May 1, 2018
Holding Company To Sell Retail Supplier
ONEnergy Inc., the parent of retail supplier Sunwave Gas & Power, announced its intention to sell its retail Gas & Power business
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April 30, 2018
Utility Holding Co. Creates New Retail Supplier Affiliate
Phoenix Fuel Management Company, a new indirect subsidiary of New Jersey Resources Corporation, is applying for retail natural gas supplier licenses in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland
April 27, 2018
Citing Legal Action, Retail Supplier Withdraws Registration Of New Trade Name "U.S. Energy Plus", Will Use Trade Name Riterate Energy
Planet Energy (Ohio) Corp. has informed the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that it will not use the trade name "U.S. Energy Plus" which it had recently registered.
April 26, 2018
FERC Approves $8 Million Settlement With Power Marketer
FERC has approved a Stipulation and Consent Agreement (Agreement) between its Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) and PSEG Energy Resources & Trade, LLC (PSEG ERT) to resolve an investigation into whether PSEG ERT violated sections 1.2 and 6.4.2(a)(ii) of Schedule 1 of the PJM Operating Agreement…
April 26, 2018
No Qualifying Bids Submitted By Retail Suppliers To Serve Low-Income Customers At AEP Ohio
An initial April 24 RFP to secure a retail supplier (or suppliers) to serve 100% of Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) load at AEP Ohio saw zero conforming bids submitted, and no load was awarded in the auction
April 26, 2018
WGL Warns New Purchase Of Receivables Program May Be Delayed Absent Rule Change Concerning Enrollments/Drops
In comments to the District of Columbia PSC, Washington Gas Light has warned that its new Purchase of Receivables program for its D.C. service area may need to be delayed to the extent rules are not updated to be consistent with how enrollments and drops will be handled under the POR system
April 26, 2018
RESA Files Complaint Against FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities, Alleging Billing Of Non-Regulated Services Offered Via "Smartmart By FirstEnergy" Site On Utility Bills Violates Corporate Separation Code
The Retail Energy Supply Association has filed a complaint at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio against Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, and The Toledo Edison Company (collectively, the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities or EDUs), alleging that the billing of various…
April 26, 2018
PUC Declines To Implement Amount For Default Service Adder To Reflect Costs Not Unbundled From Distribution Rates, Defers Issue To Delivery Rate Case
Concurrence: Use Of Wholesale Product For Default Retail Supply, Without Measures To Address Inherent Cost Imbalances, Distorts Market, Eventually Leads To Re-monopolization
April 25, 2018
Greenlight Energy Receives Authority To Serve New Service Areas
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Greenlight Energy amended retail electric and natural gas supplier licenses to serve residential and small commercial customers in additional service areas.
April 25, 2018
Virginia SCC Staff: Granting Wal-Mart Petition To Take Competitive Retail Supply Would Have "De Minimis" Impact On Utility Ratepayers
Granting an application from Wal-Mart Stores East, LP and Sam's East, Inc. to aggregate load and take competitive retail supply in the Dominion Energy Virginia (DEV, or Dominion, or Virginia Electric and Power Company, or VEPCO) service area would have a "de minimis" impact on DEV and its ratepayers…
April 25, 2018
Green Mountain Energy Receives License In New State
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted Green Mountain Energy Company an electric supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas.
April 24, 2018
Stream Launches Energy Service Offers In Ohio
Stream (Stream Energy) has officially begun offering electricity service in Ohio, at AEP Ohio, Dayton Power & Light, Duke Energy Ohio, and the three FirstEnergy Ohio utilities
April 24, 2018
NEM To Honor PSC Chair For Advancement Of Markets, In Convening 21st Annual National Energy Restructuring Conference
The National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) will convene its 21st Annual National Energy Restructuring Conference on April 30-May-2, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill Hotel in Washington, DC. NEM’s annual conference will focus on "Energy Choice 2.0: A New Era in Consumer Choice, Innovation…
April 24, 2018
Utility Files To Implement 7% Purchase of Receivables (POR) Discount Rate
Washington Gas Light recently submitted to the District of Columbia PSC the resulting purchase of receivables discount rate resulting from the calculation methodology previously approved by the PSC for the new WGL POR program
April 24, 2018
Retail Supplier Seeks Waiver Of Cost Disclosure Rule For Marketing Materials To Market Flat Bill Plan
Astral Energy, LLC filed a petition with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio asking PUCO to waive application of Rule 4901:1-1-21-05(A)(4) with regards to Astral’s "Ultimate Power Plan" (UPP), which is a flat bill product
April 23, 2018
Provision Power & Gas Receives License In New State
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Provision Power & Gas, LLC a natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes at Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc., National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation, PECO Energy Company, Peoples Natural Gas Company, LLC, Peoples Natural Gas Company, LLC - Equitable…
April 23, 2018
Midwest Natural Gas Marketer Receives Pennsylvania Retail Supplier License
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Clearwater Enterprises, L.L.C. d/b/a Clearwater Energy Services a retail natural gas supplier license to serve large commercial customers (6,000 Mcf or more annually), industrial customers, and governmental customers at Columbia Gas.
April 23, 2018
CenterPoint Energy and Vectren to Merge, Cite Opportunities To Leverage And Expand Competitive Energy-Related Services Across A Larger U.S. Footprint
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) and Vectren Corporation (NYSE: VVC) today announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to form an energy delivery, infrastructure and services company serving more than 7 million customers across the United States.
April 23, 2018
PUC Approves Settlement Under Which Retail Supplier Will Pay $98,000 To Resolve Alleged Overcharging
The Pennsylvania PUC approved a settlement between the PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) and Plymouth Rock Energy, LLC (Plymouth Rock or the Company) under which Plymouth Rock Energy, LLC will pay a civil penalty of $98,683 to settle alleged overcharging of customers.
April 20, 2018
FERC Withdraws Proposal That RTOs Allocate Real-Time Uplift Only To "Expected" Cost Causers
As part of a final rule on price formation issues, FERC withdrew its proposal that would have required that each RTO/ISO that currently allocates the costs of real-time uplift to deviations should allocate such real-time uplift costs only to those market participants whose transactions are…
April 20, 2018
Utility Files To Set Purchase Of Receivables Discount Rate To 0%
Will Seek Change In POR Rate Calculation
Pepco has filed with the District of Columbia PSC an annual update to its purchase of receivables (POR) discount rate
April 19, 2018
PECO Posts New Prices To Compare For June 1, PTCs Increasing
PECO has posted new Price to Compare (PTC) information for the period beginning June 1, 2018
April 18, 2018
Recommended Decision Would Adopt Settlement For PPL To Offer Customers Time Of Use Generation Rates, Not Supplied By Retail Suppliers
A Pennsylvania ALJ has issued a recommended decision that would adopt, without modification, a settlement concerning revisions to the time of use generation rate program at PPL Electric Utilities, to comply with statutory provisions that require a default service provider to offer TOU rates to…
April 17, 2018
Several Prices To Compare At FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Utilities To Increase
Several of FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed residential PTC Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting June 1, 2018
April 17, 2018
Global Commodities Merchant's Retail Supplier Receives Authority To Serve Residential, Small C&I Customers
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Freepoint Energy Solutions LLC an expanded electric supplier license to include service to residential and small commercial (under 25 kW) customers at the seven large EDCs, in addition to its prior authority to serve large commercial (over 25 kW), industrial, and…