June 3, 2026
Digital Power; TLG Commodities Seek Licenses In New States (& License Briefs, 6/3/26)
Digital Power Seeks Retail Supplier License In New State
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May 29, 2026
Draft Order From Choice State Regulator Would Rescind Cost Recovery Mechanism For AMI Deployment
A proposed decision from the Connecticut PURA would rescind in its entirety a 2024 PURA order which had established a cost recovery mechanism for AMI deployments at Connecticut Light & Power (the "Company") separate from base distribution rates
May 19, 2026
Urban Utility Group Files Texas Broker Registration (& License Briefs, 5/19/26)
Urban Utility Group Files Texas Broker Registration
May 19, 2026
Utilities: Retail Suppliers, "May Be Motivated To Develop New TOU Product Offerings With The Goal Of Optimizing Product Profitability Rather Than Faithfully Reflecting Wholesale Market Dynamics"
In reply comments in the Massachusetts DPU's inquiry on electric delivery rates (which has, as previously reported, included consideration of policies concerning electricity supply), the state's investor-owned utilities said that the goals of time of use pricing may not be realized because the…
May 15, 2026
Nstar East Residential, Small C&I Default Service Rates Increasing 11%
Nstar (Eversource) in Massachusetts has filed new basic service electricity rates for its Eastern Massachusetts service area for the periods beginning August 1, 2026
May 15, 2026
Retail Energy Broker Launches Sale Process
Retail energy broker Trusted Energy LLC has launched a process for the sale of the business or its books.
May 8, 2026
Nstar Residential, Small C&I Default Service Rates To Increase 14-16%
Nstar (Eversource) in Massachusetts has filed new basic service electricity rates for its western Massachusetts service area (WMA, formerly WMECO), for the periods beginning August 1, 2026
May 6, 2026
National Grid Residential, Small Commercial Default Service Rates Increasing 10-13%
National Grid's electricity basic service rates in Massachusetts for residential customers, excluding the bypassable Basic Service Administrative Cost Adjustment Factor (BSACF) and the Smart Grid Customer Cost Adjustment Factor (SGCCAF), will increase 13% on August 1.
April 30, 2026
Regulator Approves 35% Increase In Residential POR Discount, Also Approves Negative Discount Rate For Commercial Customers, Addressing Two Utilities
The Massachusetts DPU has approved, as filed without modification, annual updates to the electricity standard complete billing percentages (SCBPs), or purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates, at Nstar (Eversource) and at National Grid, effective May 1, 2026
April 29, 2026
Attorney General Requests "No Further Process" In POR Discount Update Proceeding, Follows Earlier Request For "Full Investigation" & Hearings On POR Filing
The Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General (AGO) has informed the Massachusetts DPU that the AGO "requires no further process" concerning the annual filing made by Nstar (Eversource) to update Nstar's standard complete billing percentages (SCBPs), or purchase of receivables (POR) discount…
April 24, 2026
Alignegy Seeks Licenses In New State (& License Briefs, 4/24/26)
Alignegy LLC applied for a Massachusetts electric broker license to serve C&I customers. Alignegy indicated that it is simultaneously seeking a Massachusetts gas retail agent license. Alignegy stated that it currently provides broker services in Illinois, New York, Texas, and Ohio
April 16, 2026
Utility Warns Policies Focusing On Lowering Wholesale Prices May Not Result In Customer Savings, But Rather "Higher Profits" For Retail Suppliers, Suggests Near-Term Review Of Retail Market
In comments filed in the Massachusetts DPU's general investigation of energy rates, Eversource Energy said that, "reductions in wholesale market prices may lead to higher profits for retail suppliers instead of lower costs for their customer."
April 15, 2026
State Agency Seeks "Reforms" To Default Service
The Massachusetts Department Of Energy Resources has used a Department of Public Utilities proceeding reviewing electric and gas rates (Docket 25-200) to advocate for "reforms" to basic electricity service (default service)
April 15, 2026
Company Exploring Sale Of Retail Electric Supplier
A market participant in PJM and ISO-NE is evaluating a sale of 100% of the equity in its retail electricity supplier entities.
April 14, 2026
Attorney General Seeks "Full Investigation" Of Purchase Of Receivables Filing, Full Evidentiary Proceeding
The Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General (AGO) has requested that the Massachusetts DPU "fully investigate" the annual update by Nstar (Eversource) to Nstar's standard complete billing percentages (SCBPs), or purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates, with Nstar's updates proposed to be…
April 9, 2026
Gridwealth Seeks Amendments To Massachusetts Bill Whose Current Language Requires Brokers To Post $5 Million Bond; Also Worried Towns May Seek To Apply Authority Under Bill To Ban Residential Choice To All Choice Service
Gridwealth Electric, a retail electric supplier whose focus includes serving C&I customers through brokers, is seeking amendments to certain provisions of Massachusetts bill H.5175, and has called on its stakeholders (brokers and brokers' individual non-residential customers) to make their voices…
April 9, 2026
Choice State's Dept. Of Energy Petitions Regulator To Default All Non-shopping Customers To Time Of Use Default Service Rate, On Opt-out Basis
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources has petitioned the Massachusetts Department Of Public Utilities to open an investigation of time-varying electricity rates, with DOER proposing the implementation of a default, opt-out time-of-use (TOU) rate for basic electricity service (default…
April 6, 2026
Two MA Retail Supplier Bills Subject To Study Order, Discharged To New Committee
Massachusetts bills H.4144 and H.15 have been made subject to a study order (Order H.5324), with Order H.5324 discharged to the committee on House Rules
March 31, 2026
AG Says 50% Of Residential Customer Losses Under Retail Choice Are From Retail Suppliers Charging Only 10-30% More Than SOS; AG Says Eliminating Egregious Bad Actors Won't Solve Problem
Eliminating "bad actor" retail electric suppliers from the market, who charge the highest rates above default service, won't materially reduce the consumer loss under retail choice, the Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell (AGO) alleged in a new report comparing residential…
March 26, 2026
Tech, Multifamily Vets Form New Texas Electric Broker (& License Briefs, 3/26/26)
Tech, Multifamily Vets Form New Texas Electric Broker
March 16, 2026
Nstar Files For 35% Increase In Residential POR Discount Rate
Nstar (Eversource) in Massachusetts has filed new electricity standard complete billing percentages (SCBPs), or purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates, proposed to be effective May 1, 2026
March 13, 2026
License & Other Briefs, 3/13/26
CBRE Formally Files For Massachusetts Broker Licenses
March 13, 2026
National Grid To Lower Commercial POR Discount From 3% To Negative Discount
National Grid in Massachusetts has filed updates to its standard complete billing percentages (SCBPs), or purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates, which include a significant reduction in the commercial class discount.
March 12, 2026
Regulator Suggests Cost Allocation To Retail Suppliers To Implement Use Of AMI For RTO Load Settlement
The Massachusetts DPU has opened an investigation to examine necessary systems and system upgrades to allow load settlement with ISO-NE based on customer interval usage data collected by AMI
March 10, 2026
CBRE Expanding Reach Of Its Retail Energy Broker
CBRE Inc. is seeking broker or similar licenses in several additional states