January 19, 2018
Start-up Receives Retail Supplier License
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Median Energy PA LLC a natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas.
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January 19, 2018
More Municipalities Seek Approval For Opt-Out Aggregations In New York
The Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance (MEGA), which is already an approved administrator for various community choice aggregations (CCAs) in New York, has filed with the PSC for authorization to offer opt-out aggregations in several additional municipalities.
January 18, 2018
Updated: New York PSC Authorizes More Opt-Out Municipal Aggregations, New Administrator
Update, 1/19: The PSC's final written order authorizing Good Energy's CCAs includes the provisions contained in draft discussion document, and the descriptions below are consistent with the language adopted in the final order
January 18, 2018
Gov. Cuomo's Budget Would Terminate Sales Tax Exemption For ESCO Customers
A proposed budget from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo would terminate an existing exemption from state sales tax granted to customers of ESCOs for transmission and distribution of electricity and gas sold to such customers.
January 17, 2018
Including Large C&I Customers In Municipal Aggregations On Opt-Out Basis Pushed In New York
A Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) Subgroup tasked with examining barriers to municipal aggregation, particularly with respect to the use of CCAs in meeting various clean energy goals, has filed a report with the New York PSC on the working group process that summarizes various recommendations…
January 11, 2018
Retail Energy Vets Launching Start-Up Retail Supplier In New York Market, Focused On Allowing Commercial Property Owners To Access Wholesale Market Directly
Start-up Grid Power Direct, LLC submitted an application to the New York PSC to register as an ESCO
January 10, 2018
Great Eastern Energy Launches Service In New State
Great Eastern Energy (GEE) has expanded its service territory into Connecticut, offering electricity service to business and residential customers at Eversource (Connecticut Light and Power) and United Illuminating
January 9, 2018
New York PSC Further Extends Deadline For Certain Distributed Generation To Register With Commission
The Secretary of the New York PSC issued a notice further extending the deadline by which Community Distributed Generation (CDG) Providers and On-Site Mass Market DG [distributed generation] Providers shall file a completed registration form, including a sample contract or contracts and sample bill…
January 8, 2018
PowerLink Partners Acquires Retail Supplier, Will Aggressively Evaluate More Purchases
PowerLink Partners LLC announced today that it has acquired Trident Retail Energy Company, LLC (d/b/a Trident Power)
January 4, 2018
ConEd, O&R Seek Further Extension To Implement EDI Changes For APP Customer Bill Credits
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. and Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (the "Companies") requested that the New York PSC further extend the deadline for testing and implementing EDI changes necessary to accommodate bill credits to Assistance Program Participants (APP).
January 4, 2018
New York ESCO Seeks To Reduce ZEC Compliance Payment Obligation
Lexington Power & Light, LLC petitioned the New York PSC for a reduction of its ZEC compliance payments
December 22, 2017
Start-up Receives Pennsylvania Retail Supplier License
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Median Energy PA LLC an electric supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas
December 20, 2017
Six New York LDCs Undercharged Default Service Costs By $41.5 Million For Annual Period
Reconciliation Surcharges Will Be Up To $0.57/Mcf Annual Customer Swing In Bills Up To $42
Staff of the New York Department of Public Service have filed a report concerning the annual reconciliation of LDC gas supply costs (the largest component of default service) which shows that, for the nine LDCs with meaningful levels of residential migration (Central Hudson, Consolidated Edison…
December 19, 2017
New York ALJs Deny NEM Motion To Subpoena Office of General Services
The presiding ALJs in the New York PSC's evidentiary proceeding reviewing the retail energy mass markets have denied a request from the National Energy Marketers Association to subpoena the Office of General Services (OGS)
December 18, 2017
Allowing Municipal Aggregations To Obtain, Under Data Security Agreement, Aggregated Customer Data Which Fails Privacy Screen Under Consideration In New York As Further Comments Sought
The New York PSC has issued a request from stakeholders for further input regarding the appropriate balance between the benefit of making more utility customer aggregated usage data available and the need to maintain consumer privacy.
December 15, 2017
New York PSC Issues Show Cause Order To ESCO
The New York PSC issued a show cause order to Got Gas? LLC for the company's alleged failure to timely file its 2017 triennial compliance filing
December 15, 2017
New York Sets Fees For Municipal Aggregations' Receipt Of Customer Info, Lists
The New York PSC has established fees for access to aggregated community load data, as well as the customer information needed for opt-out mailings, for municipal aggregation (community choice aggregation or CCA) programs.
December 14, 2017
New York PSC Grants Waiver To Another ESCO Allowing It To Serve Low-Income Customers
The New York PSC at its session today granted a waiver to Utility Expense Reduction, LLC allowing the company to serve assistance program participant (APP) customers with a product that guarantees savings versus default service
December 14, 2017
Arcadia Power Launches Price Alert Service To Monitor Retail Market, Switch Customers To Retail Supplier Plans
Exploring Whether To Become Retail Provider Itself In Texas
Arcadia Power has formally rolled out its price alerts service, which monitors residential retail supplier offers in states with energy choice and automatically switches residential customers to plans which provide savings
December 13, 2017
NEM Asks ALJs To Subpoena NYS Office of General Services Regarding Retail Market Testimony
The National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) has requested that the presiding ALJs in the New York PSC's evidentiary proceeding reviewing the retail energy mass market issue a subpoena to the New York State Office of General Services (OGS) to produce responses to prior requests for admissions…
December 13, 2017
As New York Retail Mass Market Evidentiary Hearings Close, ESCOs Again Seek Agreement On Certain Issues, Suggest Joint Proposal
At the conclusion of the evidentiary hearings in the New York PSC's review of the retail energy mass market, ESCOs again sought to reach consensus among the parties on certain issues
December 6, 2017
NY State Office of General Services Withdraws As Party To PSC Retail Market Evidentiary Review
The New York State Office of General Services (OGS) provided notice of its withdrawal as a party from the New York PSC's evidentiary proceedings reviewing the retail energy mass markets. As it is no longer a party, OGS said that it cannot provide testimony in the proceedings under the PSC's…
December 6, 2017
ESCOs Seek Changes To ConEd Purchase of Receivables Discount Rate Calculation Methodology
A group of ESCOs has sought changes to the calculation methodology used to determine the natural gas purchase of receivables (POR) discount rate at Consolidated Edison
December 4, 2017
NY ESCO Seeking To Offer 100% Renewable, Guaranteed Savings Product To Low-Income Customers
Utility Expense Reduction, LLC has filed a letter with the New York PSC further clarifying its sought waiver of the PSC's prohibition on ESCO service to assistance program participant customers, and the product UER proposed to offer under the waiver
December 1, 2017
RESA Witness: NY PSC Staff's ESCO Vs. Default Service Comparison "Flawed"
"That's All That Staff's Got" In Push To End Choice, Witness Says
A "flawed" comparison of ex post revenues from default service customers versus ESCO customers, submitted by Staff of the New York Department of Public Service, is, "all that Staff's got," in Staff's push to largely end retail choice in the mass market (except for a limited set of products or…