December 4, 2014
Retail Supplier Launches Energy Efficiency Services Company
The parent of ESCO BlueRock Energy has launched a new company, BlueRock Energy Services, to offer energy efficiency and other turnkey energy services
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December 1, 2014
PURA Seeking to Improve Rate Board, Take Best Practices From Other States
The Connecticut PURA intends to improve the state's electric supplier rate board, at EnergizeCT.com, with the effort to be informed by "best practices" used in other states.
November 25, 2014
More Class Action Suits Filed Against Retail Suppliers Solely Over Whether Pricing Was "Market-Based"
At least two more lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed against retail suppliers -- this time Direct Energy and Viridian Energy -- whose only allegation is that suppliers' rates were not "market-based" as claimed in various supplier materials.
November 20, 2014
Regulator Issues Cease and Desist Order to Retail Supplier Over Use of Marketer's Brand
The Connecticut PURA has issued a cease and desist order to Public Power, LLC after alleging that Levco Energy, in marketing supply from Public Power, is doing so under the name Levco Energy rather than Public Power.
November 19, 2014
Spark Revises Customer Book Acquisition in Response to Regulator Concerns
Spark Energy will, at this time, acquire a smaller Connecticut customer book from Town Square Energy than originally contemplated, after the Connecticut PURA informed the suppliers that it could not sanction the assignment of certain customers whose contracts PURA interpreted as being expired.
November 19, 2014
Parent of Retail Supplier Acquires Energy Efficiency, Distributed Generation Firm, Expands to Massachusetts Retail Market
ONEnergy, the parent of Sunwave Gas & Power, has acquired substantially all of the assets of AVACOS Clean Energy for $1.73 million (all $ Canadian).
November 18, 2014
State Proposes to Prohibit Assignment of Customer Contracts to Another Supplier "Without The Customer's Consent"
The Connecticut PURA, in newly proposed marketing standards for electric suppliers, has proposed prohibiting electric suppliers from assigning a customer's contract to another supplier, "without the customer's consent."
November 18, 2014
State Proposes Prohibiting Suppliers from Soliciting In Elderly Housing Complexes, Other New Marketing Rules
The Connecticut PURA has proposed that electric suppliers be prohibited from conducting door-to-door solicitations in elderly housing complexes under proposed new marketing standards.
November 14, 2014
State Puts Retail Suppliers on Notice Regarding Compliance With New Requirements
The Connecticut PURA has put retail electric suppliers on notice regarding new requirements for rate disclosures.
November 13, 2014
Spark Energy Discloses Purchase Price for Two Recent Customer Book Acquisitions, Sees More M&A Opportunities
In announcing quarterly earnings, Spark Energy has disclosed the purchase price for Connecticut books of customers it has agreed to acquire from Discount Power, Inc. and Town Square Energy, LLC.
November 13, 2014
PURA Says Supplier May Assign Customers to Competitor at "Own Risk"
The Connecticut PURA said that it is, "unable to sanction," the transfer of a portion of the customer book Town Square Energy is seeking to assign to Spark Energy, and said that Town Square Energy, "may proceed with the transfer of these customers at its own risk."
November 11, 2014
United Illuminating Residential Default Service Rate to Exceed 13¢; Last Resort Rate Hits 25¢
United Illuminating has filed new default service rates for the six-month period beginning January 1, 2015, and the new residential Standard Service rate exceeds 15¢/kWh
November 10, 2014
Connecticut Light & Power Residential Default Service Rate to Exceed 12¢; Last Resort Rates Hit 20¢
Connecticut Light & Power has filed to increase its residential Standard Service rate to over 12.6¢/kWh, and to increase Last Resort Service rates to 20¢/kWh.
November 7, 2014
State Revives Retail Supplier Working Group, Sets Meeting on Rate Board
The Connecticut PURA has revived the retail electric supplier working group to address issues relating to the evolving Connecticut competitive electric market
November 6, 2014
License Briefs
Acacia Energy LLC applied for an amendment to its Texas REP certificate to change is certificated name from Acacia Energy LLC to New Era Energy Services LLC. Acacia Energy would be added to the certificate as a trade name.
November 6, 2014
Final PURA Decision Drops Declaration That Authority Will Investigate Two Suppliers
A final Connecticut PURA decision concerning retail supplier customer notice requirements (click here for related story today) does not state any intent by PURA to investigate two suppliers' compliance with the rules governing the use of third-party agents.
November 6, 2014
Another Utility to Self-Manage Default Service Load
United Illuminating will self-manage 100% of Last Resort Service load for the first quarter of 2015, it disclosed in a report on its recent procurement.
November 6, 2014
Connecticut Adopts New Customer Notice Requirements, Forms for Suppliers, Says Generic T&Cs Not Compliant
The Connecticut PURA has adopted forms and associated requirements to be used for several statutorily required notices to be sent by retail electric suppliers, adopted new product definitions, and clarified several rules, including a finding that sending generic terms and conditions do not meet…
November 5, 2014
Connecticut to Open Review of Code of Conduct for Utilities, Affiliates
The Connecticut PURA has assigned a docket to review the current code of conduct regulations for electric and natural gas utilities.
November 3, 2014
Spark Energy to Acquire Another Book of Customers
Spark Energy is acquiring another book of customers, this time from Town Square Energy, LLC.
October 31, 2014
Retail Supplier to Pay $60,000 Under Settlement With Regulator, Principal Prohibited from Serving in Similar Capacity For 10 Years
The Connecticut PURA approved a settlement under which the principal of People's Power & Gas, LLC is to pay $35,000, plus forego claims to a $25,000 letter of credit, to resolve alleged violations arising from its market exit as a result of defaulting at ISO New England last winter, and allegations…
October 30, 2014
Utility to Self-Serve Default Service After Procurement Attracts Zero Bidders
Another full requirements default service procurement has attracted no interested suppliers, and Connecticut Light & Power will self-manage a class of default service load this winter as a result.
October 30, 2014
Great American Power to Acquire Retail Supplier
Retail supplier Great American Power, LLC has filed at FERC for approval of a transaction under which its holding company parent, Great American Power Holding LLC, would acquire 100% of the equity interests in retail supplier Perigee Energy, LLC
October 29, 2014
Spark Energy Acquires Book of Customers
Spark Energy, LLC has agreed to acquire the Connecticut variable rate customers of Connecticut-based Discount Power, Inc.
October 28, 2014
Increase in Retail Supplier Interest in Massachusetts Prompts Calls for New Consumer Protection Rules
With the long-awaited implementation of purchase of receivables and large spikes in default service rates driving new interest among retail suppliers in serving the Massachusetts mass market, consumer representatives are calling for the DPU to enhance customer protections.