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October 30, 2014
Retail supplier Great American Power, LLC has filed at FERC for approval of a transaction under which its holding company parent, Great American Power Holding LLC, would acquire 100% of the equity interests in retail supplier Perigee Energy, LLC
October 29, 2014
Spark Energy, LLC has agreed to acquire the Connecticut variable rate customers of Connecticut-based Discount Power, Inc.
October 28, 2014
With the long-awaited implementation of purchase of receivables and large spikes in default service rates driving new interest among retail suppliers in serving the Massachusetts mass market, consumer representatives are calling for the DPU to enhance customer protections.
October 24, 2014
Marathon Power Receives Supplier License in New State
October 23, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has opened a review of Choice Energy, LLC's compliance with the requirement to send renewal notices to customers whose fixed price contracts are expiring.
October 23, 2014
At a hearing today reviewing SOS procurement results, the Maryland PSC will hear that uncertainty caused by potential changes to PJM's capacity market -- and the allocation of unknown transition costs to load serving entities -- has "scared away" bidders in Maryland's October SOS procurement for SOS…
October 22, 2014
Liberty Power recently expanded its residential electric service to Massachusetts.
October 21, 2014
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and several utilities have opposed proposal to defer National Grid's basic service rate increase, which will see residential rates double starting November 1, stating that deferral will exacerbate challenges caused by the increase.
October 21, 2014
ConEdison Solutions has begun offering electric service to individual residential customers in Massachusetts, at Nstar, National Grid, and Western Massachusetts Electric Company.
October 20, 2014
Choice Energy LLC and Discount Power, Inc., in separately filed comments, called a conclusion in a draft Connecticut PURA decision that each failed to properly train sales agents as flawed and erroneous, with Choice Energy warning that the conclusion, which was based on policy recommendations rather…
October 17, 2014
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 November 2014.
October 17, 2014
SolarCity and Direct Energy announced that they will provide solar electricity and solar energy storage systems at two BJ's Wholesale Club locations.
October 15, 2014
The New Hampshire PUC has ordered that a rulemaking be opened examining regulation under Puc 2100, relating to standards of conduct and related procedures governing the relationship between a distribution company and its affiliates transacting business in New Hampshire.
October 14, 2014
Connecticut Light and Power told PURA that it is "not possible" to prepare a bill insert informing customers of new Standard Service rates 45 days in advance as now required by statute for rates effective January 1, 2015, and that this requirement should also not be required for July 1, 2015 rates.
October 14, 2014
The Connecticut PURA, in a draft decision, has indicated that it intends to initiate an investigation into two retail electric suppliers' compliance with the agent training requirements under statute, and whether contracts should be "voided" should PURA determine non-compliance.
October 13, 2014
A revised draft Connecticut PURA decision implementing several new statutes has dropped some of the more extreme proposals from an August draft, but would still impose onerous new requirements on electric supplier marketing and contracting.
October 13, 2014
The Massachusetts DPU has issued for comment a specific proposal that would have the effect of blunting the otherwise doubling of National Grid's default service rates for the period starting November 1, through a blending process with recovery occurring over a longer period.
October 10, 2014
Green Mountain Energy Company filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas a statement of intent to provide retail electric service using a customer prepayment device or system.
October 9, 2014
TerraForm Power Inc., a global owner and operator of renewable energy power plants, and SunEdison, Inc. are the buyers of the assets of Hudson Energy Solar Corporation, Just Energy's commercial solar division.
October 9, 2014
Peak 5 Advisors applied for an Ohio electric broker license to serve all customer classes in all service areas. The company, started in 2013, was formed from a larger property tax firm and its primary focus is real estate operating expense consulting and mitigation.
October 7, 2014
Online energy shopping portal Point Click Switch announced that it is now offering customers the opportunity to receive rate comparisons by submitting a picture of their bill to the site.
October 7, 2014
The Maine PUC reminded medium C&I customers at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric that Standard Offer electric rates will double this winter at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric, with the increase starting in December.
October 6, 2014
The Massachusetts DPU will entertain comments on proposals to mitigate, including through a potential deferral, of basic service rate increases at National Grid.
October 6, 2014
Unitil in New Hampshire is the latest New England utility to see its winter default service rates double from the present levels, under rates now approved by the PUC.
October 3, 2014
The Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General has urged the DPU to open an investigation, "into ways to mitigate the dramatic rate increases that will impact National Grid's Basic Service customers on November 1, 2014, as well as anticipated increases to other electric distribution companies'…
