July 8, 2026
Palmetto Launches Home Energy Battery Backup Monthly Subscription Offer
Palmetto, which describes itself as a consumer energy platform, today announced the Palmetto Energy Backup Plan, a battery-only product leasing plan
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July 8, 2026
PUC Denies Rehearing Request That Had Sought To Explicitly Prohibit FirstEnergy Utilities From Jointly Advertising With Any Retail Supplier Affiliate Via Shared Name/Logo
The PUC of Ohio denied rehearing requests from the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) and the Office of Ohio Consumers’ Counsel which had argued that PUCO erred when, in a recent order approving an amended corporate separation plan at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities, PUCO failed to impose…
July 8, 2026
Agreement Between Utility & Amazon Requires That, If Amazon Load Is Included In Default Service Auction, Then Amazon Shall Maintain Such Load On Default Service Until Procured SSO Contracts Expire
Duke Energy Ohio has sought from the PUC of Ohio approval of a reasonable arrangement with Amazon Data Services, Inc. that, while requiring Amazon to be supplied by a competitive retail electric supplier, would also require that, if Amazon's related load is included in default service, Amazon shall…
July 8, 2026
PUC Issues Proposed Changes To Reasonable Arrangement Rules
The PUC of Ohio has issued proposed changes to Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-38, governing reasonable arrangements, as part of a customary 5-year rule review.
July 8, 2026
Start-up Broker Seeks To Use Names "Electric Plan Harbor" & "EP Harbor" (& License Briefs, 7/8/26)
Start-up Broker Seeks To Use Names "Electric Plan Harbor" & "EP Harbor"
July 8, 2026
Updated With Statement From Palmco: PUC Says Applicant, Which Formerly Held Retail Supplier License, Is "Not Managerially Fit" To Hold License, In Addressing Re-application
Palmco Power provided the following statement concerning the matter:
July 7, 2026
C-Level Energy Procurement Vets Launching New Retail Energy Aggregator
Scott Stiner and Karen Tomaine have founded Cloudshadow Energy, which will offer energy procurement buying groups as well as individual customer procurement
July 7, 2026
D.C. Council Strikes, From Budget-Related Bill, Entire Retail Energy Section, Which Would Have Capped Residential Retail Supplier Rates & Which Would Have Made Existing Contracts "Void"
The Council of the District of Columbia has passed on final reading an amended version of the Budget Support Act (D.C. Bill 26-661), with the amended, passed bill striking in its entirety a section (Subtitle E) which would have imposed various restrictions on retail energy choice, including price…
July 7, 2026
PUC Sets Effective Date For Recently Approved Rules Requiring Retail Suppliers To Provide Advance Notice For Expedited Return Of Mercantile Customers To Default Service; Request Form Updated
A PUC of Ohio ALJ has established July 17, 2026 as the effective date for new rules governing the return of mercantile customers to default service, including expedited returns to the SSO, at OAC 4901:1-10-36 and 4901:1-21-21
July 7, 2026
Pennsylvania Utility, Major Parties Enter Settlement Which Would Exclude From POR Program Any Plan With Rate In Excess Of Default Service
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company ('FE PA', 'FirstEnergy Pennsylvania", or the 'Company'); the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate ('OCA'); the Pennsylvania Office of Small Business Advocate ('OSBA'); the Coalition for Affordable Utility Services and Energy Efficiency in Pennsylvania…
July 7, 2026
Base Retail Seeks Retail Supplier License In New State
Base Retail, LLC applied for a New Jersey third party electric supplier license
July 6, 2026
Energy Consultant Backed By PE Acquires Retail Energy Broker
Ohio-based broker-consultant Sustainable Energy Services, LLC (SES, recently converted to an LLC from a corporation) has been acquired by Pilot Energy (or an affiliate of Pilot Energy)
July 6, 2026
Utility Seeks Further Waiver To Accelerate Load Aggregation For Default Service
Kennebunk Light & Power District (KLPD) has sought a further waiver at the Maine PUC to accelerate implementation of its load aggregation for electricity Standard Offer service (default service)
July 6, 2026
People's Counsel Seeks To Make More Retail Supplier Data Public
The Maryland Office of People's Counsel has sought rehearing of a recent Maryland PSC order which requires the public disclosure of various retail energy supplier data, including customer counts, as OPC said that supplier volumes should not be afforded confidential protection, or, alternatively…
July 6, 2026
VC Firm To Increase Stake In Retail Supplier, Get Board Seat
Matrix Partners XII, LP and Weston & Co. XII LLC (together, "Matrix") have entered into a transaction to acquire up to an additional 8.5% of the outstanding equity of Light Technology, LLC (Light Technology), which indirectly wholly owns retail energy supplier Light Energy