December 2, 2016
Crius Energy Giving Away Free Energy To Celebrate 1 Millionth Customers
Crius Energy announced its first cross-brand promotion, designed to celebrate the company's one millionth customer milestone.
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December 2, 2016
PSC Affirms $140,000 Fine Against Retail Supplier
The Maryland PSC adopted in total a May 13 proposed order from a Public Utility Law Judge (PULJ) which imposes a $140,000 civil penalty on Blue Pilot Energy, LLC, and suspends the supplier's license for what the PULJ found are violations of Maryland marketing and solicitation regulations.
November 22, 2016
Stream Launches New Plans Bundling Electricity (Or Gas) With Value-Added Services in Texas, Other States
Stream has launched several new energy plans in Texas and other states bundling either free identity protection service, or a free SkyBell Video Doorbell
November 18, 2016
Citing Lack of Evidence, PSC Removes Bypassable Adder Serving As Proxy For Utility Overhead Costs From Default Service Rates; Says Adder May Return Based On Future Cost of Service Study For Unbundling
PSC Lowers Other Bypassable Adders Included in Default Service Rates
The Maryland PSC has ordered that, while a bypassable Administrative Adjustment added to Baltimore Gas & Electric SOS electric rates is appropriate, until such time as actual costs for the Administrative Adjustment are determined in a rate case, the Administrative Adjustment shall be set at zero.
November 3, 2016
Genie Retail Energy Reports Purchase Price For Acquisition of Town Square Energy
Genie Retail Energy announced that on November 2 it closed on its acquisition of Retail Energy Holdings, LLC (REH), the owner of the Town Square Energy retail suppliers, for $9.5 million in cash plus working capital.
October 27, 2016
Baltimore Gas & Electric Posts SOS Rates To Fall
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed new SOS rates and posted certain SOS pricing information for the periods beginning December 1, 2016 and June 1, 2017
October 26, 2016
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 December 1, 2016
October 26, 2016
Delmarva To Lower SOS Rates Next Summer
Delmarva Power has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2017, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2016.
October 26, 2016
Pepco To Lower SOS Rates Next Summer
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2017, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2016.
September 30, 2016
Another Retail Supplier Bundling Hulu With Electric Service
Clearview Energy announced a partnership with Hulu under which Clearview will offer to residential customers a 100% green energy plan which includes a Hulu subscription at no additional cost.
September 27, 2016
Maryland PSC To Examine Rate Design, Distributed Resources, Low-Income Protections in Grid Transformation Proceeding
The Maryland PSC has opened a new proceeding (PC44) concerning the transformation of the electricity grid.
September 14, 2016
WGL: POR "Accommodated" In New D.C. Billing System, But Says Consideration Should Not Occur in Current Billing System Review
Washing Gas Light told the District of Columbia PSC that, "implementation of a POR program in the District of Columbia can be more easily accommodated," in its new billing system, but said that a current docket reviewing the impacts of the new billing system on retail suppliers should not consider…
September 14, 2016
PSC Hosts Retail Supplier Conference, Examines Regulatory And Operational Issues, "Next Phase" For Residential Market
The Public Service Commission of Maryland has scheduled its 2016 Electric and Gas Supplier Conference for September 29, 2016 in Baltimore
September 12, 2016
License Briefs
Tenaska Power Management Seeks License In Another New State
September 12, 2016
PSEG Formally Creates Retail Supplier
Public Service Enterprise Group has officially created a retail electric and natural gas supplier
September 6, 2016
RESA Asks PSC To Include Consideration of New POR Program As Part of Review of New Utility Billing System
The Retail Energy Supply Association has asked the District of Columbia PSC to include the accommodation of purchase of receivables as part of the PSC's review of billing system upgrades at Washington Gas Light, and such upgrades' impact on retail suppliers
August 25, 2016
License Briefs
Tenaska Power Management Seeks Retail Supplier License In Another New State
August 25, 2016
Direct Energy: Retail Choice in Mid-Atlantic "Stable, Growing" From Regulatory, Legislative Perspective, Prompts Investment From Suppliers (Compare To Other Parts Of U.S.)
Direct Energy is currently heavily active across the Mid-Atlantic in expanding the benefits of retail choice to customers, as the Mid-Atlantic now stands in stark contrast to other neighboring markets
August 19, 2016
Retail Suppliers Relocate HQ To Larger Office Space Due To Growth
Columbia Utilities and PALMco announced the relocation of their corporate headquarters to the Bath Beach area of Brooklyn, New York.
August 17, 2016
Ethical Electric Passes One Billion Kilowatt-Hours Served to Retail Electricity Customers
Ethical Electric announced it recently passed one billion total kilowatt-hours (kWh) served to retail electricity customers across America.
August 15, 2016
Tenaska Sub. Seeks Retail Supplier License in New State
Tenaska Power Management, LLC applied for a Maryland electric supplier license to serve commercial and industrial customers in all service areas
August 10, 2016
Maryland OPC Asks PSC To Require Utilities To Report on Retail Supplier Pricing For Low-Income Customers; Cites NY Moratorium, Wants Consideration of "Similar Reforms" For Md.
Maryland Office of People's Counsel has asked the Maryland PSC to require the utilities to file information regarding retail supplier pricing applicable to customers participating in the Electric Universal Service Program (EUSP), citing New York's recent moratorium on low-income assistance program…
August 10, 2016
J.D. Power Residential Retail Supplier Rankings: REP Maintains #1 Ranking in Texas, But New 2nd and 3rd Place REPs
J.D. Power has published its 2016 Retail Electric Provider Residential Customer Satisfaction Study
August 5, 2016
Lower Electric Margins Weigh Earnings At WGL Retail Energy Marketing Segment
Low electric margins at WGL's retail energy marketing segment resulted in lower earnings at the segment for the quarter ending June 30, 2015 (third fiscal quarter).
August 2, 2016
Binge Watch With Your Electricity: Retail Supplier Bundling Hulu Service With Electricity
Direct Energy is offering customers an electricity plan that includes a 12-month Hulu subscription at no additional cost