December 19, 2019
National Grid Files New Default Service Rates
National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU basic service electricity rates for the period February 1, 2020 through April 30, 2020 for the industrial customer group
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December 18, 2019
Regulator Orders All Hardship Customers To Be Returned To Default Service, Including Those On Existing Contracts (Final Order), Extends Effective Date
Retail Suppliers Prohibited From Serving Hardship Customers
The Connecticut PURA issued a final decision under which PURA ordered that all hardship electricity customers shall be returned to standard service (default service), and the EDCs shall implement system programming to prevent hardship customers from enrolling with an electric supplier.
December 17, 2019
Default Service Rate Decreasing At New Hampshire Utility
Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) has filed with the New Hampshire PUC proposed new energy service(default service) rates for the six-month period beginning February 1, 2020
December 11, 2019
Regulator Initiates Investigation Of Two Retail Suppliers, Assigns Prosecutorial Staff Rather Than Issuing Immediate NOV
The Connecticut PURA opened what it termed two separate "investigation[s]" of alleged non-compliance by Public Power, LLC and GDF Suez Retail Energy Solutions, LLC d/b/a Think Energy, and assigned Prosecutorial Staff for the investigation
December 11, 2019
PUC Sets Rate For Default Service After Asking Supplier For "Reasonable" Bid
Default Service Rate Falls 24%
After an initial RFP for standard offer service electricity supplies for the large customer class at Emera Maine-Maine Public District (MPD, formerly Maine Public Service) did not result in any bids, the Maine PUC has set a fixed standard offer rate for the class and has designated a default service…
December 10, 2019
State Agency Proposes Tracking Impact On Arrearages From Customer's Participation In Retail Electric Choice
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Bureau of Energy and Technology Policy (BETP) said in comments to the Connecticut PURA, in an energy affordability proceeding (Docket No. 17-12-03RE01), that the impact, on the customer's arrearage status, from a customer's…
December 6, 2019
PSNH Default Service Rate To Decrease For Residential, Small Commercial Customers
Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Eversource) has filed new energy service (default service) for the six-month period beginning February 1, 2020
December 5, 2019
Broker, Energy Manager Expands With New Office
Broker-consultant and energy management firm Atlas Retail Energy announced the company will expand its operations with the opening of a new office in Wakefield, MA, outside of Boston
December 4, 2019
Sunwave Seeks Retail Supplier License In New State
Sunwave USA Holdings Inc. applied for a New Hampshire retail electric supplier license to serve large commercial and industrial customers at PSNH and Liberty Utilities
December 3, 2019
PUC Discloses Winning Default Service Suppliers At Multiple Service Areas
The Maine PUC disclosed winning Standard Offer providers at Central Maine Power and Emera Maine-Maine Public District
December 3, 2019
Retail Suppliers Ask Regulator To Act On Long-Pending Proposed Marketing Rules, OCC Seeks Refresh
The Retail Energy Supply Association recently requested that the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority take further action in a pending proceeding which had been opened to address implementation of marketing standards and sales practices by electric suppliers (Docket 14-07-20RE01)
December 3, 2019
Proposed Decision Would Require All Hardship Customers To Be Dropped To Default Service, Including Those On Existing Retail Supplier Contracts
Draft Order Would Prohibit Retail Suppliers From Serving Hardship Customers
The Connecticut PURA issued a proposed decision which would require that all hardship customers be dropped to Standard Service (default service) by March 1, 2020, with suppliers prohibited from serving hardship customers
December 2, 2019
Retail Supplier Enters Settlement With Regulator, Will Pay $750,000, In Lieu Of Earlier $1.5 Million
The Connecticut PURA has approved formalizing a settlement agreement with Liberty Power Holdings, LLC ("Liberty"), under which Liberty would pay $750,000 in lieu of an earlier civil penalty of $1.5 million assessed against the supplier
December 2, 2019
Retail Supplier To Be Sold
Verso Paper Holding LLC, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Verso Corporation, has entered into a transaction under which it will sell 100% of the equity interests of Verso Androscoggin LLC (Androscoggin), including its FERC-jurisdictional facilities, and 100% of its equity interests in retail…
November 27, 2019
Regulator Instructs Retail Supplier To Cease Enrolling New Customers
The Connecticut PURA has issued a letter to Wattifi, Inc. (Wattifi) in which PURA, "instructs Wattifi to cease enrolling new customers," until Wattifi has resolved various concerns cited by PURA in the letter
November 27, 2019
State Proposes To Prohibit Retail Suppliers From Bundling Renewable Energy With Electric Plans Billed Through Utility Consolidated Billing
The Connecticut PURA has issued a proposal that would prohibit retail electric suppliers from providing to customers an electricity plan that includes in a bundled price renewable energy that exceeds the state's RPS if such plan is billed through utility consolidated billing (UCB).
November 26, 2019
Retail Supplier Enters Settlement With Regulator, Will Pay $500,000, In Lieu Of Earlier $750,000
The Connecticut PURA has approved formalizing a settlement agreement with Spark Energy, LLC, under which Spark would pay $500,000 in lieu of an earlier civil penalty of $750,000 assessed against the supplier
November 26, 2019
PUC Discloses Winning Default Service Suppliers
The Maine PUC disclosed winning Standard Offer suppliers at Emera Maine-Bangor Hydro District (EME-BHD, formerly Bangor Hydro-Electric)
November 26, 2019
Retail Supplier Names Energy Market Vet As Chief Sales Officer
Nordic Energy Services, LLC has named Adam Bashe as Chief Sales Officer
November 25, 2019
FERC Orders Changes In ISO-NE Storage Rules To Ensure Resource Does Not Pay Both The Wholesale And Retail Price For The Same Charging Energy
In ruling on an ISO New England compliance filing relating to electric storage participation in the wholesale market, FERC directed changes to ensure that electric storage resources will not pay both the wholesale and retail price for the same charging energy
November 22, 2019
Regulator Proposes New Security Requirements For Retail Suppliers, Up To $2 Million
The Connecticut PURA has issued proposed revisions to the electric supplier licensing rules
November 21, 2019
Retail Supplier Agrees To Not Seek To Serve Customers In State, At Any Time, Under Settlement
Prosecutorial Staff (PRO) of the Connecticut PURA ("Authority") and Abest Power & Gas, LLC (Abest) have reached a settlement agreement to resolve Abest's renewable portfolio standard (RPS) alternative compliance payments owing from the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 compliance years
November 20, 2019
Another State Considering Accelerated, More Frequent RPS Compliance Deadlines For Retail Suppliers, Citing Cases Of Non-Compliance
"In order to identify potential cases of non-compliance by Retail Electric Suppliers earlier in each compliance year and to limit risks of significant non-compliance and related effects," the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources is considering further amendments to 225 C.M.R. 14.00 and 225 C…
November 19, 2019
Regulator Proposes To Require Retail Suppliers To Settle RPS Obligations In "More Real-Time" Fashion, Cites Bankruptcies Of Suppliers With Unmet RPS Obligations
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority is considering requiring retail suppliers to settle their RPS obligations earlier.
November 19, 2019
Maine PUC Sets New Standard Offer Rates
The Maine PUC has set the Standard Offer rates for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric (Emera-BHD aka BHE) for the month of December 2019.