August 2, 2016
Binge Watch With Your Electricity: Retail Supplier Bundling Hulu Service With Electricity
Direct Energy is offering customers an electricity plan that includes a 12-month Hulu subscription at no additional cost
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August 1, 2016
BlueRock Energy Applauds N.Y. Supreme Court’s Ruling Against, "Regulatory Exploitation"
BlueRock Energy Applauds The Supreme Court’s Ruling Against Regulatory Exploitation
July 27, 2016
Broker-Consultant Edison Energy Names Former Utility Exec As Managing Director of Enterprise Development, Will Lead Northeast Growth
Edison Energy, Edison International's energy advisory company and broker, announced Kristin Barbato has joined the company as managing director of enterprise development.
July 27, 2016
NEM: Recent NY PSC Staff Guidance Banning Pass-Throughs Not In Disclosure Statement Raises Concern On How ESCOs May Recover New Compliance Costs From Nuclear Procurement Standard (Costs Start At $17/MWh)
Noting a recent email to ESCOs from New York PSC Staff concerning the prohibition on the use of pass-throughs for costs not identified in an ESCO's disclosure statement, the National Energy Marketers Association said that there is, "significant risk," that ESCOs may not be able to recover new…
July 27, 2016
NY PSC Chair: "Injustice" of Court Decision Vacating Retail Market Reset Order, "Will Be Short-Lived"
New York Public Service Commission Chair Audrey Zibelman issued the following statement yesterday concerning a court's decision to vacate Ordering Clauses #1-3 of the PSC's February retail market "reset" order.
July 27, 2016
Retail Supplier Announces Acquisition of ConEdison Solutions
Constellation today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with ConEdison Solutions, a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc., to acquire its retail electricity and natural gas business, serving more than 560,000 commercial, industrial, public sector and residential customers across…
July 26, 2016
Liberty Power CEO David Hernandez To Keynote New York Energy Marketing Conference
Energy Marketing Conferences announced that David Hernandez, CEO of Liberty Power, will deliver the keynote address at the 6th Energy Marketing Conference on September 20th in New York City .
July 26, 2016
Genie Retail Energy (IDT Energy Parent) To Acquire Two Retail Energy Suppliers
Genie Retail Energy has entered into an agreement to purchase Retail Energy Holdings, LLC, the parent of retail suppliers Town Square Energy, LLC and Town Square Energy East, LLC (f/k/a Discount Energy Group).
July 26, 2016
As Retail Market Reset Ordering Clauses Vacated, NY PSC Says: "Make No Mistake", We're Ending Harmful ESCO Practices
"Make no mistake, we are putting an end to deceptive ESCO practices that harm electric and gas customers," New York PSC Public Information Officer James Denn said as a New York court vacated Ordering Clauses #1-3 of the PSC's February retail market reset order, but affirmed the PSC's jurisdiction…
July 25, 2016
Start-Up Energy for a Cause Receives Licenses in New State
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Energy for a Cause Inc. electric and natural gas broker/marketer licenses to serve all customer classes in all service areas.
July 25, 2016
Breaking: NY Court Vacates Orders #1-3 Of NY PSC Retail Market "Reset" Order; But Says PSC Has Jurisdiction Over ESCO "Rates"
The Supreme Court for the County of Albany, NY has issued an order vacating ordering clauses #1-3 of the New York PSC's February retail market reset order
July 22, 2016
ESCO CEO: NY PSC Moratorium On Low-Income Customer Shopping "Insulting" To Customers, Exposes Customers To Monthly Price Fluctuations
CEO of BlueRock Energy: Low Income Families Lose Out Because Of New York’s Public Service Commission’s Decision To Curb Energy Choices
July 21, 2016
Texas Chair Nelson Clarifies Retail Market Comments Misconstrued By New York PSC Chair
During yesterday's open meeting, Public Utility Commission of Texas Chairman Donna Nelson took the opportunity to clarify comments concerning the retail market that have been "misconstrued" by the Chairman of the New York PSC (click here for story)
July 20, 2016
RESA Statement on NY PSC Moratorium on Service To Low-Income Customers
The Retail Energy Supply Association issued the following statement in response to the New York PSC's moratorium on service to Assistance Program Participant (APP) customers:
July 20, 2016
NY Muni Aggregation Customers Lose Former Day-Night Rate By Not Opting Out, Aggregation Scrambles To Add Product
Customers formerly on a "day-night" rate at NYSEG were enrolled into the Sustainable Westchester opt-out municipal aggregation (which has a flat rate) have been asking SW to institute a day-night rate, as SW asked the PSC to require NYSEG to share data concerning day-night customers
July 20, 2016
In Adopting Low-Income Shopping Moratorium, NY PSC "Significantly Departs" From Recommendations of Direct Energy
The New York PSC's written order adopting a moratorium which prohibits ESCOs from serving Assistance Program Participant (APP) customers cited Direct Energy as proposing a moratorium, but in adopting a moratorium, the PSC departed significantly from Direct Energy's proposal, which was an alternative…
July 18, 2016
Surprise! N.Y. Low-Income Moratorium Not Applicable To Opt-Out Municipal Aggregations
The New York's PSC's new moratorium on ESCOs serving customers participating in utility low-income assistance programs (Assistance Program Participant, or APP) bizarrely does not apply to opt-out municipal aggregations, the PSC's written order confirms
July 18, 2016
Update: N.Y. ESCOs Must Drop Existing Low-Income Customers To Default Service At End of Contract Term
The New York PSC has issued a written order imposing a moratorium on ESCO service to low-income customers, which explains how treatment of existing low-income ESCO customers, or ESCO customers who later become eligible for low-income protections, are to be treated.
July 15, 2016
Compare & Contrast: New York Moves Away From Providing Low-Income Customers Access to Competitive Markets While Ohio, Pennsylvania Expand Access For Low-Income Customers
As first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com yesterday (click here) , the New York PSC has adopted a moratorium on low-income customer participation in the retail electric and natural gas markets, in an action that PSC Staff said they believe (though not familiar with every state) to be the first of…
July 15, 2016
NY PSC Chair Takes Shot At Texas Retail Market, Notes "Problems"
Audrey Zibelman, Chair of the New York PSC, took note of what she described as "problems" in the Texas retail electric market during yesterday's New York PSC meeting
July 14, 2016
Breaking: NY Adopts "Moratorium" on ESCO Service To Low-Income Customers
The New York PSC has adopted a "moratorium" on ESCO service to low-income electric and natural gas customers
July 13, 2016
Exelon In Talks To Acquire NY Nuclear Plant
Entergy Corporation announced today that it is in discussions with Exelon Corporation for the potential sale of Entergy's James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Scriba, NY.
July 13, 2016
Industry Veteran Joins Texas-Based Broker
Eisenbach Consulting, LLC, announced that Kevin Schaffer has joined the company
July 12, 2016
NY PSC Staff Approves Utility's Plan to Select ESCO To Run Utility-Directed Opt-Out Aggregation Pilot Project
Staff of the New York PSC have informed Niagara Mohawk that NiMo's proposed update to its Clifton Park, NY Reforming the Energy Vision demonstration project, which includes what is essentially a utility-directed opt-out municipal aggregation program coordinated with the town which has about 15,000…
July 11, 2016
NY Staff Revamps Nuclear REC Program; ESCOs Wouldn't Be Allowed to Trade, Source RECs, Must Purchase from NYSERDA At Regulated Cost
Staff of the New York PSC have issued a revised proposal for a zero emission credit (ZEC) program, designed to provide out-of-market subsidies to nuclear power plants, which would require ESCOs and other LSEs to purchase ZECs.