July 15, 2020
Utilities To Hold Procurement For New Four-Year Capacity Hedge Product For Default Service Plus Separate Energy-Only Auction; Simultaneously Hold Traditional Full Requirements Auctions
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July 14, 2020
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – July 14, 2020 – EC Infosystems, a leader in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Billing/Customer Information Solutions (CIS) for companies in the deregulated energy industry , has announced a partnership with Power Up Energy, LLC for billing and EDI services.
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July 13, 2020
Direct Energy Business, LLC and affiliates filed with the Pennsylvania PUC a Petition for Clarification or Modification of the Commission’s June 4, 2020 Order, which lifted certain restrictions on in-person marketing by retail energy suppliers, to allow Direct Energy to, "conduct in-person sales and…
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July 10, 2020
The East Ohio Gas Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Ohio has filed tariff pages to implement the new Monthly Retail Rate (MRR) Commodity Service program, as adopted in a previously reported stipulation , which is the new monthly default pricing program under which non-shopping, non-residential consumers…
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July 10, 2020
IGS Energy disclosed in a material change filing that it is acquiring certain Ohio residential natural gas customers from Dominion Energy Solutions, Inc. (DES)
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July 9, 2020
The Maryland Public Service Commission will hold a public conference over the course of two days to gauge the impact that COVID-19 has had on, among other things, "consumer protections," in the electric and other utility industries.
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July 9, 2020
Duke Energy Ohio has withdrawn an application before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio under which the utility had been seeking approval of a battery storage pilot project to install a lithium ion battery, rated for approximately 3.95MW/8.9MWH, adjacent to the existing McMann substation in…
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July 7, 2020
PJM formally filed tariff revisions at FERC to allow the use or surety bonds, which conform to proposed PJM requirements, as collateral, except for the Financial Transmission Rights (FTR) market
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July 2, 2020
The District of Columbia PSC approved updated discount rates for purchase of receivables (POR) at Pepco
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July 2, 2020
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. today announced a newly-formed partnership with a subsidiary of ENGIE S.A. that will own a 2.3 gigawatt (GW) portfolio of wind and utility-scale solar assets.
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July 2, 2020
Rules On Eligibility Of Customers Signing Retail Supplier Contracts, But Not Yet Enrolled, To Take Retail Supply
Ron Cerniglia, Director of Corporate & Regulatory Affairs for Direct Energy, provided the following statement on the SCC's order:
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July 1, 2020
AEP Energy said that it, "has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with an affiliate of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for the output of 400 megawatt (MW) of renewable energy from Panther Grove Wind Energy Facility in Woodford County, Illinois."
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July 1, 2020
The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia has formally launched its DC Power Connect website and campaign to educate District energy consumers about the power to choose their electricity supplier: dcpowerconnect.com
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July 1, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has opened a review (Case 20-1195-EL-ORD) of the green pricing program standards in Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-42.
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July 1, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio initiated an investigation of the marketing, sales, and enrollment practices of SFE Energy Ohio, Inc. (SFE Energy) and Statewise Energy Ohio, LLC (Statewise), following allegations from PUCO Staff, which were first reported yesterday, that video shows an agent…
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July 1, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio adopted without modification a stipulation between Provision Power and Gas, LLC d/b/a Quake Energy and PUCO Staff under which Provision Power and Gas has agreed to a forfeiture of $100,000 to resolve alleged violations contained in a Notice of Probable…
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June 30, 2020
Staff Alleges Agent Tells Customer That Bill Will Increase Due To COVID-19 Staff Seeks Suspension Of Suppliers' Certificates Pending Investigation Suppliers Halt Door-to-Door Marketing, "Appalled" By Behavior Of Single Sales Rep
Suppliers Terminate Relationship With Agent & Suspend Vendor; Say Suppliers' Protocols Not Followed
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June 30, 2020
PUC Urges, "Continued High Vigilance with Questionable Energy Marketing"; Emphasizes Consumer Tips to Avoid Potential Telemarketing Scams Notes Increasing Complaints
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a news release stating, "With potential increases in energy sales and marketing as the cooling season kicks into high gear, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) continues urging consumers to remain vigilant about questionable energy marketing activities and…
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June 29, 2020
PECO Energy Company petitioned the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission for expedited approval of several temporary universal service measures, "designed to address the current economic hardships faced by low-income customers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and provide additional…
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June 26, 2020
The Pennsylvania PUC recently granted Energy Harbor LLC a natural gas supplier license to serve residential, small commercial (under 6,000 MCF annually), large commercial (6,000 MCF or more annually), industrial, and governmental customers in the natural gas distribution company service territories…
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June 24, 2020
Wells Fargo today announced structured renewable energy agreements with Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. (Shell Energy), and its wholly owned subsidiary MP2 Energy LLC (MP2 Energy), to secure approximately 150,000 megawatt-hours of renewable energy annually under a renewable retail supply…
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June 24, 2020
Kiwi Energy, a retail energy supplier serving New York and Ohio, announced that it has partnered with Cinch Home Services in order to offer new customers HVAC protection for their homes.
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June 22, 2020
Interstate Gas Supply, Inc. d/b/a IGS Energy petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC for a partial recission of the Commission’s March 16, 2020 Emergency Order ('Order'), which suspended door-to-door and other in-person marketing, with IGS specifically asking the PUC to rescind that portion of the order…
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June 22, 2020
SmartestEnergy applied for an Illinois alternative retail electric supplier license to serve commercial customers with annual usage >15,000 kWh in the Commonwealth Edison territory
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June 19, 2020
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), which is a, "bi-county agency of the state of Maryland," applied for a Maryland natural gas license as a supplier/marketer eligible to serve commercial and industrial customers (as discussed below) at Washington Gas Light
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