March 30, 2015
Granite State Electric Corrects Default Service Rates
Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) has filed corrections to its proposed New Hampshire electric default service rates for the six-month period beginning May 1, 2015
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March 30, 2015
FERC Approves Sale of Duke Retail, Merchant Plants
FERC approved the sale of Duke Energy Retail and 6,100 MW of Duke merchant generation to Dynegy.
March 30, 2015
After Learning "Hard Lesson" in SoCal Gas Market, Spark Energy Expects to Return To Customer Growth in Q2
Spark Energy expects to see its customer count decline during the first quarter of 2015 due to churn in the Southern California natural gas market -- part of a "hard lesson" the company learned regarding the market, but the company expects to return to net customer growth by the second quarter of…
March 27, 2015
PUC Orders Refund for Customers of Retail Supplier
The Maine Public Utilities Commission formally announced that certain former customers of People’s Power and Gas, LLC will receive a credit on their electric bills beginning March 30 for an unauthorized service fee the company assessed in November and December of 2013.
March 27, 2015
Spark Energy Developing Framework to Support Additional Growth Through M&A, Reports Earnings
Spark Energy announced that it is developing a framework with NuDevco Partners Holdings, LLC, which is owned by Spark's founder, that would enable Spark to pursue additional growth through M&A.
March 26, 2015
License Briefs
Champion Energy Services Seeks License in New State
March 25, 2015
Update: Here Are The Granite State Electric Default Service Rates For All Classes Starting May 1
Below are the proposed default service electric rates for customers at Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) in New Hampshire for the six-month period beginning May 1.
March 25, 2015
Great Eastern Energy Releases Customer-Facing Energy Management Application
Retail supplier Great Eastern Energy announced that it is offering, on a beta basis, its first-ever customer dashboard and analytical portal for energy management.
March 25, 2015
Bill Banning Variable Rates Advances
The Connecticut Energy & Technology joint committee has reported favorably a bill (S.B. No. 573) which would prohibit retail suppliers from charging variable electric rates to residential customers.
March 24, 2015
Default Service Rate to Decrease 55%
Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) announced that it has filed with the New Hampshire PUC new electric default service rates
March 24, 2015
License Briefs
NY/NJ ESCO Seeks Supplier License in New State
March 24, 2015
Retail Supplier Returns Customers to Default Service, Exits Market
Citing an inability to assure customers of savings in the future due to a gas-constrained and potentially volatile ISO New England market, Dead River Company, a Maine retail electric supplier, returned its customers to default service in December 2014, and has now relinquished its Maine electric…
March 23, 2015
Connecticut Seeks Stakeholder Comment on Issues Related to New Supplier Billing Requirements
Having recently re-opened a decision concerning new electric billing regulations, the Connecticut PURA has now sought specific stakeholder comment on several issues.
March 20, 2015
Consumer Counsel, Retail Suppliers Jointly Propose Revised Marketing Standards for Suppliers (Changes Address Customer Assignment, Door-to-Door Sales)
The Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel and several retail suppliers have filed specific, jointly proposed changes to recently adopted retail electric supplier marketing standards.
March 19, 2015
License Briefs
Nordic Energy Services Seeks License in New State
March 19, 2015
Green Mountain Energy Offering Service In New State
Green Mountain Energy has begun offering residential electricity service in Massachusetts, at Nstar.
March 18, 2015
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 April 2015.
March 18, 2015
Massachusetts Utilities File New POR Discount Rates
The Massachusetts electric utilities have filed new proposed purchase of receivables discount rates (standard complete billing percentages) to be effective May 1, 2015.
March 18, 2015
National Grid Massachusetts Default Service Rates To Fall 40% To Below 9¢ Starting in May
National Grid fixed basic service rates for Massachusetts residential and commercial electric customers will fall below 9¢/kWh starting in May, under rates filed with the DPU.
March 17, 2015
PURA: Over 50 Complaints Against Suppliers Have Been Open for 30+ Days; PURA Issues Compliance Directives
At a recent supplier working group meeting, the Connecticut PURA issued several compliance directives and reminders to suppliers, including direction to timely respond to customer complaints.
March 17, 2015
Connecticut To Re-open Residential Electric Bill Design Format To Address Implementation Issues
The Connecticut PURA has issued a draft decision which would re-open a proceeding implementing recent statutory changes in the design and content of residential electric bills to address issues which have arisen in implementation of PURA's January decision
March 17, 2015
Retail Suppliers "Heartened" By Discussion To Include Yelp-Like Supplier Ratings on State's Retail Choice Website
A working group of competitive retail suppliers said that it was "heartened" by discussions to include a Yelp-like rating system for suppliers on the in-development Massachusetts retail electric shopping website, though the working group did not reach a consensus on the issue.
March 16, 2015
Maine Workgroup Files Recommendation For Suppliers to Access Smart Meter Data
A Maine working group has issued a report regarding Central Maine Power's provision of advanced meter data to customers and retail suppliers via an online portal.
March 16, 2015
Retail Supplier Says It Has Complied With Renewal, Termination Fee Requirements
In response to the Connecticut PURA's newly opened review of its termination fee policies, Viridian Energy informed PURA that it has been following statutory requirements
March 16, 2015
License Briefs
The Massachusetts DPU has granted SFE Energy an electric supplier license to serve all customer classes