January 20, 2017
RESA Had Said Such Immediate PER Modification Would Harm Retail Suppliers, Negatively Impact Fixed Price Agreements
FERC granted in part a complaint filed by generators and found that ISO New England's Peak Energy Rent (PER) mechanism, which is a form of capacity market revenue clawback paid to load, is no longer just and reasonable. FERC ordered immediate changes to the PER strike price
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January 13, 2017
The New Hampshire PUC issued an order to Clearview Electric. Inc. d/b/a Clearview Energy directing the company to, "show cause why it should not be sanctioned under N.H. Code Admin. Rules Puc 2005 and RSA 374-F:7, III," due to alleged instances of slamming and deceptive marketing
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December 30, 2016
The New Hampshire PUC has scheduled a hearing for January 19, 2017 to consider proposed changes to electric supplier marketing rules, including a proposed ban on door-to-door electric sales and restrictions on telemarketing.
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December 27, 2016
The New Hampshire PUC has approved Public Service Company of New Hampshire's (Eversource) energy service rate for 2017
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December 21, 2016
The New Hampshire PUC has approved new default service rates at Granite State Electric (Liberty Utilities) for the period beginning February 1, 2017, with the small customer rate increasing 11%
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December 2, 2016
Crius Energy announced its first cross-brand promotion, designed to celebrate the company's one millionth customer milestone.
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November 30, 2016
As part of a wide-ranging proposal to revise the retail electric supplier rules (see additional stories here, including proposed prohibition on door-to-door marketing) the New Hampshire PUC is proposing to increase the financial security required from retail electric suppliers
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November 29, 2016
The New Hampshire PUC has proposed revisions to its retail electric supplier rules that would, among other things, include mandatory public posting of retail supplier prices, a longer rescission period, and the requirement for suppliers to offer customers the opportunity to cancel contracts via the…
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November 29, 2016
The New Hampshire PUC has proposed revisions to its electric supplier rules that include new disclosures required from aggregators.
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November 29, 2016
Rules Appear To Prohibit "Variable" Pricing Products With Terms Longer Than One Month
The New Hampshire PUC is proposing to revise its retail electric supplier marketing rules to include new variable rate disclosures, including a requirement to notify customers in advance of a variable rate change exceeding 10%.
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November 29, 2016
Restrictions on Telemarketing Also Proposed
The New Hampshire PUC has issued a set of proposed revisions to the retail electric supplier rules that would prohibit suppliers from soliciting residential customers in person at the customer's residence, except in cases of a pre-scheduled meeting.
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November 17, 2016
The New Hampshire PUC has approved the design for an auction for Public Service of New Hampshire to divest its utility-owned generation
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November 7, 2016
Unitil filed a complaint at the New Hampshire PUC requesting that the Commission review the door-to-door marketing practices of Clearview Electric, Inc.
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November 2, 2016
TransCanada Announces Sales of Northeast Generation Assets
TransCanada announced that it expects to realize $435 million in a future sale of Northeast power marketing business, which is expected to be realized going forward.
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October 21, 2016
A complaint filed at FERC by the New England Power Generators Association, Inc. seeking to terminate the Peak Energy Rent (PER) rebate, a key feature of the ISO-NE capacity market, effective September 30, 2016 would harm retail suppliers, the Retail Energy Supply Association said in comments at FERC…
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October 19, 2016
Auction advisor J.P. Morgan has recommended to the New Hampshire PUC that the PUC slightly delay the timeline for the auction process for Public Service Company of New Hampshire to divest it utility-owned generation.
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October 10, 2016
The New Hampshire PUC has approved new default service rates at Unitil for the period beginning December 1, 2016
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October 5, 2016
Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Eversource) filed with the New Hampshire PUC a preliminary estimate of its default service rate for the period beginning January 1, 2017.
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September 13, 2016
The New Hampshire PUC has adjudicated several legal questions transferred to it by a Superior Court, concerning a complaint brought by PNE Energy Supply and Resident Power against Public Service of New Hampshire concerning PSNH's transfer of certain customers to default service in 2013 when PNE…
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September 9, 2016
The New Hampshire PUC has released a procedural schedule for development of an auction to divest Public Service Company of New Hampshire's generation
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August 23, 2016
CPG Power Holdings LLC formally applied at FERC to acquire 100% of the membership interests of retail supplier Union Atlantic Electricity
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August 11, 2016
Crius Energy reported that it recorded net customer growth of 26,000 customers (all data is in RCEs) from March 31, 2016 to June 30, 2016
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August 2, 2016
Spark Energy, Inc. announced that the company has completed its acquisition previously reported of Provider Power
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July 26, 2016
Genie Retail Energy has entered into an agreement to purchase Retail Energy Holdings, LLC, the parent of retail suppliers Town Square Energy, LLC and Town Square Energy East, LLC (f/k/a Discount Energy Group).
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July 5, 2016
The New Hampshire PUC has approved, without modification, a settlement among various parties requiring Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Eversource) to divest its power plants and adopt a competitive procurement for default service
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