January 16, 2026
PJM Board Orders Immediate Initiation of Reliability Backstop Procurement, Directs Development of Proposal
The PJM Board has directed PJM staff to develop a proposal to both accelerate and execute a backstop capacity procurement
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January 16, 2026
Maryland Utility's Residential SOS Supply Rate To Increase 10% This Summer
Potomac Edison residential electric customers taking SOS (which given changes in the retail market is expected to be nearly all if not all residential customers) will see a 10% increase in the supply rate component of SOS on June 1, 2026
January 16, 2026
Large Municipal Aggregator Seeks "Power Broker" License
Southeast Ohio Public Energy Council d/b/a Sustainable Ohio Public Energy Council (SOPEC) applied for an Ohio electricity "power broker" license to serve all customer classes in all service areas
January 16, 2026
International Commodity Trading House Receives Retail Supplier License
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted DXT Commodities North America Inc. a natural gas retail supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas
January 15, 2026
Updated: Trump, Governors To Push PJM To Hold "Emergency" Auction, Impose Price Caps
The Statement of Principles signed by the National Energy Dominance Council within the White House and numerous governors of PJM states has been released
January 15, 2026
Pa. PUC Approves Language Which Will Change Default Service Class Designation For Some Customers
The Pennsylvania PUC approved language at Citizens’ Electric Company of Lewisburg which will change how the demand of customer-generators is measured, which may impact the default service class (fixed price vs hourly) into which a customer-generator is assigned
January 15, 2026
Choice PSC Opens Investigation Of Affordability, Invites Proposals For Greater Consumer Protections
The District of Columbia PSC has opened an investigation into energy affordability, and, among other things, invited proposals for greater consumer protections
January 13, 2026
Complaint Against Cleared PJM Capacity Market Prices Revived As Court Sends Case Back To FERC
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has revived a complaint filed by the Maryland Office of People's Counsel, and aligned parties, against PJM concerning the cleared prices in the 2024/2025 PJM Base Residual Auction for capacity
January 12, 2026
Maryland Gov. Names New PSC Chair
Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced the appointment of Kumar Barve as Chair of the Maryland Public Service Commission, succeeding Fred Hoover, who resigned as Chair but who will continue to serve as a Commissioner.
January 9, 2026
Energy Capital Partners Closes On Sale of Retail Supplier
Energy Capital Partners today announced the close of the previously reported sale of Symmetry Energy Solutions to NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
January 9, 2026
Retail Supplier Parent & Meta Sign 20-Year PPAs For Existing, Expanded Nuclear
Vistra today announced that it has entered into 20-year PPAs with Meta to provide more than 2,600 megawatts of energy from a combination of three different Vistra nuclear plants in PJM to support Meta's operations
January 9, 2026
PSC Seeks Comments On Implementing Law Requiring Electricity Suppliers To Procure Energy Storage Credits
The Maryland PSC has sought comment on implementing various provisions of 2025's Senate Bill 937 & House Bill 1035 (PUA § 7-1224 - § 7-1229) relating to the mandatory procurement of front-of-the-meter transmission-connected energy storage
January 9, 2026
Illinois Gov. Signs Bill To Require Long-Term Resource Adequacy Contract Procurement For All Retail Customers
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed SB 25 which, among other things, requires the Illinois Power Agency to include in its procurement plan, "the procurement of energy, capacity, environmental attributes, resource adequacy attributes, or some combination thereof intended to serve all retail…
January 9, 2026
Retail Supplier Acquiring Customer Book
Clearview Electric Inc. is acquiring a book of Pennsylvania electric customers from Powervine Energy, LLC
January 7, 2026
Fanfare Energy Seeks License In New State (& License Briefs)
Fanfare Energy Seeks License In New State
January 7, 2026
PUC Adopts Rate Case Settlement Addressing Retail Supplier Issues, Including Number Of Rate Codes
The PUC of Ohio adopted, without modification to issues related to the retail market, a stipulation in the natural gas rate case of Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, LLC d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Ohio (CEOH)
January 7, 2026
Constellation Completes Calpine Transaction
Constellation today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Calpine Corporation from Energy Capital Partners (ECP), "creating the nation's largest producer of electricity."
January 6, 2026
ENGIE Announces Illinois Community Solar Installations
ENGIE North America announced that it is bringing two new community solar farms online in Knox County, Illinois
January 6, 2026
Price Cap Sought For Service To Low-Income Customers, Load Currently Served By Retail Suppliers
In comments in a PUC of Ohio rulemaking, the Ohio Consumers' Counsel recommended that the Standard Service Offer rate be used as a price cap for electric service to Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) customers
January 6, 2026
Utilities Report Barriers To Use Of Supplier-Specific Purchase Of Receivables Discount Rates
Responding to a data request as part of the District of Columbia's investigation of the purchase of receivables (POR) programs, Pepco in Washington D.C. informed the D.C. PSC that Pepco would not be able to implement POR discount rates specific to each retail electric supplier's uncollectibles in…
January 5, 2026
Retail Supplier Parent To Acquire Cogentrix, Including 5,500 MW Portfolio In PJM, ERCOT, ISO-NE
Vistra Corp. today announced that it has executed definitive agreements to acquire Cogentrix Energy, consisting of 10 "modern" natural gas generation facilities totaling approximately 5,500 MW of capacity.
January 2, 2026
Start-up Broker Identifies Additional Leadership, Seeks Pa. License
MPower Utility Group Inc, a start-up, applied for a Pennsylvania electric broker/marketer license to serve small commercial (under 25 kW) customers at the seven large EDC service areas
December 31, 2025
Aggregate Report Shows 40% Of Customers Remaining With Retail Supplier After End Of Standard Offer Program Paid 50-100% More Than Applicable Price To Compare
40% of residential customers in the standard offer customer referral program (SOP) at Duquesne Light who remained with their assigned retail supplier after the conclusion of the SOP term paid an EGS rate 50-100% higher than the applicable price to compare (PTC), according to an updated report from…
December 30, 2025
Retail Supplier Reports Wind Down Of Remaining Business Activity
Summer Energy Holdings, Inc. said in a 10-Q filed on December 29, covering the period ending September 2025, that, "Management’s plans to mitigate the Company’s current conditions included the sale of assets. The Company is in the process of winding down the remaining business activity of the…
December 23, 2025
PSC Opens Review Of SOS Procurement & Product Design With Eye Towards "Affordability" & Price Stability
With an eye towards affordability and price stability, the District of Columbia PSC has initiated a biennial review of the electricity SOS process