October 31, 2023
Utility With High Migration Choice Program Proposes Reduced Tolerances For Imbalance Penalties
As part of a newly filed rate case…
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October 5, 2023
Retail Supplier Enters Settlement In Investigation Proceeding
A retail energy supplier has…
October 4, 2023
Attorney General Files Suit Against Retail Supplier, Seeks License Revocation, Consumer Contract Rescission
Alleged Violations Include Referring To Energy Choice As "State" "Program", Even In Situations Where Supplier Does Not Say Program Designed To Save Money A state Attorney General has…
October 3, 2023
New York Broker Led By Former ESCO VP Expanding To Several New States
A broker applied for…
October 2, 2023
Consumer's Counsel Seeks Rate Cap Applicable To Retail Supplier Prices Listed On PUC's Shopping Site
Sought Supplier Rate Cap Could Actually Be LOWER Than Default Service Rates, As Consumer Counsel Says SOS Rates Currently An "Anomaly", Not True Market Benchmark A Consumers' Counsel has recommended that a PUC…
September 29, 2023
Utility With High Migration Choice Program Proposes Higher Supplier Creditworthiness Standards
A utility has filed an intent to file a new distribution rate case
September 28, 2023
Start-up Auto-Switching Concierge Service Announces $9M Seed Round, Will Expand Nationwide
Names Retail Vet As Head of Brokerage
A start-up is in the process of seeking electricity broker licenses in…
September 27, 2023
PJM Board Issues Directives On Capacity Market Changes, Impact To Load
PJM's Board has issued a series of directives concerning changes to the capacity market developed through the Critical Issue Fast Path-Resource Adequacy (CIFP-RA)
September 11, 2023
Japan-Based Fortune 500 Global Trading & Business Investment Company Establishes Renewable Energy Development Company In U.S.
A Fortune 500 global trading & business investment company has established…
September 11, 2023
Start-up Broker Led By Market Vet Expanding To Texas
A start-up registered as a Texas electric broker
August 25, 2023
Choice Utility With Optional REC Rider To Lower Price Of RECs Charged To Customers
According to an audit report from a consultant retained by the PUC of Ohio, Duke Energy Ohio (DEO) has stated that it intends to lower the cost of its GoGreen REC add-on product in Ohio
August 25, 2023
Settlement Reached For Utility To Use Wholesale Auction To Procure Default Service; Change From Current Managed Portfolio
Several parties have reached a settlement under which Duke Energy Ohio would transition to using a wholesale Standard Service Offer (SSO) auction to procure natural gas supplies for default service customers, in a change from its current gas cost recovery (GCR) process
August 23, 2023
PUC Increases Fine (To $122,000) On Retail Supplier From Lower Amount In Settlement With Staff
The PUC of Ohio has modified a settlement between SmartEnergy Holdings, LLC (SmartEnergy or the "Company") and PUCO Staff under which SmartEnergy had agreed to a forfeiture of $85,000
August 11, 2023
Direct Energy Offering Energy Plans That Include Free Amazon Prime
Direct Energy said that it is offering two years of Amazon Prime included as part of its "On Us" electricity plans
August 9, 2023
Vistra Reports "Strong" Retail Counts & Margins
Vistra Corp. reported for its Retail segment Adjusted EBITDA of $498 million for the quarter ending June 30, 2023 (second quarter), up from $403 million a year ago, on, "strong counts and margins performance," partially offset by below normal weather experienced in all markets
August 3, 2023
Retail Supplier Enters $220,000 Settlement With PUC Staff, Will Return Subset Of Customers To Default Service
XOOM Energy Ohio, LLC (XOOM) has agreed to a forfeiture of $120,000 and would return certain subsets of customers to default service under a stipulation with Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to resolve alleged violations raised in prior Staff reports, including alleged slamming
August 3, 2023
Attorney General Issues Demand Letter To Retail Supplier
In a 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2023, Via Renewables, Inc. made the following disclosure:
July 27, 2023
AEP Energy Grows Customer Base By Nearly 100,000 Accounts While Working Through Sale Process
Retail supplier AEP Energy had approximately 844,000 customer accounts as of June 30, 2023, parent American Electric Power reported in a 10-Q.
July 24, 2023
ComEd Residential Customers On Retail Supply Paid $88 Million More Than Price To Compare From June 2022-May 2023 (1.8¢/kWh)
Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission's Office of Retail Market development have filed an annual report on the retail electric market, covering the 12 months ending May 2023.
July 18, 2023
Retail Supplier Active In Texas Confirms Planned Northeast Expansion
Announces Retail Supply Agreement With Texas Manufacturing Facility
Enel North America announced a retail electricity supply agreement with intelligent power management company Eaton
July 7, 2023
Retail Supplier No Longer Serves Customers In State, Withdraws License
MeterGenius, Inc. d/b/a Hero Power filed to withdraw its Illinois alternative retail electric supplier certificate, stating that it, "no longer serves any customers in Illinois and does not have any future plans, at this point, to do so."
June 26, 2023
Hospital Group Selects Consultant For Energy Procurement, Other Energy Services
The Ohio Hospital Association (OHA) has partnered with CLEAResult to provide energy procurement services as well as Energy Star Benchmarking and Certification services to members
June 14, 2023
CVS Health Selects Retail Supplier For 150 Stores
CVS Health announced an 18 megawatt agreement with Constellation to purchase, "zero-emission, renewable energy equivalent to the annual electricity use of its 147 CVS Health locations throughout Michigan," CVS said
June 5, 2023
State's Consumer Advocate Selects Retail Energy Aggregator For Aggregation Of Solar Installation Leads, Offers
The Illinois Citizens Utility Board (CUB) announced a new program -- branded Solar Switch and formally known as Grow Solar Chicagoland -- which will serve as a group buy program for solar installations
June 2, 2023
Update: PUC Staff Alleged Violations Based On Supplier's Language Including, "Nothing Will Change", Statement About Protection When Supplier Rate Exceeds PTC; "Market Rate"
A January 12, 2023 Amended Notice of Probable Non-Compliance ("notice") provided by Staff of the PUC of Ohio to SmartEnergy Holdings, LLC has been made public, providing further information regarding what behavior Staff had alleged was in non-compliance with the marketing rules