September 22, 2021
PALMco Power OH, LLC and PALMco Energy OH, LLC (PALMco) have entered into a settlement with Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel under which PALMco would provide up to $215,000 in further re-rates to customers, and forego collection of over…
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September 20, 2021
Ann Marie Toss recently joined Solar Landscape as EVP, Community Solar
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September 17, 2021
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved the results of the fall 2021 procurement of block energy supplies for default service at ComEd and Ameren, as well as a capacity procurement at Ameren
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September 15, 2021
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted BP Energy Retail LLC an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate
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September 15, 2021
Retail energy supplier Inspire announced that it has officially completed its acquisition agreement with Shell New Energies US LLC (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc.
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September 13, 2021
Utiliz Services, LLC registered with the Public Utility Commission of Texas as a Texas electric broker
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September 10, 2021
Bankrupt Supplier Discusses Path Forward For Remaining RCEs, Potential POLR Drop
A bankruptcy court today approved the sale of a significant book of customers of Liberty Power Holdings, LLC (collectively, 'Liberty Power' or the 'Debtors') to NRG Retail, LLC, which had been previously designated as a stalking horse bidder
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September 9, 2021
Duke Energy Ohio has scheduled the first stakeholder session (virtual) in connection with a proposed migration to a standard service offer auction (SSO) to serve non-shopping natural gas customers, instead of the current GCR mechanism
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September 9, 2021
The Michigan PSC said today in a news release that it, "ordered Consumers Energy Co. to show cause why it should not be found in violation of state laws and Commission orders and regulations regarding sharing of customer-specific consumption or billing data with affiliates offering unregulated value…
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September 9, 2021
Alleging an, "apparent misrepresentations with respect to certain information provided by SmartEnergy Holdings LLC (SmartEnergy) as part of its ESCO eligibility [re-]application to serve customers in the State of New York," the New York PSC directed SmartEnergy to show cause why the Commission…
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September 3, 2021
Blitz Ventures, Inc. d/b/a EnergyBot, the retail electricity plan comparison website owned by Vistra, filed for an amendment to its Maryland electric and natural gas broker licenses to serve residential customers in all service areas
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September 2, 2021
Star Energy Partners, LLC has agreed to a two-year marketing and enrollment "stand-down period" in Illinois as part of a settlement with Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Attorney General of the State of Illinois, and the Citizens Utility Board
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August 30, 2021
Staff Alleges Falsified TPV
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has recommended that PUCO deny the application of Switch Energy, LLC ("Switch") to renew its competitive retail electric service (CRES) provider license
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August 30, 2021
Proposes Change In Delineation Between Small & Large Customers
In a new rate case before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. has proposed a Carbon Reduction Rider as an opt-in rider that would allow customers to pay an additional fixed monthly fee to be used toward purchasing carbon offsets
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August 24, 2021
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted IGT Ohio a retail natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas.
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August 19, 2021
Requires Suppliers To Disclose Utility Price To Compare In Various New Situations
The Illinois Commerce Commission today issued a first notice order which includes proposed revisions to marketing and related rules applicable to alternative retail electric suppliers and alternative gas suppliers
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August 9, 2021
AEP Energy and Doral Renewables LLC (formerly named, Global Energy Generation LLC) (now d/b/a/ Doral LLC), a developer of renewable energy projects, primarily in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, announced today that they have signed an additional long-term renewable energy purchase agreement…
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August 9, 2021
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has remanded to FERC a complaint concerning the results of the 2015 Midcontinent ISO capacity auction, finding that FERC's conclusion that the outcome of the auction was just and reasonable, because the auction complied with the applicable tariff…
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August 5, 2021
In an annual retail electric market report, the Illinois Commerce Commission's Office of Retail Market Development recommended that the Public Utilities Act be amended to give the Commission explicit authority to revoke the licenses of agents, brokers, and consultants
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August 5, 2021
Customers On Retail Supply Paying On Average 3.7¢/kWh More Than ComEd
The Illinois Commerce Commission's Office of Retail Market Development has published its annual retail electric market report, which includes a comparison of costs paid by customers served by an alternative retail electric supplier (ARES), including through municipal aggregation, versus the costs…
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July 27, 2021
Shell New Energies US LLC (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has signed an agreement to buy 100% of the equity interests of Inspire Energy Capital LLC (Inspire), a renewable energy residential retail energy supplier with joint headquarters in Santa Monica, CA and Philadelphia, PA.
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July 26, 2021
In Commodities US, LLC has applied for FERC electricity market-based rate authority
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July 22, 2021
Draft Order Addresses Full Resumption Of In-Person Sales
An Illinois Commerce Commission ALJ has issued a proposed order which would allow for the full resumption of all forms of in-person marketing by retail energy suppliers, and which would deny ICC Staff's proposal that retail energy sales agents must be vaccinated
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July 16, 2021
Archer Energy is acquiring the retail natural gas customers currently served by Realgy at NIPSCO in Indiana, with the transition effective in August
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July 16, 2021
Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) today announced that it has agreed to acquire Indianapolis-based Kinetrex Energy from an affiliate of Parallel49 Equity.
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