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May 13, 2015
Retail Supplier Names New Senior Vice President
Bruce D. Heine has been promoted to senior vice president at National Fuel Resources, Inc., the energy marketing company of National Fuel
May 13, 2015
Parent of Retail Supplier to Offer LG Chem Energy Storage Systems
ONEnergy Inc., the parent of retail supplier Sunwave Gas & Power, announced a sales and distribution agreement with LG Chem Inc. under which ONEnergy's Sunwave Energy Efficiency division will distribute and market LG Chem's lithium ion-based Energy Storage Systems (ESS).
May 9, 2015
Order Grants License to Supplier, Requires $18,000 Donation To Fuel Fund
A final Connecticut PURA decision granted an electric supplier license to REP Energy, LLC, and conditioned the license on, among other things, an $18,000 donation to Operation Fuel.
May 9, 2015
United Illuminating Default Service Rates To Fall By One-Third (C&I Rate To Fall to 3¢)
United Illuminating has filed new default service rates for the period beginning July 1, 2015, and the new residential Standard Service rate will decrease by one-third
May 9, 2015
Update: CL&P Default Service Rates To Fall By One-Third
After announcing an average rate on Friday, Connecticut Light & Power has filed specific new default service rates for the period beginning July 1, 2015, with the residential rate set to fall by one-third.
May 8, 2015
Connecticut Light & Power Default Service Rate to Fall
Connecticut Light & Power (Eversource) announced this morning that the average supply rate for Standard Service customers will decrease from the current 12.42 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to 8.25 cents
May 8, 2015
Retail Supplier Would Make $2,000 Charitable Contribution Under Settlement With Regulator
Verde Energy USA, Inc. would make a $2,000 charitable contribution to Operation Fuel, Inc. to fully resolve a Connecticut PURA Notice of Violation which had alleged that Verde was not in complete compliance with the requirements for quarterly rate notices sent to customers.
May 8, 2015
Regulator Slams "Callous" Actions of Retail Supplier in Seeking $300,000 in Penalties, Supplier Says NOV Inaccurately Reflects Evidence
The Connecticut PURA has issued a Notice of Violation to Liberty Power Holdings, LLC concerning what the NOV alleges is unlawful back-billing of customers, and would impose a civil penalty of $294,000 on the company.
May 7, 2015
Briefly
N.H. PUC Developing Retail Electricity Rate Board
May 7, 2015
PUC Staff Supports Six-Month Contracts for Default Service, Disinclined To Support Laddering At This Time
Staff of the New Hampshire PUC have recommended that for the residential and small commercial customers, the PUC should use six-month contracts for default service, with 100% of required load being bid at each procurement.
May 7, 2015
Massachusetts Issues Proposed Rules for Retail Electricity Rate Board, Website
The Massachusetts DPU has issued proposed rules for a DPU retail electricity rate board and shopping website.
May 6, 2015
Mass. DPU Dismisses Attorney General Claims Against Cape Light Compact Muni Aggregation, But "Strongly Encourages" Review With Other Agencies
The Massachusetts DPU approved a revised municipal aggregation plan for the Cape Light Compact, dismissing various concerns raised by the Attorney General, as either irrelevant to the aggregation plan itself, or outside of the DPU's jurisdiction.
May 6, 2015
RESA: CL&P "May Be" Improperly Assigning Residential Rate Classification To Commercial Customers
Connecticut Light & Power (Eversource), "may be improperly assigning residential rate classifications to commercial customers," the Retail Energy Supply Association said in comments to PURA.
May 6, 2015
Genie Retail Energy Customer Count Slips on Colder Weather, Churn Steady
Genie Retail Energy, the parent of IDT Energy and several other retail energy brands, saw its customer count decline marginally during the three months ended March 31, 2015 on lower gross additions, which customer churn was steady versus the prior sequential quarter.
May 5, 2015
PSNH Forecasts 15% Reduction in Default Service Rates For July 1
Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Eversource Energy) has forecast a 15% lower default service rate for the period beginning July 1, 2015.
May 5, 2015
Regulator Provides Examples of Non-Compliant Contract Summary Disclosure Statements from Retail Suppliers
The Connecticut PURA has issued a notice concerning new standard contract summary templates and examples of contract summaries which it said are non-compliant with the new standard.
May 4, 2015
FERC Issues $5 Million Penalty Against Generator For Manipulating Reliability Payments
FERC issued an order issuing a civil penalty in the amount of $5 million against Maxim Power Corporation and affiliates.
May 4, 2015
Regulator Approves Negative POR Discount; Discounts At Three Utilities
The Massachusetts DPU allowed new purchase of receivables discount rates at three utilities to take effect May 1, 2015, subject to further review and reconciliation similar to other annual reconciliation filings (e.g. basic service reconciliation factors).
May 4, 2015
Utility Files To Introduce POR With 5% Discount
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Unitil has filed at the Massachusetts DPU to implement a purchase of receivables program with a 5% discount rate for residential customers.
May 1, 2015
Briefly
N.Y. Sets Further Collaborative On ESCO Service to Low-Income Assistance Customers, Faster Gas Switching
May 1, 2015
Georgia, Vermont Regulators Discuss Electric Choice
Regulators from Vermont and Georgia discussed prospects for electric choice in their states during the National Energy Marketers Association National Restructuring conference.
May 1, 2015
Rhode Island Retail Choice "Promised Land" Is Out There, But PUC Needs Suppliers to Combat "Paternalistic" State Attitudes
The "promised land" for retail electric choice in Rhode Island is out there, but the PUC needs retail suppliers to fight against the default "paternalistic" attitude of many state policymakers, Rhode Island PUC Commissioner Paul Roberti told the National Energy Marketers Association National…
April 30, 2015
Briefly
BGE Files New Amounts For Bypassable SOS Rider 8 (Reconciliation)
April 29, 2015
Town Square Energy Offering Service in New Territories
Town Square Energy is now offering residential electricity at Nstar, Western Massachusetts Electric Co., and Unitil.