February 22, 2018
PSE&G Extends Default Service Rate Credit To March
Public Service Electric and Gas Company announced that it is extending a credit to basic gas supply service customers to March
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February 22, 2018
PUCO Awards To Retail Supplier 100% of Certain Low-Income Customer Load At FirstEnergy EDCs
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has awarded, to a retail electric supplier, 100% of the load of electricity Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) customers at the FirstEnergy EDCs for the term June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019
February 22, 2018
Centrica Reports "Poor Performance" In North America Business (C&I) Segment; Cites Competitive Intensity As Well As Input Costs, Including Capacity Charges
Centrica's North America Business (C&I) segment delivered a, "poor financial result," in the second half of 2017, Centrica said in reporting preliminary results for the year ending December 31, 2017, due to increased competitive intensity and changes in market structure and input costs, including…
February 21, 2018
FERC Approves PJM Tariff Changes To Reduce Bidding Points For Virtual Transactions
FERC has accepted tariff changes filed by PJM to reduce the number of bidding points at which virtual transactions may be submitted by market participants
February 21, 2018
FirstEnergy Announces Management Changes At FirstEnergy Solutions
Details Declining Retail Sales Volumes in Earnings Report
FirstEnergy Corp. announced a series of management changes at its various operating segments, and has also reported fourth-quarter and full-year earnings
February 21, 2018
Illinois Opens Proceeding To Consider Imposing New Tax On Retail Suppliers
The Illinois Commerce Commission has opened a proceeding pursuant to amended Section 2-202(i-5) of the Public Utilities Act to consider the initiation of assessments and fees to be potentially levied on alternative retail electric and natural gas suppliers to fund the Commission's operations (Docket…
February 20, 2018
ESCO Announces Partnership, Sponsorship With Rutgers
Rutgers IMG Sports Marketing announced that East Coast Power & Gas, which provides electricity, natural gas and renewable sources of energy to both commercial and residential customers in New Jersey and New York, has become a new member of the Rutgers Athletics team as a corporate partner
February 19, 2018
FERC Denies Changes In Allocation Of Transmission Charges That Retail Suppliers Had Said Would Stifle Retail Competition
FERC denied, without prejudice, proposed tariff revisions from Virginia Electric and Power Co., d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia to change the calculation of Network Service Peak Load for transmission customers in the Dominion Zone.
February 19, 2018
PUC Discloses Identities Of Retail Suppliers Winning Default Service Auction
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed that the following retail suppliers won tranches to serve customers under Columbia Gas of Ohio's Standard Choice Offer for the 12-month period beginning April 1, 2018
February 16, 2018
Great American Power Continues Expansion Into Natural Gas, Seeks License In New State, Receives Another
Great American Power, LLC applied for an Illinois alternative natural gas supplier license to serve to all eligible residential and commercial customers in Illinois, at Ameren (small commercial only), Nicor, Peoples Gas, and North Shore Gas.
February 16, 2018
LifeEnergy, LS Power Affiliate, Seeks Retail Gas License In New State
LifeEnergy, LLC, the retail supplier affiliate of LS Power, has applied for an Ohio retail natural gas supplier license to serve residential and small commercial customers in all service areas
February 16, 2018
Retail Supplier Seeks Evaluation Of Rates Charged By Utilities To Retail Supplier In Light Of Federal Tax Cuts
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's review of the impact of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) should include an evaluation of cost-based rates charged to retail suppliers under utility tariffs, Interstate Gas Supply said in comments to PUCO
February 15, 2018
O.E. Group Seeks Broker Licenses In New State
The O.E. Group, Inc. applied for a Pennsylvania electric broker/marketer license to serve all customer classes in all service areas.
February 14, 2018
Pennsylvania Sees 10th Consecutive Month Of Declining Aggregate Residential Customers on Competitive Supply
Statewide Decline In Residential Shopping Near 10,000 Accounts Monthly
January 2018 marked the 10th consecutive month that Pennsylvania has seen an aggregate decline in the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply
February 14, 2018
LifeEnergy, LS Power Affiliate, Expanding To Retail Natural Gas Sales
LifeEnergy, the retail supplier affiliate of LS Power that is currently active in several retail electric markets, is expanding to retail natural gas sales
February 13, 2018
Retail Supplier Renews Partnership With New York Mets
East Coast Power & Gas, which provides electricity, natural gas and renewable sources of energy to both commercial and residential customers in New York and New Jersey, announced today that it has renewed its partnership with the New York Mets to remain a sponsor and the official energy supplier for…
February 13, 2018
Pepco SOS Rates to Decrease
Pepco has filed with the District of Columbia PSC new SOS electric generation rates for the period of June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019.
February 13, 2018
Pennsylvania ALJ Issues Recommended Decision On PECO Prepaid Pilot Proposal
A Pennsylvania ALJ has issued a recommended decision that would deny the application of PECO to implement a prepaid pilot for electricity and dual-fuel customers, as the ALJ would conclude that the plan as proposed has not been shown to be in the public interest
February 13, 2018
Solar Provider Announces Partnership With Retail Energy Broker
EnSync, Inc., a developer of distributed energy resources (DERs), today announced a partnership with licensed agent, broker and consultant (ABC) Lower Electric to offer solar energy-based electricity solutions to its nearly 4,000 clients in Illinois.
February 13, 2018
New Broker Launched By TXU Parent Seeks License In New State
Blitz Ventures LLC, a newly formed company focused on energy brokerage services for commercial businesses whose ultimate parent is Vistra Energy Corp., registered as a New Hampshire electric and natural gas aggregator
February 9, 2018
New Jersey BGS Default Service Auction Prices Up To 10% Lower Versus Prior Contracts Being Replaced
New Jersey's 2018 procurement of contracts for one-third of the fixed priced Basic Generation Service (BGS) default electric service portfolio resulted in contracts that are 5 percent to 9 percent less expensive than the expiring contracts from the 2015 BGS auction.
February 9, 2018
PUC Adopts Final Clarification For When Retail Suppliers Must Drop Low-Income Customers To Default Service
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a final order clarifying the deadlines by which electric generation suppliers (EGSs) must drop participants in PPL Electric Utilities' Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) to default service.
February 8, 2018
No Qualifying Bids Submitted By Retail Suppliers To Serve Low-Income Customers At FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs
A February 5 RFP to secure a retail supplier (or suppliers) to serve 100% of Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) load at the FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs had zero confirming bids submitted, and no load was awarded in the auction
February 8, 2018
PUC Rejects Most Retail Market Enhancements
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio issued an order declining to adopt most recent market enhancements studied in a working group, but did order the filing of a plan to implement seamless moves
February 7, 2018
ESCO Partners With Hunter Mountain (New York Ski Resort) As Corporate Sponsor
East Coast Power & Gas, which provides electricity, natural gas and renewable sources of energy to both commercial and residential customers in New York and New Jersey, announced that it has partnered with Hunter Mountain, a four season resort in the Great Northern Catskills whose attractions…