May 5, 2011
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People's Power & Gas Receives Maine Electric License
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May 4, 2011
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Reliant Receives Authority to Serve Residential Customers in Maryland
April 14, 2011
FERC Continues Assault on Retail Customers with Offer Floor Directive for FCA
Essentially providing a bailout to generators due to low capacity prices in ISO New England, FERC directed ISO-NE to develop a mitigation regime that relies on benchmark pricing for so-called out-of-market (OOM) capacity, but which does not procure more capacity than the Installed Capacity…
April 4, 2011
David Pearsall Leading New Start-up Supplier
David Pearsall, who previously founded and led Public Power & Utility until selling the supplier in 2010, has formed a new competitive supplier called People's Power & Gas, which is seeking licenses in nearly 10 states.
March 24, 2011
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Texas Retail Energy Seeks Pa. Electric License
Texas Retail Energy, LLC applied for a Pennsylvania electric supplier license to serve its corporate parent, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., in all service areas.
March 24, 2011
NECPUC Says Disqualification of Energy Efficiency Resources from FCA to Raise Retail Electric Rates
A determination by the ISO New England Internal Market Monitoring Unit that 151 MW of new energy efficiency resources resulting from state sponsored programs, which had sought to bid into the fifth Forward Capacity Auction, are out of market could result in hundreds of millions of dollar in…
March 17, 2011
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Blue Pilot Energy Receives Ohio Broker License
March 15, 2011
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Prospect Resources Seeks Ohio Broker Licenses
March 7, 2011
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Green Mountain Energy Company Seeking, N.J., Pa. Electric Licenses
March 2, 2011
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Vectren Retail Seeking Ohio Electric License
February 8, 2011
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Energy Plus Holdings, LLC Seeks Ohio Electric License Energy Plus Holdings, LLC applied for an Ohio electric supplier license to serve residential and commercial customers at the FirstEnergy utilities, Duke Energy Ohio, and Ohio Power.
February 3, 2011
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Conn. Draft Would Grant Electric License to Gulf Oil Limited Partnership A draft Connecticut DPUC decision would grant Gulf Oil Limited Partnership an electric supplier license to serve residential, commercial and industrial customers. As only noted in Matters ( 10/13 ), Gulf Oil Limited Partnership…
January 28, 2011
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Pa. PUC Approves West Penn Power POR, Supplier Tariff The Pennsylvania PUC approved West Penn Power's (Allegheny) updated supplier coordination tariff, which includes a new POR program. Specific details of the POR program and other revisions under the approved supplier tariff may be found in our…
January 24, 2011
Maine PUC Approves New Supply Rates at CMP, BHE
The Maine PUC approved new Standard Offer rates for medium and large commercial customers at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric, for the six-month period beginning March 1, 2011.
January 14, 2011
Maine PUC Sets Supply Rates Through 2014 at Maine Public Service
The Maine PUC approved new supply rates for electric customers at Maine Public Service, with the rates fixed for three years, rather than 12 months, for small and medium customers.
January 12, 2011
Retail Suppliers Oppose "Windfall" to Generators Under Proposed Peak Energy Rent Change
New England generators, with the support of ISO New England, are seeking to implement "knee jerk" changes to the Peak Energy Rent mechanism of the Forward Capacity Market which would retroactively cost load in excess of $100 million, retail and load suppliers said in protests at FERC (ER11-2427).
January 6, 2011
NEPGA Alleges Nstar-NU Merger Would Harm Competition
The New England Power Generators Association, Inc. alleged that the merger of Nstar and Northeast Utilities will harm competitive energy markets, in a motion for intervention at the Massachusetts DPU (Docket 10-170).
January 6, 2011
Maine PUC Approves Long-Term Contract for Capacity, RECs
The Maine PUC has directed Central Maine Power to enter into a long-term contract for the capacity value and renewable energy credits associated with Verso Bucksport LLC's 40 MW Renewable Capacity Project (2010-66).
December 28, 2010
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Maine PUC Discloses Standard Offer Supply Winners NextEra Energy Power Marketing, LLC won 33% of the Standard Offer load requirements for the residential and small commercial customer class at Central Maine Power for the three year period beginning March 1, 2011. New Brunswick Power Generation…
December 28, 2010
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Nordic Energy Services Seeks to Serve All Illinois Electric Customers, Expand to Additional Territories Nordic Energy Services, LLC applied at the Illinois Commerce Commission to amend its alternative retail electric supplier license to serve all customer classes, serve additional territories, and…
December 20, 2010
Maine PUC Issues RFP for Provider of Standard Offer Green Power Adder
The Maine PUC has issued an RFP to select a green power provider to offer a REC offset product available to Standard Offer customers of the utilities in an amount equal to 50% or 100% of the customer's usage.
December 15, 2010
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Rosenthal Energy Advisors Seeks Expedited Review of Pa. Broker Application Rosenthal Energy Advisors, Inc. petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC to expedite the review of its electric broker application (11/24), objecting to a Secretarial letter which has extended the period for consideration of the…
December 10, 2010
Maine PUC Posts CMP, BHE Residential and Small Commercial Rates
The Maine PUC has approved new Standard Offer rates for the residential and small commercial customer class at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric
December 9, 2010
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Border Energy Electric Services Seeks Ohio Supplier License Border Energy Electric Services, Inc. applied for an Ohio electric supplier license to serve all customer classes, including residential customers, in all service areas. As only noted in Matters, affiliate Border Energy, Inc. recently…
December 6, 2010
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Md. PSC Fines The Energy Link, Grants Broker Licenses The Maryland PSC fined The Energy Link, LLC a total of $200 for brokering electric and gas service without the requisite license, and granted The Energy Link, LLC both electric and natural gas broker licenses to serve residential, commercial, and…