January 6, 2016
Retail Energy Supply Association Elects 2016 Officers and State Chairs
The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) has elected a new slate of officers and state chairs for 2016.
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December 23, 2015
Frontier Utilities Launches Service In New State
Frontier Utilities has begun offering electricity service in New Jersey
December 1, 2015
GDF SUEZ's Think Energy Now Serving Residential and Small Commercial Energy Users in 12 States
Think Energy, the mass market brand of GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, announced this morning that it now serves residential and small commercial customers in 12 states.
November 24, 2015
Utility Providing Default Service Customers With Credit That Cuts Supply Cost By 60%
Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) announced that it will be providing basic gas supply service customers with a 25¢/therm bill credit for usage during a period of three months this winter
November 20, 2015
FERC Denies States' Complaint To Cease Use of Outdated Forecast Model in PJM Capacity Market Which States' Say Costs $600 Million
FERC denied a complaint from a coalition of consumer representatives, including the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and Delaware Public Service Commission, which had requested that FERC direct PJM to update its 2015 PJM Region Peak Load Forecast values, for purposes of the Capacity Performance…
November 13, 2015
Comcast Retail Energy Offers Launched in Fourth State; Texas Entry Still On Tap For December 2015
Energy Rewards, the Crius Energy brand offered via its marketing partnership with Comcast, recently entered California, its fourth state, and is on track for a Texas launch this December, executives said during an earnings call this morning
November 1, 2015
PSEG: "Still Looking" At Starting Retail Supplier, "Not An Offensive Play"
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. is still considering launching a retail supplier, but CEO Ralph Izzo said that any retail effort would not be an "offesnive" play.
October 28, 2015
Utility To Offer 26¢/Therm Credit To Default Service Customers
New Jersey Natural Gas announced that it will implement a bill credit, totaling $76 million, to residential and small commercial default service customers
October 27, 2015
GDF Suez's Mass Market Supplier Named Official Electricity Supplier of Fenway Park
Think Energy, GDF Suez's retail supplier focused on the mass market, has become the official electricity provider of Fenway Park.
October 23, 2015
Parent of Retail Supplier To Sell Power Plant in PJM
Talen Energy Corporation announced that it reached an agreement to sell the 399-megawatt C.P. Crane coal-fired power plant in Baltimore, Maryland to an affiliate of Avenue Capital Group.
October 8, 2015
Retail Supplier Announces Expanded Marketing Partnership With Madison Square Garden
The Madison Square Garden Company and Major Energy announced a renewed and expanded multi-year marketing partnership, naming the New York-based energy supply company the Official Gas and Electricity Partner of the New York Knicks and New York Rangers, as well as an Official Partner of Madison Square…
October 7, 2015
In Merger Settlement With D.C. Mayor, Exelon Agrees To Support "Reasonable" Proposals For PJM Members To Fund Consumer Advocate Participation in PJM
Exelon and Pepco have via a settlement secured support for their merger agreement from the District of Columbia mayor, Attorney General, and Office of People's Counsel.
October 6, 2015
Star Energy Partners Launches In Two New States
Star Energy Partners has launched residential and commercial electricity service in Illinois and New Jersey
October 5, 2015
Satori Energy Acquires Another Book of Contracts
Satori Energy has acquired a book of electricity and gas contracts from Boston-based InSource Power.
October 1, 2015
SFE Energy Joins The Energy Professionals Association (TEPA)
SFE Energy has joined The Energy Professionals Association (TEPA).
September 28, 2015
Polar Vortex Lawsuit Against Retail Supplier Dismissed
The remaining count of a lawsuit filed against Ambit Energy concerning variable rates and marketing disclosures has been dismissed for failure of the complainant to file an amended complaint.
September 14, 2015
Crius Energy Expands Solar Program Through Strategic Alliance With Another Solar Provider
Crius Energy LLC and Sungevity, Inc. have entered into a strategic agreement to offer residential solar energy systems and products through Crius Energy's family of energy brands.
September 11, 2015
Clearview Energy Elected to NEM Executive Committee
The National Energy Marketers Association announced that Clearview Energy, Inc. has been elected to NEM’s Executive Committee and Policy Development Team.
September 10, 2015
Retail Suppliers Facing 25% Increase in Capacity Costs for 2017/18 From Transitional CP Auction
Retail suppliers are facing a 23% increase in capacity prices for the 2017/18 versus the prices established in the base residual auction as a result of the capacity performance transitional auction held this week
September 1, 2015
Retail Suppliers Facing Near Doubling of Unhedgeable Capacity Costs For Next Year Under PJM Transitional Auction
While retail suppliers have more lead time to account for the higher capacity performance prices under the initial base residual auction featuring the new performance product for the 2018/19 delivery year (click here for recent results) , retail suppliers are facing a near doubling of capacity…
August 28, 2015
Supplier Seeks Variance From SOS Procurement Credit Requirements
BTG Pactual Commodities (US) LLC requested that the Maryland PSC either: (1) grant it an individual variance from bid eligibility requirements for the utilities SOS RFPs; or (2) revise the RFPs in a similar manner.
August 24, 2015
Three Exelon Nuclear Plants Fail To Clear PJM Capacity Auction
Exelon Corporation today announced that the Oyster Creek, Quad Cities and Three Mile Island nuclear power plants did not clear in the PJM capacity auction for the 2018-19 planning year
August 24, 2015
PJM Capacity Prices Spike For 2018-19
Capacity prices in PJM soared in the 2018-19 Base Residual Auction, the first auction which included a capacity performance product
August 24, 2015
Southern Company To Acquire Parent of Retail Suppliers
Southern Company and AGL Resources today announced that the boards of directors of both companies have approved a definitive merger agreement
August 17, 2015
Crius-Comcast Retail Brand Launches In New State; Texas California Launches On Tap
Crius Energy announced during an earnings call that its Energy Rewards brand, offered in conjunction with Comcast, has launched service in New Jersey.