December 11, 2017
In comments on a tentative order from the Pennsylvania PUC which sought to clarify when retail electric suppliers must drop Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customers at PPL Electric to default service, now that CAP customers may only shop through a CAP-specific standard offer program, the…
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December 11, 2017
MP2 Energy Seeks To Serve New Service Areas
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December 8, 2017
National Choice Energy, LLC Receives Gas License In New State
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December 8, 2017
Pennsylvania PUC Issues "Reminder", Guidance To Retail Suppliers On Sales & Marketing Rules PUC "Urges" All Suppliers To Review Practices For Consistency With Guidance
Guidance Prompted By Recent Marketing Practices That Have Come To PUC's Attention
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December 7, 2017
Retail Suppliers Must Disclose EGS’s "Specific" Prescribed Variable Pricing Methodology, PUC Proposes PUC Would Prohibit Termination Fees After Renewal Notice Sent Disclosure Statement Would Now List Right Of Rescission
The Pennsylvania PUC proposed today a host of changes to the retail electric marketing and disclosure standards
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December 7, 2017
The Illinois Commerce Commission has opened a new rulemaking proceeding to address the service obligations, sales and marketing practices of Alternative Gas Suppliers
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December 7, 2017
Start-up Blitz Ventures, LLC applied for an Ohio electric broker license to serve commercial, mercantile, and industrial customers in all service areas
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December 7, 2017
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing the creation of a Retail Market Advisory Committee which the ICC said is designed, "to advance efforts to foster a healthy retail marketplace in Illinois."
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December 6, 2017
Duke Energy Ohio filed a notice with PUCO informing PUCO of a change in 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
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December 5, 2017
Stream (Stream Energy) officially launched its line of energy services in Delaware, with electricity supply offered to customers
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December 5, 2017
Engie Resources LLC applied for an Ohio natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas
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December 5, 2017
Interstate Gas Supply (IGS Energy) filed a complaint with the Public Utility Commission of Ohio against Titan Gas LLC (Respondent) alleging that Titan's sales representatives made representations to customers with the alleged intent to mislead IGS’ customers into believing that Titan's…
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December 4, 2017
AltaGas-WGL Settlement Calls For Development of Storage, Other Resources
A settlement agreement among AltaGas, Washington Gas Light, the Maryland Energy Administration, and several counties that recommends approval of AltaGas's acquisition of Washington Gas Light would see AltaGas relocate its U.S. power business
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December 4, 2017
Vistra Energy Corp. has informed employees of senior leadership of the company once the merger with Dynegy is complete
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November 30, 2017
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has accepted the results of 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.
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November 29, 2017
Will Permit 2 Retail Suppliers (Rather Than 1) To Offer TOU Pilot Per Service Area
The Maryland PSC has directed the creation of supply rate time of use pilots offered via utilities to non-shopping customers, and through up to two retail suppliers per each of the three service areas with AMI (BGE, Pepco, an Delmarva).
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November 29, 2017
ONEnergy Inc., the parent of retail supplier Sunwave Gas & Power Inc., said in reporting earnings yesterday that, in addition to the previously reported disposition of its Home Comfort (HVAC) business, the company is engaged in an evaluation of opportunities to deliver value to shareholders which…
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November 28, 2017
A proposed Pennsylvania bill, House Bill 1782, concerning alternative ratemaking methodologies would grant the PUC with the authority to allow electric and natural gas utilities to recover the costs of distributed energy resources, which are defined broadly to include several new or innovative…
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November 28, 2017
Star Energy Partners LLC petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for a partial waiver of certain requirements set forth in Ohio Admin. Code 4901:1-21-06 with respect to third-party verifications (TPVs) that are required for door-to-door sales, with Star Energy Partners requesting that the…
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November 28, 2017
Company's Goal Is To, "End Aggressive Door-To-Door Sales Tactics"
EnPowered USA Inc. applied for an Ohio retail electric supplier license as a power marketer and aggregator to serve all customer classes in all service areas
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November 21, 2017
FES Says OCC Petition Based On Speculation And Conjecture
Requiring FirstEnergy Solutions to send its retail customers notices about a hypothetical bankruptcy filing that FES could potentially undertake in the future, "would needlessly instill fear and concern among FES customers and harm the CRES [competitive retail electric service] market," FirstEnergy…
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November 21, 2017
Tanby LLC has filed for an Ohio electric broker/aggregator license to serve all customer classes in all service areas
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November 20, 2017
Energy Transfer Retail Power, LLC applied for an Ohio retail electric supplier license.
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November 17, 2017
Several retail natural gas suppliers have petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for a waiver of the requirement to obtain third-party verification for all telesales.
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November 16, 2017
Shortage Pricing Changes Would Require Load To Pay For Mandatory Excess Insurance, Similar to Capacity Market VRR Curves PJM Says Uplift Would Be Reduced
PJM Interconnection has released a proposal meant to improve wholesale energy market "price formation" and also revise the triggers for scarcity pricing, which would make scarcity pricing more frequent
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