May 8, 2018
GI Endurant, LLC d/b/a GI Energy (GIE) announced that Rilette Springs, LLC, an affiliate of Shell New Energies, U.S. LLC (Shell), has made a strategic investment in GIE, purchasing a majority and controlling interest.
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May 4, 2018
The California PUC released a draft study of issues facing the retail sale of electricity in the state (known as the Green Book), observing that current policy is being driven by disparate actions undertaken to achieve various goals in the wake of the 2000-01 energy crisis, and cautioning that the…
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May 4, 2018
But CEO Says Current Retail M&A Opportunities Passing Value Test Is "Not Easy" Vistra Reports Retail Customer Growth, Higher Earnings
Vistra Energy, which as previously reported will engage in a strategy of expanding its retail business now that it has completed its acquisition of Dynegy, said during an earnings call this morning that it will pursue a "dual strategy" of organic retail growth and evaluating retail M&A opportunities…
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April 25, 2018
Representatives from the McLean County, Illinois Chamber of Commerce and Gulf Plains Energy announced an Energy Alliance aggregation program under which eligible Chamber members will be combined into an aggregate pool to secure lower electricity rates
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April 24, 2018
Conference Highlights Positive Growth and New Market Openings Industry Leaders to Address Market Enhancements That Improve The Energy Consumer Shopping Experience
The National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) will convene its 21st Annual National Energy Restructuring Conference on April 30-May-2, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill Hotel in Washington, DC. NEM’s annual conference will focus on "Energy Choice 2.0: A New Era in Consumer Choice, Innovation…
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April 20, 2018
The Illinois Power Agency has posted winning prices from the recent capacity procurement event for Ameren Illinois Company (AIC) default service customers
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April 16, 2018
The National Energy Marketers Association has released a preliminary list of confirmed speakers for its 21st Annual National Energy Restructuring Conference in Washington, DC to be held April 30 through May 2
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April 16, 2018
Illinois has posted prices and winning suppliers from the Illinois Power Agency's spring 2018 procurement of block energy supplies for default service customers at Commonwealth Edison, Ameren, and MidAmerican Energy Company
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April 13, 2018
The Midcontinent ISO's capacity auction for the 2018-19 planning year resulted in a clearing price of $10 per MW-day for all zones except Zone 1 (DPC, GRE, MDU, MP, NSP, OTP, SMP)
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April 10, 2018
AG Says That, Through Lawsuit, "We Can Put This Bad Company Out Of Business"
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against Major Energy Electric Services LLC (Major Energy), an alternative retail electric supplier (ARES), for what the AG's office alleged in a news release was, "misleading thousands of Illinois customers about the company’s costly…
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March 29, 2018
Stream Energy Illinois, LLC, petitioned the Illinois Commerce Commission for a temporary waiver of certain requirements of recently revised 83 Ill. Admin. Code Section 412.110, relating to disclosure form requirements and variable rate history
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March 28, 2018
Mega Energy of Illinois, LLC applied for an Illinois alternative gas supplier license to serve all eligible residential and small commercial natural gas customers in the Nicor, Peoples, and North Shore service territories.
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March 27, 2018
New Broker Launched By TXU Parent Seeks Licenses In New State
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March 26, 2018
According to an 8-K, on March 23, 2018, Premier Holding Corporation ("PRHL") entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the "Agreement"), with AOTS 42, Inc., a Delaware company ("AOTS"), The Power Company USA, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company ("TPC") and American Illuminating Company, LLC, a…
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March 23, 2018
Switch Energy Seeks Retail Supplier License In New State
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March 23, 2018
Illinois Commerce Commission Staff have posted a hypothetical amount of the total dollars that would be assigned to alternative retail electric and natural gas suppliers under a proposed new tax on such suppliers to fund ICC operations
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March 21, 2018
Vista Energy Marketing Seeks Authority To Serve New Customers
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March 20, 2018
Direct Energy Business announced that it has launched a new "Fixed Energy Plus" program which Direct said is, "to bring more bill transparency for business customers in the Midwest and Northeast."
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March 16, 2018
Illinois Commerce Commissioner Sadzi Martha Oliva will host the third installment of Illinois' Power Meter titled, "Retail Electric Suppliers: Best Practices & Consumer Protections", on Wednesday, March 21
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March 9, 2018
Crius Also Invests In U.K. Retail Energy Business Reports Higher Earnings, Lower Customer Count
In reporting fourth quarter and full year 2017 earnings, Crius Energy Trust announced it, "purchased the customer contracts and associated assets of approximately 18,000 residential electric customers in Illinois, Ohio, New Jersey and Pennsylvania from a California-based energy retailer for $4.3…
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March 7, 2018
Josco Energy Receives Supplier Licenses In New States
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March 6, 2018
SmartEnergy Seeks Supplier License In New State
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February 26, 2018
The Illinois Commerce Commission Staff has posted a straw proposal to adopt assessments on retail electric and gas suppliers effective for fiscal year 2019.
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February 23, 2018
XOOM Energy, LLC through its family of retail suppliers (XOOM Energy) announced further expansion of their energy product offerings to residential customers with the launch of their "SteadyLock" flat bill plan for electricity and natural gas.
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February 22, 2018
In reporting earnings for the year 2017, Dynegy provided an update on its retail business
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