October 1, 2020
Breakerbox, An Exelon Company, Receives Broker Licenses In New State
The District of Columbia PSC granted Breakerbox, LLC electric and natural gas aggregator/broker licenses to serve commercial and industrial customers
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October 1, 2020
Regulator Directs Utilities To Notify Large Customers In Advance Of Default Service Rate Increases
The Connecticut PURA has directed Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating to, in the future, proactively contact each of their Last Resort Service (LRS) customers to communicate proposed Generation Service Charge (GSC) rate changes in advance of future potential LRS rate increases.
September 30, 2020
Retail Supplier To Pay $282,000 Under Settlement With Staff Of State Regulator
Energy Plus Holdings, LLC ("Energy Plus") has entered into a settlement agreement with the Prosecutorial Division of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement ("Prosecutorial" or "EOE") to resolve issues regarding compliance with Conn. Gen…
September 28, 2020
Massachusetts Residential, Small Commercial Default Service Rates To Increase 18%
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Unitil has filed with the Massachusetts DPU electric basic service rates for the period beginning December 1, 2020.
September 22, 2020
Direct Energy Joins New Houston Cleantech Startup Incubator As Founding Partner
Direct Energy has become an additional founding partners of Greentown Labs Houston, a clean tech startup incubator that will be located in midtown Houston.
September 22, 2020
NRG Retail Suppliers Ask Regulator To "Clarify" That Online Enrollments Following In-Person Marketing Interactions At Storefront Locations Should Be Governed By Online Disclosure Requirements, Not In-Person Obligations
The NRG Retail Companies recently submitted to the Massachusetts DPU a motion for clarification requesting that the DPU clarify that the in-person enrollment contract summary form obligations set forth in the Department’s May 22, 2020 Order on Tier One Initiatives -- which include a component of…
September 21, 2020
Enel X To Assist MBTA With EV-Optimized Energy Supply & Management, As Part Of Public Transportation Electrification Services
Enel X, the Enel Group's advanced energy services business line, announced it has been awarded two grants by the Accelerating Clean Transportation Now (ACTNow) program through the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC).
September 15, 2020
National Grid Residential, Commercial Default Service Rates To Increase Over 25%; Suppliers Disclosed
National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU basic service electric rates for the period November 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021 for the residential and commercial customer groups, and the period November 1, 2020 through January 31, 2021 for the industrial customer group
September 9, 2020
Proposed Order Would Prohibit Retail Suppliers From Using Term "Renewable Energy" In Marketing REC Products; Term Limited To Using Supply From Owned Generation Or PPA
Draft Would Limit Voluntary Renewable Offerings From Retail Suppliers To RECs From Certain RTOs
The Connecticut PURA issued a proposed decision that, among other things, would limit voluntary renewable electricity supply offers (VRO) from retail suppliers to using only RECs sourced from certain RTOs and which meet certain statutory definitions, and which would prohibit the use of the term…
September 2, 2020
Residential POR Discount Rate To Spike To Nearly 8%, More Than Double Current Rate
Fitchburg Gas and Electric d/b/a Unitil has filed with the Massachusetts DPU revised Standard Complete Billing Percentages (purchase of receivables [POR] discount rates), to be effective December 1, 2020
August 28, 2020
State Regulator Asks If Retail Suppliers Would Be Prohibited From Marketing To Customers In Communities Which Adopt An Opt-out Municipal Aggregation, In Studying Adoption Of Opt-out CCAs
Asks Whether Utility Should Serve As Provider Of Last Resort For Customers Opting Out Of CCA
August 26, 2020
While Noting "Inequities" Benefiting Retail Suppliers From Purchase Of Receivables, Regulator Finds POR Changes Not Cost Effective At This Time
Regulator Will Continue To Monitor POR, Says Changes "Warranted" If Cost Effective
In a final interim decision in its review of potential changes to the electric purchase of receivables (POR) mechanism, the Connecticut PURA finds that changes do not appear to be cost effective at this time, but finds that changes, "would be warranted," if later found to be cost effective
