January 4, 2018
Pepco Holdings Names New Senior VP of Government and External Affairs
Pepco Holdings announced today the appointment of Melissa Lavinson as the company’s new Senior Vice President for Government and External Affairs.
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January 2, 2018
Update: International Retail Supplier Receives First U.S. Retail License, To Launch Portal Comparing Own, Competitor Rates
Company's Goal Is To, "End Aggressive Door-To-Door Sales Tactics"
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted EnPowered USA Inc. a retail electric supplier license as a power marketer and aggregator to serve all customer classes in all service areas
January 2, 2018
Refinery To Seek Retail Supplier License
LVE Holdings LLC (LVE) submitted an application to become a competitive retail electric supplier (CRES) within the state of Ohio.
December 29, 2017
PPL Sees First Decline In Net Residential Electric Shopping Since April
PPL Electric Utilities during December saw its first net monthly decline in the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply since April 2017, as all seven of the large Pennsylvania EDCs saw a decline in residential shopping during December
December 23, 2017
PSC Sets Hearing On Petition To Adopt Supplier Consolidated Billing
The Maryland PSC has scheduled for February 20, 2018 a legislative-style hearing on a petition from several retail suppliers to implement supplier consolidated billing
December 23, 2017
Pa. PUC Rejects 25-Year Contract As Part Of Default Service Plan
Two Commissioners Voice Support For Long-Term Contracts
In a binding poll on a proposed default service plan for Citizens' Electric Company of Lewisburg and Wellsboro Electric Company, for the period of June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2021, Pennsylvania PUC Commissioners voted to reject a proposed 25-year solar PPA as part of the default service portfolio…
December 22, 2017
AEP Ohio Seeks Interim Approval To Conduct Default Service Auction While ESP Case Pending
AEP Ohio has petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for interim relief authorizing the utility to conduct a March 2018 full requirements auction proposed in a pending non-unanimous stipulation in AEP Ohio's pending electric security plan proceeding, which would set the procurement…
December 22, 2017
Energy Transfer Retail Supplier Receives License In New State
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted Energy Transfer Retail Power, LLC an electric supplier license.
December 22, 2017
Start-up Receives Pennsylvania Retail Supplier License
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Median Energy PA LLC an electric supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas
December 22, 2017
Citing Precedent At PPL, Low-Income Advocates Seek Limitation On Electric Choice For Low-Income Customers At FirstEnergy Pa. EDCs
The Coalition for Affordable Utility Service and Energy Efficiency in Pennsylvania (CAUSE-PA) said that they will seek a limitation on the ability of customer assistance program (CAP) customers to take competitive electric supply at the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities, as part of the PUC's review…
December 22, 2017
PSE&G Providing $50 In Supply Cost Bill Credits For Two Months
Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) announced that it will provide supply cost bill credits equaling approximately $50 in January and February 2018
December 21, 2017
PUCO Approves Adjustment To Duke Energy Ohio Default Service Auction Schedule Due To Pending ESP Case
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has approved an adjustment to Duke Energy Ohio's competitive procurement of default service supplies due to the pendency of an ESP case which would establish the future auction schedule for service beyond May 31, 2017
December 21, 2017
PUC Discloses Winning Suppliers From Default Service Auction
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has disclosed the winning suppliers from AEP Ohio’s November 2017 wholesale auction that will, when blended with other auction results, determine the utility's default generation rates beginning June 1, 2018.
December 20, 2017
Retail Supplier Enters $50,000 Settlement With Attorney General Concerning "Do-Not-Call" Law
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced a $50,000 settlement with Sperian Energy Corp. to resolve allegations that Sperian violated Pennsylvania’s Do-Not-Call Law and called Pennsylvanians on the list who do not want to receive these kinds of calls.
December 19, 2017
Start-up Retail Supplier Formed By Property Management Business Veteran
Access Energy Solutions LLC applied for an Ohio electric supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas
December 18, 2017
Update: BGE Files Revised SOS Rates For Summer 2018, Rates Change On Update To Admin. Charge
Residential, Type I SOS Rates To Fall Current SOS Rates Also Increasing Due To New SOS Admin. Charge
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed new SOS rates for the period June 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018, and also filed revisions to its current SOS rates to reflect a change in the bypassable SOS administrative charge, effective February 1, 2018
December 18, 2017
License Briefs
PSEG Energy Solutions Seeks Retail Supplier License In New State
December 18, 2017
New Jersey Nuclear Subsidy Bill Would Place Obligation On Utilities For All Customers, Not Retail Suppliers
Text of a newly filed bill (S3560) in New Jersey to provide certain subsidies to nuclear generation would place the obligation to procure nuclear diversity certificates (NDCs -- the mechanism for the subsidy) on, "electric public utilities," for their distribution customers, and would not impose an…
December 15, 2017
Pa. PUC To Hold Workshop On Residential Sales, Marketing Compliance, All Residential Retail Suppliers "Expected" To Attend
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) will host a day-long Residential Supplier Workshop on Wednesday, January 31, 2018, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
December 14, 2017
Arcadia Power Launches Price Alert Service To Monitor Retail Market, Switch Customers To Retail Supplier Plans
Exploring Whether To Become Retail Provider Itself In Texas
Arcadia Power has formally rolled out its price alerts service, which monitors residential retail supplier offers in states with energy choice and automatically switches residential customers to plans which provide savings
December 13, 2017
Solar Provider Receives Retail Supplier License
The District of Columbia PSC granted Suntrail Energy, LLC an electric supplier license under all of the following categories:
December 13, 2017
Pennsylvania Utilities Seek Changes In New Four-Year Default Service Plan To Lower Risk Premiums In Prices
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have sought approval at the Pennsylvania PUC for a proposed default service plan covering the period June 1, 2019 through May 31, 2023.
December 13, 2017
Pennsylvania Utilities File To Maintain Clawback Charge For Purchase of Receivables (POR)
As part of a newly filed default service plan, the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have proposed maintaining a clawback charge as part of the utilities' purchase of receivables program
December 13, 2017
Pennsylvania Utilities Seek Bypassable Adder To Default Service Rates To Spur Retail Competition
As part of a newly filed default service plan, for the period beginning June 1, 2019, the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania EDCs have proposed implementing a new bypassable adder to residential default service rates, to incent shopping for a competitive supplier
December 12, 2017
FirstEnergy-Pa. EDCs File Default Service Plan, Confirm Lowering Of Hourly Pricing Threshold
FirstEnergy's four Pennsylvania electric distribution companies have filed for approval of a default service plan covering the period starting June 1, 2019