June 9, 2016
FERC Staff have directed that Atlas Power, the joint venture between Dynegy and Energy Capital Partners, provide additional information concerning its application to acquire various plants from GDF SUEZ Energy North America
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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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June 3, 2016
The dispute over ownership of ESCO BluCo Energy, LLC has been settled, according to a FERC filing, with GoCom Corporation to acquire the company under a settlement
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June 3, 2016
Big Apple Energy, LLC will acquire retail supplier Iron Energy, LLC under Big Apple's previously reported acquisition of Vantage Commodities Financial Services, LLC, according to a FERC filing
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June 2, 2016
FERC approved a settlement between its Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) and Lincoln Paper and Tissue, LLC (Lincoln) under which Lincoln has agreed to a civil penalty of $5,000,000 and disgorgement of $379,016.03 to resolve an investigation into whether Lincoln engaged in fraudulent conduct in its…
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May 31, 2016
FERC issued an order assessing a civil penalty of $26 million on Coaltrain Energy, L.P. for what FERC ruled were violations of FERC's anti-manipulation rules resulting from what FERC called Coaltrain’s "fraudulent Up-To Congestion (UTC) transactions in PJM Interconnection."
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May 23, 2016
The parent of Citizens Choice Energy, LLC d/b/a AmeriChoice Energy has created several new subsidiaries as part of an expansion into new retail markets beyond New York.
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May 11, 2016
• Move Opens Door For Private Court Challenges To Underpinnings of PUCT's Energy-Only Market Structure
In yet another example of federal overreach, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a proposed amendment to a final order the CFTC issued on March 28, 2013 that exempted certain specified transactions of six Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators…
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April 29, 2016
During an earnings call yesterday, AEP provided an update on its strategic review and sale process for its merchant generation which is not subject to a PPA with AEP Ohio
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April 29, 2016
AEP will seek re-regulation of the Ohio market thanks to FERC's decision -- prompted by so-called merchant generators -- to review PUCO-approved PPAs between AEP Ohio and affiliated non-regulated generation under the Edgar standard.
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April 28, 2016
Granting complaints filed by EPSA, the Retail Energy Supply Association, and other parties, FERC in separate orders rescinded affiliate waivers previously granted to various FirstEnergy and AEP companies, and will evaluate PPAs between FirstEnergy's and AEP's Ohio utilities and their merchant…
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April 22, 2016
FERC rejected a complaint filed by the PJM Independent Market Monitor which sought to impose a must-offer requirement, as applicable to PJM’s day-ahead energy market, on demand response with a capacity supply obligation
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April 22, 2016
FERC dismissed a complaint from Viridity Energy, Inc. regarding the compensation provided to customers registering with one curtailment service provider (CSP) in PJM's capacity program, but who use a different CSP for energy and ancillary services (EL12-54).
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April 21, 2016
Given the passage of time, a new Pepco billing system, and its decision to resume consideration of dynamic pricing at Pepco (click here for story) , the District of Columbia PSC has sought supplemental comments regarding retail supplier access to AMI Data
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April 12, 2016
FERC has opened a review of the participation of electric storage resources in the capacity, energy, and ancillary service markets in the RTOs and ISOs
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April 11, 2016
FERC, on voluntary remand, affirmed its prior decision to exempt renewable resources in ISO New England from buyer side mitigation in the forward capacity market, including the minimum offer price rule
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April 11, 2016
A District of Columbia Task Force concerning the natural gas Residential Essential Services (RES) assistance program has filed a consensus recommendation to make the program benefits portable, and available to low-income customers who choose a competitive natural gas supplier
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March 31, 2016
FERC has approved a $3 million settlement between its Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) and Berkshire Power Company LLC (Berkshire) and Power Plant Management Services LLC (PPMS) to resolve an investigation into whether Berkshire and PPMS violated certain anti-manipulation rules as a result of…
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March 30, 2016
The National Energy Marketers Association has announced a slate of confirmed speakers for its 19th Annual Restructuring Conference , to be held April 13-15, 2016 in Washington, DC
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March 21, 2016
A subsidiary of ENGIE S.A., f/k/a GDF SUEZ S.A., has filed for FERC approval to sell 1,300 MW of generation in ISO New England to a unit of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board
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March 17, 2016
The National Energy Marketers Association will convene its 19th Annual National Energy Restructuring Conference April 13 through April 15, 2016 in Washington, DC.
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March 15, 2016
Breadbasket, LLC applied for FERC market-based rate authority, stating that it, "seeks to become a power marketer, purchasing electricity and reselling it to wholesale and retail customers."
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March 2, 2016
FERC has found part of the market mitigation measures for PJM's capacity market to be unjust and unreasonable since the tariff allows the cost-based energy offer cap to be used as the sole measure of short-run marginal cost in calculating capacity market offer caps.
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March 1, 2016
FERC approved tariff changes filed by PJM to provide a mechanism for funding the organization Consumer Advocates of the PJM States, Inc. (CAPS).
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March 1, 2016
Windrose Power and Gas, LLC, a Texas-based start-up, is seeking several licenses to launch a retail energy supplier
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