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June 9, 2017
The presiding ALJs in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass markets have ruled that an outside consultant retained by the Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) shall receive copies of the "keys" required to identify the Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) and their customers…
June 8, 2017
Commenting on a New York PSC Staff white paper concerning PSC oversight of distributed energy resource suppliers (DERS) (see story here) , the National Energy Marketers Association cautioned the PSC not to institutionalize disparity in treatment between DERS and ESCOs.
June 7, 2017
Speaking before a New York Senate committee, John Rhodes, currently the CEO of NYSERDA who has been nominated to chair the New York PSC, said that the record seems to indicate that some customers have been "disadvantaged" by some of the practices of ESCOs, as Rhodes emphasized the need for consumer…
June 6, 2017
LDCs Will Allow ESCOs To Deliver Alternative Gas Supplies To City Gate Versus Allocated Storage
The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY (KEDNY) and KeySpan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid (KEDLI) have proposed to make certain changes to capacity release as a result of an ESCO collaborative.
June 6, 2017
Sperian Energy's geographic expansion over the next six to nine months will include expansion into natural gas, as the company also wants to play a part in the Texas retail electric market, Sperian's newly appointed CEO Paul Keene told EnergyChoiceMatters.com.
June 1, 2017
Would Be First Supply Rate Increase in Nine Years
Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G) today filed for what it called a "modest" increase in the residential gas supply rate for basic gas supply service customers
June 1, 2017
ESCOs Seek Stay Of Motion To Compel Pending Interlocutory Appeal
Staff of the New York Department of Public Service submitted, for the signatures of the presiding ALJs, an additional 33 subpoenas duces tecum to be issued to ESCOs who are not parties to the PSC's evidentiary proceeding reviewing the retail energy mass markets.
May 31, 2017
The Chron Organization, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a strategic marketing agreement with Viridian International Management, a direct selling organization, for medium to large commercial energy supply and related services.
May 31, 2017
The Retail Energy Supply Association and Direct Energy Services, LLC submitted to the New York PSC an emergency request for interlocutory review of several recent orders from the presiding ALJs concerning the scope and schedule of the retail energy mass market evidentiary review proceeding.
May 31, 2017
Frontier Utilities Northeast, LLC is exiting the New York market and is transitioning some of its New York customers to Spark Energy, LLC
May 30, 2017
Update, 5/31: MVC Capital, Inc., the parent of U.S. Gas & Electric, Inc., said that the Crius Acquisition (first reported yesterday, see below) was determined to be superior to the Equus transaction announced last month.
May 26, 2017
The presiding ALJs in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the New York PSC's review of the retail energy mass markets have granted a motion to compel filed by the Public Utility Law Project of New York, Inc., requiring ESCOs to respond to PULP's data requests.
May 26, 2017
Staff of the New York Department of Public Service have provided to the presiding ALJs, for the ALJs' signatures, 143 subpoenas duces tecum to be issued to ESCOs who are not parties to the PSC's evidentiary proceeding reviewing the retail energy mass markets.
May 24, 2017
The presiding ALJs in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy markets have affirmed that the proceeding is limited to reviewing the mass market, but found that discovery related to the large C&I market is appropriate
May 24, 2017
The Secretary of the New York PSC has granted a limited, 30-day extension of the compliance deadline by which ESCOs must stop serving assistance program participant (APP) customers
May 23, 2017
Various New York consumer advocates have opposed the waivers sought by nine ESCOs to continue serving low-income customers.
May 22, 2017
Addressing a prior order to show cause, the New York PSC will allow Spark Energy, LLC and Spark Energy Gas, LLC (together, Spark, or the Company) to continue marketing to and enrolling residential and non-residential natural gas and electric customers, "as long as Spark abides by the procedural…
May 17, 2017
NEM Says UBP Changes Appear To Be "End-Run" Around Evidentiary Proceeding
Adopting significant changes to the New York Business Practices, including a requirement for independent third party verification of all mass market sales, that have been proposed in a rulemaking proceeding, which is separate from the evidentiary proceeding reviewing the retail mass market, would…
May 16, 2017
Requiring independent third party verification of all mass market ESCO sales, including mailers and internet sales, is needed as such contracts may include, "long term financial consequences," the Utility Intervention Unit (UIU) of the New York State Department of State’s Division of Consumer…
May 16, 2017
The presiding ALJs in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass markets have found that the PSC's notice initiating the proceeding was proper, and declined to holding the proceedings in abeyance
May 15, 2017
The imprecise language used in proposed revisions to the New York Uniform Business Practices to implement the PSC's finding that switches made pursuant to an opt-out municipal aggregation do not constitute slamming could be interpreted as authorizing municipal aggregators to switch any customer…
May 15, 2017
The Retail Energy Supply Association urged the New York PSC to initiate the Track II collaborative process envisioned under the PSC's retail mass market review, and said that the PSC's current proposal to revise the Uniform Business Practices, apart from two discrete issues, should be withdrawn, in…
May 15, 2017
Notices issued by the New York PSC concerning a proposed series of changes to the Uniform Business Practices proposed by the PSC are, "legally deficient," the Retail Energy Supply Association said in comments to the PSC, because the proposed changes are far broader than the two discrete issues and…
May 12, 2017
BlueRock Energy, Inc. has received a registration as a Connecticut natural gas supplier.
May 12, 2017
The presiding ALJs in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass markets have delayed the deadline for the submission of direct testimony by approximately two months.
