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November 17, 2020
PJM has posted a staff presentation for the November 19 Markets and Reliability Committee concerning updates to the PJM capacity market Base Residual Auction and incremental auctions, now that FERC has issued orders in all necessary proceedings to resume the auctions
November 16, 2020
Spring Power & Gas announced that it is now offering heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) protection to eligible new customers as part of its partnership with Cinch Home Services
November 16, 2020
The Texas Tech Alumni Association (TTAA) announced that it has partnered with TriEagle Energy for a program under which alumni who sign up with TriEagle Energy will see a portion of what they pay TriEagle for electricity contributed to the TTAA.
November 10, 2020
Talen Energy Corp. ("Talen") today announced that it has committed to a "strategic repositioning" of its power generation fleet that will eliminate the use of coal at all Talen wholly-owned facilities.
November 9, 2020
The Maryland PSC approved six energy storage pilots proposed by the three Exelon utilities (Pepco, Delmarva, BGE), which include three utility-owned projects
November 9, 2020
AEP Plans To Invest $2.1 Billion In Competitive, Contracted Renewables
In a newly released investor presentation, AEP Energy listed its competitive retail customer count as 524,144. This total includes approximately 83,500 retail gas accounts
October 29, 2020
New Delmarva, Potomac Edison SOS Rates Also Posted
Various Maryland electric utilities have filed new SOS rates for various periods
October 29, 2020
Start-up Barracuda Energy LLC applied for an Ohio natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes at Columbia Gas of Ohio and Dominion Energy Ohio
October 23, 2020
Baltimore Gas & Electric filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS electric rates for the three-month period December 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021
October 22, 2020
E-Volve Energy Holdings, LLC, a Texas-based broker and aggregator created last year, is expanding to various Northeast markets.
October 22, 2020
GREENCROWN Energy & Water, an energy & water advisory firm specializing in energy supply & turnkey conservation measures, announced that it has been named the preferred energy solutions partner for Delaware Valley Purchasing Group (DVPG), which is described as, "a member-operated, non-profit food…
October 16, 2020
Commentary by Paul Ring • ring@energychoicematters.com
October 15, 2020
FERC adopted an order on rehearing and compliance regarding a PJM plan to implement a revised minimum offer price rule (MOPR) in the capacity market
October 13, 2020
Retail suppliers opposed several measures relating to the treatment of bundled products in draft Maryland rules for supplier consolidated billing (SCB), warning that such rules would jeopardize the success of the SCB program
October 8, 2020
The Maryland Public Service Commission said in a news release that it, "has taken action against a retail energy supplier, SunSea Energy, LLC, for enrolling customers without a signed contract and other violations of Maryland law and the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR)."
October 2, 2020
Staff of the Maryland PSC have recommended that the Commission revoke the electric supplier license of SunSea Energy, LLC, and impose a civil penalty of $500,000, as Staff alleged that, among other things, the company engaged in a, "pattern of deceit," that allegedly included instances of slamming…
September 30, 2020
The Maryland Public Service Commission has officially unveiled its new website for natural gas supply (MDGasChoice.com), to supplement the electricity shopping site unveiled earlier this year.
September 23, 2020
Staff Encourages PSC To Study If Cherry-Picking Of Better-Paying Customers For SCB Harms UCB-POR Program, Other Suppliers
September 8, 2020
After a year-long RFP process, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC Water) has chosen Direct Energy Business as WSSC Water's renewable retail electric service provider
August 20, 2020
Retail supplier Tomorrow Energy, which launched in February 2019 as a transition from the existing Sperian Energy, said that it has enrolled over 110,000 customers on 100% renewable energy products since launching.
August 19, 2020
Commissioner: Utility Green Supply Option Represents "Unraveling" Of Competition
The Maryland PSC, in a 4-1 decision, approved the application of Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. to implement a proposed new rider, to now be called Rider G, which is, "intended to provide SMECO members who take SOS service the option to have SMECO make the power supply for their load…
August 19, 2020
In a discussion concerning the eventual approval of a 100% green SOS option for customers at the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (see related story today) , Maryland PSC Chairman Jason M. Stanek raised concern with a comparison of retail supplier charges to shadow-billed SOS costs which…
August 12, 2020
The Maryland PSC granted Staff's request, discussed in our earlier story below, for an extension until September 22, 2020 for the supplier consolidated billing working group to file draft SCB regulations and business processes
August 11, 2020
Staff of the Maryland PSC sought an extension of the deadline to file draft regulations and business processes to govern supplier consolidated billing (SCB)
August 7, 2020
Directs Retail Suppliers To Begin Uploading Offers
Pursuant to § 7-604.1 of the Public Utilities Article, Annotated Code of Maryland (PUA), the Maryland Public Service Commission is required to maintain a secure portal on its website to receive information about open offers to supply natural gas from natural gas suppliers.
