July 11, 2016
PUC Adopts Changes To Retail Choice Program; Marketers Had Warned Some Of These Changes Will Harm Market
The Maine PUC adopted a series of changes to the retail natural gas choice program at Northern Utilities (Unitil)
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July 8, 2016
MA Sister Utilities Seeking to Merge Operating Companies, What's the Impact on Default Service?
Eversource in Massachusetts is seeking to merge its Nstar Electric operating unit with its Western Massachusetts Electric Co. operating unit to form a single legal entity, and petitioned the DPU for an advisory opinion
July 7, 2016
License Briefs
LifeEnergy (LS Power Retail Supplier Affiliate) Seeks License In New State
July 6, 2016
National Grid Seeks To Increase Utility-Owned Solar Generation by Two-Thirds, Addresses Cost Recovery, Treatment of Output
National Grid has petitioned the Massachusetts DPU to own and operate up to an additional 14 MW of solar generation, as authorized by state law
July 6, 2016
Muni Aggregation's Next Step: Developing Generation With Captive Customers
The dangers of opt-out municipal aggregation to workably competitive retail electric markets become more apparent as municipal aggregations move to take the next step, transitioning from mere brokers (though ones with a huge competitive advantage in their opt-out authority) to generation developers…
July 5, 2016
State Senate Passes Bill Requiring Long-Term Contract Procurement Equal To 50% of Retail Electric Market Sales; Amendment Changes Impact on Default Service
The Massachusetts Senate passed an amended version of S.2372, which is generally designed to require the procurement of Canadian hydropower under long-term contracts, but an adopted amendment to the bill changes the treatment of such power with respect to default service
July 5, 2016
PUC Orders Sale of Utility Power Plants, Use of Competitive Procurement for Default Service
The New Hampshire PUC has approved, without modification, a settlement among various parties requiring Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Eversource) to divest its power plants and adopt a competitive procurement for default service
June 30, 2016
PSNH Seeks Approval of Long-Term Contract With Hydro-Quebec, What's The Impact On Default Service?
Public Service of New Hampshire has petitioned the New Hampshire PUC for approval of a long-term PPA with Hydro Renewable Energy Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Hydro-Quebec
June 29, 2016
FERC Approves Transition Period For Zonal Sloped Demand Curves in ISO-NE Capacity Market, Rejects Generator Protests on Curve Design
FERC accepted without modification a filing by ISO New England to implement sloped zonal demand curves and a new sloped system-wide demand curve for use in ISO-NE’s Forward Capacity Market
June 29, 2016
License Briefs
Mint Energy Receives License in New State
June 29, 2016
Default Service Rate to Fall 25%
The New Hampshire PUC approved a 25% decrease in the default service rate for residential and small commercial customers at Granite State Electric (Liberty Utilities)
June 29, 2016
PUC Approves Continuation of Alternative Default Service Rate Program
The New Hampshire PUC approved an extension of the Alternate Default Energy Service Rate (Rate ADE) tariff at Public Service of New Hampshire (Eversource) in its present form for a period of: either 12 months from July 1, 2016, or if divestiture of PSNH's plants is ordered, until such time as PSNH…
June 29, 2016
PUC Approves 10% Increase in Default Service Rate at PSNH
The New Hampshire PUC has approved a 10% increase in the energy service (default service) rate at Public Service of New Hampshire (Eversource), effective July 1
June 24, 2016
RESA Touts "Highly Competitive" Offers on N.H. Electricity Shopping Website
A review by the Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) finds competitive retail energy suppliers in New Hampshire actively posting more than 70 different residential product offerings via the New Hampshire PUC's shopping website, "at prices highly competitive with default rates offered by the state…
June 20, 2016
License Briefs
Mint Energy applied for an Illinois alternative retail electric supplier license to serve non-residential retail customers with annual electrical consumption greater than 15,000 kWh at Commonwealth Edison
June 20, 2016
Citing Looming Cross-Subsidization, Supplier Asks Regulator To Introduce Zonal Default Service Rates for Residential, Small C&I Customers
TransCanada Power Marketing Ltd. asked the Massachusetts DPU to introduce zonal default service pricing for residential and small C&I customers at Nstar and National Grid, starting with the next basic service price period (November 2016 and January 2017, respectively), in order to address…
June 17, 2016
Maine 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 for the month of July 2016
June 17, 2016
FERC Mandates Scarcity Pricing for "Transient Shortages"; Retail Suppliers Have Warned Requirement Will Increase Uplift
As part of its never-ending march to increase compensation to capacity owners, FERC has mandated an increase in the frequency in which jurisdictional RTOs enter shortage pricing conditions
June 16, 2016
National Grid Files New Default Service Rates
National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new industrial basic service rates for the period August 1, 2016 through October 31, 2016
June 15, 2016
PURA Seeks Info To Determine Retail Supplier Compliance With New Billing Disclosures
The Connecticut PURA has sought information from the EDCs to determine whether suppliers are submitting newly required information to be listed on customer bills
June 15, 2016
Dynegy to Acquire Energy Capital Partners' Interest in Atlas Joint Venture (ERCOT, Northeast Generation)
Dynegy Inc. announced today its intent to acquire Energy Capital Partners’ (ECP) 35% interest in the Atlas joint venture (JV), which the two companies formed in February 2016 to purchase ENGIE’s 9,058 megawatt U.S. fossil portfolio in ERCOT, PJM, and ISO-New England.
June 15, 2016
State Opens Inquiry Into "Unbundling"
The Maine PUC has opened an inquiry regarding, "to what extent electricity and natural gas utility bills should be further unbundled and, if so, which components should be separately stated."
June 14, 2016
PURA Issues Preliminary Notice of Findings Regarding Retail Supplier's RPS Compliance
The Connecticut PURA has issued a preliminary findings and determination regarding each retail electric supplier's compliance with the RPS for the year 2014.
June 14, 2016
Retail Supplier Announces Contract Under Group Net Metering
Freedom Energy Logistics said, utilizing the enactment of New Hampshire HB 1116, it has bridged a relationship between small hydro generators, Ampersand Brooklyn Dam Hydro of Groveton NH, and Fiske Hydro of Hinsdale NH, to produce energy directly purchased by the University of New Hampshire through…
June 14, 2016
Led By Market Vet, Energy for a Cause Launching Retail Energy Business
Energy for a Cause Inc is launching an online energy shopping marketplace and platform