August 6, 2018
Staff of the New York Department of Public Service and Staff of NYSERDA have filed a proposal to transition the compliance mechanism for LSEs, including ESCOs, under the zero emissions credit (ZEC) program to a "pay as you go" mechanism
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August 3, 2018
CleanChoice Energy has begun offering residential and business customers in New York and Illinois retail electricity supply plans with 100% in-state wind.
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August 2, 2018
Start-up Mercury Energy Marketing, LLC has applied for an Ohio retail natural gas supplier license to serve residential and commercial customers at Dominion East Ohio and Columbia Gas
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July 31, 2018
Approved Oil, whose affiliate Approved Energy offers retail electricity and natural gas service in New York and New Jersey, has named John McConnell as Senior Business Development Executive.
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July 31, 2018
Centrica, the parent of Direct Energy, reported that, in July, it acquired a portion of BP’s US retail marketing operation, which supplies around 100bcf of gas per year to customers in Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio.
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July 25, 2018
In comments to the Maryland PSC on the Maryland Department of Human Services' Office of Home Energy Programs' (OHEP) Electric Universal Services Program (EUSP) Proposed Operations Plan for FY 2019, the Maryland Office of People's Counsel has renewed calls for the PSC to direct utilities to provide…
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July 25, 2018
CIMA Energy Solutions, LLC, a 100% subsidiary of CIMA Energy, LP, has recently been formed as CIMA Energy, LP's retail marketing affiliate to directly meet the energy needs of retail consumers in deregulated markets across North America
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July 24, 2018
The Secretary of the New York PSC issued a notice extending the deadline for compliance with the newly revised Uniform Business Practices (UBPs) that had been adopted on January 19, 2018
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July 19, 2018
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – July 19, 2018 – EC Infosystems, a leader in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Billing/Customer Information Solutions (CIS) for companies in the deregulated energy industry , will host its annual user conference for clients on September 12 – 14, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas.
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July 19, 2018
Liberty Power Holdings, LLC ("Liberty") petitioned the New York PSC to reduce Liberty’s zero emission credit (ZEC) obligation, citing further declines in its retail load in New York State
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July 18, 2018
New York Department of Public Service Staff will convene a stakeholder meeting on Thursday July 26, 2018 to discuss cyber security issues raised in Case 18-M-0376 – Proceeding on Motion of the Commission Regarding Cyber Security Protocols and Protections in the Energy Market Place.
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July 17, 2018
The New York PSC has directed the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to suspend 55% of AP Gas & Electric (NY), LLC's and 16% of AP Gas & Electric (TX), LLC's monthly Zero-Emission Credit (ZEC) compliance obligation payment for the April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019…
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July 17, 2018
The New York PSC has, for the utilities, lifted a cap on banking RECs for compliance with the clear energy standard (CES) only for any RECs the utilities are required to purchase under the compensation mechanism the PSC adopted for utility purchases from distributed energy resources
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July 16, 2018
The New York PSC approved changes to the purchase of receivables (POR) reconciliation mechanism at Consolidated Edison (ConEd) for natural gas service, and directed that similar changes be filed for electricity service
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July 13, 2018
Requires Other Customer Protections PSC Orders Creation Of Loss Reserve Fund, Could Be Used To Offset CDG Developer Losses From Serving Low-Income Customers
The New York PSC has approved a bill discount pledge (BDP) program intended to increase the access of low-income customers to community distributed generation (CDG)
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July 13, 2018
The New York PSC adopted a final order directing the centralized procurement of offshore wind that places a compliance obligation on LSEs, including ESCOs
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July 6, 2018
Includes Unique Supply Pricing Mechanisms Versus Standard Default Service
Staff of the New York Department of Public Service have found that a proposed Smart Home Rate REV Demonstration Project filed by Consolidated Edison and Orange and Rockland, for electricity customers, complies with a PSC order on "smart home" rates as well as REV objectives, and directed that the…
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July 5, 2018
Sustainable Westchester, a New York opt-out municipal aggregation, has filed at the New York Department of Public Service to add the Village of Sleepy Hollow to the aggregation
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July 2, 2018
Utilities Say They Won't Take "Immediate" Action To Decertify ESCOs Based On Submitted Attestations
The Secretary of the New York PSC has denied requests from ESCOs to extend the June 30, 2018 (effectively July 2, 2018) deadline set for the submission of Self-Attestation of Information Security Controls by ESCOs to the utilities.
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July 2, 2018
Names Energy, Digital Vet As CEO
Blitz Ventures, Inc., the broker owned by Vistra Energy, the parent of TXU Energy and other retail brands, has adopted the brand EnergyBot for its online-based brokering service currently targeted to commercial and industrial customers, and says on a recently launched website (www.energy.bot) that…
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June 28, 2018
Astral Energy, LLC has requested its eligibility to market to and enroll residential customers in New York be included on the agenda for the New York PSC's next monthly meeting, scheduled to be held on July 12, 2018.
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June 28, 2018
Freepoint Energy Solutions LLC announced that as of July 1, 2018, it will be providing electricity commodity supply to commercial and industrial ("C&I") customers in Texas.
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June 18, 2018
The New York PSC issued a show cause order to Premier Empire Energy, LLC (Premier), directing Premier to show cause, "why its eligibility to act as an ESCO in New York State should not be revoked or, alternatively, why other consequences as set forth in the Commission’s Uniform Business Practices…
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June 15, 2018
The New York PSC commenced a proceeding to address cyber security protections concerning ESCO and utility data exchanges
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June 14, 2018
Solar Liberty Energy Supply, Inc., an affiliate of solar leasing company Solar Liberty which is based in Buffalo, New York, has registered for eligibility as a New York ESCO.
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