August 20, 2018
Direct Energy Launches New Plan In Northeast Markets, Also Expands Echo Dot Plans
Direct Energy said that it has newly launched, under the Direct Energy brand, a residential renewable energy plan in its Northeast markets
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August 17, 2018
NY To Hold Workshop On EV Rate Design, Seeks Comments On Utility Role, Ownership Of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Deployment
New York Department of Public Service Staff will host a working group meeting on Friday, September 21, 2018 to discuss rate design principles to be applied to electric vehicle charging stations.
August 13, 2018
Westchester Power Municipal Aggregation Issues RFI For New Power Supply Contract For ConEd Service Area
New York municipal aggregation Westchester Power has issued a Request for Information to identify qualified electric suppliers for its upcoming September solicitation for power for customers in the portion of its service area with Consolidated Edison's territory.
August 7, 2018
Genie Retail Energy Reports Higher Earnings, Lower Churn
Genie Retail Energy (GRE) reported income from operations of $3.3 million in the quarter ending June 30, 2018 (second quarter), compared to a loss from operations of $9.4 million a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA increased to $3.8 million in 2Q18 compared to negative Adjusted EBITDA of $8.9 million a year…
August 6, 2018
New York DPS Staff File Specific Proposed Mechanism For Changing ESCO ZEC Compliance To Pay-As-You-Go
Staff of the New York Department of Public Service and Staff of NYSERDA have filed a proposal to transition the compliance mechanism for LSEs, including ESCOs, under the zero emissions credit (ZEC) program to a "pay as you go" mechanism
August 3, 2018
CleanChoice Energy Launches 100% In-State Wind Plans In New York And Illinois
CleanChoice Energy has begun offering residential and business customers in New York and Illinois retail electricity supply plans with 100% in-state wind.
August 2, 2018
NRG: "Always" Looking To Acquire Retail Books
Discussing second quarter earnings this morning, Mauricio Gutierrez, NRG Energy's President and Chief Executive Officer, said that NRG's Retail business had a "phenomenal" quarter, and said that the business is "always" looking to acquire retail books.
August 2, 2018
Start-up Retail Supplier Led by Natural Gas Trader Formed, Seeks Licenses
Start-up Mercury Energy Marketing, LLC has applied for an Ohio retail natural gas supplier license to serve residential and commercial customers at Dominion East Ohio and Columbia Gas
July 31, 2018
Retail Supplier Hires Retail Market Vet As Senior Business Development Exec
Approved Oil, whose affiliate Approved Energy offers retail electricity and natural gas service in New York and New Jersey, has named John McConnell as Senior Business Development Executive.
July 31, 2018
Direct Energy Acquires Retail Customer Book
Centrica, the parent of Direct Energy, reported that, in July, it acquired a portion of BP’s US retail marketing operation, which supplies around 100bcf of gas per year to customers in Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio.
July 25, 2018
People's Counsel Presses PSC For Comparisons Of SOS, Retail Supplier Costs For Low-Income Customers
In comments to the Maryland PSC on the Maryland Department of Human Services' Office of Home Energy Programs' (OHEP) Electric Universal Services Program (EUSP) Proposed Operations Plan for FY 2019, the Maryland Office of People's Counsel has renewed calls for the PSC to direct utilities to provide…
July 25, 2018
Mitsubishi Sub. Forms Retail Energy Supplier, Seeking Licenses
CIMA Energy Solutions, LLC, a 100% subsidiary of CIMA Energy, LP, has recently been formed as CIMA Energy, LP's retail marketing affiliate to directly meet the energy needs of retail consumers in deregulated markets across North America
July 24, 2018
New York PSC Grants Extension For ESCO Compliance With Revised UBPs
The Secretary of the New York PSC issued a notice extending the deadline for compliance with the newly revised Uniform Business Practices (UBPs) that had been adopted on January 19, 2018
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July 19, 2018
EC Infosystems Announces 2018 User Conference to be held in San Antonio
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – July 19, 2018 – EC Infosystems, a leader in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Billing/Customer Information Solutions (CIS) for companies in the deregulated energy industry , will host its annual user conference for clients on September 12 – 14, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas.
