April 7, 2011
The PUCT has revoked the REP certificates of the following companies, for various failures to meet the requirements of Subst. R. 25.107 (see linked story for specifics): - Telecom Consulting & Services, LLC (9/17) - Lehman Power Services, LLC (9/17) - Good Guys Power, LP - Rio Grande Power, LLC…
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April 7, 2011
Scope of Green Mountain Illinois Application Revealed, Supplier Receives N.J. License
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April 4, 2011
David Pearsall, who previously founded and led Public Power & Utility until selling the supplier in 2010, has formed a new competitive supplier called People's Power & Gas, which is seeking licenses in nearly 10 states.
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March 24, 2011
A determination by the ISO New England Internal Market Monitoring Unit that 151 MW of new energy efficiency resources resulting from state sponsored programs, which had sought to bid into the fifth Forward Capacity Auction, are out of market could result in hundreds of millions of dollar in…
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March 23, 2011
The New Hampshire PUC approved default service procurements at Granite State Electric (National Grid) which will establish Large Customer rates for the three-month period beginning May 1, 2011, and the rate for Small Customers for the six month period beginning May 1, 2011.
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March 23, 2011
Adagio Energy Seeks Illinois, N.J., N.Y. Electric Licenses
Adagio Energy LLC applied for an Illinois alternative retail electric supplier license to serve all customer classes at Commonwealth Edison, with a focus on residential and commercial customers. Adagio Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Plus Holdings, LLC. Adagio Energy said that it is…
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March 22, 2011
The New Hampshire PUC approved default service procurements at Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. which will establish commercial and industrial (G1) rates for the three-month period beginning May 1, 2011, and, when combined with prior procurements, the rate for small commercial and residential (non-G1)…
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March 16, 2011
"For the [retail electric] industry to be basing its survival on whether or not we enable the procurers of Standard Service power to have various tools [such as managed portfolios] suggests that the reason you're here is solely to offer a commodity, [and] to not grow your value in other ways,"…
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March 15, 2011
Prospect Resources Seeks Ohio Broker Licenses
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March 15, 2011
North American Power confirmed yesterday that it expects to enter the New York and New Jersey retail electric markets during the second quarter of 2011, and plans to also expand to Illinois and Ohio by the end of the year.
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March 1, 2011
The majority of parties to a proceeding concerning customer migration at Public Service of New Hampshire argued that a nonbypassable surcharge to recover certain costs related to default service is not permissible, while the Office of Consumer Advocate suggested that Purchase of Receivables could be…
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February 10, 2011
PUCO Approves Columbia Auction Results The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved the results of the Columbia Gas Standard Service Offer auction, which, as first reported in Matters yesterday, resulted in a Retail Price Adjustment of $1.88/Mcf. Additional details in our 2/9 story.
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February 8, 2011
North American Power to Expand Non-Profit Affinity Programs North American Power reported yesterday information related to its ".Org" affinity program for non-profits, in announcing its intent to grow the program. Non-profits participating in the affinity program enroll customers with North American…
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January 24, 2011
Patch Energy Services Seeks Pa. Broker License Patch Energy Services, LLC applied for a Pennsylvania electric broker/marketer license to serve commercial customers over 25 kW, industrial customers, and governmental customers at PECO and PPL.
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January 12, 2011
New England generators, with the support of ISO New England, are seeking to implement "knee jerk" changes to the Peak Energy Rent mechanism of the Forward Capacity Market which would retroactively cost load in excess of $100 million, retail and load suppliers said in protests at FERC (ER11-2427).
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January 6, 2011
The New England Power Generators Association, Inc. alleged that the merger of Nstar and Northeast Utilities will harm competitive energy markets, in a motion for intervention at the Massachusetts DPU (Docket 10-170).
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January 5, 2011
Cross Plains Natural Gas Seeks Illinois Gas License Cross Plains Natural Gas LLC applied for an Illinois natural gas supplier license to serve residential and small commercial customers in all areas with small volume choice programs. The start-up's principals include Byron Biggs, owner at Glenwood…
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January 3, 2011
The New Hampshire PUC has approved a new energy service rate of 8.67 cents per kWh for Public Service of New Hampshire for 2011.
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December 28, 2010
Nordic Energy Services Seeks to Serve All Illinois Electric Customers, Expand to Additional Territories Nordic Energy Services, LLC applied at the Illinois Commerce Commission to amend its alternative retail electric supplier license to serve all customer classes, serve additional territories, and…
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December 24, 2010
The New Hampshire PUC has approved new default service rates for large customers at Granite State Electric (National Grid) and Unitil Energy Systems for the three-month period beginning February 2011.
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December 15, 2010
Rosenthal Energy Advisors Seeks Expedited Review of Pa. Broker Application Rosenthal Energy Advisors, Inc. petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC to expedite the review of its electric broker application (11/24), objecting to a Secretarial letter which has extended the period for consideration of the…
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December 9, 2010
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (APUC) today announced that Liberty Energy Utilities Co., APUC's regulated utility subsidiary, has entered into agreements to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Granite State Electric Company and EnergyNorth Natural Gas Inc. from National Grid USA for…
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December 1, 2010
Md. PSC Fines Affinity Energy Management, Grants Broker License The Maryland PSC declined to adjust Staff's recommended penalty and fined Affinity Energy Management, LLC $22,500 for operating as a broker in the state without the requisite license. The PSC also granted Affinity Energy Management an…
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November 29, 2010
Clearview Electric Receives Delaware Electric License The Delaware PSC granted Clearview Electric, Inc. an electric supplier license. The Commission's order granting the license states that, "Staff reports that Clearview was able to resolve concerns regarding the provision of electric supply service…
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November 23, 2010
Planet Energy Seeks Maryland Gas License Planet Energy (Maryland) Corp. applied for a Maryland natural gas supplier license. A copy of Planet Energy's application was not immediately available.
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