October 1, 2020
Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company (the Company) has filed at the Illinois Commerce Commission for approval of a Renewable Gas Interconnection (RGI) Pilot, which would be a new tariffed interconnection service that will allow renewable natural gas (RNG) producers located in the…
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September 30, 2020
The Illinois Citizens Utility Board (CUB) alerted Ameren and ComEd electric customers to a change in the utilities' electricity supply prices.
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September 30, 2020
Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission filed motions seeking an order conditionally dissolving the Commission’s March 18, 2020 Emergency Order prohibiting alternative retail electric suppliers (ARES) and alternative gas suppliers from conducting in-person solicitations, within the meaning of…
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September 29, 2020
Vistra Raises 2020 Financial Guidance, Announces Long-Term Capital Allocation Plan
Vistra, the parent of TXU Energy and various other retail energy brands, has launched Vistra Zero, a portfolio of zero-carbon power generation facilities, including seven new developments announced today in its primary market of ERCOT that total nearly 1,000 megawatts.
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September 24, 2020
Dynegy today announced that it has entered into a multi-year partnership with Chicago's iconic Willis Tower to provide 100% wind power (RECs) to the Tower.
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September 23, 2020
Energy Marketing Conferences on Sept. 29 is conducting a free webinar with retail energy thought leaders discussing the Pros and Cons of Competitive Energy
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September 22, 2020
Several utilities, including some with retail choice programs, have committed to a Memorandum of Cooperation, committing to work together to build a vast network of Midwest EV charging stations by the end of 2022.
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September 22, 2020
Commonwealth Edison and Ameren have filed new electric supply rates, resulting in new Prices to Compare, effective October 1, 2020
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September 14, 2020
Complainant Has Asked PUC To Rescind Contracts Between Retail Suppliers, Customers Which Were Arranged By Competitor Alleged To Be In Violation Of Licensing Requirement; Return Customers To Prior Supplier Contracts
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September 1, 2020
UP Power Marketing, LLC ('UPPM' or the 'Applicant'), which had served as a retail electric supplier in Michigan, filed an application at FERC for the disposition of UPPM’s jurisdictional facilities in connection with the sale of the ownership interests of UPPM (as described further below, the…
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August 21, 2020
Also Favors "Market-Based" Approach To Addressing Carbon Instead Of Fixed Resource Requirement
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker today announced, "eight principles that will serve as a foundation to begin transitioning Illinois to a clean energy economy."
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August 21, 2020
Commonwealth Edison has filed updated new electric supply rates, known as Purchased Electricity Charges (PECs), for the period beginning October 1, 2020
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August 20, 2020
Retail supplier Tomorrow Energy, which launched in February 2019 as a transition from the existing Sperian Energy, said that it has enrolled over 110,000 customers on 100% renewable energy products since launching.
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August 19, 2020
Part Of New Sustainability Focus, Brand Identity IGS Energy Will Expand Product Portfolio With More Clean, Efficiency Products
IGS Energy announced that it will provide 100% renewable electricity and carbon-neutral natural gas to all new residential consumers, beginning today.
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August 17, 2020
Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission recently filed comments on several separate petitions from retail energy suppliers to resume various in-person marketing channels, with Staff not opposing much of the relief, but opposing channels in which a sale representative would appear without a…
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August 6, 2020
For the second quarter of 2020, Genie Energy Ltd. reported that consolidated income from operations improved to $2.7 million, compared to a loss from operations of $9.3 million a year ago.
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August 4, 2020
Asked About Prospects For Divesting Generation, CEO Says Non-Nuclear Merchant Generation In Constant "Flux", From Annual Valuation Review
In reporting second quarter results, Exelon reported that the estimated impact of COVID-19 to Exelon utilities’ and Generation’s GAAP Net income as a result of COVID-19 is approximately $100 million and $50 million, respectively, for the second quarter of 2020 and primarily reflects the impact of a…
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July 31, 2020
Customers On Retail Supply Paying On Average 1.7¢/kWh More Than ComEd Share Of Competitive Supply Residential Customers Served By Municipal Aggregations Grows 35% At ComEd, Nears 60%
The Illinois Commerce Commission's Office of Retail Market Development has published its annual retail market report, which includes a comparison of costs paid by customers served by an alternative retail electric suppliers (ARES), including through municipal aggregation, versus the costs that would…
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July 27, 2020
IGS Notes Other Industries Allowed To Conduct Door-to-Door Sales, Says PUC Should Not Substitute Its Judgment For That Of The Gov. & Dept. Of Health IGS: View From PUC's July Order, "Misapprehends Reality"
Interstate Gas Supply, Inc. d/b/a IGS Energy petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC for reconsideration and/or rehearing of the PUC's July 16, 2020 Order that had denied IGS's motion for a partial rescission of the PUC's prohibition on in-person marketing, in order to allow IGS to conduct certain specific…
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July 21, 2020
Enel Green Power has started construction of the Lily solar + storage project, its first hybrid project in North America that integrates a renewable energy plant with utility-scale battery storage.
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July 10, 2020
IGS Energy disclosed in a material change filing that it is acquiring certain Ohio residential natural gas customers from Dominion Energy Solutions, Inc. (DES)
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July 2, 2020
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. today announced a newly-formed partnership with a subsidiary of ENGIE S.A. that will own a 2.3 gigawatt (GW) portfolio of wind and utility-scale solar assets.
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July 1, 2020
AEP Energy said that it, "has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with an affiliate of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for the output of 400 megawatt (MW) of renewable energy from Panther Grove Wind Energy Facility in Woodford County, Illinois."
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July 1, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio initiated an investigation of the marketing, sales, and enrollment practices of SFE Energy Ohio, Inc. (SFE Energy) and Statewise Energy Ohio, LLC (Statewise), following allegations from PUCO Staff, which were first reported yesterday, that video shows an agent…
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June 22, 2020
SmartestEnergy applied for an Illinois alternative retail electric supplier license to serve commercial customers with annual usage >15,000 kWh in the Commonwealth Edison territory
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