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Champion Energy Receives License as Natural Gas Supplier
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April 5, 2012
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Nstar-NU Merger Approved by Massachusetts, Connecticut
April 5, 2012
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Great Eastern Energy Receives New Supplier License
April 4, 2012
Seven Retail Suppliers Seeking Massachusetts Electric Licenses
A number of retail electric providers are seeking competitive electric supplier licenses in Massachusetts.
March 28, 2012
National Grid Files New Basic Service Rates in Massachusetts
National Grid has filed in Massachusetts new basic service rates for the periods May 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012 for residential and commercial Basic Service customers and May 1, 2012 through July 31, 2012 for industrial Basic Service customers.
March 28, 2012
Viridian Energy Sets Launch Date for Massachusetts Entry
Viridian Energy announced today the launch date of June 1, 2012 for electric service in Massachusetts, which will be Viridian's seventh state.
March 23, 2012
KEMA Residential Survey Finds Choice Awareness Outpacing Switch Rates, Cites Market Potential
"[S]ignificant market potential" still exists for retail suppliers to explore in residential power markets across the United States, despite recent increases in residential switching, DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability said yesterday, based on its second annual Residential Power Choice Survey .
March 23, 2012
License Briefs
Smart Energy, LLC Receives License to Serve Small Volume Customers
March 22, 2012
Gulf Oil to Enter Massachusetts Market "Later This Year," Named Official Power Supplier to Fenway Park
Gulf Oil LP announced today that it is now the official electricity supplier to Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.
March 20, 2012
Briefly
TransCanada Power Marketing Ltd. has joined the Retail Energy Supply Association, as noted in an updated member list included in a RESA regulatory pleading.
March 16, 2012
FERC Chairman Warns Suppliers on Market Manipulation
FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff made the following statement at yesterday's FERC open meeting concerning the settlement with Constellation Energy Commodities Group regarding a FERC investigation into market manipulation.
March 14, 2012
Northeast Utilities to Help Conn. on Renewable Policy Goals, Electric Vehicles Under Merger Settlement
Northeast Utilities, Nstar, the Connecticut Attorney General, and Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel have filed a settlement under which the OCC and AG will support the companies' merger before PURA.
March 13, 2012
IDT Energy to Enter Five New States; Customer Growth Slows
IDT Energy continued to experience net customer growth in the three months ended December 31, 2011, but at a much slower pace than seen earlier in the year.
March 12, 2012
Retail Suppliers Lower Residential Pricing at National Grid in Massachusetts
Several retail supplies have lowered pricing on their residential retail electric offers in the National Grid territory in Massachusetts.
March 12, 2012
Constellation to Pay $135 Million, Disgorge $110 Million Under Settlement Related to FERC Market Manipulation Investigation
FERC has approved a settlement between its Office of Enforcement and Constellation Energy Commodities Group (CCG) to resolve an investigation into whether Constellation violated the Commission's Anti-Manipulation Rule, under which Constellation has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $135 million and…
March 9, 2012
Briefly
Algonquin Power to Acquire Wind Generation in Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania
March 2, 2012
Massachusetts DPU Orders Utilities to Post Suppliers' Offers on Utility Websites
The Massachusetts DPU has directed the electric distribution companies to cure deficiencies in their compliance with a prior DPU order concerning the posting of competitive supplier information, including offer information, on the utilities' websites.
February 27, 2012
Fitchburg Gas & Electric Sees First Significant Residential Migration
In January, Fitchburg Gas & Electric saw its first significant number of residential electric accounts served under competitive supply, according to the latest data from the Massachusetts DPU.
February 22, 2012
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Champion Energy Launches Affinity Program with Houston Animal Shelter
February 22, 2012
License Briefs
Utilities Analyses Seeks Licenses in Multiple States
February 16, 2012
Nstar, NU Reach Merger Agreement with DOER, Attorney General
Nstar and Northeast Utilities said yesterday that they have reached separate, comprehensive merger-related agreements with both the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and the Massachusetts Attorney General (AG).
February 14, 2012
Nstar to Lower Basic Service Rates
Nstar said this morning that large customers in the Boston area would see the cost of basic service fall by 34% under new rates filed with the DPU.
February 8, 2012
Briefly
Hampshire Power Signs First Brokered Electricity Customers
February 7, 2012
CurrentChoice.com Launches Online Shopping Platform
Online shopping website CurrentChoice.com has launched service, starting with the Duquesne Light market.
February 2, 2012
Ambit Energy to Expand in Five States
Ambit announced plans to expand the company's electricity and/or natural gas service to residential and small commercial customers in Connecticut and Massachusetts, as well as additional territories in existing markets Maryland (adding Washington Gas Light), New Jersey (adding South Jersey Gas…