March 27, 2013
License Briefs
The District of Columbia PSC granted Clearview Electric, Inc. a natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes.
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March 27, 2013
Do Regulators Really Want Innovation from Retail Suppliers?
During yesterday's DNV KEMA retail energy executive forum, regulators from Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania all said that retail suppliers need to offer innovative products and services, and that competing on price alone is not what they want from the retail market.
March 26, 2013
Choose Energy Inc. Closes $4M Series A Investment, Funds Will Support Geographic Growth, Additional Services
Choose Energy, Inc. announced that it has received a Series A fundraising round from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and Stephens Capital Partners.
March 26, 2013
Crius Energy Reports New Markets for Viridian, Says Strong Organic Growth Tempered By Weather Impacts
Crius Energy Trust reported that it saw "strong" organic customer growth during the period since commencing operations on November 13, 2012 through December 31, 2012, but that financial results were negatively impacted by unfavorable weather.
March 25, 2013
North American Power Planning Georgia Expansion, Working to Launch in 4 New States
North American Power is preparing to expand natural gas service to Georgia and three additional states, while also expanding electric service to two new states.
March 21, 2013
Winning Bidders at Columbia Gas Standard Choice Offer Auction Revealed
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed winning bidders from the recent Standard Choice Offer auction at Columbia Gas of Ohio.
March 20, 2013
Clearview Electric Listing Residential Offers in New State
Clearview Electric has begun listing residential electric offers for customers in Illinois.
March 19, 2013
Illinois Shopping Growth Again Spikes as Aggregations Begin Flow
Illinois saw the number of residential electric shoppers grow by 150,000 accounts from January 31 to February 28 as more opt-out aggregations from the November ballot began billing customers on competitive supply.
March 19, 2013
License Briefs
BFE Scheduling Seeks Supplier License in New State
March 19, 2013
AP Gas & Electric Launches Service in New State, Announces Next Market Entry
AP Gas & Electric has announced the launch of electric service in Ohio, and confirmed plans for another market launch in 2013.
March 18, 2013
License Briefs
Kona Energy Receives License in New State
March 14, 2013
Dynegy to Acquire Retail Supply Business
A Dynegy subsidiary has entered into an agreement to acquire Ameren Energy Resources (AER) and its subsidiaries Ameren Energy Generating Company (Genco), Ameren Energy Resources Generating Company (AERG), and retail supplier Ameren Energy Marketing Company (AEM).
March 13, 2013
License Briefs
MP2 Energy Seeks Retail License in New State
March 12, 2013
Start-up Retail Supplier Led by Former MXenergy, Credit Suisse Execs Receives New License
A start-up retail supplier led by executives formerly with MXenergy and Credit Suisse Energy and co-founded by the principal of an advertising agency that served over 50 of the Fortune 500 companies has received a license in a new state.
March 11, 2013
License Briefs
Caterpillar Seeks Retail Supplier License
March 11, 2013
Dominion Announces Buyer for Three Merchant Plants
Dominion announced today that it has signed a purchase and sale agreement for three merchant generation power stations with a subsidiary of funds controlled by Energy Capital Partners, a private equity firm.
March 7, 2013
XOOM Energy Launches in New States, Territories
XOOM Energy LLC has officially launched service in several new territories.
March 6, 2013
Duke Energy Ohio Nears 50% of Residential Accounts Switched
Nearly 50% of residential electric accounts at Duke Energy Ohio were on competitive supply as of December 31, 2012, according to stats newly posted by PUCO, and migration has likely passed 50% since then.
March 4, 2013
Retail Supplier Recommends New York Require Contracts to Disclose Payment of Fee to Broker
A retail supplier has recommended to the New York PSC that retail supply contracts which are the result of brokering should disclose to the customer that the broker is being paid for its services by the retail supplier.
March 1, 2013
Michigan PSC Adopts Proposed $25,000 Charitable Contribution to Settle Slamming by Retail Supplier
The Michigan PSC has adopted Direct Energy Services, LLC's proposal to make a $25,000 charitable donation to resolve 13 Michigan enrollments which occurred without customer authorization, with such unauthorized enrollments the result of four sales agents that, "purposefully manipulate[d] DES's…
March 1, 2013
Eisenbach Consulting, LLC Acquires Bulk of Vital Connections, LLC
Eisenbach Consulting, LLC has acquired hundreds of commercial and industrial clients from Texas-based Vital Connections, LLC.
March 1, 2013
License Briefs
ConEdison Solutions Seeks Supplier License in New State
February 28, 2013
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Connecticut Retail Supplier to Relinquish License
February 28, 2013
Retail Supplier Seeks Shopping Credits at Duke Energy Ohio due to Lack of Unbundling
Interstate Gas Supply, Inc. has recommended that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio introduce a form of shopping credit for natural gas customers at Duke Energy Ohio due to the inclusion of natural gas procurement costs in nonbypassable base rates.
February 27, 2013
More Businesses in Kentucky Will be Allowed to Shop for Natural Gas Supply
A recent order from the Kentucky PSC will allow more businesses to shop for natural gas supply at Louisville Gas & Electric, by lowering the threshold to take transportation service.