August 10, 2017
Constellation Acquiring Retail Customer Book
Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. is to acquire Aspirity Energy, LLC's retail customers, under a settlement filed in Aspirity Energy, LLC's bankruptcy proceeding.
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August 8, 2017
People's Counsel Urges PSC To Open Rulemaking For Supplier Consolidated Billing, Prohibit Supplier From Using SCB In Interim
The Maryland Office of People's Counsel has recommended that the Maryland PSC convene a rulemaking process to develop natural gas supplier consolidated billing regulations to address billing requirements and any associated consumer protection issues.
August 2, 2017
Agway Energy Services Seeks Licenses In New State
Agway Energy Services, LLC applied for Maryland electric and natural gas supplier licenses to serve residential and commercial customers at Baltimore Gas & Electric.
July 26, 2017
Stream Names Texas Retail Vet As New Vice President and General Manager of Energy Services
Will Lead Innovation, Expansion Stream Announces New State For Energy Services
Stream (formerly Stream Energy) named Leticia Castellanos as its Vice President and General Manager of Energy Services.
July 20, 2017
PSC Staff Cite Retail Choice, Customer Protection "Concerns" Regarding BGE Prepay Pilot Proposal, Offer Modifications
In commenting on a proposal from Baltimore Gas & Electric to implement a prepay pilot program, Maryland PSC Staff said in comment that it, "has a number of specific concerns regarding customer protection and retail choice markets," with respect to the application, but said that Staff believes the…
July 20, 2017
Stream Energy Expanding To New Territories
Stream announced that it will soon begin offering residential electricity supply service at Penn Power in Pennsylvania and Potomac Edison in Maryland, with enrollments starting in August.
July 13, 2017
Retail Supplier Launches New Small Business Service
Retail supplier CleanChoice Energy announced that it has launched CleanChoice Small Business, a new service that will allow small businesses to purchase 100% clean energy with no upfront investment, setup fees or installation.
July 7, 2017
PSC Orders Utility To Make Bill Ready Billing Available To Retail Suppliers Within 60 Days
Seeks Info On Incremental Cost of Utility's Billing For Retail Suppliers
The District of Columbia PSC adopted an order concerning a new billing system at Washington Gas Light, ordering WGL to make the bill-ready billing format available to competitive service providers (CSPs) within 60 days
July 5, 2017
Retail Choice State Issues Proposed Rules For Third-Party Access To Customer Interval Data; Would Require Written LOA, Registration With PSC
A Maryland working group has filed proposed regulations to govern the access to customer interval meter data by third-party providers (PC 44)
June 28, 2017
Utilities Slash Proposed POR Discount Rate Hikes, New Rate Now Under 1.5%
Discount For One Class Had Initially Been Proposed At 6%
Pepco and Delmarva have filed with the Maryland PSC revised proposals to update their purchase of receivables discount rates, with a proposed new effective date of July 5, 2017
June 20, 2017
Potomac Edison Files New SOS Rates
Potomac Edison has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the three-month period beginning September 1, 2017
June 19, 2017
Delmarva Files New SOS Rates
Delmarva Power has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning September 1, 2017.
June 19, 2017
Pepco Files New SOS Rates
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning September 1, 2017
June 19, 2017
BGE Files New SOS Rates
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning September 1, 2017
June 19, 2017
Energy Efficiency Firm Launches New Broker, Hires Retail Energy Vet
Lime Energy Co., which designs and implements direct install energy efficiency programs and provides related energy services, has created a new subsidiary, Lime Energy Resources, LLC, to engage in the brokering of retail energy supply.
June 16, 2017
PSC Orders Development Of New POR Program At New Utility; Adopts Major Design Elements
The District of Columbia PSC ordered that Washington Gas Light shall develop a purchase of receivables program, as the PSC adopted major design elements of the program.
June 12, 2017
IDT Energy Introduces Energy Supply Service for Commercial and Industrial Customers and Energy Brokers
IDT Energy, Inc., announced today that it has launched indirect energy procurement and advisory services for commercial and industrial customers.
June 8, 2017
Retail Supplier To Provide Local Solar Power To Verizon Center
Monumental Sports & Entertainment and WGL Energy Services, Inc. announced a partnership that will allow Verizon Center, home to the Washington Wizards, Capitals, Mystics and Valor, to purchase power from a new solar facility in Maryland.
June 6, 2017
Sperian Energy Eyes Texas Market, Expanding To Natural Gas, CEO Tells ECM
Sperian Energy's geographic expansion over the next six to nine months will include expansion into natural gas, as the company also wants to play a part in the Texas retail electric market, Sperian's newly appointed CEO Paul Keene told EnergyChoiceMatters.com.
June 1, 2017
Utility Affiliate Seeks Retail Supplier License In New State
South Jersey Energy Company applied for a Maryland natural gas supplier license to serve commercial and industrial customers in all service areas
May 31, 2017
Parent of Retail Supplier, Broker Announces Marketing Agreement With Viridian For Commercial Electricity And Natural Gas Supply
The Chron Organization, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a strategic marketing agreement with Viridian International Management, a direct selling organization, for medium to large commercial energy supply and related services.
May 30, 2017
Update: Crius Energy Trust To Acquire U.S. Gas & Electric
Update, 5/31: MVC Capital, Inc., the parent of U.S. Gas & Electric, Inc., said that the Crius Acquisition (first reported yesterday, see below) was determined to be superior to the Equus transaction announced last month.
May 26, 2017
Nania Energy Acquires Energy Brokering Business From Energy Management/Analytics Company
CEO Sees More Broker M&A As Margins Compress
Nania Energy Advisors announced that it has acquired the energy supply brokering business of Goby
May 24, 2017
PJM Capacity Prices Jump 60% In EMAAC, Lower YoY For RTO, In 2020/21 Auction
PJM's base residual auction for the 2020-21 delivery year, the first auction which exclusively procured 100% capacity performance resources, saw capacity prices jump in EMAAC, with rest-of-RTO prices down versus the year-ago auction
May 15, 2017
Utility Parent Creates New Retail Supplier, Seeking To Serve Customers In Multiple States
New Jersey Resources has formed a new subsidiary, NJR Retail Services Company, which is seeking to act as a retail natural gas supplier in several states.