February 22, 2011
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Hawk Energy Corp. Seeks Pa. Electric License
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February 22, 2011
WGL Files Revised Tariff to Place Daily Required Volume Obligation on D.C. Competitive Gas Suppliers
Washington Gas Light has filed revised District of Columbia tariff changes to Rate Schedule No. 3 (Interruptible Sales Service), Rate Schedule No. 3A (Interruptible Delivery Service) and Rate Schedule No. 6 (Small Commercial Aggregation Pilot), which WGL said are designed to ensure that competitive…
February 22, 2011
Constellation Energy Offering Residential Electric Service in Illinois, D.C.
Constellation Energy has begun offering residential electric service at Commonwealth Edison in Illinois.
February 21, 2011
Md. PSC Posts January Electric Migration Stats
The Maryland PSC has posted electric migration statistics for the month January 2011.
February 18, 2011
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Interstate Gas Supply Seeking Maryland Electric License According to the Maryland PSC's list of official filings, Interstate Gas Supply, Inc. applied on February 17 for a license to supply electricity or electric generation services in Maryland. A copy of the application was not immediately…
February 17, 2011
FirstEnergy Solutions Increases Share of Sales at Affiliated Ohio Utilities to 81.4%
FirstEnergy Solutions increased its share of sales in its affiliated franchised utility territories in Ohio to 81.4%, FirstEnergy Corp. disclosed in reporting fourth-quarter earnings.
February 16, 2011
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Md. PSC Sets Hearing on Price to Compare Calculation The Maryland PSC has scheduled a hearing for March 29 on the Office of People's Counsel petition for modifications to the utility SOS Price to Compare calculation process (Case 9228). OPC's petition was exclusively reported by Matters ( 2/11 ). In…
February 15, 2011
MXenergy Reports Higher Earnings, Higher Customer Churn for Quarter Ending December 31
MXenergy reported higher net income of $25.7 million for the three months ending December 31, 2010, versus $18.2 million a year ago, as well as higher Adjusted EBITDA of $22.0 million versus $20.8 million a year ago, on higher electric gross profit and customer growth versus the year-ago quarter.
February 14, 2011
PJM Files Anticipated "Reforms" to Protect Generator Revenue in RPM
PJM has filed its expected tariff changes at FERC to "reform" the capacity market Minimum Offer Price Rule so that it can be applied to protect $2 billion in capacity payments that is expected to be paid to generators absent action (or potential action) for new capacity to be built under long-term…
February 14, 2011
NextEra Energy Services Offering Residential Service at PECO, PPL
NextEra Energy Services Pennsylvania LLC has begun offering residential electric service at PECO and PPL Electric Utilities.
February 11, 2011
Md. OPC Petitions PSC for Modifications to Price to Compare Info
The Maryland Office of People's Counsel has petitioned the Maryland PSC for an order clarifying the PSC's earlier order on the Price to Compare, and directing the Pepco, Delmarva, and Allegheny Power to correct what OPC alleged is "erroneous" SOS information on each utility's website (Case 9228).
February 10, 2011
Court of Appeals Denies Appeal of FERC Order on RPM Buyers Complaint
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied an appeal brought by several load interests, collectively referred to as RPM Buyers, against a prior FERC order which dismissed the RPM Buyers' complaint against the transitional Reliability Pricing Model auctions ( 9/22/08 ).
February 10, 2011
Md. PSC Hears Testimony on Viridian, Staff Injects Uncertainty into TPV Requirements
The Maryland PSC yesterday heard from Staff and Viridian Energy PA, LLC regarding Staff's complaint against Viridian, and continued the hearing until April 1.
February 10, 2011
License Briefs
Planet Energy Receives Maryland Gas License The Maryland PSC granted Planet Energy (Maryland) Corp. a natural gas supplier license to serve residential and commercial customers at Baltimore Gas & Electric ( 11/23 ). As only noted in Matters, Planet Energy recently received a Maryland electric…
February 8, 2011
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North American Power to Expand Non-Profit Affinity Programs North American Power reported yesterday information related to its ".Org" affinity program for non-profits, in announcing its intent to grow the program. Non-profits participating in the affinity program enroll customers with North American…
February 8, 2011
Maryland PSC Posts November, December Electric Migration Stats
The Maryland PSC has posted electric migration statistics for the months of November and December 2010.
February 7, 2011
Viridian Says Maryland Ads Not Approved, Removes "No Contract" Language
The advertisements for service from Viridian Energy upon which a Maryland PSC Staff complaint is based were not approved by Viridian, contrary to Viridian's requirements, Viridian said in a response to the complaint (Case 9255).
February 7, 2011
Constellation to Invest in Further Mass Marketing Efforts
Constellation expects to invest additional marketing dollars over the next few years to expand its NewEnergy retail supplier into new regions and increase the number of mass market customers its serves, Constellation CEO Mayo Shattuck said during an earnings call Friday.
February 7, 2011
Maryland Bombshell: Proposed Order Would Eliminate SOS Admin. Charge
A proposed order from a Maryland hearing examiner would completely eliminate the administrative charge which comprises part of the bypassable SOS rates at Pepco and Delmarva, finding that the charge is no longer justifiable given the maturity of the retail market (Cases 9226 & 9232).
February 4, 2011
Flash: Constellation Reports 80,000 Customers from Md., N.J. Residential Marketing
In reporting earnings this morning, Constellation Energy reported that its residential offerings in Maryland and New Jersey have resulted in more than 80,000 customers by year end.
February 4, 2011
Viridian Energy to Launch ConEd Service Feb. 14, Reports Volumes in Sustainability Report
Viridian Energy will begin offering electric service in New York on February 14, the company confirmed yesterday, as it issued a sustainability report .
February 3, 2011
License Briefs
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…
February 3, 2011
WGES Reports Continued Customer Growth
Non-GAAP operating earnings at WGL Holdings' retail energy marketing segment were $6.7 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2011, versus $7.5 million a year ago
February 2, 2011
P3 Files Complaint at FERC Over RPM Minimum Offer Price, N.J. Contracts
The PJM (P3) Power Providers Group filed a complaint at FERC regarding the current Minimum Offer Price rule in the PJM Reliability Pricing Model market, nakedly claiming it is no longer "just and reasonable" because capacity suppliers stand to lose up to $3 billion annually in easy money as New…
February 2, 2011
TriEagle Energy Expansion Driven by Diversity, Organic Growth
TriEagle Energy's expansion outside of ERCOT is driven by the desire to diversify its operations, and due to the saturation of the ERCOT market, Rob Cantrell, TriEagle Senior Vice President of Sales and Chief Marketing Officer, told Matters yesterday.