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April 24, 2025
Two hearing examiners of the Massachusetts DPU have released a schedule for working sub-groups to address a DPU Staff proposal to mandate that all retail energy enrollments occur through the state's Energy Switch MA website
April 15, 2025
In a powerpoint presentation posted in advance of an April 16 working group meeting in the Massachusetts DPU's retail energy review proceeding, NRG Energy has suggested for consideration, among other things, requiring that customers must affirmatively consent at the time of enrollment for…
April 2, 2025
Two Massachusetts DPU Hearing Officers have issued a memo identifying the stakeholders wishing to present at an upcoming working group meeting in the DPU's newly revived review of the retail energy market
March 19, 2025
Nstar (Eversource) has filed with the Massachusetts DPU proposed new standard complete billing percentages (SCBPs), or purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates, proposed to be effective May 1, 2025
March 14, 2025
The Massachusetts DPU scheduled for April 16, 2025 a further workgroup meeting in the DPU's recently restarted retail energy market review proceeding, in which, as previously reported, DPU Staff has called for a market "reset"
March 14, 2025
National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU proposed new standard complete billing percentages (SCBPs), or purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates, proposed to be effective May 1, 2025
March 4, 2025
Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Joy Campbell announced the adoption of consumer protection regulations addressing, among other things, price disclosures and auto-renewals, and it is understood that retail electric suppliers are not exempt from the new regulations
February 28, 2025
The Massachusetts DPU has approved filings by Liberty Utilities to defer reconciliations of its gas supply cost that would otherwise be incorporated into Liberty's bypassable gas adjustment factor (GAF) at this time
February 25, 2025
In response to a Massachusetts DPU directive to cut residential bills by 5% during the peak winter season (story here) , Liberty Utilities in Massachusetts has proposed deferring reconciliations of its residential gas supply cost that would otherwise be incorporated into its bypassable GAF at this…
February 25, 2025
Massachusetts' retail energy market needs a "reset", Staff of the Massachusetts DPU said in a presentation filed in advance of a workgroup meeting which will kick off a revised review of the retail energy market by the DPU
February 21, 2025
The Massachusetts DPU has ordered all of the state's investor-owned natural gas distribution companies to file revised reconciling factors that will result in no less than a 5% reduction in residential and residential low-income average bills for the remainder of the peak season (March and April…
February 19, 2025
Via Energy Solutions, LLC has applied to amend its Massachusetts electric and natural gas broker licenses to include service to residential customers
February 18, 2025
ResidentShield Power MA, LLC applied for a Massachusetts retail electricity supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas
February 6, 2025
Default Service Rates On Supplier Disclosure Summary
February 4, 2025
A retail electric supplier in Massachusetts charged residential customers an average rate of 51¢ per kWh for the period July 2023 to June 2024, the Massachusetts Attorney General (AG or AGO) said in an updated report on costs under competitive retail electric supply versus default service
February 3, 2025
DPU Concludes Supplier Made "False Statement"
The Massachusetts DPU denied the electric supplier application of New England Power and Light LLC (NEPL) as the DPU said that NEPL, "cannot meet the Department's consumer protection standards."
January 7, 2025
An integrated provider of retail energy and cleaner energy solutions for the commercial and industrial sector is expanding the availability and service of its cogeneration systems (CHP) to…
December 17, 2024
Fixed Offers From 11 Retail Suppliers Still Below New, Lower National Grid SOS Rate
National Grid's residential electric default service rate is set to fall by…
December 6, 2024
A regulator has approved the opt-out municipal aggregation plan filed by…
November 21, 2024
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has signed a wide-ranging energy bill (S.2967) that retains individual residential electric choice, while also requiring certain retail market enhancements
November 20, 2024
Nearly a dozen higher education institutions, healthcare systems, and nonprofits in Greater Boston, MA have formed a renewable energy aggregation
November 15, 2024
Several Retail Supplier Residential Offers Already Beat New SOS Rate
NSTAR d/b/a Eversource Energy filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service electricity rates for its Eastern Massachusetts service territory, for the period beginning February 1, 2025
November 14, 2024
The Massachusetts House has adopted a conference committee report to reconcile differences in a wide-ranging energy bill, with the conference committee report striking from the comprehensive bill the Senate's originally passed prohibition on individual residential electric choice
November 12, 2024
Default service electric rates for mass market customers in the western part of Nstar's territory in Massachusetts will fall by about…
October 30, 2024
New York Department of Public Service Staff have informed…
