July 18, 2025
New Affiliate Of Texas REP Formed To Enter Northeast Retail Markets
Chariot Energy Northeast, LLC has been formed and plans to enter retail electric markets within RTOs subject to FERC's jurisdiction
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July 17, 2025
Regulator's Staff Issues New Market Reset Proposal That Requires Affirmative Response From Customer During Recission Period, For Supplier-Initiated Enrollments
Staff of the Massachusetts DPU have proposed a revised retail electric market reset proposal that, for supplier-initiated enrollments, would require an affirmative response from the customer during the recission period in order for the enrollment to be completed
July 9, 2025
Regulator Opens Docket For Default Service Procurement Changes After Governor Signs New Law
The Connecticut PURA has assigned Docket 12-06-02RE04 for a review of the Power Procurement Plan for electricity standard service as a result of Public Act 25-173, which was signed by Gov. Ned Lamont on July 1
June 27, 2025
PUC Considers Limit On Number Of Times Retail Supplier May Change Rate In Billing Cycle, After Utility Report Of 4 Supplier Rate Changes In One Month
PUC Adopts New Rules Limiting Auto-Renewals
The Maine PUC adopted final rules codifying various legislation limiting retail electric supplier auto-renewals and termination fees
June 24, 2025
National Grid Mass Market Default Service Rates To Increase 5-7%
National Grid in Massachusetts has filed proposed electric basic service rates for the period starting August 1, 2025.
June 23, 2025
Utility's Small Customer Default Service Rate To Increase 75%, To Nearly 15¢
Granite State Electric (Liberty Utilities) has filed proposed default service rates with the New Hampshire PUC for the period August 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026
June 20, 2025
PSNH Mass Market Default Service Rate to Rise 25%
Public Service of New Hampshire (Eversource) has filed proposed default Energy Service (ES) rates for the period August 1, 2025 through January 31, 2026.
June 20, 2025
PUC Opens Investigation On Whether Time of Use Default Service Rates Should Be Offered
The Maine PUC opened an investigation to consider whether the state's investor-owned electric utilities should be required to develop and offer time of use rates for Standard Offer service for residential and small business customers.
June 19, 2025
Constellation Announces Agreement With Treehouse To Offer Home EV Charging Installation Network
Constellation and Treehouse, which is described as a software-enabled installation platform for electrification projects, today announced a new agreement under which Constellation Home, Constellation’s home services business, and Treehouse will offer customers, "a seamless and intuitive level 2 home…
June 17, 2025
Regulator's Staff Proposes Specific Contract Language Requiring That Retail Suppliers Continue Service To Hardship Customers Under Capped Rate
The Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement (EOE) of the Connecticut PURA has developed draft language which would require that retail electric suppliers must continue to serve hardship customers, under a capped, lower rate, when the customer's original contract rate exceeds the default…
June 13, 2025
Rhythm Formally Announces Acquisition Of Inspire Clean Energy, "Forming One Of The Nation's Largest Independent Green Energy Retailers"
Rhythm Energy, Inc. today announced that it has acquired Inspire Clean Energy (Inspire), a provider of subscription-based, 100-percent renewable electricity plans across Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ohio, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
June 11, 2025
Recission Period Would Function As "Opt-in" Period, Requiring Affirmative Action To Complete Switch, Under Regulator's Staff's Proposal
Staff of the Massachusetts DPU have developed a revised proposal which would require that all retail electric enrollments must occur through the Energy Switch MA website.
June 5, 2025
NRG Says That Its Massachusetts Residential Customers Saved $167 Million In 2023-24
Across All MA Retail Suppliers, Residential Savings Were $600 Million In 2023, Study Says
NRG Energy said that a new analysis shows that its Massachusetts residential retail electric customers collectively saved $167 million in 2023 and 2024.
June 5, 2025
ESCO-Broker Receives License In New State
The Pennsylvania PUC granted M&R Energy Resources Corp. a natural gas broker/marketer license to serve customers at Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc., National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation, PECO Energy Company, and UGI Utilities, Inc.
May 22, 2025
R Street Releases Scorecard On Retail Electric Competition
R Street released a policy study on electric competition which included grade rankings for each state
May 21, 2025
PUC Issues Order On Default Service Reconciliations, "Anomalies" Reported
The New Hampshire PUC has issued an order maintaining the status quo for electricity default service reconciliations at Unitil
May 20, 2025
Sunnova Moved To Apply For Retail Energy Broker Licenses In Three States Prior To Recent Financial Troubles
In an application dated March 19, 2025 (prior to several recent corporate leadership changes and the announcement of discussions to reduce its debt), Sunnova Energy Corporation applied for a Pennsylvania electric broker/marketer license to serve residential and small commercial (under 25 kW)…
May 16, 2025
CL&P Mass Market Default Service Rates Falling 11-13%
Connecticut Light & Power has filed Standard Service rates for the period July 2025 through December 2025, and Last Resort Service rates for the period July 2025 through September 2025
May 16, 2025
Nstar Residential Default Service Rate Increasing 12%; Small C&I Rate Increasing 16%
NSTAR d/b/a Eversource Energy filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service electricity rates for its Eastern Massachusetts service territory, for the period August 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026 for mass market customers, and for the period August 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025 for large customers
May 15, 2025
Vistra To Acquire 2,600 MW In Natural Gas Generating Assets, Mostly In Northeast
Vistra Corp. today announced that it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire seven natural gas generation facilities, totaling approximately 2,600 MW of capacity, from Lotus Infrastructure Partners ("Lotus").
May 14, 2025
Regulator's Staff Further Details Proposed Limits On Auto-Renewals
Staff of the Massachusetts DPU has shared further details concerning certain aspects of Staff's proposed new customer protections governing auto-renewals
May 13, 2025
PUC Defers Consideration Of Making Default Service Reconciliations Nonbypassable
The New Hampshire PUC has deferred, to a future phase of Public Service of New Hampshire's 2025 default service proceeding (DE 25-017), consideration of modifying the currently bypassable default service reconciliation factor to become nonbypassable
May 12, 2025
NRG Energy To Acquire 13 GW Of Generation From LS Power, Will Also Acquire CPower & 6 GW VPP Portfolio
NRG Energy Inc. and LS Power Equity Advisors, LLC today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which NRG will acquire a portfolio of natural gas generation facilities and a commercial and industrial virtual power plant (C&I VPP) platform from LS Power in a cash and common…
May 8, 2025
Regulator's Staff Revises Proposed Automatic Renewal Protections, Initially Had Proposed Auto-Renewal Ban
Staff of the Massachusetts DPU recently presented a revised proposal to protect retail energy customers under contract renewals
May 6, 2025
PUC Approves POR Discount Rate For Another New POR Program, Orders Program Start Date
The New Hampshire PUC approved as filed Unitil's initial discount rates for Unitil's new electricity purchase of receivables (POR) program