November 17, 2016
Utility Says Current Energy Marketplace Provides "Sub-Optimal" Experience To Low-Income Customers
Consolidated Edison has issued a request for information for parties to propose one or more demonstration projects, "that will test innovative approaches to helping low- and moderate-income [LMI] Con Edison customers."
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November 16, 2016
The New Jersey BPU has issued a letter to retail suppliers regarding implementation of a decrease in the sales and use tax
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November 16, 2016
Direct Energy has launched its first connected home bundle featuring products from Hive, the connected home brand initially launched by its parent Centrica in the United Kingdom
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November 11, 2016
Large Retail Supplier Looking At Entering Texas For Solar
Just Energy has removed from its guidance for fiscal 2017 Base EBITDA any contributions from its solar unit.
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November 3, 2016
SmartEnergy Holdings Seeks Supplier License In New State
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November 3, 2016
Genie Retail Energy announced that on November 2 it closed on its acquisition of Retail Energy Holdings, LLC (REH), the owner of the Town Square Energy retail suppliers, for $9.5 million in cash plus working capital.
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November 2, 2016
NYSERDA has posted the amount of 2017 Tier 1 RECs to be offered for sale by NYSERDA, the Tier I REC price, and 2017 Alternative Compliance Payment amounts, under New York's new LSE-imposed renewable energy compliance obligation.
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November 2, 2016
TransCanada Announces Sales of Northeast Generation Assets
TransCanada announced that it expects to realize $435 million in a future sale of Northeast power marketing business, which is expected to be realized going forward.
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November 1, 2016
NYSERDA and NY PSC Staff submitted a Phase I implementation plan for New York's new Renewable Energy Standard (RES) obligation imposed on LSEs including ESCOs and the nuclear procurement obligation (ZECs), which among other things discusses compliance requirements and banking rules for ESCOs.
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October 27, 2016
Several individuals who own membership interests in North American Power sold their interests in broker Commercial and Industrial Energy Solutions, LLC.
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October 19, 2016
In a further response to a New York show cause order, Marathon Power LLC d/b/a Marathon Energy Corporation said, that "Marathon is not responsible for the actions of its independent contractor, Atlantis [Atlantis Business Consulting, LLC]."
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October 18, 2016
ABC Energy has proposed donating LED lighting upgrades to low-income customers in a further response to a New York PSC show cause order against the ESCO
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October 18, 2016
East Coast Power & Gas announced that it has been named a sponsor of and energy supplier to the New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center
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October 17, 2016
New York natural gas utilities filed annual cost of gas reconciliations with the PSC that in some cases would result in a surcharge of up to $0.50/Mcf to recover under-collected supply costs during the 12 months ending August 31, 2016, with the surcharges (or refunds) effective January 1, 2017.
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October 14, 2016
The New York PSC denied National Fuel Gas Distribution's request for rehearing concerning the inclusion of certain large customers in NFGD's territory in municipal aggregations on an opt-out basis.
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October 14, 2016
Residential electric customers served by ESCOs at Central Hudson Gas & Electric in aggregate paid $3.8 million more for supply during the first six months of 2016 versus the default service cost, according to data filed by Central Hudson with the PSC
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October 13, 2016
In a rehearing order approved today, the New York PSC, answering a concern raised by the City of New York, clarified that it will allow municipalities to implement opt-out aggregations on a phased basis, such that municipalities are not required to place all customers in the aggregation at the same…
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October 10, 2016
Alleging that the requirement that ESCO agents engaged in door-to-door sales wear ID badges with their full names has resulted in cases where such agents have been, "stalked," Green Mountain Energy Company petitioned the New York State PSC to amend the Uniform Business Practices to remove the…
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October 6, 2016
North American Power officially announced the launch of its North American Power Business brand which will focus on enrolling commercial customers, particularly through brokers
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October 5, 2016
In an initial response to a show cause order, ABC Energy, LLC alleged that as it received complaints about a program bundling LED lighting with ESCO service (complaints which eventually led to the show cause order), ABC Energy requested a meeting with New York Department of Public Service Staff, but…
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October 5, 2016
Utility Rate Analysis Consultants (URAC) has filed comments with the New York PSC opposing the request of KeySpan New York (The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY) to suspend collection of the annual reconciliation of gas costs surcharge/refund mechanism in its Gas Adjustment Clause…
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October 4, 2016
In its initial response to a New York PSC show cause order, Marathon Energy Corporation said that it is ceasing enrollments under a program combing LED lighting with ESCO service, and alleged that certain complaints may have been fraudulently filed by a disgruntled former agent.
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October 4, 2016
In its initial response to a New York PSC show cause order, ABC Energy, LLC alleged that the majority of customers who complained about a new service bundling LED lighting with energy supply, "understood what was going on but complained anyway because the utiility [sic] told them ABC Energy was…
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October 3, 2016
A PSEG subsidiary has named Thomas Chamberlin as Managing Director – Retail Energy, PSEG Energy Solutions LLC, PSEG's newly created retail supplier, disclosed in a regulatory filing
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September 30, 2016
The New York PSC and ESCOs have issued statements concerning an Albany County Supreme Court judge's order granting a temporary restraining order against implementation of the New York PSC's July 15 order and September order on clarification which adopted a moratorium on the ability of ESCOs to serve…
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