September 18, 2014
New York PSC, FERC to Hold Technical Conference on N.Y. Markets, Infrastructure (Capacity Market)
The New York PSC and FERC will hold a joint technical conference to address New York markets and infrastructure on November 5.
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September 18, 2014
Court Denies En Banc Rehearing of Order Vacating FERC Demand Response Compensation Order
The U.S. Court of Appeal of the D.C. circuit has denied en banc rehearing of its earlier order striking down FERC Order 745, FERC's order which provided that demand response shall be paid full LMP.
September 18, 2014
New York to Hold Another Technical Conference on Accelerated Switching
"[I]n response to input from parties stating the need for additional discussions regarding accelerated switching of energy providers," Staff of the New York PSC will convene a second technical conference to discuss whether and how to effectuate accelerated switching on October 7.
September 16, 2014
Retail Supplier Launches Longer-Term Fixed Price Contracts Under 3DOM Brand
Viridian Energy has begun offering 36-month fixed electric and natural gas contracts to residential customers, branding the products as "3DOM."
September 15, 2014
ESCO Seeks Authorization to Resume Marketing to Residential Customers
Buy Energy Direct, LLC has petitioned the New York PSC for authorization to resume marketing to residential customers.
September 15, 2014
Comcast/NRG Brand Offering Electric Service in New Territory
Energy Rewards, NRG Energy's brand dedicated to its partnership with Comcast, has begun offering service at Penelec, in certain counties.
September 11, 2014
Spark Energy Reports Expanded Unit Margins, Customer Growth
Spark Energy saw expanded unit margins and increased customer count during the quarter ended June 30, 2014, it said in reporting second quarter earnings yesterday.
September 10, 2014
Retail Supplier Announces Strategic Partnership with Lighting Expert
Great Eastern Energy, an alternative energy supplier of natural gas, electricity and energy solutions in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts, announced a strategic partnership with lighting expert Vanguard Energy Services, offering an incentive program for energy-efficient lighting products.
September 9, 2014
Direct Energy to Launch Roadshow Touting Innovative Products, Services, Technology
Direct Energy in late September will launch a series of roadshow-type events, called the Innovation to Inspiration Tour, highlighting innovative products and services for residential and business customers.
September 4, 2014
Nordic Energy to Expand to New State, Says It Will Enter 8 Additional States This Year
Nordic Energy Services, LLC announced that it has been approved by the New Jersey BPU as an alternative electric supplier, and said that it will serve residential and commercial customers at PSE&G, JCPL and Atlantic City Electric.
September 3, 2014
Broker, Solar Provider Changes Name to Nextility, Announces $7 Million Funding Round
Broker and solar developer and financier Skyline Innovations announced the company has changed its name to Nextility, Inc.
September 2, 2014
NY, NJ ESCO to Expand to Pennsylvania
A retail supplier active in New Jersey and New York plans to expand to Pennsylvania.
August 27, 2014
Premier Holding Corp. Makes Move to Become LSE By Buying 85% Stake in Retail Supplier
Premier Holding Corp. is making its anticipated move to become a load serving entity in the retail market by buying an 85% stake in a retail supplier.
August 25, 2014
N.Y. Staff Propose Consolidated Utility Billing Improvements, Granting Access to Customer Data, in REV Straw Proposal
Staff of the New York PSC has issued a straw proposal for Track One of New York's Reforming the Energy Visions Proceeding, which, among other things, recommends enhancements to consolidated utility billing, and would grant distributed energy resource (DER) providers with customers information…
August 25, 2014
New York Staff "May Make" Municipal Aggregation Proposal in Future
In the New York PSC Staff straw proposal concerning Track One of the Reforming the Energy Visions proceeding (click here for related story) , Staff said that they, "may make a proposal," concerning opt-out municipal aggregation, or community choice aggregation, in the future.
August 25, 2014
Direct Energy Launches Nest Bundle Natural Gas Offers, Expands Nest Electricity Offers to More Areas
Direct Energy is now offering natural gas supply bundled with a Nest learning thermostat, and also announced the expansion of its Nest electricity bundles.
August 22, 2014
New York Delays Deadline for Implementation of Utility-Versus-ESCO Bill Calculators
The New York PSC has delayed, for all utilities, the deadline for implementing online bill calculators comparing ESCO and default service prices, for residential and small non-residential customers
August 13, 2014
New Retail Provider Ranks Highest in Texas Customer Satisfaction, J.D. Power Rankings for 8 Other States Released
Green Mountain Energy has earned the top spot from Texas customers in J.D. Power's 2014 Retail Electric Provider Residential Customer Satisfaction Study.
August 12, 2014
GDF Suez Files Complaint at FERC Over Inaccurate ConEd Meter Data, Seeks Refund
GDF Suez Energy Resources, NA filed a complaint at FERC concerning ConEd's submission of estimated data to NYISO for billing purposes which grossly overstated the consumption of a Suez customer, and which was not corrected until after the close of the NYISO settlement deadline
August 12, 2014
Direct Energy to Pay Fine, Disgorgement Under FERC Settlement
FERC approved a settlement with Direct Energy LLC under which Direct will pay a civil penalty of $20,000 and disgorge nearly $32,000 for actions that FERC said amounted to, "manipulating natural gas prices during May 2012 at Algonquin and Transco Zone 6 New York (Transco Zone 6) in order to benefit…
August 8, 2014
New York Utilities Seek Extension to Implement ESCO Vs. Default Service Bill Calculators
Several New York utilities have sought extensions from New York PSC of the deadline for implementation of online historical bill calculators, which are to allow shopping customers to compare actual ESCO costs to shadow-billed default service costs, for both residential and small commercial customers…
August 8, 2014
With Another Quarter of Vortex-Driven Churn, Retail Supplier's Customer Base Decreases to 25% of Year-Ago Level
Although IDT Energy saw its net loss of customer accounts slow during the three months ended June 30, 2014, it still saw an elevated level of churn, and its customer base as of June 30, 2014 is 25% lower than its total as of June 30, 2013
August 6, 2014
Retail Supplier Surpasses 100,000 Customer Threshold
Infinite Energy announced that it reached the 100,000 customer threshold this month.
August 6, 2014
Dominant Retail Supplier Drops Customers to POLR, Exiting Mass Market, Mid-Merit Retail Sales
Citing a, "fundamental change in the markets," FirstEnergy Solutions told investors yesterday that it is exiting the retail market for mass market and mid-sized commercial and industrial customers, reporting that it already has returned "selected" customers to POLR service.
August 1, 2014
Craig Goodman to Keynote New York Energy Marketing Conference
Craig Goodman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Energy Marketers Association, will deliver the keynote address at the September 8th New York Retail Energy Marketing Conference , organizer Energy Marketing Conferences announced yesterday.