May 25, 2016
ESCO Holding Company Acquires Retail Supplier
CPG Power Holdings LLC has purchased a 100% interest in Union Atlantic Electricity Corp., a Maine-based retail electricity supplier
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May 24, 2016
Mint Energy Expanding to More Markets in PJM
Mint Energy, LLC is expanding to new markets in the PJM region
May 18, 2016
Maine Sets New Standard Offer Rates
The Maine PUC has set the Standard Offer rates for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric for the month of June 2016
May 5, 2016
Spark Energy Acquires Multiple Retail Suppliers Encompassing 335,000 RCEs; CEO Hopes More Acquisitions To Be Done
Spark Energy is acquiring Major Energy and Provider Power under separate transactions, encompassing about 335,000 residential customer equivalents (RCEs)
May 2, 2016
Calpine: Likes Retail Business, Wants To See It Grow
Asked about additional retail supplier acquisitions during an earnings call, Calpine would not specifically discuss future M&A activity but told investors that it likes the retail business and would like to see it grow
April 28, 2016
License Briefs
Texas Retail Provider to Relinquish Certificate
April 26, 2016
North American Power Launches, Outside of Texas, Tool Showing Breakdown and Forecast of Customer Usage By Category
North American Power has officially launched its Understandabill tool, a monthly energy report that provides its customers with electricity usage predictions, a categorized breakdown of how the electricity is used, and personalized recommendations on how to use less.
April 20, 2016
Maine Sets New Standard Offer Rates
The Maine PUC has set the Standard Offer rates for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric for the month of May 2016
April 11, 2016
Champion Energy Services Expands Service to Two New States
Champion Energy Services has expanded electricity service to commercial and industrial customers in Maine and Connecticut.
April 5, 2016
Maine PUC Approves Supplier, Pricing for REC Add-On Product For Standard Offer Customers
The Maine PUC selected 3Degrees, Inc to supply and manage, for a five-year term beginning April 1, 2016, the Maine Green Power program, which is a REC add-on product offered to all distribution customers, including default service and competitive supply customers.
March 29, 2016
PUC To Consider Alternative To Current Default Service Structure, Seeks Comments
The Maine PUC said that it is considering alternatives to the current default service procurement and pricing structure at Maine Public Service (Emera Maine, Maine Public District, EM-MPD).
March 17, 2016
Maine Sets New Standard Offer Rates
The Maine PUC has set the Standard Offer rates for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric for the month of April 2016
March 7, 2016
EDF Energy Services Receives License in New State
The Maine PUC granted EDF Energy Services, LLC (EDF) a retail supplier license to serve the medium and large non-residential customer classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor-Hydro Electric
February 25, 2016
Maine Sets New Standard Offer Rates
The Maine PUC has set the Standard Offer rates for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric for the month of March 2016
February 17, 2016
Retail Supplier Agrees to Change in Marketing Practices As Result of Utility Complaints
Clearview Energy has agreed to make several changes to its marketing practices in Maine after Central Maine Power asked the Maine PUC to investigate the company after CMP alleged an increase in complaints received by the utility against Clearview Energy
February 12, 2016
2019/20 Capacity Prices in New England Fall
ISO New England's 2019/20 Forward Capacity Auction resulted in a clearing price of $7.03/kW-month for the Rest of Pool and Southeastern New England zones.
February 5, 2016
License Briefs
New Freepoint Commodities Retail Supplier Receives License
February 1, 2016
Licenses Briefs
EDF Energy Services Seeks License in New State
January 28, 2016
Global Commodities Merchant Establishes New U.S. Retail Supplier (Acquisitions Possible)
Freepoint Commodities LLC has established a new retail electric supplier, American Edison LLC, which has sought a Maine retail electric supplier license
January 25, 2016
Maine Sets New Standard Offer Rates
The Maine PUC has set the Standard Offer rates for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric for the month of February 2016
January 12, 2016
Bill Would Allow Utility Affiliates To Own Generation
A Maine bill (LD 1513, HP 1036) would allow affiliates of investor-owned transmission and distribution electric utilities to own generation.
January 5, 2016
License Briefs
Trident Power Seeks Retail Supplier License in New State
December 29, 2015
FERC Says ISO-NE Capacity Market Susceptible To Exercise of Market Power, Orders Use of Zonal Sloped Demand Curves
FERC yesterday issued an order finding that ISO New England Inc.’s (ISO-NE) forward capacity market tariff is unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or preferential, "because it applies vertical demand curves within constrained zones, which does not sufficiently address concerns such as price…
December 23, 2015
Court Slams "Specious" FERC Logic In Runaway Reliability Costs in Remanding ISO-NE Reliability Program Costs to Commission (Win For Retail Suppliers)
A federal appeals court said FERC engaged in "specious" reasoning in dismissing cost concerns from the 2013-14 ISO New England winter reliability program which imposed new, unhedgeable costs on retail suppliers, and whose costs ballooned past initial estimates.
December 22, 2015
Maine PUC Sets New Standard Offer Rate
The Maine PUC has set the monthly Standard Offer rate for the large non-residential class at Bangor Hydro-Electric (Emera) for the month of January 2016