July 7, 2025
EnergyMark Seeks Licenses In New State
EnergyMark, LLC applied for Ohio electric and natural gas broker licenses.
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July 3, 2025
European Retail Supplier Creates U.S. Retail Natural Gas Supplier
Axpo U.S. LLC applied for a Georgia retail natural gas marketer (supplier) license, after having received a Virginia retail natural gas supplier license earlier this year
July 2, 2025
PUC Proposes Additional Notice, Not Required By Statute, To Expired Fixed Rate Customers As Part Of Implementing New Law
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has posted proposed rules to implement two new laws addressing retail supplier notice requirements for the ending of an "introductory" fixed rate -- R.C. 4928.102 (electric) and 4929.221 (gas)
July 2, 2025
PSC Staff Says Altering Retail Supplier Financial Requirements Outside Of Rulemaking Could Violate Court Precedent
Staff of the Maryland PSC said that changing the financial requirements for retail energy supplier licensing outside of a rulemaking could violate state court precedent which has found that orders adopting new regulations outside of rulemakings have no effect.
July 1, 2025
PUC Staff Seek Retail Supplier's Exit From Market, Propose $240,000 Forfeiture
Note: this is a rush report. This story will be updated later this evening
July 1, 2025
Utility To Allow Non-Commodity Services To Be Billed On Utility Consolidated Bill, Subject To Conditions
Columbia Gas in Pennsylvania has informed the Pennsylvania PUC that Columbia will allow third parties, including retail natural gas suppliers, to bill non-commodity services through Columbia's utility bill in Pennsylvania (called "on-bill" billing)
June 30, 2025
PUC Prepares Rulemaking For New Notice Requirements For End Of Fixed Rate
The PUC of Ohio has assigned Case 25-710-GE-ORD to implement two new laws addressing retail supplier notice requirements for the ending of a fixed rate -- R.C. 4928.102 (electric) and 4929.221 (gas)
June 30, 2025
People's Counsel Seeks Tiered Bonding Requirements For Retail Suppliers, Up To $2 Million
The Maryland Office of People's Counsel proposed several changes to retail energy supplier licensing requirements, including a tiered bond structure based on customers served
June 30, 2025
Utility Seeks To Implement Optional Time Of Use Default Service Rate
Dayton Power and Light (AES Ohio) has sought approval from the PUC of Ohio to offer a residential Time of Use Standard Service Offer rate on an opt-in basis, as an alternative to the default SSO rate
June 27, 2025
NextEra Acquires Assets From Another Retail Energy Broker
Effective May 30, 2025, Northeast Energy Advisors, LLC sold certain assets to Usource, LLC
June 26, 2025
Digital Power Seeks Retail Supplier License In New State
Digital Power USA, Inc. applied for an Ohio retail electric supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas
June 26, 2025
PUC Issues Order In Rate Case In Which PUC Staff Had Proposed New POR Discount Mechanism, Or Other Cost Assignment To Retail Suppliers
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has issued an order in the rate case of Enbridge Gas Ohio (East Ohio Gas, or EOG, and f/k/a Dominion East Ohio) in which PUCO Staff had originally, "recommend[ed] a discount rate be applied to competitive suppliers to offset," uncollectible and other costs of…
June 24, 2025
PSC Denies Utility-Owned Residential Customer Sited BTM BESS program
As part of an order issued today addressing the procurement of distribution-connected energy storage devices, the Maryland PSC denied a proposal, which the PSC termed "the Exelon proposal", for a Utility-Owned Residential Customer Sited BTM BESS program
June 23, 2025
NRG Retail Supplier Seeks Authority To Serve Customers In New Service Areas
NRG Business Marketing LLC applied for an amended Maryland natural gas supplier license to include service to commercial and industrial customers in the service areas of Chesapeake Utilities, Inc., and Pivotal Utility Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Elkton Gas
June 23, 2025
Utility Does Not Plan To Implement System Change To Reject Enrollments Of Customers On Do Not Transfer List, Another EDC Seeks PSC Guidance
Several Maryland utilities have raised cost concerns regarding implementing a system change to accomplish the automatic rejection, by the utility, of retail supplier enrollments for customers on the utility's Do Not Transfer (DNT) list
June 19, 2025
Constellation Announces Agreement With Treehouse To Offer Home EV Charging Installation Network
Constellation and Treehouse, which is described as a software-enabled installation platform for electrification projects, today announced a new agreement under which Constellation Home, Constellation’s home services business, and Treehouse will offer customers, "a seamless and intuitive level 2 home…
June 19, 2025
Great American Gas & Electric Seeks Licenses In New State
Great American Gas & Electric, LLC has applied for Pennsylvania electric and natural gas retail supplier licenses to serve all customer classes in all service areas
June 19, 2025
New Broker Formed By Trio Of Retail Energy Vets Receives Pennsylvania Licenses
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Harbor Light Energy LLC electric and natural gas broker/marketer licenses to serve all sizes and types of non-residential customers, and residential customers in mixed meter scenarios only, in all service areas
June 18, 2025
PSC Approves 11% Residential Purchase of Receivables Discount Rate
The District of Columbia PSC approved an 11% residential purchase of receivables discount rate at Pepco, as the PSC, in a separate order, also opened a generic inquiry on the future of POR (see related story today for more on the new inquiry)
June 18, 2025
PSC Opens Inquiry Into Future Of Purchases Of Receivables (POR) Program, Issues Questions For Comment
The District of Columbia PSC has formally initiated, "an inquiry into the adequacy of the," purchases of receivables programs at Pepco and Washington Gas Light
June 18, 2025
Another Utility To Cease Providing Customer Lists To Retail Suppliers
Staff of the Maryland PSC reported that Potomac Edison (PE) has informed Staff that Potomac Edison intends to cease providing to retail suppliers an "interested customer" by the end of 2025
June 18, 2025
PSC Commissioner Lauds Utility's Portfolio Approach To Default Service Given New Reality Of PJM Capacity Market
During today's Maryland PSC administrative meeting, as the PSC addressed a Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative tariff filing related to SOS, Commissioner Michael Richard praised SMECO's portfolio approach to SOS given the current PJM capacity market
June 16, 2025
Utility Proposes To Hold Retail Suppliers In Default For Continued "Inappropriate Language" On Bill Ready Bills
As part of a rate case, AEP Ohio is seeking several tariff changes related to competitive retail electric service providers (CRES)
June 13, 2025
PSC Accepts 100-200% Increases In POR Discount Rates; Allows Socialization Among Suppliers For POR End Balances At Some Utilities; Defers Consideration Of Some Costs
The Maryland PSC issued letter orders today approving 100-200% increases in purchase of receivables discount rates at several utilities, and addressed any reconciliations after the end of residential POR in a two-step process.
June 13, 2025
Rhythm Formally Announces Acquisition Of Inspire Clean Energy, "Forming One Of The Nation's Largest Independent Green Energy Retailers"
Rhythm Energy, Inc. today announced that it has acquired Inspire Clean Energy (Inspire), a provider of subscription-based, 100-percent renewable electricity plans across Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ohio, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.