treatment. The PUC also declined to make any changes in the CAM, such as…
February 13, 2013
PacifiCorp, CAISO Release MOU to Create Balancing Energy Market
PacifiCorp and the California Independent System Operator Corporation have released a memorandum of understanding that commits the two largest western U.S. grid operators to work toward creating a real-time energy imbalance market (EIM) by October of 2014.
February 5, 2013
Update: NRG Energy to Also Offer EV Chargers to Homeowners in D.C. Area
eVgo, NRG Energy's electric vehicle charging service provider, confirmed to Matters that it will be offering chargers and related services to homeowners in the District of Columbia area in addition to building out a public EV charging network, which was announced last week .
February 1, 2013
NRG Energy Teams with Nissan to Launch eVgo Charging Network in D.C. Metro Area
NRG Energy announced that its eVgo electric vehicle charging network will work with Nissan to deliver 40 EV Fast Chargers to the Washington D.C. area.