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August 7, 2026
Pennsylvania PUC Issues Final Order Cancelling License Of Broker Entity Previously Acquired By Another ABC
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a final order cancelling the electric broker license of the specific entity Community Energy Advisors LLC for what the PUC said was failure to file proof of financial security in the form required from the PUC
August 7, 2026
SunSea Energy Files Ohio Applications
SunSea Energy OH LLC filed with the PUC of Ohio application forms which would serve as applications for certification as a government aggregator for electricity and natural gas
August 7, 2026
Constellation Opposes Utilities' Proposed Data Center Tariff That Would Require Data Centers To Be Served By Competitive Retail Suppliers
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC and Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. (collectively "Constellation") have opposed a proposed data center tariff from the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities which would, as filed, require that data centers receive generation supply service from a competitive retail electric…
August 7, 2026
Utility Proposes Working Group On Future Of Purchase Of Receivables Program
Enbridge Gas Ohio (aka East Ohio Gas or EOG) has proposed that a working group be established, after the conclusion of its current Ohio rate case, to consider potential changes to EOG's purchase of receivables (POR) program
August 7, 2026
Vistra Reports "Strong Operational And Financial Results" In Retail Segment
Confirms Amount Of Capital Committed To New KKR-Led Data Center Development Company
Vistra Corp. reported that its Retail segment recorded Adjusted EBITDA of $773 million for the second quarter of 2026, up from $756 million a year ago, with Vistra further citing "strong operational and financial results" in the Retail segment
August 6, 2026
Constellation Enters Agreement To Sell Texas Power Plant, Buyer Named
Constellation Reports 2Q Earnings
Constellation has entered into an agreement with LS Power to divest Constellation's Brazos Valley Energy Center (f/k/a Jack A. Fusco Energy Center), a 606 MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle facility located outside Houston, Texas in the ERCOT market, for $860 million before closing adjustments
August 6, 2026
Light Energy Receives Pennsylvania Retail Supplier License; Evergreen Gas & Electric Receives Pa. Retail Supplier Licenses (& License Briefs, 8/6/26)
• Billing Union Withdraws Illinois ABC License
August 6, 2026
PSC Adopts Final Rules Requiring Retail Suppliers To Provide Notice Of Rate Changes; Other Marketing Rule Changes
PSC Chair Notes Other State's "Wall of Shame" For Bad Actor Retail Suppliers
The Delaware PSC adopted final rule language for changes to the retail electric supplier marketing rules, including changes requiring variable rate notices and fixed rate renewal notices
August 5, 2026
PUC Issues Forfeitures To Dozens Of Retail Suppliers, Brokers
A PUC has issued $1,000 forfeitures to dozens of retail energy suppliers and brokers for alleged failure to file an annual report
August 5, 2026
PUC Allows Utility To Self-Serve, With PJM Spot Purchases, Data Center Load That Drops To Default Service Without Required 180-Day Notice, Under Interim Policy
A PUC has approved an interim approach to the return of data center customers to default service, which includes…
August 5, 2026
Retail Suppliers Object To Pennsylvania Gas Utility's Application Of Electric Bill Non-Commodity Precedent To Gas Billing, Given Unique Statute; But Welcome Any Non-Discriminatory Bill Access
In an answer to a petition from Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, the Retail Energy Supply Association objected to Columbia's reliance on a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court precedent concerning the billing of non-commodity services in the electric industry, given Pennsylvania's unique natural gas…
August 4, 2026
NRG Reports Increase In Total Home Customer Count, Decrease In Texas For Q2
NRG Reports Advancement Of BYOP Strategy With Hyperscaler for 1.2 GW CCGT in Texas
In reporting earnings for the quarter ending June 30, 2026, NRG Energy reported that it is serving 5.67 million Home retail energy customers as of 2Q26, up from 5.65 million as of 1Q26 and 5.63 million as of December 31, 2025
August 4, 2026
TLG Commodities Receives License In New State (& License Briefs, 8/4/26)
TLG Commodities LLC Receives Virginia Retail Supplier License
August 4, 2026
Texas Retail Provider Entering PJM Market
Ammper Power announced plans to expand its retail electricity business, including its demand response offerings, into the PJM Interconnection market.
August 3, 2026
EnergyMark Seeks License In New State (& License Briefs, 8/3/26)
EnergyMark, LLC applied for an Illinois electric agent, broker, and consultant license.
August 3, 2026
Pennsylvania Gov. Opposes Utility Rate Case Settlement, Which Addresses Retail Market Issues
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has opposed a settlement, which did not appear to be opposed be any active party to the case, which has been proposed in the natural gas rate case of UGI Utilities, Inc. – Gas Division, with the Governor's office stating that the settlement, "is inconsistent with…
August 3, 2026
Retail Provider Announces $1B Series D, & Launches, "First-of-its-Kind Home Battery Built in the United States"
Base Power today is announcing a $1 billion Series D financing at a $13 billion post-money valuation, alongside the launch of Base Core, which is described as a home battery designed from the ground up to support the grid, now in production at Base Factory 1 in Austin.
July 31, 2026
Utility Reports Update On Residential Purchase of Receivables Balance
Potomac Edison reported to the Maryland PSC that, as of June 30, 2026, the cumulative Residential POR balance is in an over-recovered position of $372,385.53.
July 31, 2026
Texas Residential Solar & Storage Financier & Operator Registers As Texas Broker; TLG Commodities Conditionally Receives Texas REP Certificate (& License Briefs, 7/31/26)
Texas Residential Solar & Storage Financier & Operator Registers As Texas Broker
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July 29, 2026
The Operational Infrastructure Question Every Retail Provider Needs to Answer Right Now
-- By Andreya Shaak, Senior Vice President of Product Strategy at VertexOne
The operational infrastructure conversation in retail energy has been framed incorrectly for a long time. It gets evaluated as a cost question: what does this system cost, and what does it replace? That framing is how providers end up absorbing risks they didn't fully see coming.
July 29, 2026
Hanwha Energy Retail Supplier Formally Announces Powervine Acquisition, Marks Retail Expansion To PJM, Will Continue To Evaluate M&A Opportunities In PJM, ERCOT
174 Power Global Retail Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hanwha Energy USA Holdings Corporation, formally announced its entry into competitive retail electricity markets within the PJM region.
July 29, 2026
Utility Proposes To Assume Additional Non-Market PJM Cost, Remove Responsibility From SOS Suppliers
Pepco in the District of Columbia as part of the annual SOS RFP process, has proposed to have PJM Billing Line Item 1935 "be transferred to the utility," relieving SOS suppliers from the charge
July 29, 2026
Report: Residential Customers On Retail Supply Paid 1.3¢/kWh More Than ComEd Supply Charges In Past Year
Per an annual report from the Illinois Commerce Commission's Office of Retail Market Development, residential customers at Commonwealth Edison in Illinois served by an alternative retail electric supplier (ARES) paid, on an aggregate basis, about 1.34 cents per kWh more than ComEd's bypassable…
July 28, 2026
PUC Terminates Retail Supplier's Participation In Utility's Choice Program
A PUC of Ohio ALJ has approved the request of Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, LLC to terminate SunSea Energy OH LLC's participation in Vectren's natural gas choice program