June 2, 2017
Retail Suppliers Must Provide Customers With High Price Alerts For Certain Products, At Customer-Selected Levels Advanced Posting Of All Variable Rates Required
The Illinois ICC has issued a second notice order to adopt a host of new retail electric marketing rules, including new rules requiring the advance posting of residential variable rates, including a separate notice for rate increases above a set threshold.
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June 2, 2017
"All In-Person Interactions" Now Regulated Will Apply Same Customer Protections To MLM Sales As Required For Door-to-Door Sales Will Require Background Checks on All MLM Agents Conducting In-Person Sales
The Illinois ICC has issued a second notice order to adopt a host of new retail electric marketing rules, including new rules that would subject all in-person sales, including multi-level marketing sales, and sales conducted outside the customer's home (such as at kiosks), to the same requirements…
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May 31, 2017
The Chron Organization, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a strategic marketing agreement with Viridian International Management, a direct selling organization, for medium to large commercial energy supply and related services.
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May 30, 2017
MVC Says Crius Acquisition of USG&E Determined To Be Superior To Equus Transaction Crius Energy Trust Announces Acquisition of U.S. Gas & Electric, Inc. and C$110 Million Bought Deal Offering of Subscription Receipts
Update, 5/31: MVC Capital, Inc., the parent of U.S. Gas & Electric, Inc., said that the Crius Acquisition (first reported yesterday, see below) was determined to be superior to the Equus transaction announced last month.
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May 26, 2017
CEO Sees More Broker M&A As Margins Compress
Nania Energy Advisors announced that it has acquired the energy supply brokering business of Goby
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May 25, 2017
PUC Adopts Billing Changes To Facilitate Prepay Service For Retail Suppliers
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has approved a revised program at Columbia Gas of Ohio to implement day-one choice service.
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May 19, 2017
Commonwealth Edison's residential price to compare will increase nearly 11% starting June 1.
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May 17, 2017
The Illinois Commerce Commission recently granted SFE Energy Illinois, Inc. d/b/a SFE Energy an alternative retail electric supplier license to serve nonresidential customers with annual electric consumption greater than 15,000 kWh in the territories of Ameren and Commonwealth Edison.
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May 17, 2017
The Illinois Commerce Commission recently granted Reliant Energy Northeast LLC an amendment to its Illinois alternative retail electric supplier license to include service to all customer classes, including residential customers, at Ameren
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May 12, 2017
The Michigan PSC affirmed that determining how load serving entities, including retail suppliers, are able to demonstrate compliance with certain statutory capacity requirements shall be addressed in the PSC's previously adopted technical conference process, not utility rate cases nor cases…
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May 12, 2017
The Michigan PSC denied a request from Consumers Energy which had sought to compel the disclosure of retail electric suppliers' confidential resource adequacy compliance showings filed with the PSC
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May 12, 2017
BlueRock Energy, Inc. has received a registration as a Connecticut natural gas supplier.
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May 5, 2017
Asked by an analyst during an earnings call this morning when Dynegy should stop waiting for, in the analyst's words, "the MISO magical regulatory fix," and instead accelerate a rationalization of Dynegy's generating assets in Midcontinent ISO Zone 4, Dynegy CEO Robert Flexon answered, "I certainly…
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May 5, 2017
Retail Growth Remains A Top Goal After Deleveraging
In reporting earnings today, Dynegy reported that it is actively pursuing broadening its retail business beyond Ohio and Illinois
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May 3, 2017
PALMco Energy announced its first international expansion with the introduction of electricity supply services into the Japanese energy market. The service will be provided by Family Energy, GK, an affiliate of PALMco Energy.
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April 28, 2017
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio needs to, "tie up," several disparate proposed or pending retail energy market enhancements, PUCO Chairman Asim Haque told attendees at the National Energy Marketers Association's 20th Annual National Energy Restructuring Conference
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April 25, 2017
Implied Total Enterprise Value Under Transaction Is $167 Million Purchaser Cites Potential For More Strategic Acquisitions
MVC Capital, Inc. announced that Equus Total Return, Inc., a publicly-traded business development company that previously announced its intention to become an operating company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MVC’s largest portfolio holding, U.S. Gas & Electric, Inc.
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April 24, 2017
Vista Energy Marketing, L.P. is expanding from retail natural gas supply to retail electricity supply, having recently applied for or obtained electric licenses in a number of states
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April 20, 2017
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved Duke Energy Ohio's selection of LE Energy LLC d/b/a Utility Gas and Power as an alternate natural gas supplier to serve customers in the percentage of income payment plan program, for a three-year period commencing in April 2017
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April 17, 2017
U.S. Gas & Electric Seeks License In New State
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April 14, 2017
DTE Energy said that its supply cost for natural gas default service has decreased 9%
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April 14, 2017
MISO Says Still Working With Illinois On "State-Based" Approach For Long-Term Resource Adequacy
Clearing prices in the Midcontinent ISO capacity auction for the 2017-18 delivery year were $1.50/MW-day for all zones.
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April 13, 2017
Direct Energy has begun offering retail electricity and natural gas plans in six states bundled with a Hive Active Thermostat, the connected home brand of its parent Centrica
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April 11, 2017
Starion Energy Seeks License In New State
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April 3, 2017
Reliant Energy Northeast LLC applied for an amendment to its Illinois alternative retail electric supplier license to include service to all customer classes, including residential customers, at Ameren
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