June 11, 2025
Talen Energy Corporation announced that it has expanded its existing nuclear energy relationship with Amazon to provide energy from Talen’s Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania to Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in the region.
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June 10, 2025
A letter dated June 10, 2025 was filed at the Texas PUC indicating that the letter was from Jamie Smith, with a signature in the letter identifying Smith as currently Chief Executive Officer at RPower
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June 10, 2025
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has granted the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC), d/b/a Energy Vision SM , electric and natural gas broker and aggregator licenses (separate from NOPEC's existing, distinct opt-out government aggregator authority)
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June 5, 2025
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has commenced a customary five-year review of the rules regarding the establishment of credit for residential utility service, the disconnection of residential utility service, and (for gas utilities) the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) Plus program…
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June 5, 2025
The Pennsylvania PUC granted M&R Energy Resources Corp. a natural gas broker/marketer license to serve customers at Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc., National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation, PECO Energy Company, and UGI Utilities, Inc.
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June 5, 2025
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Digital Power USA, Inc. an electric supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas
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June 4, 2025
Retail Supplier Rate Lower Than 1996 Utility Rates On Inflation-Adjusted Basis At All 7 Large EDCs
The average lowest fixed price retail electric supplier residential offer in Pennsylvania during 2024 was cheaper than the 1996 monopoly utility supply rates at three Pennsylvania utilities without even accounting for inflation, while such supplier rate was cheaper than the 1996 monopoly supply…
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June 4, 2025
Pepco in the District of Columbia has sought clarification from the D.C. PSC concerning which Community Renewable Energy Facilities (CREF) costs may be included in the bypassable SOS administrative charge
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June 4, 2025
During a June 4 Maryland PSC administrative meeting, a majority of PSC Commissioners expressed concerns with setting residential purchase of receivables discount rates at Pepco, Delmarva, and Washington Gas Light at the levels proposed by utilities and PSC Staff, due to the potential for such…
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June 4, 2025
At the June 4 Maryland PSC administrative meeting, during consideration of changes to the purchase of receivables discount rates at several utilities (see related story today) , PSC Staff said that Staff has received "a lot" of "complaints" from residential customers concerning the unavailability of…
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June 3, 2025
PSC Seeks Collaborative Recommendation On Retail Supplier, Broker License Renewal, Relinquishment Process Seeks Uniformity Given Influx Of Suppliers Seeking License Relinquishment Or Modification
The Maryland PSC has directed PSC Staff, the Office of People's Counsel, and other stakeholders to collaborate on developing a proposal for the best way to address retail supplier and broker license renewals and license relinquishment requests, inclusive of a process that determines if it is viable…
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June 3, 2025
Constellation and Meta have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the output of the Clinton Clean Energy Center, reflecting 1,121 megawatts of nuclear energy.
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May 29, 2025
In a letter order dated May 29, the Maryland PSC ordered that increased capacity costs for electricity SOS at Baltimore Gas & Electric shall not be reflected in the mass market SOS rates which take effect June 1, 2025, after having ostensibly approved tariff pages on May 28 which would have included…
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May 28, 2025
The Maryland PSC, as part of approving several updates in Baltimore Gas & Electric's SOS electricity rates, approved a change in BGE's "energy rate", for the period June 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025, due to updated capacity costs
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May 28, 2025
The Maryland PSC has approved new purchase of receivables discount rates at several utilities, but took under advisement, for disposition in a future order, issues concerning the end of residential POR, including the use of any over-collection balance under residential POR and/or the assignment of…
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May 28, 2025
In separate orders adopting similar reasoning, the PUC of Ohio granted AEP Ohio's applications for approval of agreements with two large customers under which AEP Ohio will own and operate two natural gas-powered generation systems (fuel cells) to be located at two customer data center locations
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May 27, 2025
Think Home Solutions, LLC applied for a District of Columbia electric broker license to serve residential customers
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May 27, 2025
American Energy Supply LLC, a start-up, filed a retail access application form with the New York PSC for both electricity and natural gas
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May 27, 2025
"Support Efforts To Enact Preemptive Retail-Choice Law"
DOJ Notes, "Laws And Regulations Can Undermine Reliability And Affordability By Protecting Incumbent Electricity Providers From Competition Or Disruptive Innovation"
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May 23, 2025
Dayton Power and Light d/b/a AES Ohio has withdrawn a petition before the PUC of Ohio which had originally sought approval of Phase 2 of the utility's Smart Grid Plan ("SGP")
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May 23, 2025
New Authority For Utilities To Impose Financial Standards On Retail Suppliers Consumer Protections Broadly Extended To Small Commercial Customers Under New Law Enroll By Wallet Required
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently signed HB 15, which includes several provisions related to the retail electric and natural gas markets, including the elimination of electric security plans, with a new requirement for electric utilities to provide the Standard Service Offer through a statutorily…
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May 22, 2025
The PUC of Ohio granted EnergyNation Solutions, LLC an electric broker license to serve all customer classes in all service areas
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May 22, 2025
The Pennsylvania PUC granted American Wholesale Energy Inc. electric and natural gas broker/marketer licenses to serve small commercial, large commercial, industrial, and governmental customers in all service areas
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May 22, 2025
R Street released a policy study on electric competition which included grade rankings for each state
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May 21, 2025
The District of Columbia PSC has directed a PSC-created task force to develop and file recommendations on what improvements might be made locally to address the impacts of the PJM 2025/2026 delivery year capacity auction on District consumers
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