July 19, 2018
ESCO Seeks Further Reduction In ZEC Compliance Obligation
Liberty Power Holdings, LLC ("Liberty") petitioned the New York PSC to reduce Liberty’s zero emission credit (ZEC) obligation, citing further declines in its retail load in New York State
July 18, 2018
New York DPS Staff Schedules Stakeholder Meeting On ESCO Cybersecurity Issues, Self-Attestation, DSAs
New York Department of Public Service Staff will convene a stakeholder meeting on Thursday July 26, 2018 to discuss cyber security issues raised in Case 18-M-0376 – Proceeding on Motion of the Commission Regarding Cyber Security Protocols and Protections in the Energy Market Place.
July 17, 2018
New York PSC Decreases ESCO's ZEC Compliance Obligation
The New York PSC has directed the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to suspend 55% of AP Gas & Electric (NY), LLC's and 16% of AP Gas & Electric (TX), LLC's monthly Zero-Emission Credit (ZEC) compliance obligation payment for the April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019…
July 17, 2018
New York PSC Lifts Cap On Banking RECs For Utilities For RECs From Mandated DER Purchases
The New York PSC has, for the utilities, lifted a cap on banking RECs for compliance with the clear energy standard (CES) only for any RECs the utilities are required to purchase under the compensation mechanism the PSC adopted for utility purchases from distributed energy resources
July 16, 2018
New York PSC Approves Change In Purchase Of Receivables (POR) Reconciliation Mechanism
The New York PSC approved changes to the purchase of receivables (POR) reconciliation mechanism at Consolidated Edison (ConEd) for natural gas service, and directed that similar changes be filed for electricity service
July 13, 2018
New York Adopts Guaranteed Savings Requirement As Part Of Allowing Low-Income Customers To Pledge Share of Bill Discount To Pay For Community Distributed Generation
The New York PSC has approved a bill discount pledge (BDP) program intended to increase the access of low-income customers to community distributed generation (CDG)
July 13, 2018
New York Adopts Offshore Wind Obligation Assigned To ESCOs, LSEs
The New York PSC adopted a final order directing the centralized procurement of offshore wind that places a compliance obligation on LSEs, including ESCOs
July 6, 2018
New York DPS Staff Advances ConEd/O&R Smart Home Automation & Supply Pricing Demonstration Project, Utilities May Proceed With Filing Detailed Implementation Plan
Includes Unique Supply Pricing Mechanisms Versus Standard Default Service
Staff of the New York Department of Public Service have found that a proposed Smart Home Rate REV Demonstration Project filed by Consolidated Edison and Orange and Rockland, for electricity customers, complies with a PSC order on "smart home" rates as well as REV objectives, and directed that the…
July 5, 2018
New York Municipal Aggregation Sustainable Westchester Adds Communities
Sustainable Westchester, a New York opt-out municipal aggregation, has filed at the New York Department of Public Service to add the Village of Sleepy Hollow to the aggregation
July 2, 2018
New York PSC Secretary Denies Request To Extend Deadline For ESCO Submission Of Self-Attestation Of Cybersecurity Controls
Utilities Say They Won't Take "Immediate" Action To Decertify ESCOs Based On Submitted Attestations
The Secretary of the New York PSC has denied requests from ESCOs to extend the June 30, 2018 (effectively July 2, 2018) deadline set for the submission of Self-Attestation of Information Security Controls by ESCOs to the utilities.
July 2, 2018
Broker Owned By TXU Parent Adopts New Brand (EnergyBot), Says Residential Service "Coming Soon"
Names Energy, Digital Vet As CEO
Blitz Ventures, Inc., the broker owned by Vistra Energy, the parent of TXU Energy and other retail brands, has adopted the brand EnergyBot for its online-based brokering service currently targeted to commercial and industrial customers, and says on a recently launched website (www.energy.bot) that…