February 4, 2015
In its annual report on retail open access electricity service (click here for related story today) , the PSC expressed "concern" over assuring resource adequacy in a retail choice environment.
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January 30, 2015
The rate shocks seen by Upper Peninsula customers in Michigan from a RMR-type contract, which prompted a deal brokered by the state that will see Cliffs Natural Resources end competitive supply service (click here) , "is causing a lot of people to question this hybrid market that we have here in…
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January 14, 2015
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on behalf of various parties announced a series of agreements meant to address higher electric costs in the Upper Peninsula, and under which Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. would take a "significant majority" of its power supply from Upper Peninsula Power Company (the to-be…
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January 14, 2015
Dillon Energy Services Subsidiary Receives Electric Supplier License
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December 23, 2014
Eligo Energy MI, LLC applied for a Michigan alternative natural gas supplier license.
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December 22, 2014
Requiring DTE Gas (f/k/a Detroit Edison) to release capacity to retail suppliers is the, "only economically reasonable long-term solution," to provide for the equitable allocation of pipeline reservation costs, a Michigan ALJ would find in a proposed decision, but the ALJ would decline to mandate a…
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December 5, 2014
The Michigan PSC has directed the state's utilities and retail suppliers to file assessments of their abilities to meet their customers' expected electric requirements for the years 2015 through 2019.
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November 25, 2014
The Michigan PSC granted Ambit Midwest, LLC an alternative natural gas supplier license
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October 17, 2014
Provision Power and Gas, LLC, a start-up retail energy supplier, has been formed, and is seeking an alternative natural gas supplier license in Michigan.
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October 2, 2014
DTE Energy Supply, Inc. is exiting several retail energy markets, and has assigned customers in certain markets to Integrys Energy Services.
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September 25, 2014
Dillon Energy Services Seeks Electric Supplier License
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September 12, 2014
The Michigan PSC issued an order establishing a natural gas rate comparison website, and retail natural gas suppliers will be required to post pricing on the site.
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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.
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September 2, 2014
September 2,2014
IGS Energy announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Border Energy, a retail supplier of natural gas and electricity headquartered in Powell, Ohio. The transaction for the gas business became effective on August 31, 2014 and the power business will be effective as of September 30…
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August 22, 2014
Dynegy Inc. announced that it will acquire the Duke Energy Retail business as well as certain Midwest generation assets from Duke Energy totaling 6,100 MW.
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July 24, 2014
Michigan's to-be-developed natural gas choice comparison website should be promoted by alternative natural gas suppliers on certain pre-enrollment marketing materials, and should not include historic supplier price data, according to "primary" recommendations from Michigan PSC Staff.
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July 7, 2014
Ambit Midwest, LLC applied for a Michigan alternative natural gas supplier license
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June 9, 2014
The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved a temporary gas cost recovery (GCR) factor for Michigan Gas Utilities.
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June 3, 2014
DTE Electric (Detroit Edison) issued a Request for Proposal to solicit bids for the company to acquire an operational natural gas simple and/or combined cycle generating plant.
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June 2, 2014
Prairie Plant Systems, a Canadian biotechnology company, would acquire a U.S. retail supplier under a proposed transaction filed at FERC.
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May 28, 2014
Energy 95, LLC d/b/a Riverside Power and Gas applied for a Michigan alternative natural gas supplier license
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May 5, 2014
The Michigan PSC has approved a temporary increase in Consumers Energy's gas cost recovery factor to $5.575 per Mcf, plus the potential for additional increases, subject to a cap, based on a contingency mechanism.
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April 22, 2014
Astrum Solar and Ethical Electric announced a partnership that will cross-promote each company's offerings to their customer base.
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April 17, 2014
The Michigan PSC has approved a reservation charge applicable to retail natural gas choice customers at DTE Gas (MichCon).
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April 16, 2014
DTE Gas said yesterday in a news release that it has been experiencing an increase in calls from natural gas customers, "who want to switch from their alternative gas suppliers back to DTE because of the utility's rates."
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