December 26, 2013
Retail Energy Supply Association Elects 2014 Officers and State Chairs
The Retail Energy Supply Association has elected officers and state chairs for 2014.
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December 20, 2013
Details Emerge on Glacial Energy Acquisition
Details concerning the acquisition of various Glacial Energy retail suppliers by a company backed by private equity have emerged in a FERC application for approval of the transaction.
December 2, 2013
License Briefs
New Retail Supplier Licensed in California
November 21, 2013
Texas Cities Best in Job Creation, Economic Strength (Despite Generators "Talking Down" Texas Business Climate; Capacity Market States Again Absent from Rankings)
Despite two years of dire warnings about blackouts and capacity owners "talking down" Texas' business climate, Texas cities continue to catch the attention of national business and economic publications for their economic strength and job creation, taking top marks in recent rankings by Forbes and…
November 20, 2013
Aggregation Signs Supply Agreement with Supplier
Sonoma Clean Power, a California community choice aggregation, said that it has signed a primary electric supply contract with Constellation.
October 30, 2013
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FERC Dismisses Retail Suppliers' Concerns Over Capacity Obligations
October 21, 2013
Constellation to Pay $645,000 Under Settlement with FERC
FERC approved a settlement between its Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) and Exelon Corporation to resolve an investigation into Constellation Energy Commodities Group's (CECG's) alleged submission of inaccurate information.
October 18, 2013
California Adopts Electricity Storage Procurement Obligation for Retail Suppliers, Utilities
The California PUC adopted a final order setting mandates for load serving entities, including competitive electric service providers, to procure electricity storage resources
September 11, 2013
Another: Texas, With Energy-Only Market, Named Top State for Doing Business By Area Development Magazine; Perry Says Government Needs to "Get Out of the Way"
Texas, and its energy-only market, continue to lead independent assessments as the most attractive climate for businesses, despite feigned protestations that the energy-only market and a non-mandated reserve margin make the state unattractive for businesses, as Texas has now been named the top state…
September 9, 2013
The Carlyle Group to Acquire Six Power Plants in New Jersey, California
The Carlyle Group announced it has agreed to acquire the Red Oak power generation facility in Sayreville, New Jersey, and has separately closed on the purchase of five power plants in California.
September 5, 2013
Calif. Draft Order Would Require Retail Suppliers to Meet Energy Storage Mandate
A proposed California order would require load serving entities, including retail electric service providers and community choice aggregators in addition to utilities, to meet mandates for the procurement of energy storage.
September 4, 2013
EDF Trading North America Makes Equity Investment in Energy Marketer
EDF Trading North America and Inupiat Energy Partners have announced an equity investment in Anahau Energy, a marketer and trader of natural gas and renewables with a focus on the West.
August 30, 2013
California PUC to Host Discussion on Business Model for the Electric Utility of the Future
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced it will hold an educational discussion regarding the nature of the impact of new technologies and services on the traditional electric utility model.
August 27, 2013
National Petroleum and Fuels Marketer Launching Retail Energy Supply Business, Seeks Texas License
A petroleum and transportation fuels marketer is expanding to the retail energy supply business, and has named a retail energy veteran as part of the company's management
August 23, 2013
Former Retail Energy Vice President Launching New Online Auction Energy Broker
A former Vice President of a retail energy supplier is launching a new online reverse auction energy broker, Energy Auction House Inc.
August 19, 2013
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MISO Files CONE Value Applicable to Texas Capacity Obligation
August 16, 2013
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Syracuse.com: ESCO-Default Service Cost Comparison Tool Wrong, Erroneously Made Default Service Appear Cheaper
August 14, 2013
Texas REP Undergoing Change in Brand
Texas retail electric provider Dynowatt is adopting the branding of its parent, with a forthcoming change in its brand to IGS Energy.
August 7, 2013
Broker PowerOne Corporation Announces Acquisition
PowerOne Corporation of Chicago, Illinois, a broker, announced that it has agreed to purchase Power Equity, Inc. (PE), a competitive energy sales organization based in Garden Grove, California.
July 30, 2013
FERC, JP Morgan Unit Agree to $410 Million in Penalties, Disgorgement to Ratepayers
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said today that it approved a stipulation and consent agreement under which JP Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation (JPMVEC) will pay $410 million in penalties and disgorgement to ratepayers for allegations of market manipulation stemming from the…
July 25, 2013
NRG Counting Down to Launch of NRG Residential Solutions; NFL-branded Products and Smart Energy Products Coming?
NRG Energy has created a website counting down in real time the forthcoming launch of NRG Residential Solutions.
July 17, 2013
FERC Orders $453 Million in Penalties for Power Market Manipulation
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said in a news release that it ordered Barclays Bank PLC and four of its traders to pay $453 million in civil penalties for, "manipulating electric energy prices in California and other western markets between November 2006 and December 2008."
July 11, 2013
One Paragraph Summation of Why Prospects for Widespread Expansion of Energy Choice Are Dim
Parties recently filed comments in Ohio's investigation of the retail natural gas market, and the comments of Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy and other low-income consumer advocates (LIA) aptly describe the dim prospects for widespread expansion of energy choice, both in Ohio and nationwide, in…
June 18, 2013
Texas Wants to Copy This? FERC to Hold Technical Conference on Capacity Markets
Listening to capacity market advocates in Texas, you'd expect that the centralized capacity markets in the eastern RTOs are "settled" market designs, which can easily be taken "off the shelf" and quickly applied to ERCOT, with little controversy or administrative bureaucracy.
June 12, 2013
Calif. Draft Would Deny Retail Suppliers' Petition for Rulemaking on Nonbypassable Charges
A proposed California PUC decision would deny a petition from retail suppliers and other direct access advocates to institute a rulemaking regarding nonbypassable charges and related mechanisms, including exit fees