December 11, 2018
Staff of the Arizona Corporation Commission have filed a proposed policy statement to institute a competitive electric supply buy-through program open to medium-sized C&I customers
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December 10, 2018
Offer Policy Statement That Would Direct Investor-Owned Utilities To Propose Programs For Direct Access Or Buy-Through
The Arizonans for Electric Choice and Competition ("AECC") and Calpine Energy Solutions, LLC ("Calpine") have requested that the Arizona Corporation Commission adopt a process for its next steps in reviewing electric choice issues, and sought the adoption of a policy statement that would direct all…
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December 4, 2018
During the initial workshop in the Arizona Corporation Commission's latest consideration of electric choice, Commissioner Boyd Dunn expressed concern that residential customers in the rural parts of the state would not see the same benefits of electric choice as other customers.
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November 7, 2018
The Associated Press has projected that Republicans Justin Olson and Rodney Glassman have won the two seats up for election at the Arizona Corporation Commission
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November 7, 2018
--- To Be Modeled After Current AG-X Alternative Supply Program For Large C&Is --- Arizona Launches Workshop Process For "Comprehensive" Discussion Of Retail Choice
Note: This story was first published the evening of Nov. 7 with an alert to our email subscribers
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October 2, 2018
Arcadia Power, which offers a retail energy shopping service among its various services, announced that it is working with Amazon to connect homeowners and renters to convenient, in-home installation of smart home devices at zero upfront cost.
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September 10, 2018
-- Strategic acquisition advances Just Energy’s transformation to a value-added consumer products provider
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August 31, 2018
The National Energy Marketers Association has re-scheduled its Western Energy Policy Summit which will now be held January 16 to January 18, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada
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August 15, 2018
The Arizona Corporation Commission yesterday directed that Staff commence an informal "omnibus" rulemaking process to address a variety of electric industry issues impacted by grid modernization, including suggested reviews of the retail electric competition rules
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July 31, 2018
Pattern Energy Group 2 LP (Pattern Development) today announced it has signed 15-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) and Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP) to deliver wind power from the 200 megawatt (MW) Duran Mesa Wind project currently in development…
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April 24, 2017
Vista Energy Marketing, L.P. is expanding from retail natural gas supply to retail electricity supply, having recently applied for or obtained electric licenses in a number of states
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March 2, 2017
A settlement among certain parties to Arizona Public Service's rate case would continue the competitive wholesale generation (buy-through) choice program at APS, at the current overall cap, but with higher fees to suppliers.
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June 7, 2016
Apple, through Apple Energy LLC, applied at FERC for market-based rate authority to sell power at wholesale in the Southeast, Southwest, Northwest, Northeast, Central, and Southwest Power Pool regions
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September 14, 2015
Crius Energy LLC and Sungevity, Inc. have entered into a strategic agreement to offer residential solar energy systems and products through Crius Energy's family of energy brands.
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July 20, 2015
Talen Energy Corporation announced an agreement to acquire MACH Gen, LLC, which owns more than 2,500 megawatts of combined-cycle, natural gas-fired generating capacity, for $1.175 billion inclusive of any assumed debt, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.
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June 8, 2015
American Electric Power named Philip J. Dion as vice president, Technology Business Development
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January 20, 2015
NRG Energy is to expand its eVgo electric charging infrastructure and services to 21 markets during the 2015-16 period, it said in an investor presentation last week.
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March 20, 2014
Crius Energy and Frontier Communications announced today they have expanded their strategic partnership to offer solar power to residential customers.
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February 17, 2014
Those doing the yeoman's work to expand electric choice in Michigan can thank Texas generators for making their life harder, by creating the narrative that Texas, and its current market, face blackouts.
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February 11, 2014
NRG Residential Solar Solutions is offering customers $600 for referring a customer who installs a solar system.
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January 24, 2014
Constellation Reports Customer-Sited Solar Capacity Installed During 2013
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January 8, 2014
Arizona utilities have disclosed in response to a request from Arizona Corporation Commissioner Bob Burns the amount of money spent publicly supporting their position regarding retail electric choice, which for the state's utilities, was unanimous opposition.
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December 20, 2013
In outlining several long-term energy goals for the state, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder expressed concern with retail choice, noting the "challenges" presented to investment decisions from a lack of stability.
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December 12, 2013
A utility opposed to electric choice by stressing service by "local companies" in contrast to "out-of-state" competitive providers wants to be taken over by a foreign energy conglomerate.
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December 9, 2013
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Bob Burns has suggested a series of workshops and topics to be addressed in a docket addressing potential impacts to the current utility model resulting from innovation and technological developments in generation and delivery of energy (Docket E-00000J-13-0375).
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