April 27, 2016
Potomac Edison Files New SOS Rates
Potomac Edison has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2016.
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April 26, 2016
License Briefs
WGL Energy Services, Inc. applied for an amendment to its Maryland electric supplier license to serve customers at Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative
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 25, 2016
Delmarva Power Residential, Commercial SOS Rates To Fall
This story was updated on July 7 to reflect a July 6 Delmarva filing which said that its previously filed tariffs inadvertently switched the rates for the Type I Small General Services SGS-S and Type I Space Heating SGS-S classes. The corrected rates are shown below
April 25, 2016
Pepco Residential, Commercial SOS Rates To Decrease
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning October 1, 2016, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2016
April 19, 2016
Stakeholders Reach Consensus on Background Check Requirements For Retail Energy Door-to-Door Agents
Stakeholders in Maryland have reached consensus changes to recently adopted rules requiring retail suppliers to conduct background checks on door-to-door agents, with the consensus changes addressing concerns that the adopted proposal's sources through which background checks were to be conducted…
April 14, 2016
PSC Resuming Review of Dynamic Pricing for Default Service, Implicates AMI Data Access for Retail Suppliers
The District of Columbia PSC is resuming a review of dynamic pricing, including potential for SOS, at Pepco.
April 14, 2016
Market Veteran Joins Retail Supplier As CEO, Australian Market Vet Also Joins As EVP
Gregory Craig recently joined retail supplier Star Energy Partners as CEO
March 30, 2016
NEM Announces PSC Chairs, Commissioners to Address April Annual Restructuring Conference
The National Energy Marketers Association has announced a slate of confirmed speakers for its 19th Annual Restructuring Conference , to be held April 13-15, 2016 in Washington, DC
March 25, 2016
PSC Fines Retail Supplier $300,000, Modifies Proposed Marketing Moratorium
The Maryland PSC recently adopted a final order which imposes a civil penalty of a $250,000 on Major Energy Electric Services, LLC and a $50,000 civil penalty, jointly and severally, on Major Energy Electric Services, LLC and Major Energy Services, LLC, as a result of an investigation into the…
March 23, 2016
Constellation, Sunrun Launch Home Solar Offering to Residential Electricity Customers
Constellation and Sunrun announced that Constellation will offer residential electricity customers in Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York the opportunity to install Sunrun solar energy systems on their homes.
March 18, 2016
Proposed Legislation Would Require Maryland To Study Opt-In Retail Supply Affordability Program (Aggregation)
Two identical proposed bills in Maryland (SB 1075 and HB 927) would require the Maryland PSC to study the advisability of creating an opt-in electricity affordability (aggregation) program.
March 16, 2016
Crius Energy Sees Continued Customer Growth in Q4, To End "Statement" Year of Customer, Profitability Growth
Crius Energy saw continued customer growth during the quarter ending December 31, 2015, capping off what the company called a, "statement year" for Crius Energy as it, "delivered material growth in customers and profitability, each up more than 35% year-over-year."
March 10, 2016
Maryland PSC Grants Retail Suppliers Extension for Compliance With New Customer Protection Rules; Denies Extended Waiver For Certain Rules
The Maryland PSC granted retail suppliers and utilities certain waivers extending the deadline for compliance with recently adopted revisions to electric and natural gas customer protection rules (RM54)
March 9, 2016
Provision Power and Gas Seeks License In New State
Provision Power and Gas LLC applied for a Maryland natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas, as a supplier/marketer and aggregator.
March 9, 2016
Maryland Utility To Increase POR Discount Rate
Delmarva has filed with the Maryland PSC proposed updated purchase of receivables discount rates to take effect June 1, 2016
March 9, 2016
Pepco To Decrease POR Discount Rates
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC proposed updated purchase of receivables discount rates to take effect June 1, 2016
March 8, 2016
Update: New Retail Energy Customer Protection Rules Published in State Register
New electric and natural gas customer protection rules approved by the Maryland PSC last month have now been published in the March 4, 2016 state register.
March 4, 2016
Purchase of Receivables Discount Rate to Decrease at Maryland Utility
Potomac Edison has filed at the Maryland PSC to update its purchase of receivables discount rates, with the new rates proposed to be effective June 1, 2016.
March 2, 2016
Maryland Workgroup Files Report on Retail Supplier Access To Smart Meter Data
A Maryland working group has filed a report on retail electric supplier access to data from smart meters
February 24, 2016
License Briefs
EDF Energy Services Receives License in New State
February 22, 2016
PSEG's Izzo Says Company Still Looking At Retail, But "Not A Big Fan"
During an earnings call on Friday, Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) CEO Ralph Izzo updated investors on the company's review of a potential entry into retail electricity marketing, emphasizing that while the company continues to look at it, any such move would be defensive
February 15, 2016
AGL Resources Retail Energy Suppliers Report Customer Growth
AGL Resources reported that its retail energy supplier reported customer growth for the period ending December 31, 2015
February 9, 2016
FirstEnergy Solutions Advertisements part of new FirstEnergy Campaign
FirstEnergy Corp. announced that it has introduced a new branding campaign called "The Switch is On" which, among other things, highlights a green energy electricity option from FirstEnergy Solutions for residential customers in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
February 9, 2016
NRG Home Now Offering Natural Gas Service
NRG Home has begun offering residential natural gas service, in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Illinois.