December 8, 2010
DPUC Denies Cianbro Energy Supplier Initialization Fee Waiver Request
The Connecticut DPUC denied Cianbro Energy, LLC's request for a waiver of the supplier setup initialization fee ( 11/29 ).
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December 7, 2010
United Illuminating Posts November Migration Statistics
United Illuminating filed its migration report for the month ending November 30, 2010. The growth in migration from October to November was 4,353 accounts.
December 6, 2010
ABACCUS Residential Rankings Shift As Load Size Added to Criteria
Texas retained its top spot in the Annual Baseline Assessment of Choice in Canada and the United States (ABACCUS) for residential markets reported by Distributed Energy Financial Group, but the addition of several new criteria jumbled the rankings after the top three.
December 6, 2010
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Fireside Natural Gas Receives Waivers to Offer Prepaid Product in Georgia The Georgia PSC approved Fireside Natural Gas, LLC's requested waivers of applicable disconnection rules to allow Fireside to offer a prepaid natural gas product. Fireside customers will be offered the same published fixed and…
December 6, 2010
License Briefs
Md. PSC Fines The Energy Link, Grants Broker Licenses The Maryland PSC fined The Energy Link, LLC a total of $200 for brokering electric and gas service without the requisite license, and granted The Energy Link, LLC both electric and natural gas broker licenses to serve residential, commercial, and…
December 6, 2010
Viridian Energy Seeks Ohio License, Anticipates Q1 2011 Entry in New York
Viridian Energy PA LLC applied for an Ohio electric supplier license to serve all customer classes, including residential customers, in all service areas.
December 3, 2010
ConEdison Solutions PECO Residential Market Entry Includes Affinity Program with Make-A-Wish Foundation
ConEdison Solutions entered the PECO residential market by offering a fixed-rate product with no termination fee, and an affinity program which includes donations to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
December 1, 2010
License Briefs
Md. PSC Fines Affinity Energy Management, Grants Broker License The Maryland PSC declined to adjust Staff's recommended penalty and fined Affinity Energy Management, LLC $22,500 for operating as a broker in the state without the requisite license. The PSC also granted Affinity Energy Management an…
November 30, 2010
License Briefs
U.S. Gas & Electric Seeks Pa. Electric License Energy Services Providers, Inc., trading as U.S. Gas & Electric and Pennsylvania Gas & Electric, applied for a Pennsylvania electric supplier license to serve all customer classes, including residential customers, in all service areas. Pennsylvania Gas…
November 29, 2010
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Md. PSC to Consider Utility Choice International Applications on Dec. 1 The Maryland PSC has listed on its final agenda for its December 1 administrative meeting the applications of Utility Choice International for electric and natural gas broker licenses, which the Commission previously took under…
November 29, 2010
UI Considers Cianbro Energy in Material Breach of Supplier Agreement
United Illuminating has informed Cianbro Energy, LLC that UI considers Cianbro Energy to be in material breach of Cianbro's obligations under the supplier service agreement executed with UI, due to an unpaid invoice.
November 29, 2010
License Briefs
Clearview Electric Receives Delaware Electric License The Delaware PSC granted Clearview Electric, Inc. an electric supplier license. The Commission's order granting the license states that, "Staff reports that Clearview was able to resolve concerns regarding the provision of electric supply service…
November 24, 2010
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Ontario to Extend Off-Peak Pricing Period A long-term energy plan from the Ontario provincial government will advance the start of the off-peak usage hours for Regulated Price Plan customers to 7 p.m., rather than the current 9 p.m. start time. The change is to take affect for the May 2011 Regulated…
November 24, 2010
Dynegy Shareholders Reject Blackstone Offer, Dynegy Investigating Asset Sales, Other Options
Dynegy shareholders rejected a $605 million bid from The Blackstone Group to acquire the independent power producer, which also stops NRG Energy's planned acquisition, at least as originally envisioned, of what would have been several of the newly acquired plants from Blackstone.
November 23, 2010
License Briefs
Planet Energy Seeks Maryland Gas License Planet Energy (Maryland) Corp. applied for a Maryland natural gas supplier license. A copy of Planet Energy's application was not immediately available.
November 23, 2010
Mass. DPU Approves Nonbypassable Charge for Cape Wind Above-Market Costs
Finding that National Grid's proposed method of cost recovery is not prohibited by statute, the Massachusetts DPU approved National Grid's power purchase agreement with Cape Wind, including its petition to recover above-market costs from all distribution customers through a nonbypassable charge…
November 22, 2010
Connecticut Light & Power Reports October Migration Statistics
Connecticut Light & Power has posted migration statistics for the month of October 2010. The growth in migration from September to October was 17,824 accounts.
November 19, 2010
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Starion Energy Seeks Pennsylvania Electric License
November 17, 2010
License Briefs
MXenergy Seeking to Serve Illinois Residential Electric Customers MXenergy is seeking authority to supply electricity to all eligible customers, including residential customers, at Commonwealth Edison and Ameren as part of its Illinois alternative retail electric supplier application ( 11/16 ).…
November 16, 2010
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MXenergy Seeking Illinois Electric License MXenergy has submitted an application for an Illinois alternative retail electric supplier license. A copy of MXenergy's application was not immediately available.
November 12, 2010
WMECO Files New Basic Service Rates
Western Massachusetts Electric Co. has filed default service rates for the six-month period beginning January 1, 2011 for small customers, and the three-month period beginning January 1, 2011 for large customers.
November 12, 2010
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BGE Files to Remove Minimum Stay with Gas Supplier Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed with the Maryland PSC revisions to its Gas Service Tariff to remove a provision from Rate Schedules C and D that requires customers to remain with a supplier for at least three months prior to switching to another…
November 10, 2010
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FirstEnergy Solutions Not Signing Opt-Out Aggregation Agreements Until PUC Matter Resolved FirstEnergy Solutions confirmed this morning that it is not signing any opt-out municipal aggregation contracts with Pennsylvania home rule municipalities until the PUC resolves the legal questions of such…
November 10, 2010
Just Energy U.S. Electric Margin Lifts Adjusted EBITDA
Just Energy Income Fund reported higher Adjusted EBITDA of $39.4 million, versus $36.6 million a year ago (all figures Canadian), on higher gross margin from U.S. electric sales.
November 9, 2010
South Jersey Energy Company Reports Higher Adjusted Earnings
South Jersey Energy Company reported adjusted earnings of $400,000 for the third quarter of 2010, versus break-even results in the year-ago quarter.