May 6, 2026
New York ESCO Winding Down All Operations (& License Briefs, 5/6/26)
New York ESCO Winding Down All Operations
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May 6, 2026
Mercuria-Owned Retail Supplier Seeks License In PJM State
Amber Energy Services, LLC applied for an Ohio retail electric supplier license to serve commercial, industrial, and mercantile customers in all service areas
May 6, 2026
Choice State PSC Orders Creation Of Utility Data Exchange Workgroup, Third Party Access To Utility Data, Part of VPP Order
The Maryland PSC said that it issued an order outlining key directives for Maryland’s electric utilities and stakeholders to, as described by the PSC, accelerate the implementation of virtual power plants (VPPs)
May 6, 2026
Retail Supplier Announces Strategic Partnership With Data Center Developer, Including Natural Gas Supply Infrastructure In Pennsylvania
UGI Corporation, through its subsidiary UGI Energy Services, LLC (UGIES), and Prime Data Centers, LLC (Prime), an international developer and owner of hyperscale data centers, today announced a strategic partnership to develop natural gas supply infrastructure in Pennsylvania’s northern tier, in…
May 6, 2026
National Grid Residential, Small Commercial Default Service Rates Increasing 10-13%
National Grid's electricity basic service rates in Massachusetts for residential customers, excluding the bypassable Basic Service Administrative Cost Adjustment Factor (BSACF) and the Smart Grid Customer Cost Adjustment Factor (SGCCAF), will increase 13% on August 1.
May 6, 2026
Pennsylvania Committee Reports Democrat Bill Banning Retail Supplier Auto-Renewals, Orders Permanent Supplier License Revocation For What Could Be 6 EDI/Utility Errors Over Two Years
Bill Requires Each Renewal Notice To Include Comparison To Price To Compare
The Pennsylvania House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee has reported an amended version of HB 2131 which bans auto-renewals of retail electric fixed rate contacts for residential and small commercial service
May 6, 2026
PJM: We Must "Test" Axiom That Resource Adequacy Approach Must Facilitate Retail Choice Through Short-Term Signals
PJM: Standard 1-3 Year Forward Hedging Used For Most Default Service Is, "Wholly Insufficient To Protect Consumers From The Cost Impacts Of A Sustained Supply Deficit"
May 6, 2026
Priority Power Acquires Retail Energy Broker
Priority Power Management, LLC announced the acquisition of Ohio-based Aspen Energy (Aspen Energy Corporation), an energy advisory and procurement firm providing energy solutions to commercial and industrial clients.
May 6, 2026
NRG Reports Increase In Total Home Customer Count, Decrease In Texas
NRG Confirms Texas Residential VPP Program Surpasses 200 MW
In reporting earnings for the quarter ending March 31, 2026, NRG Energy reported that it is serving 5.65 million Home energy customers as of 1Q26, up from 5.63 million as of December 31, 2025
May 5, 2026
Energy & Infrastructure Company Acquires Retail Energy Broker
Willdan Group, Inc. has acquired 100% of the membership interests of Burton Energy Group, LLC (Burton), a retail energy broker and energy management consulting and solutions provider headquartered near Atlanta, Georgia.
May 4, 2026
Winning Retail Suppliers For Choice Ineligible Load Disclosed
The winning retail suppliers from the annual auctions for supply for Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) electricity customers at the Ohio electric utilities, for a term of June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027, have been disclosed
May 4, 2026
Start-up Voltcheckr Registers As Texas Broker (& License Briefs, 5/4/26)
Start-up Voltcheckr Registers As Texas Broker
May 4, 2026
Retail Supplier Dropping Customers To Default Service
New Wave Energy, LLC stated in a New York PSC filing that it will be returning all New York mass market customers to utility supply service per the terms of each customer's contract
May 1, 2026
PPL Electric Posts New Prices To Compare
PPL Electric has posted new Prices to Compare to be in effect for the 6-month period beginning June 1, 2026
May 1, 2026
Retail Supplier Sells Its Energy Broker
Arcadia announced today that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ENGIE Impact, the Utility Expense and Data Management, Energy Procurement, and Sustainability Advising arm of ENGIE, with the transaction closing on April 29, 2026