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May 5, 2016
NRG Energy announced today the conclusion of the GreenCo strategic review process with an agreement to sell a majority share of EVgo, and with a restructuring and simplification of its residential solar business
May 5, 2016
Spark Energy is acquiring Major Energy and Provider Power under separate transactions, encompassing about 335,000 residential customer equivalents (RCEs)
May 2, 2016
The Massachusetts DPU approved new purchase of receivables discount rates (standard complete billing percentages), effective May 1, 2016, at Nstar, National Grid, and Western Massachusetts Electric Co.
April 13, 2016
Nstar has informed the Massachusetts DPU that, pending feedback from electric suppliers, it intends to issue a one-time payment to retail suppliers serving industrial customers to effectuate an over-collection under the purchase of receivables program, rather than addressing the reconciliation via a…
April 6, 2016
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Unitil has filed with the Massachusetts DPU electric basic service rates for the period beginning June 1, 2016.
March 31, 2016
FERC has approved a $3 million settlement between its Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) and Berkshire Power Company LLC (Berkshire) and Power Plant Management Services LLC (PPMS) to resolve an investigation into whether Berkshire and PPMS violated certain anti-manipulation rules as a result of…
March 30, 2016
Edison International formally launched its new energy management, broker, and consulting company yesterday, Edison Energy, revealing that Edison Energy has made three recent acquisitions to jumpstart the business
March 23, 2016
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 21, 2016
Nstar and Western Massachusetts Electric Co. have filed with the Massachusetts DPU proposed updates to their purchase of receivables discount rates (standard complete billing percentages) to be effective May 1, 2016.
March 21, 2016
National Grid fixed basic service rates for Massachusetts residential and commercial electric customers will fall to, or below, 8¢/kWh starting in May, under rates filed with the DPU.
March 17, 2016
National Grid in Massachusetts has filed new proposed purchase of receivables discount rates (standard complete billing percentages) to be effective May 1, 2016.
March 16, 2016
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 4, 2016
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced the creation of the Consumer Advocacy & Response Division (CARD), which will include utility bill and related issues
February 12, 2016
ISO New England's 2019/20 Forward Capacity Auction resulted in a clearing price of $7.03/kW-month for the Rest of Pool and Southeastern New England zones.
February 10, 2016
Western Massachusetts Electric Company (Eversource) has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service electric rates for large C&I customers for the three-month period beginning April 1, 2016
February 10, 2016
Nstar (Eversource) has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service electric rates for large C&I customers for the three-month period beginning April 1, 2016
February 9, 2016
Mint Energy announced that it has launched a new component of its sales strategy, with the introduction of offers to smaller commercial and industrial customers made via its website, with online enrollments starting yesterday
February 5, 2016
The Massachusetts DPU has issued a proposal revising the renewable energy disclosure requirements applicable to retail electric suppliers, and associated reporting requirements
January 15, 2016
The Massachusetts DPU has opened a new docket (16-10) to address several outstanding issues related to municipal opt-out electric aggregations, and several new issues.
December 29, 2015
FERC yesterday issued an order finding that ISO New England Inc.’s (ISO-NE) forward capacity market tariff is unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or preferential, "because it applies vertical demand curves within constrained zones, which does not sufficiently address concerns such as price…
December 23, 2015
A federal appeals court said FERC engaged in "specious" reasoning in dismissing cost concerns from the 2013-14 ISO New England winter reliability program which imposed new, unhedgeable costs on retail suppliers, and whose costs ballooned past initial estimates.
December 23, 2015
One Big Switch LLC, an Australian and European aggregator which is newly entering the U.S. market, has launched service and is seeking licenses in more states.
December 17, 2015
National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU basic service rates for industrial customers for the three-month period beginning February 1, 2016.
December 17, 2015
Choose Energy is beta testing an "All-in Bill" calculator under which a customer can input their last month's bill total into the tool, and from that, Choose Energy will then be able to estimate what the supply portion, as well as the total electricity bill, would be with each of the retail plans…
December 4, 2015
Mint Energy has appointed Peter A. Duprey as Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
