June 8, 2015
As part of a new proceeding regarding energy storage (D.P.U. 15-ESC-12), the Massachusetts DPU has sought comment on utility ownership of energy storage Specifically, the DPU asked:
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June 5, 2015
Connecticut Schedules Supplier Working Group Meetings
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June 5, 2015
The Connecticut PURA has opened a review of the Connecticut Clean Energy Options Program to determine whether the program should be extended beyond December 31, 2016 (Docket No. 10-05-07RE01).
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June 3, 2015
The Maine PUC has assigned Docket 2015-00155 for a Commission-initiated inquiry into regulatory and rate-setting approaches for natural gas supply costs
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June 3, 2015
The Connecticut PURA has closed a review of Liberty Power Holdings, LLC's invocation of a change-in-law provisions of a small number of commercial contracts to pass-through costs of the 2014-15 ISO-NE Winter Reliability Program
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June 1, 2015
FERC accpeted a filing from ISO New England that identifies two potential new boundaries for Capacity Zones for ISO-NE’s tenth Forward Capacity Auction (FCA 10).
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June 1, 2015
Harborside Energy of Massachusetts, LLC plans to sell electricity to retail end use customers located in New England and has a pending application for an electric supplier’s license before the Massachusetts DPU.
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May 29, 2015
A revised draft Connecticut PURA decision would find that "incidental" residential accounts -- those meters associated with non-residential customers but assigned a residential rate class -- are not subject to new statutory billing information requirements, removing the concern that such incidental…
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May 29, 2015
The Connecticut PURA has closed an investigation of Connecticut Gas & Electric, Inc., a trade name for a U.S. Gas & Electric company, without further review or action
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May 28, 2015
Nordic Energy Services, LLC has named Blake Birch as Director of Regulatory Affairs.
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May 28, 2015
A Connecticut PURA draft decision would require Choice Energy, LLC to provide refunds to certain customers, who were served under a fixed rate contract, that the draft would conclude did not receive a notice about a change in their generation price 30-60 days before the end of their contract as…
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May 28, 2015
Following earlier passage in the Senate, the Connecticut House passed a bill yesterday to ban variable rate electric contracts for residential customers.
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May 27, 2015
After conducting a second RFP, Nstar has awarded contracts to serve large commercial and industrial customers in the NEMA load zone for the three-month period beginning July 1, 2015, and has filed new basic service rates with the DPU.
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May 26, 2015
The Massachusetts DPU has proposed that the basic service bill recalculation apply to all municipal aggregation electric customers, except in cases where the aggregation is initiated coincident with the start of one of the basic service pricing terms.
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May 22, 2015
First Point Power Seeks Retail Supplier License in New State
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May 21, 2015
Nordic Energy Services, LLC named Michael Stein as Vice President of Finance.
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May 21, 2015
Nstar has filed new electric basic service rates for the period beginning July 1, 2015, and the fixed rate for residential and small C&I customers remains above (or near) 10¢/kWh.
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May 21, 2015
The Connecticut Senate passed a bill yesterday to ban variable electric contracts for residential customers.
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May 20, 2015
Massachusetts should require that retail electric supply plans, which include an automatic renewal, that are posted on the state's forthcoming electric shopping website renew for a term of at least 12 months, the Massachusetts Attorney General told the DPU
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May 20, 2015
Massachusetts should impose a fee on competitive retail electric suppliers who seek to use a forthcoming state-administered electricity shopping website and rate board, Nstar and WMECO (Eversource) said in comments to the DPU
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May 19, 2015
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 2015.
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May 19, 2015
Staff of the New Hampshire PUC have invited stakeholders to offer, "written description of [their] preferred solution to address the high winter wholesale electricity prices that have plagued New Hampshire's and the region's electricity markets in recent winters."
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May 15, 2015
Western Massachusetts Electric Company has filed basic service rates for the period beginning July 1, 2015, and while lower than the winter rates, residential and small commercial fixed rates will still be nearly 10¢/kWh.
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May 14, 2015
The Connecticut PURA will not require South Jersey Energy Company to return customers to default service because South Jersey Energy did not timely file an application to "renew" its license, as PURA has now concluded that licenses, though subject to review every five years, do not automatically…
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May 14, 2015
Blue Pilot Energy, LLC is exiting the retail electric market, and will drop its Maryland customers to default service if they have not chosen another electric supplier.
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