December 1, 2016
Retail Supplier Announces Partnership With Solar Provider
Sungevity, Inc. and Just Energy Group Inc. announced a partnership to offer solar power systems to residential customers
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November 28, 2016
Regulator Approves New POR Discount Rates
The Massachusetts DPU has approved, effective December 1, 2016, new purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates at Fitchburg Gas & Electric (Unitil)
November 16, 2016
Ambit Energy Launches In New Service Area
Ambit Energy has launched electricity service at Western Massachusetts Electric Company (Eversource) in Massachusetts
November 16, 2016
Direct Energy Launches First Bundled Connected Home, Energy Offer Featuring Hive Brand
Direct Energy has launched its first connected home bundle featuring products from Hive, the connected home brand initially launched by its parent Centrica in the United Kingdom
November 14, 2016
Massachusetts Utility Seeks To Offer Customers Demand Response, Solar Storage Solutions
Fitchburg Gas & Electric (Unitil) has petitioned the Massachusetts DPU for approval to offer customers via demonstration products a storage system for customers with solar and other demand response offerings.
November 11, 2016
Citing "Intense Pressure" On Solar Margins, Retail Supplier Removes Guidance For Contribution From Solar Unit
Large Retail Supplier Looking At Entering Texas For Solar
Just Energy has removed from its guidance for fiscal 2017 Base EBITDA any contributions from its solar unit.
November 10, 2016
Nstar Residential, Commercial Default Service Rates To Increase 25%-33%
Nstar (Eversource Energy) filed basic service electric rates with the Massachusetts DPU for the period beginning January 1, 2017
November 3, 2016
Dynegy: Retail Strategy Focused On Organic Growth, "Not Right Time" For Retail Acquisitions
Dynegy's retail strategy will be focused on organic growth between now and 2018, Dynegy CEO Bob Flexon said during an earnings call
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.
November 2, 2016
TransCanada Expects To Sell Power Marketing Business For $435 Million
TransCanada Announces Sales of Northeast Generation Assets
TransCanada announced that it expects to realize $435 million in a future sale of Northeast power marketing business, which is expected to be realized going forward.
November 1, 2016
Residential Default Service Rate At Massachusetts Utility To Increase Nearly 20%
Western Massachusetts Electric Co. (Eversource) has filed new default service rates for the period beginning January 1, 2017
October 27, 2016
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State Launches New Energy Shopping Website
October 27, 2016
State Formally Adopts Rules For New Electricity Shopping Website
The Massachusetts DPU has formally adopted rules for a new electricity shopping website run by the DPU (http://www.energyswitchma.gov).
October 21, 2016
RESA: Generators' Play To Terminate ISO-NE Peak Energy Rent Rebate Immediately Would Harm Retail Suppliers
A complaint filed at FERC by the New England Power Generators Association, Inc. seeking to terminate the Peak Energy Rent (PER) rebate, a key feature of the ISO-NE capacity market, effective September 30, 2016 would harm retail suppliers, the Retail Energy Supply Association said in comments at FERC…
October 12, 2016
Muni Aggregator Asks Regulator To Make Supplier Complaint Data, Enforcement Actions Public; AG Would Require Suppliers To Notify Affected Customers of Violations, Remedial Order
The Cape Light Compact, in comments on proposed guidelines governing retail supplier enforcement proceedings, asked that the Massachusetts DPU make information concerning retail supplier complaints and enforcement actions public
October 12, 2016
Attorney General Seeks To Establish "Code of Conduct" For Retail Suppliers, Increase Maximum Fines
The Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, in comments on proposed guidelines governing retail supplier enforcement proceedings, asked that the Massachusetts DPU establish a "code of conduct" for retail suppliers, which would include standards for categories of behavior that could lead to…
October 3, 2016
Regulator Declines To Allocate More Costs To Default Service in Rate Case
The Massachusetts DPU in an order on National Grid's electric rate case declined to assign more costs to bypassable basic service rates, rejecting arguments made by Direct Energy
October 3, 2016
Massachusetts Default Service Rates To Increase 23%
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Unitil has filed with the Massachusetts DPU electric basic service 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
Generator To Pay $4 Million, Disgorge $4 Million Under Settlement With FERC
FERC approved a settlement between its Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) and Maxim Power Corp. (Maxim), Maxim Power (USA), Inc., Maxim Power (USA) Holding Company Inc., Pawtucket Power Holding Company, LLC, and Pittsfield Generating Company (Maxim Respondents), to resolve Enforcement Staff’s…
September 21, 2016
National Grid Default Service Rates To Increase 20%
National Grid fixed basic service rates for Massachusetts residential and commercial electric customers will increase 20% to the 9-10¢/kWh range starting in November, under proposed rates filed with the DPU
September 19, 2016
Regulator Drops Proposed Requirement That Retail Suppliers Must File Preliminary Notice of Customer Book Sales Prior To Final Execution
Sets Final Rules Regarding Customer Assignments
The Massachusetts DPU has adopted final requirements governing the assignment of customers from one retail electric supplier to another.
September 13, 2016
Regulator Issues Draft Guidelines To Apply in Retail Supplier Violations Proceedings, Penalties
The Massachusetts DPU has issued draft interim guidelines to apply in electric and natural gas competitive supplier formal investigations and proceedings
September 8, 2016
Ambit Energy To Launch in New Service Areas In Two States
Ambit Energy is preparing to launch electric service in new service areas in Ohio and Massachusetts
September 2, 2016
Utility Files To Lower POR Discount Rates
Fitchburg Gas & Electric (Unitil) has filed with the Massachusetts DPU updated Standard Complete Billing Percentages (POR discount rates), effective December 1, 2016