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August 16, 2013
While still high, support for electricity competition in New England has declined versus the year-ago, according to an annual region-wide telephone survey sponsored by the New England Energy Alliance.
August 15, 2013
ResCom Energy Receives Supplier License in New State
August 14, 2013
The Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel petitioned the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to open an investigation of Direct Energy Services LLC's municipal marketing program (known as the Direct Choice program), as OCC alleged that customers in at least one municipality were charged higher…
August 13, 2013
The Connecticut PURA has opened several dockets relating to retail electric suppliers as a result of Section 10 of Public Act 13-119, An Act Concerning the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Whistleblower Protection, the Purchased Gas Adjustment Clause, Electric Supplier Disclosure Requirements…
August 12, 2013
Resident Power said that it will be expanding its electric aggregation services to Rhode Island.
August 9, 2013
This story updated 3:30 pm ET 8/9 to reflect Crane's use of the term "nearly" impossible throughout. An earlier version has incorrectly used both the terms virtually and nearly in different places.
August 9, 2013
The Massachusetts DPU has issued an order addressing the collection of certain default service costs in distribution rates payable by all customers, including those on competitive supply.
August 9, 2013
IDT Energy reported a third consecutive quarter of net customer attrition, attributed to a pause in expansion to new markets and service areas.
August 8, 2013
The Maryland PSC granted L5E, LLC d/b/a 5 a natural gas broker license to serve all customer classes. The company was also directed to pay a civil penalty in the amount of $100 for serving one customer prior to licensure.
August 6, 2013
FERC issued an order to BP Energy Company and affiliates directing the companies to show cause why they should not be found to have violated section 1c.1 of the Commission’s regulations and section 4A of the Natural Gas Act.
August 6, 2013
Maxim Power Corp. announced this morning that it has entered into an agreement to sell 100% of its ownership interest in Maxim Power (USA), Inc. to Patriot Power Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of Rockland Capital, for US$112 million including the assumption of US$22 million of debt, "resulting in sales…
August 2, 2013
Texas REP Receives Authorization to Use Trade Name Accel Electric
August 1, 2013
United Illuminating Discloses Default Service Supplier
July 31, 2013
The M&A Team of AEG Affiliated Energy Group announced today that it has been retained by a "mid-sized" retail electricity and natural gas provider (Energy Service Company or ESCO) seeking a well-capitalized purchaser of its business and certain related assets or counterparty to a strategic business…
July 30, 2013
ConocoPhillips Receives Supplier License in New State
July 29, 2013
Stand Energy Seeks to Serve Customers in New Service Area
July 26, 2013
The Maine PUC has adopted new Standard Offer rates for several medium and large non-residential customer classes, but rejected bids to serve the large C&I class at Bangor Hydro-Electric.
July 26, 2013
Gulf Electricity, the retail electric supplier owned by Gulf Oil, has expanded its residential and commercial electric service to Rhode Island, at Narragansett Electric (National Grid).
July 24, 2013
Ethical Electric Seeks License in New State
July 19, 2013
Texas, with its energy-only market, is again the only state with retail electric choice rated as attractive to businesses, this time in CNBC's 2013 update to America's Top States for Business, while capacity market states are ranked as among the most undesirable states for business.
July 18, 2013
The latest statistics filed with the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission show that more than 90,000 residential electricity customers have left Public Service Co. of New Hampshire (PSNH) for a competitive service provider, the EmpowerNH coalition said yesterday
July 17, 2013
New President Named for Parent of Retail Supplier
July 17, 2013
A New York media outlet has asked customers to send in their results from a new ESCO versus utility cost comparison calculator to enable the outlet to offer a comparison of ESCO prices.
July 17, 2013
The Connecticut PURA assigned Docket 13-07-18 for the, "Establishment of Rules for Electric Suppliers and EDCs Concerning Operations and Marketing in the Electric Retail Market."
July 16, 2013
The New Hampshire PUC has voted to proceed with a competitive bidding process to, "obtain a valuation expert to perform a more detailed analysis of the value of PSNH's generation assets and entitlements, which will help to inform any adjudicatory or legislative analysis of divestiture, possible…
