March 15, 2024
National Grid Residential POR Discount Proposed To Increase By 50% To 3%
Commercial POR Discount Would Spike To 3.5%
National Grid has filed an update to the…
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March 13, 2024
Retail Energy Not Among Top 10 Complaints In AG's Annual Report
Complaints against retail energy suppliers do not appear as a top-10 leading source of complaints
March 11, 2024
Genie Energy Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year Results
Genie Energy, Ltd., the parent of Genie Retail Energy (GRE), announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.
February 26, 2024
Regulator Adopts Policy For Failed Default Service Procurements, Addresses Utility Discretion, SOS Price Changes
A retail energy regulator has adopted several policies to govern instances in which…
February 8, 2024
Retail Energy Supply Association Announces Executive Committee & State Chairs For 2024
The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) announced…
February 7, 2024
Retail Supplier Affiliate Expands Community Solar To 10 New Markets
The affiliate of a retail energy supplier has…
February 5, 2024
Retail Energy Holding Co. Forms New Retail Supplier
A new retail energy supplier has been formed by…
January 24, 2024
REAL: Massachusetts Customers Could Have Saved $1.1 Billion In 2023 By Shopping For Retail Supplier
An analysis of 2023 Massachusetts utility ratepayer costs shows that…
January 3, 2024
Boston, MA Municipal Aggregation Names New Supplier
The Boston MA municipal aggregation has named…
November 17, 2023
NSTAR East Residential, Small C&I Default Service Rates Increasing 7%-10%
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 January 1, 2024
November 13, 2023
NSTAR Residential, Small C&I Default Service Rates Increasing 5%-7%
NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy filed with the Massachusetts DPU
October 31, 2023
Utilities File To Remove Supply Costs From Bypassable Rates
Several utilities have filed tariffs to remove…
October 10, 2023
Utility Files To Double Residential POR Discount To Over 3%
An EDC has proposed new POR discount rates
October 9, 2023
Claim: Municipal Aggregation Programs "Offer Choices That Are Not Otherwise Available In The Market"
Municipal aggregation programs, "offer choices that are not otherwise available in the market..."
October 6, 2023
Generator's CCA-Focused Retail Supplier Seeks License In New State
A CCA-focused retail supplier applied for…
October 6, 2023
State Agency: Total Muni Aggregation Fees Charged To Customers Exceeds $11 Million Annually
"Magnitude Of Fees" Justifies "Further Accountability" Versus New Proposed Guidelines, Agency Says
"Magnitude Of Fees" Justifies "Further Accountability" Versus New Proposed Guidelines, Agency Says Fees paid to municipal aggregations by such aggregations' customers exceeded $11 million in 2022…
October 3, 2023
National Grid Residential, Commercial Default Service Rates Increasing 30%
National Grid's electricity basic service rates in Massachusetts for residential and commercial customers are increasing about 30% on November 1.
September 28, 2023
Start-up Auto-Switching Concierge Service Announces $9M Seed Round, Will Expand Nationwide
Names Retail Vet As Head of Brokerage
A start-up is in the process of seeking electricity broker licenses in…
September 1, 2023
Regulator Orders Changes In Fixed Price Periods Under Default Service
The Massachusetts DPU ordered the electric distribution utilities to separate January and February into separate basic service pricing periods, such that January and February will no longer be in the same fixed retail rate price period, with a change made for both mass market and large customers
August 22, 2023
Regulator Seeks To Require Municipal Aggregations To File Specific Start Date When Seeking Needed State Approval; Intent Is To Lower Default Service Prices
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has opened an investigation to (1) establish guidelines governing the filing requirements and the process by which the Department reviews and evaluates municipal aggregation plans, as well as the rules governing operation of a municipal aggregation…
July 17, 2023
New Report On Benefits Of Retail Choice Says Consumer Protections Undertaken To Date Should Be A, "Starting Point"; Favors "Aggressive" Steps For Consumer Protection
REAL Says Report "Finds Retail Energy Key To An Affordable Clean Energy Transition"
The Retail Energy Advancement League (REAL) publicized a new report, prepared by a consulting firm and authored by Paul Hibbard, former chairman of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, which finds that, among other things, "harnessing the productive innovation and creativity of retail…
June 16, 2023
PUC Finds ISO Market Rates For Default Service "Successful" In Neighboring State, Encourages Consideration By Own Utility
In approving rates under the most recent default service procurement at Unitil (see new rates here) , the New Hampshire PUC encouraged Unitil to explore, for its next procurement, including a portion of default service supply which would be linked to ISO New England prices, for the utility's small…
May 19, 2023
Nstar East Residential, Small C&I Default Service Rates Falling Nearly 40%
Offers From Multiple Retail Suppliers Still 25% Below New, Lower Price To Compare
Nstar (Eversource Energy) has filed basic service electric rates with the Massachusetts DPU for its Eastern MA service area for the period beginning July 1, 2023
May 12, 2023
Nstar Basic Service Rates Falling 30%, Still Over 15% Higher Than Multiple Current Retail Supplier Residential Offers
Nstar has filed new electricity basic service rates for its Western service area (WCMA load zone, former WMECO territory) for the period beginning July 1, 2023
May 4, 2023
RESA Statement On Massachusetts Attorney General's Report
The Retail Energy Supply Association issued the following statement in response to a recent report from the Massachusetts Attorney General Office (AGO), and the AGO's continued efforts to end individual residential electric choice