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August 11, 2017
The State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) under which the New York PSC is, "temporarily restrained and enjoined from enforcing or implementing," the PSC's order generally prohibiting ESCOs from serving assistance…
August 10, 2017
Josco Energy Corporation filed a request with the New York PSC to extend the deadline for de-enrolling assistance program participant (APP) customer accounts identified by the electric and gas distribution utilities pursuant to Ordering Clause 10 of the Public Service Commission's Order Adopting…
August 9, 2017
Direct Energy Business announced that it has been selected to be a Qualified Real Time Energy Management (RTEM) Vendor, for Direct's Panoramic Power technology, by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
August 9, 2017
Great Eastern Energy (GEE) has expanded its service territory in New York to include the Niagara Mohawk (National Grid) service area for electricity and the National Fuel Gas Distribution service area for natural gas, for residential and non-residential service.
August 7, 2017
CEO Sees Multiples Increasing For Retail Acquisition Valuations
During an earnings call on Friday, Spark Energy disclosed that only a relatively small amount of its customer base is subject to the New York PSC's prohibition on ESCO service to low-income customers (absent a PSC-approved waiver for a guaranteed savings product)
August 4, 2017
The Pennsylvania PUC granted a petition from the UGI electric and natural gas utilities for waivers authorizing the utilities to maintain their current default service rates through November 30, 2017, rather than enacting scheduled changes otherwise required on September 1, 2017, and, for…
August 4, 2017
Genie Retail Energy (GRE) reported higher customer growth during the three months ended June 30, 2017 (2Q 2017), compared with the growth seen in the three months ended March 31, 2017.
August 4, 2017
PSC Affirms Deadlines For Responses Of Other Challenged Discovery Requests
The New York PSC issued a written order addressing interlocutory appeals of an order from the presiding ALJs in the PSC's retail evidentiary proceedings concerning a PULP motion to compel
August 4, 2017
In releasing earnings today, Vistra Energy (parent of TXU and other retail brands) reported that it saw a negligible decrease in its residential customer count during the second quarter.
August 3, 2017
PSC Moves Forward With Retail Evidentiary Hearing Process
In rejecting interlocutory appeals of several rulings concerning the scope and procedure for its retail mass market evidentiary hearing process, the New York PSC denied requests to suspend or terminate the evidentiary phase of the proceeding and affirmed that the evidentiary hearing process will…
August 2, 2017
The New York PSC denied in its entirety an interlocutory appeal of several rulings concerning the scope and process of the retail mass market evidentiary hearing process.
August 2, 2017
PSC Affirms Requirement For ESCOs To Respond To Other PULP Information Requests
In addressing an interlocutory appeal of the presiding ALJs' discovery ruling in the New York PSC's mass market evidentiary review, the New York PSC this morning ruled that ESCOs shall not be compelled to respond to PULP discovery requests seeking customer-specific information, but otherwise…
August 2, 2017
The Secretary of the New York PSC denied an appeal from Direct Energy concerning the manner in which other state agencies, who are parties to the evidentiary proceeding reviewing the retail energy mass markets, may access confidential responses from ESCOs to various discovery requests issued in the…
July 27, 2017
Statutory Authority Allows PSC To Impose "Limitations" On ESCO Rates, Court Says
In addressing appeals from the Supreme Court for the County of Albany concerning that lower court's decision concerning the New York PSC's mass market "reset" order, which had banned ESCO service to all mass market customers except for two compliant products, an Appellate Division court agreed with…
July 27, 2017
Counsel for the Retail Energy Supply Association filed a letter with the New York PSC urging the Commission to terminate the Track 1 evidentiary hearing process reviewing the retail energy mass markets, and to proceed with a restructured Track 2 collaborative process
July 27, 2017
Direct Energy Services, LLC asked the Virginia SCC to dismiss an application from Dominion Virginia Power for approval of 100 percent renewable energy tariffs, as Direct argued that as Dominion's application lacks information on the rate or source of renewable power under the program, "it fails to…
July 27, 2017
Direct Energy is extending its Connect to Comfort 24 Plan, which includes a Hive smart thermostat and subscription plan, to both natural gas and electricity customers in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and the District of Columbia.
July 26, 2017
Will Lead Innovation, Expansion Stream Announces New State For Energy Services
Stream (formerly Stream Energy) named Leticia Castellanos as its Vice President and General Manager of Energy Services.
July 25, 2017
The presiding New York ALJs have denied a motion to compel filed by the National Energy Marketers Association (NEMA) which had sought to require Department of Public Service Staff to share with NEM information responses submitted to Staff by ESCOs who are not parties to the New York PSC's…
July 24, 2017
Starion Energy NY, Inc. withdrew its previously submitted request for a waiver at the New York PSC, under which Starion Energy had sought the authority to continue service to Assistance Program Participant (APP) customers with a guaranteed savings product
July 19, 2017
The presiding ALJs have rejected all motions to quash (and similarly styled relief) subpoenas, sought by Department of Public Service Staff, served on ESCOs who are not parties to the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass market.
July 19, 2017
Clarifies Compliance Deadlines For Other ESCOs
The New York PSC has extended the deadline by which ESCOs must comply with various ordering clauses of its order prohibiting service to assistance program participant customers (APP) for the 12 ESCOs who have submitted waiver requests to continue serving APP customers with a guaranteed savings…
July 17, 2017
PSC Directs Staff To Review Process of Calculated LSE Loads For ZEC Compliance
The New York PSC issued an order directing NYSERDA, "to temporarily suspend, beginning with the August 2017 payment, 35% of Liberty’s [Liberty Power Holdings LLC] monthly ZEC [zero emissions credits] compliance obligation payments for the compliance period beginning April 1, 2017 and ending March 31…
July 14, 2017
Will Provide Opportunity For Third Party Individuals To "Intervene" For Those Customers For Which There Is Concern About Their Ability To Participate Effectively In The Market
July 13, 2017
Retail supplier CleanChoice Energy announced that it has launched CleanChoice Small Business, a new service that will allow small businesses to purchase 100% clean energy with no upfront investment, setup fees or installation.
