September 16, 2025
Ohio-based Broker Registers In Texas
Energia Power LLC has registered as a Texas retail electric broker.
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September 16, 2025
Big Richard Energy Registers As Texas Broker
Big Richard Energy LLC filed a registration as a Texas retail electric broker.
September 16, 2025
People's Counsel Seeks Consideration Of Retail Supplier Rate Caps, End Of POR, Prohibition On Low-Income Shopping
The Office of the People's Counsel for the District of Columbia proposed, among other things, a cap on retail supplier rates, as OPC offered comments in a District of Columbia PSC proceeding on the future of the POR programs
September 16, 2025
People's Counsel Recommends PSC Investigate Alleged "Pricing Disparity" Among Utility and Affiliated Competitive Retail Supplier, and Lack of Offerings from Non-Affiliates
The Office of the People's Counsel for the District of Columbia said in comments to the District of Columbia PSC, concerning the purchases of receivables programs in D.C., that OPC recommends that the PSC initiate an investigation into what OPC alleged is a "disparity" between lower prices offered…
September 15, 2025
Blackstone To Acquire 620-MW Natural Gas Power Plant In Pennsylvania
Blackstone announced today that private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone Energy Transition Partners have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hill Top Energy Center, a 620-megawatt natural gas power plant in Western Pennsylvania, for nearly $1 billion, from Ardian, a global private…
September 15, 2025
Lubbock Power & Light Scheduled To Go Live On Smart Meter Texas
Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) is scheduled for migration to Smart Meter Texas (SMT) on September 29th.
September 15, 2025
Provision Power and Gas Seeks Retail Supplier Licenses In New State
Provision Power and Gas, LLC applied for Pennsylvania electric and natural gas retail supplier licenses to serve residential and small commercial customers in all service areas
September 15, 2025
Ochsner Interests To Launch Blockchain-Enabled Pilot, With Two Retail Providers, "To Enable Direct Customer Ownership Of Utility-Scale Clean Energy Generation"
Ochsner Interests, Inc. announced plans to launch a blockchain-enabled pilot in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), now being developed in partnership with two competitive retail electric providers (REPs), "to enable direct customer ownership of utility-scale clean energy generation."
September 15, 2025
Delegated Commissioner Seeks License Revocation, $5 Million Penalty Against Retail Supplier For Alleged Deceptive Practices
Massachusetts DPU Commissioner Cecile Fraser, in the capacity of Delegated Commissioner, has issued a Notice of Probable Violation against CleanChoice Energy, Inc.
September 12, 2025
Texas PUC Staff Would Seek Comment On If Co-Located Large Load Net Metering May Occur Within Muni/Co-op Area If Muni/Co-op Is Not The Entity Providing Retail Electric Service To Large Load Customer
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a draft proposal for publication to implement PURA §39.169 (part of SB 6), relating to net metering arrangements involving a large load co-located with an existing generation resource
September 12, 2025
CenterPoint-TDU Provides To REPs, For REPs To Share With REP Customers Under New Obligation, Info About Tree Trimming
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric has provided, to Texas retail electric providers, information regarding CEHE's procedure(s) for customers who request vegetation management near electric power lines, for REPs to periodically share with customers as required under a new law
September 12, 2025
Texas Retail Provider Adopts Historic Gulf Brand
Metroplex Energy, Inc. has filed to amend its Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate to reflect a change in its legal name to Gulf, Inc
September 12, 2025
PSC Confirms It Won't Require BGE To Implement Automatic Switch Block Mechanism
The Maryland PSC today accepted Baltimore Gas & Electric's proposal to not implement a mechanism that would have automatically rejected a switch request if the customer appears on BGE's Do Not Transfer list
September 12, 2025
PUC Approves Stipulation In Which Utility Provides Mitigation Credit To Offset Default Service Uncollectible Adders (Non-POR Market)
The Maine PUC approved without modification a stipulation among Versant Power ("Versant" or the "Company"), and the Maine Office of the Public Advocate (the "OPA") to establish the Standard Offer Uncollectable Adders at Versant's Bangor Hydro District ("BHD") and Maine Public District ("MPD")…
September 11, 2025
Consumer Counsel Seeks Change To 20-Year Old Partial Payment Hierarchy Which Pays Past Due Retail Supplier Charges First (Non-POR Market)
The Ohio Consumers' Counsel has sought changes to the partial payment processing hierarchy for utility consolidated bills at Dayton Power & Light (AES Ohio).