November 7, 2017
Staff of the New York Department of Public Service (DPS) said in a letter responding to a request from various ESCOs to initiate settlement discussions in the PSC's evidentiary review of the ESCO mass market that such discussions would be an inappropriate delay in the case unless and until ESCOs…
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November 6, 2017
United Illuminating's residential Standard Service rate will increase 27% on January 1, while the small C&I rate will increase 25%
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November 2, 2017
Genie Retail Parent Names New CEO
Genie Retail Energy (GRE), the parent of IDT Energy and other retail energy brands, continued to see accelerated customer growth during the three months ended September 30, 2017
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October 27, 2017
Cite "Considerable Common Ground" On Key Areas
A group of ESCOs have asked the New York PSC to initiate confidential settlement discussions among parties in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass markets
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October 25, 2017
Worried Experience At Other LDC, Where Supply Prices Distorted, Could Be Repeated
Changes to Niagara Mohawk's capacity release program, proposed by New York PSC Staff in a rate case, could result in inequitable treatment of ESCOs depending on how slice-of-system changes are implemented, Mirabito Natural Gas, LLC said in comments filed with the PSC
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October 24, 2017
Centrica Business Solutions recently officially opened a new 30,000 sq. ft. office and facility for its ENER-G Rudox business, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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October 24, 2017
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has issued an order temporarily staying enforcement of the New York PSC's December 16, 2016, order which generally prohibits ESCOs from serving assistance program participant (APP) customers (except for any subsequently granted waiver)
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October 23, 2017
The Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance, which as reported last week received New York PSC approval for its opt-out municipal aggregation implementation plan, with an initial list of municipalities, informed the PSC that additional towns have approved opt-out aggregations to be run by MEGA
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October 20, 2017
As first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com yesterday , the New York PSC adopted several customer protections and rules governing the marketing and sale of distributed energy resources (DER), via a set of uniform business practices, and a final order posted by the PSC provides further details…
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October 20, 2017
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) said in an October 19 news release that, "the energy service company MPower Energy could be barred from operating in New York following more than 100 complaints about deceptive sales and marketing practices by the Brooklyn-based ESCO."
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October 19, 2017
Requires DER To Obtain Customer Consent Adopts Standard Disclosure Requires Mass Market DER Registration With PSC
The New York PSC adopted several customer protections and rules governing the marketing and sale of distributed energy resources (DER), via a set of uniform business practices
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October 19, 2017
The PSC adopted the draft orders discussed below without modification with respect to Just Energy New York Corporation, National Fuel Resources, Inc., and Zone One Energy, LLC, granting these ESCOs a waiver to serve APP customers with a GSP product under the terms described below
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October 19, 2017
PSC Approves New Muni Aggregation Covering Seven Municipalities (Thus Far), Including City of ~30,000
(Earlier) Draft New York PSC Order: Municipal Aggregations Must Provide Guaranteed Savings Versus Default Service To Serve Low-Income Customers
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October 18, 2017
Retail supplier and renewable energy provider CleanChoice Energy announced it has opened a Manhattan office to develop new solar software and clean technological innovations.
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October 18, 2017
LPC Gas, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Power Corp, LLC., applied for an Ohio natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas.
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October 6, 2017
More Time Granted For Rebuttal Testimony
The presiding ALJs in the New York PSC's evidentiary proceeding reviewing the retail energy mass markets have further pushed back the dates for the hearings in the case, as a result of granting parties more time to file rebuttal testimony
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October 4, 2017
The New York PSC has granted Consolidated Edison and Orange and Rockland Utilities a further extension of time to implement EDI changes necessary to accommodate ESCO bill credits to Assistance Program Participant (APP) customers
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October 3, 2017
Astral Energy, LLC petitioned the New York PSC for a reduction of its ZEC compliance payments as set by NYSERDA
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September 25, 2017
The New York PSC moved to dismiss a lawsuit which had been filed in federal court by a low-income ESCO customer against the PSC concerning the PSC's order prohibiting ESCOs from serving assistance program participant (APP) customers, as the PSC said that the federal court lacks jurisdiction, and…
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September 20, 2017
Great Eastern Energy (GEE) has further expanded its service territory in New York to include the Rochester Gas & Electric (RG&E) and Central Hudson Gas & Electric service areas in New York for electricity and natural gas, for business and residential customers
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September 20, 2017
Customer Contract With Broker Would Be Evergreen
In testimony in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass markets, The O.E. Group asked the New York PSC to authorize a model under which brokers could enter into contracts with customers under which the brokers could select, on the customer's behalf, an ESCO, and be able to…
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September 19, 2017
ESCOs have saved New Yorkers, across all customer classes, over $10 billion over the last 16 years, the National Energy Marketers Association said in testimony in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass markets
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September 19, 2017
NYS Agency: Utility Permitted To Under-allocate Costs To Commodity Banning ESCOs From Mass Market "Premature" Given Lack of Full Unbundling
New York's current market structure favors utilities over ESCOs and direct customers, and any prohibition on mass market sales by ESCOs is premature until such inequities are fixed, the New York State Office of General Services (OGS) said in testimony in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the…
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September 19, 2017
As part of a series of proposed market reforms contained in its testimony in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass markets, a witness for the Retail Energy Supply Association proposed that, as part of strengthened ESCO eligibility requirements, the PSC should "review" an…
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September 19, 2017
As part of a series of proposed market reforms contained in its testimony in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass markets, a witness for the Retail Energy Supply Association proposed that New York implement a purchase of receivables (POR) "clawback" to prevent against, "…
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