August 2, 2016
Binge Watch With Your Electricity: Retail Supplier Bundling Hulu Service With Electricity
Direct Energy is offering customers an electricity plan that includes a 12-month Hulu subscription at no additional cost
HomeNews By StateNew Jersey
New Jersey
Narrow these results by state, topic, company or docket — filters stack, and every story shown carries all of them.
August 1, 2016
PSEG Moves Forward With New Retail Supply Business, Focused on Organic Growth, Makes Hires
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG) is moving forward with building a competitive retail supply business as a "defensive" play, and said that it is focused on organic growth for the retail effort
July 26, 2016
Genie Retail Energy (IDT Energy Parent) To Acquire Two Retail Energy Suppliers
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).
July 25, 2016
Start-Up Energy for a Cause Receives Licenses in New State
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Energy for a Cause Inc. electric and natural gas broker/marketer licenses to serve all customer classes in all service areas.
July 19, 2016
Texas-based Retail Supplier Names Market Veteran As Senior Director, Commercial Sales
Frontier Utilities announced the promotion of Tommy Richardson to Senior Director, Commercial Sales.
June 28, 2016
Retail Supplier Enters $5 Million Settlement With Regulators Over "Competitive Prices" Claim
Palmco Power NJ, LLC and Palmco Energy NJ, LLC have agreed to pay $5.28 million, including up to $4.5 million in consumer restitution, and to significantly revise its business practices, in order to resolve allegations from the New Jersey Attorney General, BPU, and Division of Consumer Affairs that…
June 27, 2016
PSC Asks Whether "Retail Model" Should Be Used for Default Service, As Review of SOS Re-opened (Hourly Pricing, Contract Term Lengths Also On Tap)
The District of Columbia PSC has re-initiated a review into the design of Standard Offer Service, after suspending its review of SOS pending resolution of the Pecpo-Exelon merger
June 24, 2016
New Jersey Business & Industry Association Selects Retail Supplier For Affinity Program
The New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) announced Direct Energy as the selected winner of NJBIA's RFP for energy management services for its more than 20,000 members.
June 10, 2016
Broker Seeks Declaratory Order From Regulator Regarding "Concierge"/Buyer's Club Service (Auto-Switching Of Customers To Best Plans Over Time)
Broker Utiliz LLC has petitioned the Connecticut PURA for a declaratory ruling to determine if Utiliz LLC's business is subject to the regulations, rules, and licensing of an electricity broker (which are not licensed in Connecticut) or an electricity aggregator (which are subject to PURA licensure)…
June 9, 2016
Broker Selected for State's Largest Opt-Out Aggregation
Good Energy, L.P. announced today that the company has executed agreements with Gloucester and Winslow Townships and the Borough of Somerdale in New Jersey to form what the company called the largest municipal aggregation program in New Jersey.
June 2, 2016
PSE&G Proposes Lowering Default Service Rate To Lowest Level in 16 Years
Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) has proposed further reducing its residential basic gas supply service (BGSS) rate for residential customers to 34 cents per therm from 40 cents per therm – the lowest rate in 16 years.
May 25, 2016
Relatively High Capacity Prices To Persist in PJM For 2019-20 Despite Receding From Near Record Prices From 2018-19 Auction
Despite declines versus the near-record prices seen in the PJM 2018-19 Base Residual Auction, the 2019-20 Base Residual Auction will still burden load with capacity prices at or in excess of $100/MW-day
May 18, 2016
New Supplier Led By Market Veterans Readying to Launch in Retail Choice States
nTherm, LLC, a start-up natural gas supplier, is preparing to launch in several retail choice states
May 5, 2016
NRG Revamps Residential Solar To Originate Business For Sale To Other Providers; Sells Majority Share of EV Charging Business
NRG Energy announced today the conclusion of the GreenCo strategic review process with an agreement to sell a majority share of EVgo, and with a restructuring and simplification of its residential solar business
April 29, 2016
Star Energy Partners Launches In New Service Areas, Part of Multi-State Expansion
Star Energy Partners has launched residential and commercial service at Atlantic City Electric in New Jersey, and also formally announced its offering of electricity service at Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) and Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L)
April 26, 2016
North American Power Launches, Outside of Texas, Tool Showing Breakdown and Forecast of Customer Usage By Category
North American Power has officially launched its Understandabill tool, a monthly energy report that provides its customers with electricity usage predictions, a categorized breakdown of how the electricity is used, and personalized recommendations on how to use less.
March 31, 2016
Major Energy Launches Co-Marketing Partnership With Papa John's Stores in New York Tri-State Area
Major Energy and New York Tri-State Area Papa John's announced a new co-marketing partnership naming Major Energy the Preferred Gas and Electric Energy Partner of the New York Tri-State Area Papa John's stores, and Papa John's the Preferred Pizza Partner of Major Energy.
March 30, 2016
Formed By Three Recent Acquisitions, Edison Int'l Says Launch of New Broker-Consultant Edison Energy Fueled By Lack of "Trusted Partners" For C&I Customers
Edison International formally launched its new energy management, broker, and consulting company yesterday, Edison Energy, revealing that Edison Energy has made three recent acquisitions to jumpstart the business
March 23, 2016
Constellation, Sunrun Launch Home Solar Offering to Residential Electricity Customers
Constellation and Sunrun announced that Constellation will offer residential electricity customers in Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York the opportunity to install Sunrun solar energy systems on their homes.
March 16, 2016
Crius Energy Sees Continued Customer Growth in Q4, To End "Statement" Year of Customer, Profitability Growth
Crius Energy saw continued customer growth during the quarter ending December 31, 2015, capping off what the company called a, "statement year" for Crius Energy as it, "delivered material growth in customers and profitability, each up more than 35% year-over-year."
February 22, 2016
PSEG's Izzo Says Company Still Looking At Retail, But "Not A Big Fan"
During an earnings call on Friday, Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) CEO Ralph Izzo updated investors on the company's review of a potential entry into retail electricity marketing, emphasizing that while the company continues to look at it, any such move would be defensive
February 12, 2016
New Jersey Default Service Rates Fall, Bills To Be Higher on Capacity Costs
New Jersey's Basic Generation Service auction generally produced lower energy prices for three-year contracts to serve one-third of Fixed Price (under 500 kW) customers for the period starting June 1, 2016, with the exception of Public Service Electric & Gas, but higher capacity performance costs…
February 9, 2016
FirstEnergy Solutions Advertisements part of new FirstEnergy Campaign
FirstEnergy Corp. announced that it has introduced a new branding campaign called "The Switch is On" which, among other things, highlights a green energy electricity option from FirstEnergy Solutions for residential customers in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
February 4, 2016
Kiwi Energy Affiliate Launching New Brands For Expansion
RRH Energy Services announced that it is launching a new retail energy supply brand, Spring Power & Gas, in New Jersey and Maryland, which will be offering residential service.
January 26, 2016
Stream Offering Plan With Free Smart Thermostat in Texas, Mid-Atlantic States
Stream has begun offering a Smart 30 Thermostat Plan, which is a 30-month fixed rate term energy plan that includes a free Honeywell Lyric smart thermostat (a value of $249)