September 24, 2021
The City of Boston, which operates an opt-out municipal aggregation for electricity, has renewed its request for reconsideration at the Massachusetts DPU in which the City is seeking an order from the DPU to require Nstar to share a list of currently shopping customers with the City
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September 23, 2021
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority formally issued a Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty (NOV) against Clearview Energy, Inc. which would impose a civil penalty of $1 million against Clearview and which would require Clearview to return all of its Connecticut…
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September 23, 2021
3Degrees Group, Inc. informed the Connecticut PURA that it will cease being a Clean Energy Options Program supplier following the 2021 reporting year
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September 23, 2021
The Maine PUC granted Nordic Energy Services, LLC a retail electric supplier license to serve all customer classes throughout the Central Maine Power Company, Versant Power (all divisions), Fox Island Electric, Cooperative, Kennebunk Light and Power District, and Madison Department of Electric Works…
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September 22, 2021
The Maine PUC adopted a settlement between Clearview Electric, Inc. d/b/a Clearview Energy ('Clearview' or the 'Company') and the Office of the Public Advocate ('OPA') which resolves a show cause order issued to the supplier
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September 22, 2021
The Maine PUC approved a settlement between Town Square Energy, LLC ('Town Square' or the 'Company') and the Office of Public Advocate which resolves a show cause order issued to the supplier
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September 21, 2021
Staff of the Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement (EOE or Staff) of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority moved that PURA issue a Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty (NOV) against Clearview Energy, Inc. which would impose a civil penalty of $1 million…
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September 17, 2021
Liberty Power Holdings, LLC ("Liberty", "Company", or "Debtor") filed a motion at the Connecticut PURA arguing that a recent bankruptcy court sale order approving the sale of certain of its customers to NRG Energy (including residential customers) prohibits the Connecticut PURA from continuing with…
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September 15, 2021
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (Authority or PURA) issued a Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty (NOV) against Liberty Power Holdings, LLC (Liberty or Company) which, subject to Liberty's right to contest the NOV via hearing, would suspend Liberty’s electric…
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September 15, 2021
Retail energy supplier Inspire announced that it has officially completed its acquisition agreement with Shell New Energies US LLC (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc.
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September 13, 2021
Utiliz Services, LLC registered with the Public Utility Commission of Texas as a Texas electric broker
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September 10, 2021
Bankrupt Supplier Discusses Path Forward For Remaining RCEs, Potential POLR Drop
A bankruptcy court today approved the sale of a significant book of customers of Liberty Power Holdings, LLC (collectively, 'Liberty Power' or the 'Debtors') to NRG Retail, LLC, which had been previously designated as a stalking horse bidder
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September 9, 2021
Enel North America (Enel) announced today that it has signed an agreement with Kraft Sports + Entertainment to supply Gillette Stadium with, "locally generated, zero emission clean energy through renewable energy credits (RECs)."
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September 9, 2021
The Connecticut PURA has issued a proposed interim decision to assign specific amounts of costs to retail suppliers for expenses incurred by utilities in implementing a mechanism for suppliers to refund amounts owed to customers under a "next cycle rate" amnesty program.
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September 8, 2021
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (Commission) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) today for the Maine Green Power provider.
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September 7, 2021
A Connecticut superior court (Docket HHB-CV21-6063122-S) has stayed, pending appeal, enforcement of its recent decision that affirmed a Connecticut PURA decision which, among other things, limits voluntary renewable electricity supply offers (VRO) from retail electric suppliers to using only RECs…
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August 27, 2021
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has signed HB 315 which, among other things, requires utilities to offer purchase of receivables (POR) to municipal aggregations
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August 23, 2021
Octopus Energy LLC f/k/a Evolve Retail Energy LLC applied for FERC electricity market-based rate authority.
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August 12, 2021
Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) has entered into an agreement to sell its 6,750-megawatt fossil generating portfolio to newly formed subsidiaries of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VII, L.P., a fund controlled by ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC for aggregate consideration of approximately $1.92…
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August 12, 2021
The Connecticut PURA has initiated a proceeding to assign costs of various EDC billing system upgrades to retail suppliers and develop a mechanism to recover such costs from suppliers (Docket 14-07-19RE07)
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August 11, 2021
Also Names Retail Vet As New Chief Information Officer
Atlantic Energy Texas LLC applied for an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate
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August 10, 2021
National Grid and Nstar have both filed proposals with the Massachusetts DPU on how to address reconciliation of the Standard Complete Billing Percentages (SCBPs) -- the term of purchase of receivables (POR) discounts -- given the DPU's prior order to maintain the current SCBPs
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August 6, 2021
The Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement (hereafter, "Staff") of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has newly moved for PURA to issue a Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty against Liberty Power Holdings, LLC, which would require Liberty to return all of…
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August 5, 2021
Vistra Announces Evaluation Of Strategic Direction, Emphasis On Capital Allocation
Vistra, the parent of TXU Energy and several other retail energy brands, reported second quarter Adjusted EBITDA from its Retail segment of $510 million, $109 million higher than second quarter 2020 results of $401 million, "driven by the execution of Vistra's self-help initiatives following Uri."
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August 2, 2021
Court Affirms Geographic Limit For Source Of RECs For Voluntary Renewable Offerings Staff Proposes New Compliance Deadlines In Light Of Court Order (Compliance Had Been Stayed)
The Connecticut Superior Court for the judicial district of New Britain has affirmed a Connecticut PURA decision which, among other things, limits voluntary renewable electricity supply offers (VRO) from retail electric suppliers to using only RECs sourced from certain RTOs and which meet certain…
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