July 16, 2013
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Tiger Natural Gas Seeks to Serve Residential Customers in New State
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July 16, 2013
Hiko Energy Offering Residential Service in New State
HIKO Energy has begun offering residential electric service in Connecticut.
July 15, 2013
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Infinity Power Partners Seeks License in New State
July 15, 2013
Retail Suppliers Seek to Terminate "Unsustainable" Nstar Green Generation Option
Retail suppliers have asked the Massachusetts DPU to terminate the Nstar Green optional generation rate, given the unsustainable nature of the program and emergence of competitive alternatives.
July 15, 2013
Retail Supplier Proposes Retail Auction in Massachusetts, Other Retail Market Enhancements
A retail supplier has proposed that the Massachusetts DPU consider a retail opt-out auction of certain customers.
July 12, 2013
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IDT Energy, Inc. applied for a District of Columbia natural gas supplier license.
July 12, 2013
New Retail Supplier to Launch New York Sales Effort Immediately
Corporate Resource Services, Inc. announced that Abest Power & Gas, its joint venture in retail energy, has received clearance from "the major downstate utilities" to begin providing electricity and natural gas to the New York market.
July 11, 2013
Retail Supplier Seeks Modification of PURA Order Opening Investigation, Due to "Unsubstantiated and Erroneous" Findings
Connecticut Gas & Electric Inc. petitioned the Connecticut PURA to re-open and modify, or withdraw, a June order commencing an investigation and ordering certain compliance measures against the company concerning what PURA termed "daily variable" rates, as Connecticut Gas & Electric argued that PURA…
July 10, 2013
New Hampshire Consumer Advocate Recommends Mitigation of Above-Market PSNH Default Service Rates
The New Hampshire Office of the Consumer Advocate has recommended to the PUC that the Commission mitigate Public Service Company of New Hampshire's above-market default service rates, by deferring above-market costs while an adjudicatory proceeding addresses PSNH's continued ownership of generation.
July 10, 2013
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Dominion Retail Seeks Electric License in New State
July 10, 2013
Texas ALJs: Entergy/ITC Transaction, "Circumventing Some Of The Purposes Behind The Transfer To Competition"
Two Texas ALJs would deny the proposed transfer of Entergy Texas, Inc. to a subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp. because, among other reasons, the transfer would, "circumvent[] some of the purposes behind the transfer to competition"
July 9, 2013
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Galt Power Receives Texas REP Certificate
July 8, 2013
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XOOM Energy New Hampshire, LLC applied for a New Hampshire electric supplier license.
July 5, 2013
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Champion Energy Services Receives Supplier License in New State
July 2, 2013
Distributed Solar Installer to Launch Retail Electric Supplier
A firm offering design and installation of distributed solar energy systems is launching a retail electric supply business.
July 2, 2013
ISO New England to Start Charging Sales Tax on Transactions
ISO New England has filed changes at FERC to collect sale taxes on certain transactions in the market.
July 2, 2013
New Math: Capacity Market No Longer Designed to Clear at Lowest Cost!
If tariff revisions are approved at FERC, ISO New England's forward capacity market will no longer be designed to clear the market to minimize total costs.
July 1, 2013
N.H. Approves New Default Service Rates
The New Hampshire PUC has approved new default service rates for large and medium commercial and industrial customers (Large Customer Group) at Granite State Electric Company d/b/a Liberty Utilities, for the period from August 1, 2013 through October 31, 2013.
July 1, 2013
Reality Check: ISO With Capacity Market Forced to Rely on "Out of Market" Solutions for Reliability
ISO New England, which requires load to pay capacity to meet a mandated reserve margin, has filed at FERC "out-of-market solutions" to meet looming reliability risks due to non-performance of resources receiving capacity payments.
June 28, 2013
Lower Default Service Rate Approved at Public Service of New Hampshire
The New Hampshire PUC approved a reduction in the non-scrubbed portion of the energy (default) service rate at Public Service Company of New Hampshire.
June 28, 2013
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Mega Energy Receives License in New State
June 27, 2013
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Interstate Gas Supply Receives Electric License in New State
June 27, 2013
Connecticut Assigns Docket for Investigation of Three Retail Suppliers
The Connecticut PURA has assigned docket 13-06-21 for an, "Investigation Into the Trade Practices of Starion Energy, Inc., Direct Energy Services, LLC, and Connecticut Gas and Electric, Inc."
June 27, 2013
J.D. Power Ranks Customer Satisfaction with Retail Electric Providers in Eight New States
J.D. Power has expanded its survey of residential customer satisfaction with retail electric providers to include eight new states in the Northeast.
June 26, 2013
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energy.me midwest llc applied for a Connecticut electric supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas.