July 1, 2026
Talen Energy Marketing Seeks Retail Supplier License In New State
Talen Energy Marketing, LLC applied for an Ohio retail electric supplier license to serve commercial, industrial, and mercantile customers in all service areas
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January 14, 2026
Texas Retail Provider Names Former PSC Chair As Head of Policy; Recent Hires Position Company For National Engagement In Energy Markets
Base Power appointed Travis Kavulla as Head of Policy, and formally announced Zina Bash as Chief Legal Officer
December 22, 2025
Sprague Seeks Retail Supplier License In New State
Sprague Operating Resources LLC applied for an Ohio retail natural gas supplier license as a marketer (supplier) to serve all customer classes in all service areas
May 22, 2025
R Street Releases Scorecard On Retail Electric Competition
R Street released a policy study on electric competition which included grade rankings for each state
December 2, 2021
Retail Supplier Affiliate Secures $788 Million Financing Commitment Led by GoldenTree Asset Management and Silver Point Finance
Talen Energy Corporation ("Talen") and its wholly-owned subsidiary Talen Energy Supply LLC ("TES") announced that TES has obtained a financing commitment led by GoldenTree Asset Management LP and Silver Point Finance, LLC for a new first lien facility in the aggregate amount of $788 million maturing…
October 5, 2021
Several Western Utilities With Competitive Supply Programs Announce Plans To Explore Market Options
Several electric utilities and other power providers that serve millions of customers in the Western United States announced plans today to evaluate regional market solutions together.
June 9, 2020
Generation Developer To Build 15 Battery Storage Projects (150 MW Total) Across Texas By End Of 2020, Including In Houston Area
Broad Reach Power announced that it will build 15 utility-scale battery storage projects in areas near Houston and Odessa, Texas by the end of 2020.
September 6, 2019
NRG Names Former PSC Chair As Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
NRG Energy has named Travis Kavulla as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
April 29, 2019
NEM Says Latest New York Utilities Cybersecurity Petition Can't Cure Procedural Deficiencies
The National Energy Marketers Association said in comments to the New York PSC concerning a February petition from the joint utilities, which sought to "confirm" the previously adopted Data Security Agreement ('DSA') and its accompanying Self-Attestation ('SA') under the business-to-business process…
August 15, 2017
Crius Energy Acquires Another Retail Supply Book
Crius Energy announced today that in July 2017 it acquired a 100% equity interest in Big Sky Gas, a natural gas marketing business with approximately 4,000 customers based in Montana.
August 15, 2016
Tenaska Sub. Seeks Retail Supplier License in New State
Tenaska Power Management, LLC applied for a Maryland electric supplier license to serve commercial and industrial customers in all service areas
September 5, 2014
PSC Approves Sale of PPL Merchant Plants to Utility
The Montana PSC has voted to prepare an order approving NorthWestern Energy's request to purchase the Montana hydroelectric facilities of PPL Montana.
July 22, 2014
Parent of Gas Marketer Rejected Three Takeover Bids
Gas Natural Inc., the parent of natural gas marketer Energy West Resources and several regulated distribution companies, said that it has rejected "unsolicited and inadequate" offers made by Algonquin Power & Utilities on January 14, March 5 and May 7, 2014 to acquire the company
June 10, 2014
New IPP Talen Energy to Acquire PPL Retail Supplier, 15,000 MW of Merchant Generation
PPL Corporation and Riverstone Holdings LLC announced a definitive agreement to combine their merchant power generation businesses into a new stand-alone, publicly traded independent power producer.
January 7, 2014
Retail Energy CEO, Ex-Wal-Mart Exec: "Lot of Room" to Make Energy Choice Shopping Easier for Customers
There's a "lot of room" for the retail energy industry to make it easier to understand the process for choosing a retail energy supplier, new Choose Energy CEO Kerry Cooper said during a recent interview with EnergyChoiceMatters.com.
December 4, 2013
Rockland Capital Terminates Agreement to Purchase Generation in ISO-NE due to FERC Inquiry into Plants' Present Owner
Maxim Power Corp. announced today that Patriot Power Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of Rockland Capital, has issued a notice to Maxim to terminate the agreement to purchase 100% of Maxim's ownership interest in Maxim Power (USA), Inc. due to an outstanding regulatory inquiry by the Federal Energy…
September 27, 2013
PPL to Sell 630 MW of Merchant Power Plants
PPL Corporation announced that its PPL Montana, LLC subsidiary has reached an agreement to sell its hydroelectric facilities to NorthWestern Energy for $900 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments.
August 6, 2013
Owner of Merchant Generation in Northeast Markets Sells Plants to Rockland Capital Affiliate
Maxim Power Corp. announced this morning that it has entered into an agreement to sell 100% of its ownership interest in Maxim Power (USA), Inc. to Patriot Power Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of Rockland Capital, for US$112 million including the assumption of US$22 million of debt, "resulting in sales…
July 30, 2013
License Briefs
ConocoPhillips Receives Supplier License in New State
June 27, 2013
License Briefs
Interstate Gas Supply Receives Electric License in New State
April 15, 2013
PPL EnergyPlus Seeks Supplier License to Serve Residential, C&I Customers in New State
PPL EnergyPlus, LLC has applied for an electric supplier license in a new state to serve residential and non-residential customers.
March 1, 2012
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Payless Power Launches Online Payment System
October 14, 2011
Court Upholds FERC Market-Based Rate Authority
FERC's Order 697, which authorizes wholesale sellers to apply for market-based rate authority, does not violate the Federal Power Act, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held yesterday in denying consolidated petitions from several parties including the Montana Consumer Counsel…