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
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June 10, 2016
Broker Seeks Declaratory Order From Regulator Regarding "Concierge"/Buyer's Club Service (Auto-Switching Of Customers To Best Plans Over Time)
Broker Utiliz LLC has petitioned the Connecticut PURA for a declaratory ruling to determine if Utiliz LLC's business is subject to the regulations, rules, and licensing of an electricity broker (which are not licensed in Connecticut) or an electricity aggregator (which are subject to PURA licensure)…
June 9, 2016
FERC Seeks More Info on Dynegy/Atlas Acquisition of GDF Suez Plants, Capacity Market Impacts
FERC Staff have directed that Atlas Power, the joint venture between Dynegy and Energy Capital Partners, provide additional information concerning its application to acquire various plants from GDF SUEZ Energy North America
June 8, 2016
License Briefs
EDF Energy Services Seeks Supplier License in New State
June 2, 2016
Connecticut Clarifies Obligation for Retail Suppliers To Submit Price Filings To Rate Board
The Connecticut PURA has issued a letter to retail suppliers clarifying that suppliers need not make a monthly price filing of their generally available mass market offers to the rate board if their offers have not changed
June 2, 2016
End User To Pay $5 Million Under FERC Settlement
FERC approved a settlement between its Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) and Lincoln Paper and Tissue, LLC (Lincoln) under which Lincoln has agreed to a civil penalty of $5,000,000 and disgorgement of $379,016.03 to resolve an investigation into whether Lincoln engaged in fraudulent conduct in its…
May 27, 2016
EDF Energy Services Seeks Retail Supplier License In New State
EDF Energy Services, LLC applied for a Connecticut electric supplier license to serve commercial and industrial customers in all service areas.
May 25, 2016
ESCO Holding Company Acquires Retail Supplier
CPG Power Holdings LLC has purchased a 100% interest in Union Atlantic Electricity Corp., a Maine-based retail electricity supplier
May 24, 2016
Mint Energy Expanding to More Markets in PJM
Mint Energy, LLC is expanding to new markets in the PJM region
May 24, 2016
Connecticut Governor Hails Retail Supplier's New, Expanded HQ in State
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that Crius Energy, through its wholly owned subsidiary Regional Energy Holdings, will relocate its headquarters to Norwalk, where the company will retain its 200 jobs and create 225 new positions within the next four years.
May 20, 2016
PUC Adopts $72,000 Settlement With Retail Supplier
The Pennsylvania PUC issued an order adopting a previously reported settlement between Public Power LLC and the PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement under which Public Power will pay a civil penalty of $72,500 and issue certain customer refunds to resolve the charging of an incorrect rate…
May 19, 2016
RESA Highlights Savings, Value-Add On Massachusetts DPU Retail Energy Shopping Website
A review by the Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) finds nearly 30 competitive retail energy suppliers in Massachusetts actively posting more than 200 different product offerings, "at prices highly competitive with default rates offered by the state’s utility companies."
May 19, 2016
Regulator Issues $300,000 Notice of Violation To Supplier Regarding Prior Savings Guarantee in Contracts
The Connecticut PURA issued a Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty to Choice Energy, LLC in the amount of $300,000 related to guaranteed savings provisions previously in Choice Energy, LLC's contracts
May 19, 2016
Nstar Default Service Rates To Decrease 25%
Nstar (Eversource Energy) filed basic service electric rates with the Massachusetts DPU for the period beginning July 1, 2016
May 18, 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 June 2016
May 10, 2016
Comcast Retail Energy Offers Launched in New State
Energy Rewards, the Crius Energy brand offered via its marketing partnership with Comcast, has begun offering residential service in Connecticut
May 10, 2016
PSNH Default Service Rates Forecast To Increase Nearly 10%
Public Service of New Hampshire (Eversource) has forecast a nearly 10% increase in its energy service (default service) rate starting July 1, 2016
May 10, 2016
Massachusetts Default Service Rates To Decrease 25%
Western Massachusetts Electric Co. (Eversource) has filed new default service rates for the period beginning July 1, 2016
May 9, 2016
License Briefs
Eligo Energy Receives License in New State
May 5, 2016
NRG Revamps Residential Solar To Originate Business For Sale To Other Providers; Sells Majority Share of EV Charging Business
NRG Energy announced today the conclusion of the GreenCo strategic review process with an agreement to sell a majority share of EVgo, and with a restructuring and simplification of its residential solar business
May 5, 2016
United Illuminating Default Service Rates To Decrease 25%
United Illuminating's residential and small C&I Standard Service Generation Services Charge (GSC) will decrease about 25% on July 1.
May 5, 2016
Connecticut Light & Power Default Service Rates To Decrease 30%
Connecticut Light & Power's residential Standard Service rate will decrease 30% on July 1.
May 5, 2016
Spark Energy Acquires Multiple Retail Suppliers Encompassing 335,000 RCEs; CEO Hopes More Acquisitions To Be Done
Spark Energy is acquiring Major Energy and Provider Power under separate transactions, encompassing about 335,000 residential customer equivalents (RCEs)
May 3, 2016
Connecticut Light & Power Discloses Default Service Suppliers
Connecticut Light and Power reported that the following suppliers will serve Standard Service load during the second half of 2016:
May 3, 2016
Retail Supplier Affiliate Launches Community Solar Projects for New York State Residents and Businesses
BlueRock Solar, the solar energy affiliate of BlueRock Energy, has launched a community solar offering in New York.