October 9, 2015
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October 8, 2015
Retail Supplier Announces Expanded Marketing Partnership With Madison Square Garden
The Madison Square Garden Company and Major Energy announced a renewed and expanded multi-year marketing partnership, naming the New York-based energy supply company the Official Gas and Electricity Partner of the New York Knicks and New York Rangers, as well as an Official Partner of Madison Square…
October 7, 2015
New Prices To Compare Take Effect For ComEd, Ameren
New residential electric prices to compare went into effect on October 1 for Commonwealth Edison and Ameren
October 7, 2015
Private Investment Firm Acquires Broker, Seeks Additional Acquisitions
Chaifetz Group, LLC, a Chicago-based private investment firm, announced that it recently acquired Save Wave Energy.
October 6, 2015
Star Energy Partners Launches In Two New States
Star Energy Partners has launched residential and commercial electricity service in Illinois and New Jersey
October 5, 2015
FERC To Hold Technical Conference On MISO Capacity Auction Mitigation Measures, Alternatives
FERC will hold a technical conference on October 20 concerning market power mitigation in the Midcontinent ISO capacity market, and related market design issues
October 5, 2015
Satori Energy Acquires Another Book of Contracts
Satori Energy has acquired a book of electricity and gas contracts from Boston-based InSource Power.
October 2, 2015
FERC Enforcement Office Investigating Results of MISO Capacity Auction For Market Manipulation
FERC disclosed yesterday that shortly after the conclusion of the 2015/16 Planning Resource Auction (capacity auction) conducted by Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) in April 2015, the Commission’s Office of Enforcement began a non-public informal investigation under Part 1b of…
September 29, 2015
Illinois Power Agency Files 2016 Default Service Procurement Plan (MidAmerican Included For First Time)
The Illinois Power Agency has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission its 2016 procurement plan for default service power suppliers.
September 18, 2015
Illinois Posts Results From Procurements For Default Service Energy, Capacity
The Illinois Power Agency has sorted results from its fall procurement for default service energy and (for Ameren) capacity for various periods through May 2018.
September 14, 2015
Illinois Opens Rulemaking on Supplier Marketing; Staff Recommends Notice for Rate Changes, Posting of Rate History
The Illinois Commerce Commission has opened a rulemaking proceeding to revise retail electric supplier marketing standards
September 11, 2015
Clearview Energy Elected to NEM Executive Committee
The National Energy Marketers Association announced that Clearview Energy, Inc. has been elected to NEM’s Executive Committee and Policy Development Team.
September 10, 2015
Exelon Defers Decision On Two Nuclear Plants
Exelon Corporation announced that all of its nuclear plants in the PJM market cleared in the transition capacity auction for the 2017-18 planning year and that the company will defer any decisions about the future operations of its Quad Cities and Byron nuclear plants for one year.
September 10, 2015
Retail Suppliers Facing 25% Increase in Capacity Costs for 2017/18 From Transitional CP Auction
Retail suppliers are facing a 23% increase in capacity prices for the 2017/18 versus the prices established in the base residual auction as a result of the capacity performance transitional auction held this week
September 3, 2015
Mansfield Power and Gas Seeks Electric Supplier License in New State
Mansfield Power and Gas, LLC applied for an Illinois alternative retail electric supplier license to serve all customer classes at Commonwealth Edison.
September 1, 2015
Exelon: Illinois Nukes Cleared PJM 2016-17 Capacity Performance Transitional Auction
Exelon Corporation announced that all of its Illinois nuclear plants in PJM cleared in the transitional capacity auction for the 2016-17 planning year, which included a capacity performance product
September 1, 2015
Retail Suppliers Facing Near Doubling of Unhedgeable Capacity Costs For Next Year Under PJM Transitional Auction
While retail suppliers have more lead time to account for the higher capacity performance prices under the initial base residual auction featuring the new performance product for the 2018/19 delivery year (click here for recent results) , retail suppliers are facing a near doubling of capacity…
August 27, 2015
Viridian Entering New State For Natural Gas
Viridian Energy has said that it will begin offering natural gas in Illinois by the end of the year
August 24, 2015
Three Exelon Nuclear Plants Fail To Clear PJM Capacity Auction
Exelon Corporation today announced that the Oyster Creek, Quad Cities and Three Mile Island nuclear power plants did not clear in the PJM capacity auction for the 2018-19 planning year
August 24, 2015
PJM Capacity Prices Spike For 2018-19
Capacity prices in PJM soared in the 2018-19 Base Residual Auction, the first auction which included a capacity performance product
August 24, 2015
Southern Company To Acquire Parent of Retail Suppliers
Southern Company and AGL Resources today announced that the boards of directors of both companies have approved a definitive merger agreement
August 21, 2015
Nordic Cites Recent Expansions, Says Will Expand To Four More States This Year
In announcing its recent ranking on the Inc. 5000 list, Nordic Energy Services attributed its growth to geographic expansion, with newly expanded service offerings for residential and commercial consumers in 8 new utility territories within Ohio and New York.
August 19, 2015
ILEPA Announces Speakers For September Conference
The Illinois Energy Professionals Association announced its September 16 annual conference to be held in Chicago, IL.
August 19, 2015
Santanna Energy Services Launches Commercial Electric Supply Service At ComEd
Santanna Energy Services announced that it has begun offering commercial electricity supply at Commonwealth Edison in Illinois
August 17, 2015
Crius-Comcast Retail Brand Launches In New State; Texas California Launches On Tap
Crius Energy announced during an earnings call that its Energy Rewards brand, offered in conjunction with Comcast, has launched service in New Jersey.