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November 18, 2014
Here are the Western Massachusetts Electric Company basic service rates for the first six months of 2015 for residential and small commercial customers, and first three months of 2015 for medium and large customers
November 17, 2014
Western Massachusetts Electric Company announced that it has filed to increase its fixed residential basic service rate to 14.015 cents per kilowatt-hour, for the six-month period beginning January 1, 2015.
November 11, 2014
Here are the Nstar basic service rates for the first six months of 2015 for residential and commercial customers, and first three months of 2015 for industrial customers
November 10, 2014
Nstar said that it has filed new basic service rates with the Massachusetts DPU for the six-month period beginning January 1, 2015, with the new residential basic service rate increasing to nearly 15¢/kWh.
November 7, 2014
The Massachusetts DPU said that it, "plans to open an investigation in the near future into improving access to the competitive supply market, particularly for residential and small C&I customers."
November 7, 2014
The Massachusetts DPU will not defer or cap National Grid's new basic service rates which took effect November 1, which include a doubling of the residential rate to 16 cents per kWh.
November 6, 2014
The Massachusetts DPU has issued a final order establishing a policy framework for time-varying basic service electric rates, which will provide non-shopping customers two pricing options.
November 5, 2014
EnerNOC, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire World Energy Solutions, Inc.
October 30, 2014
Retail supplier Great American Power, LLC has filed at FERC for approval of a transaction under which its holding company parent, Great American Power Holding LLC, would acquire 100% of the equity interests in retail supplier Perigee Energy, LLC
October 28, 2014
With the long-awaited implementation of purchase of receivables and large spikes in default service rates driving new interest among retail suppliers in serving the Massachusetts mass market, consumer representatives are calling for the DPU to enhance customer protections.
October 22, 2014
Liberty Power recently expanded its residential electric service to Massachusetts.
October 21, 2014
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and several utilities have opposed proposal to defer National Grid's basic service rate increase, which will see residential rates double starting November 1, stating that deferral will exacerbate challenges caused by the increase.
October 21, 2014
ConEdison Solutions has begun offering electric service to individual residential customers in Massachusetts, at Nstar, National Grid, and Western Massachusetts Electric Company.
October 17, 2014
SolarCity and Direct Energy announced that they will provide solar electricity and solar energy storage systems at two BJ's Wholesale Club locations.
October 13, 2014
The Massachusetts DPU has issued for comment a specific proposal that would have the effect of blunting the otherwise doubling of National Grid's default service rates for the period starting November 1, through a blending process with recovery occurring over a longer period.
October 6, 2014
The Massachusetts DPU will entertain comments on proposals to mitigate, including through a potential deferral, of basic service rate increases at National Grid.
October 3, 2014
The Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General has urged the DPU to open an investigation, "into ways to mitigate the dramatic rate increases that will impact National Grid's Basic Service customers on November 1, 2014, as well as anticipated increases to other electric distribution companies'…
October 2, 2014
Mint Energy announced that Cindi To has been named Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development, and also announced its expansion into Pennsylvania.
September 29, 2014
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a/ Unitil has filed with the Massachusetts DPU base electric service rates for the period beginning December 1, 2014.
September 18, 2014
National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU basic service electric rates for the period beginning November 1, 2014.
September 16, 2014
Citing reliability concerns, the Massachusetts natural gas LDCs have requested authorization to include up to 30 percent of the Winter 2014/15 design day and design winter gas-supply requirements of capacity-exempt transportation customers in the planning and procurement process for Default Service…
September 16, 2014
Viridian Energy has begun offering 36-month fixed electric and natural gas contracts to residential customers, branding the products as "3DOM."
September 10, 2014
FERC has accepted without modification ISO New England's 2014-15 winter reliability program, a series of non-market programs and compensation which are said to be needed to assure reliability.
September 10, 2014
The New Hampshire PUC has directed that a stakeholder process be created to explore issues surrounding the procurement of default service.
September 4, 2014
Nordic Energy Services, LLC announced that it has been approved by the New Jersey BPU as an alternative electric supplier, and said that it will serve residential and commercial customers at PSE&G, JCPL and Atlantic City Electric.