August 26, 2020
License Briefs
Energy Efficiency-as-a-Service Provider Receives Texas Aggregator Registration
August 26, 2020
Regulator Seeks Briefs On Authority To Use Long-Term Contracts, Currently Treated On Nonbypassable Basis, To Meet Default Service Load
Part Of Inquiry Into Spike In Non-supply Costs On Customer Bills
In seeking briefs concerning recent rate increases in nonbypassable transmission and other non-supply charges, the Connecticut PURA has raised the issue of applying electricity supplies currently purchased under long-term contracts, and sold into the wholesale market with no impact on the price to…
August 21, 2020
State To Hold Meeting In Proceeding Studying Potential Adoption Of Opt-Out Municipal Aggregation, To Review Impact On Default Service Procurement, Consumer Protections
The Connecticut PURA scheduled for September 28, 2020 a second Technical Meeting in its proceeding addressing PURA's study of community choice aggregation (Docket 20-05-13)
August 20, 2020
Attorney General Memorializes Previously Reported $10 Million Settlement With Retail Supplier
The Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced that a consent judgment among the AG and Starion Energy, and its principals Ruzhdi Dauti, and Dashmir Murtishi, was entered in Suffolk Superior Court on Tuesday to settle claims made by the AG against Starion
August 18, 2020
Nstar Files New Basic Service Rates For Eastern Territory, Suppliers Disclosed
Nstar (Eversource) has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new electric basic service rates for large C&I customers in its Eastern Massachusetts service territory for the period beginning October 1, 2020.
August 18, 2020
State Agency Says Municipal Aggregation Failed To Comply With Requirements Under Renewable & Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) stated in an August 4 notice of non-compliance that DOER, "hereby finds that the Hampshire Council of Governments ('HCOG') has failed to comply with the requirements of the Renewable and Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards under 225 CMR…
August 11, 2020
Nstar Files New Basic Service Rates, Supplier Disclosed
NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy filed new basic service rates for the Medium & Large Commercial and Industrial customer class in the WCMA Load Zone, the former Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECO) service area, for the three-month period beginning October 1, 2020
August 5, 2020
PUC Issues Show Cause Order To Retail Supplier
The Maine PUC issued an order directing Town Square Energy, LLC (Town Square) to, "show cause why it should not be found to have violated Maine law and Commission rules regarding its operations as a licensed competitive electricity provider (CEP) in Maine and be subject to appropriate sanctions."
August 5, 2020
Vistra Reports Lower Customer Count Versus Q1 2020
Vistra, the parent of TXU and other retail brands, reported earnings for the quarter ending June 30, 2020.
July 31, 2020
PSEG To Explore Strategic Alternatives For PSEG Power's Non-Nuclear Fleet
Public Service Enterprise Group announced today that it is exploring strategic alternatives for PSEG Power’s non-nuclear generating fleet, which includes more than 6,750 megawatts of fossil generation located in New Jersey, Connecticut, New York and Maryland, as well as the 467-megawatt Solar Source…
July 30, 2020
Large Customer Buying Consortium Names New Chair Of Board Of Directors
PowerOptions, which describes itself as New England's largest energy buying consortium, announced today that Janet Gail Besser has been elected as Chair of its Board of Directors.
July 30, 2020
Regulator May Modify Purchase Of Receivables Mechanism If Alteration Found To Be "Cost Effective", Draft Says Current Mechanism "Inequitably" Benefits Retail Suppliers
The Connecticut PURA issued a proposed interim decision in its review of the electricity purchase of receivables mechanism, under which PURA would maintain the current mechanism only because alternatives have not been found to be cost effective, as PURA warned that future changes would be warranted…
July 29, 2020
Regulator Informs Retail Suppliers Of "Strong Preference" For Earliest Start Of Resumption Of Door to Door Marketing
The Massachusetts DPU recently issued a letter to retail energy suppliers regarding the resumption of door to door marketing