June 17, 2025
Start-up Named "AOL Energy" Registers As Texas Broker
AOL Energy LLC, a newly formed entity, registered as a Texas retail electric broker
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June 17, 2025
Company Developing "Most Advanced Home Energy Intelligence Platform Ever" Seeks Texas Aggregator Certificate
Intellipath Solutions LLC d/b/a IntelliWatt, a start-up, applied for a Texas retail electric aggregator certificate as a Class I aggregator serving residential customers
June 17, 2025
Newly Formed Entity Spark Business Ventures LLC Registers As New York Energy Consultant
An entity named "Spark Business Ventures LLC", a newly formed LLC, filed a registration with the New York Dept. of Public Service as an energy consultant, to serve large commercial and industrial customers
June 17, 2025
Energy as a Service Provider Surpasses $1 Billion in Capital with Additional Debt Facility
Budderfly announced that it has secured an additional $100 million in debt financing from Nuveen Energy Infrastructure Credit (Nuveen EIC), "to accelerate the deployment of scalable, holistic energy solutions tailored for energy-intensive buildings across the United States."
June 17, 2025
Regulator's Staff Proposes Specific Contract Language Requiring That Retail Suppliers Continue Service To Hardship Customers Under Capped Rate
The Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement (EOE) of the Connecticut PURA has developed draft language which would require that retail electric suppliers must continue to serve hardship customers, under a capped, lower rate, when the customer's original contract rate exceeds the default…
June 17, 2025
Retail Supplier Formally Announces Strategic Equity Investment By DRW Energy Trading, To Drive Growth
Catalyst Power Holdings LLC (Catalyst Power, or the Company) today announced that DRW Energy Trading LLC, which operates as part of global trading firm DRW Holdings LLC, has made, "a significant strategic equity investment in the company."
June 16, 2025
LS Power Launches New Brand Identity, Including Focus On "Customer-centered Solutions"
LS Power today launched a new brand and visual identity.
June 16, 2025
Texas PUC Staff Recommend That Enron Energy Texas LLC REP Application Be Denied, Without Prejudice
Staff of the Texas PUC ("Staff") have made a recommendation on the disposition of the application of Enron Energy Texas LLC for an Option 1 retail electric provider (REP) certificate, with Staff recommending, "that the application be denied and that this proceeding be dismissed without prejudice."
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
ERCOT To Hold Further Workshop On ERCOT-Funded Program To Provide Incentives For Residential Demand Response
Characterizes "Strong" Stakeholder Support To Allow Third-Party QSEs To Participate Directly
ERCOT will host a further in-person workshop on June 16, 2025 to review feedback and discuss additional design refinements and next steps for ERCOT's proposed Residential Demand Response Program, which would include an incentive paid by ERCOT (i.e. funded by the ERCOT market)
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.
June 12, 2025
LS Power Acquires Energy Services Co. Previously Affiliated With Retail Supplier
LS Power announced that it has completed an acquisition of ENGIE Services U.S.
June 11, 2025
Texas PUC Accepting Comments On All Electric Market Rules, Under Customary Review For Changes, Re-adoption
The Public Utility Commission of Texas published a preliminary notice of intention to review Chapter 25, Substantive Rules Applicable to Electric Service Providers, in accordance with Texas Government Code §2001.039, Agency Review of Existing Rules.
June 11, 2025
Details On Texas Retail Electric Product Enrollment Disclosed In Sunnova Bankruptcy Petition
Sunnova Energy International Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries on June 8 voluntarily filed petitions for chapter 11 relief in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas to facilitate a sale process for certain of the Company’s assets and business operations.