August 19, 2016
Retail Suppliers Relocate HQ To Larger Office Space Due To Growth
Columbia Utilities and PALMco announced the relocation of their corporate headquarters to the Bath Beach area of Brooklyn, New York.
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August 17, 2016
Ethical Electric Passes One Billion Kilowatt-Hours Served to Retail Electricity Customers
Ethical Electric announced it recently passed one billion total kilowatt-hours (kWh) served to retail electricity customers across America.
August 16, 2016
Update: Premier Holding Corp. Discloses Purchase Price for Retail Supplier Acquisition
Premier Holding Corporation disclosed in a 10-Q the price it paid to acquire retail supplier American Illuminating Company from WWCD, LLC (see prior story concerning the acquisition)
August 11, 2016
Crius Energy Reports Customer Growth, Lower Gross Margin on Increases C&I Sales
Crius Energy reported that it recorded net customer growth of 26,000 customers (all data is in RCEs) from March 31, 2016 to June 30, 2016
August 10, 2016
Michigan Requests MISO Study Resource Adequacy In Wake Of Plant Retirements
With declining electric reserve margins expected by 2018 in the state and region, the Michigan Agency for Energy (MAE) and the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) asked the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), the regional transmission operator for most of the state, to conduct a…
August 10, 2016
J.D. Power Residential Retail Supplier Rankings: REP Maintains #1 Ranking in Texas, But New 2nd and 3rd Place REPs
J.D. Power has published its 2016 Retail Electric Provider Residential Customer Satisfaction Study
August 9, 2016
AG Reaches Settlement With Retail Supplier Over Allegedly "Misleading Marketing", Includes Refunds
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a settlement with Ethical Electric Inc. for what the Attorney General alleged were, "misleading consumers about the source of the 'green' energy provided through its Clean Energy Option product."
August 4, 2016
Dynegy Sells 50% Stake in Illinois Power Plant, Announces Uprates, New Brand
Dynegy in announcing earnings disclosed that it has reached an agreement to sell its 50% stake in an Illinois power plant, and has also debuted a new brand
August 2, 2016
Binge Watch With Your Electricity: Retail Supplier Bundling Hulu Service With Electricity
Direct Energy is offering customers an electricity plan that includes a 12-month Hulu subscription at no additional cost
July 27, 2016
Green Mountain Energy Receives Natural Gas Supplier License
The Illinois Commerce Commission recently granted Green Mountain Energy Company an alternative gas supplier license to serve residential and commercial customers in all service areas
July 26, 2016
License Briefs
Palmco Power MI, LLC applied for a Michigan alternative electric supplier license and Palmco Energy MI, LLC applied for a Michigan alternative natural gas supplier license
July 26, 2016
Genie Retail Energy (IDT Energy Parent) To Acquire Two Retail Energy Suppliers
Genie Retail Energy has entered into an agreement to purchase Retail Energy Holdings, LLC, the parent of retail suppliers Town Square Energy, LLC and Town Square Energy East, LLC (f/k/a Discount Energy Group).
July 25, 2016
PSC Opens Investigation Into Alleged Slamming By Retail Supplier
The Michigan PSC directed that the Michigan Agency for Energy Staff, on behalf of the Commission, shall conduct an investigation into the alleged unauthorized switching of natural gas customers by Direct Energy Services, LLC, to ensure that customers are not switched without the proper authorization…
July 25, 2016
Michigan PSC "Remains Concerned" Lower Peninsula LSEs Do Not Have Adequate Capacity
The Michigan PSC issued an analysis in which the PSC said that, while Michigan's near-term electric supply outlook for the summer of 2017 in the Lower Peninsula has improved slightly, the five-year review again shows, "the tightening of capacity supplies overall, in both the state and the Midwest"
July 21, 2016
MISO Posts Draft Tariff, BPMs for Chosen Forward Capacity Market Applicable Only To Retail Choice Areas
The Midcontinent ISO has posted draft tariffs and business rules for its chosen solution to implement a capacity market construct specific to those states within the RTO that have retail choice
July 19, 2016
Retail Natural Gas Supplier To Expand To Retail Electricity Supply
LE Energy LLC, which operates retail natural gas suppliers in several Midwest states, intends to expand its business to retail electricity sales.
July 13, 2016
If Texas Market Advocates Ever Wanted To Push To Open Entergy To Customer Choice, The Door Could Soon Close (Act Fast)
For advocates seeking to expand retail choice, the Entergy Texas service area remains one of the lowest hanging fruits, which oddly has not drawn much attention despite seemingly lower barriers to choice versus other favorite targets such as Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan (full choice), and California…
July 1, 2016
Annual Illinois Retail Market Report Details Migration Swings Due to Muni Aggregation (40% Decline in Migration -- Not A Sustainable Driver of Shopping)
The number of residential customers on competitive electric supply at Commonwealth Edison has fallen from a peak of 70% in March 2014 to only 40% as of May 2016, primarily due the termination of various municipal aggregations and their return of customers to default service, an annual report from…
June 29, 2016
License Briefs
Mint Energy Receives License in New State
June 27, 2016
PSC Asks Whether "Retail Model" Should Be Used for Default Service, As Review of SOS Re-opened (Hourly Pricing, Contract Term Lengths Also On Tap)
The District of Columbia PSC has re-initiated a review into the design of Standard Offer Service, after suspending its review of SOS pending resolution of the Pecpo-Exelon merger
June 20, 2016
License Briefs
Mint Energy applied for an Illinois alternative retail electric supplier license to serve non-residential retail customers with annual electrical consumption greater than 15,000 kWh at Commonwealth Edison
June 20, 2016
Green Mountain Energy Seeks Natural Gas Supplier License
Green Mountain Energy applied for an Illinois natural gas supplier license to serve residential and commercial customers in all service areas
June 13, 2016
Report: MISO Facing Potential Shortages in 2018
The Organization of MISO States (OMS) and MISO released the results of their annual resource adequacy survey, and the groups said that results indicate that the MISO region has adequate capacity for 2017 with potential shortages in 2018 and beyond.
June 8, 2016
Regulator Approves Merger With Requirement That Retail Supplier Ceases Use of Brand Name Shared By Utility
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved the proposed merger of AGL, parent of Nicor Gas, with Southern Company.
June 3, 2016
Marketer Acquires Retail Supplier
Big Apple Energy, LLC will acquire retail supplier Iron Energy, LLC under Big Apple's previously reported acquisition of Vantage Commodities Financial Services, LLC, according to a FERC filing