November 19, 2019
PSC Seeks To "Reform" SOS Bypassable Reconciliation Methodology
The District of Columbia PSC will hold a further technical conference on the Procurement Cost Adjustment ('PCA') for Pepco Standard Offer Service ('SOS').
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November 19, 2019
Several Retail Energy Vets Join Exelon's New Broker
Several retail energy veterans have recently joined Breakerbox, LLC, Exelon's new energy broker and consultant
November 18, 2019
PJM Board Names Former Direct Energy President As PJM President & CEO
The PJM Board of Managers announced today that it has appointed Manu Asthana to serve as PJM Interconnection’s President and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2020.
November 18, 2019
AEP Ohio Negotiating Bilateral Contracts With Ohio Customers For 900 MW Of Renewables
AEP Ohio filed an application, for reasonable arrangements, at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to implement the 900 megawatt (MW) renewable commitment previously approved by the Commission (Case Nos. 14-1693-EL-RDR, et al.), its approved ESP IV plan (Case Nos. 16-1852-EL-SSO et al.), and R.C…
November 18, 2019
PUC Staff Recommends End Of Program Assigning Customers To Retail Suppliers; Re-introduction Of Auction For Default Service
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio filed testimony in support of Staff's previously reported recommendation to eliminate the Monthly Variable Rate (MVR) program at Dominion East Ohio for residential and nonresidential customers
November 15, 2019
Summer Energy Reports Quarterly Results
Summer Energy Holdings, Inc., the parent of the Summer Energy retail providers, reported earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2019
November 14, 2019
Final PECO Residential, Small C&I Price To Compare For December 1 Posted With Updated Transmission Rate, Rates Decreasing
PECO has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC updated bypassable transmission rates to be effective December 1, 2019
November 14, 2019
Natural Gas Marketer Names New Vice President
As part of a series of executive promotions across various subsidiaries, New Jersey Resources announced that Sean Annitto was promoted to Vice President, NJR Energy Services (NJRES).
November 14, 2019
Texas TDU Would Pay $250,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff Concerning Alleged Failure To Honor Customer REP Switch Requests During A Mass Transition
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CenterPoint Houston) would pay $250,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of Electric Reliability Council of Texas Retail Market Guide § 7.11(1) regarding the June 1, 2018 mass transition…
November 14, 2019
PSC Rules On Retail Suppliers' Sought Finding That Suppliers Are Not Required To Pay Offshore Wind Costs Prior To Commercial Operation
The Maryland PSC has issued an order concerning a motion from the Retail Energy Supply Association which had requested that the PSC hold that retail suppliers are not required to make payments related to offshore wind obligations in advance of a commercial operation date (COD)
November 14, 2019
Retail Supplier, Partner Launch 20-Year Community Solar Agreement in Illinois
MC Squared Energy Services, LLC (mc2) and Soltage, LLC have announced a long-term agreement for community solar subscription services in Illinois.
November 13, 2019
Bankruptcy Court Approves Sale Of Agera Energy Customers To Constellation
A federal bankruptcy court has approved the sale of various Agera Energy LLC, Aequitas Energy, Inc. and energy.me midwest llc retail energy customer contracts to Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Constellation)
November 13, 2019
Atlantic Energy Expanding To New States, Territories
Retail supplier Atlantic Energy announced that it is expanding its footprint.
November 12, 2019
"FirstEnergy Home" E-commerce Venture To Offer Internet, Voice, Video, Other Subscription Services
FirstEnergy Corp.'s previously reported e-commerce venture FirstEnergy Home is expanding into additional services
November 12, 2019
Retail Supplier: Consumer Counsel Seeking To "Retroactively" Assign Bypassable Costs To Retail Suppliers
In a brief in a Public Utilities Commission of Ohio review of Duke Energy Ohio's purchased gas adjustment, Interstate Gas Supply said that the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel is seeking to require choice customers to retroactively pay for costs that were expressly bypassable
November 11, 2019
PSC Issues Draft Revising Language Governing Exemption Of Existing Retail Contract From New RPS Changes
The District of Columbia PSC has issued a revised set of draft rules to implement recent legislation concerning the RPS
November 11, 2019
Pennsylvania Sees Slower Decline In Net Loss Of Residential Electric Customers On Competitive Supply
Since late August 2019, Pennsylvania has seen the net decline of the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply slow
November 11, 2019
PJM Announces Departure Of Senior Vice President
PJM announced today that Vince Duane, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, has decided to leave PJM, to pursue other opportunities
November 8, 2019
FirstEnergy, Soon To Be Solely Regulated Utilities, Intends To Provide Customers, "With More Than Electricity, Including New Products And Services That Make Their Lives Easier, Brighter And More Secure"
FirstEnergy Notes That, "Our Utility Companies Enjoy Strong Name Recognition"
FirstEnergy Corp., which will soon shed its competitive retail and wholesale generation businesses once a FirstEnergy Solutions bankruptcy proceeding is complete, has released a Strategic Plan which articulates the company's vision for the next five years.
November 8, 2019
Retail Energy Supplier Serving 95,000 Customers In PJM, New York Evaluating Strategic Alternatives, Goes To Market
A retail energy supplier serving 95,000 residential and small business electricity and natural gas customers in PJM and New York is exploring strategic alternatives
November 7, 2019
NRG Says Retail Growth, Acquisitions A Focus For Investment
In reporting third quarter earnings today, NRG Energy said that, for its Retail segment, Adjusted EBITDA was $269 million for the quarter ending September 30, 2019, which was flat versus the year-ago quarter
November 6, 2019
PUC Approves Settlement Under Which Retail Supplier Agrees To $19,000 Forfeiture, Customer Re-Rates
PUC Staff Had Alleged Sales Calls Had Referred To Enrollments As Simply Entering A Sweepstakes
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved a stipulation between SmartEnergy Holdings, LLC ("SmartEnergy") and Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio under which SmartEnergy agrees to a forfeiture of $19,000 to resolve all of the issues identified by the Staff in a Notice of Probable…
November 6, 2019
PUC Chair Hopes To Restore Three-Year Contracts For Default Service Supply
PUC Discloses Prices From Default Service Auction
In approving results from a default service procurement at AEP Ohio during a Public Utilities Commission of Ohio meeting today, PUCO Chair Sam Randazzo said that, historically, the Commission would likely be procuring a three-year contract as part of the procurement
November 6, 2019
License Briefs
Innovative Northeast Retail Supplier Inspire Energy Receives Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate
November 6, 2019
Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power Commercial Prices To Compare Increasing About 15%
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed commercial PTC Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting December 1, 2019