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September 15, 2016
The New York PSC denied rehearing requests of its July order prohibiting ESCO service to Assistance Program Participant (APP) customers (see details here) , and also established a process for considering the duration of the moratorium, and conditions for lifting the moratorium
September 15, 2016
The New York PSC issued orders to show cause to Marathon Energy Corporation and ABC Energy, LLC as Staff alleged that both ESCOs were using the lure of an appointment to receive free LED lights to switch customers to ESCO service, allegedly without customers' knowledge and without certain customer…
September 13, 2016
A change to the treatment of imports in ISO New England's capacity market could expose an "inefficiency" in the New York ISO capacity market that could raise capacity prices for load by $340 million, the New York ISO and New York PSC warned in separately filed comments at FERC.
September 12, 2016
Public Service Enterprise Group has officially created a retail electric and natural gas supplier
September 9, 2016
"Our ultimate goal would be to be out of competitive generation," FirstEnergy EVP & CFO James Pearson said at the Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference
September 9, 2016
A joint proposal in the rate case of KeySpan New York and KeySpan Long Island (National Grid) addresses several ESCO issues.
September 1, 2016
Constellation announced that it has completed its acquisition of the retail electricity and natural gas business of ConEdison Solutions
September 1, 2016
Niagara Mohawk, KeySpan New York, and KeySpan Long Island have received from the Secretary of the New York PSC an extension of time to comply with certain of the automated mechanisms included in the New York PSC's July 15 order prohibiting ESCO service to assistance program participant (APP)…
August 31, 2016
The "vast majority" of low income customers obtaining their supply from an ESCO at National Fuel Gas Distribution in New York paid more than they would have if they had purchased it from the utility, the Public Utility Law Project of New York claimed in testimony in an NFGD rate case, citing average…
August 30, 2016
Another NY ESCO Seeks License In New State
August 26, 2016
Josco Energy USA, LLC has applied for retail electric supplier licenses in Pennsylvania and Ohio, to serve all customer classes. In Ohio, Josco Energy seeks to serve customers in all service areas; in Pennsylvania, the company seeks to serve customers at the seven large EDCs. Josco Energy, which…
August 25, 2016
A New York ALJ has ruled that certain aggregate ESCO cost data must be produced by National Fuel Gas Distribution in response to discovery requests by consumer advocates in a current NFGD rate case (Case 16-G-0257).
August 23, 2016
NYSEG & Rochester Gas & Electric have filed a draft letter to assistance program participant (APP) customers notifying them of the New York PSC's moratorium on ESCO service to APP customers, and attendant transition to default service, as has (separately) National Fuel Gas Distribution
August 23, 2016
CPG Power Holdings LLC formally applied at FERC to acquire 100% of the membership interests of retail supplier Union Atlantic Electricity
August 22, 2016
NYSERDA's toolkit for opt-out aggregations in New York includes an opt-out letter template that touts the purely theoretical customer savings verses a fictitious average of default service rates -- which obviously has no bearing on whether the customer will save money with the aggregation.
August 22, 2016
Implementing an opt-out municipal aggregation is one of 10 "High Impact Actions" that New York communities may undertake to be eligible for grants up to $250,000 under NYSERDA's Clean Energy Communities program
August 22, 2016
Niagara Mohawk, KeySpan New York, and KeySpan long Island sought an extension of time to comply with certain of the requirements stated in the New York PSC's July 15 order prohibiting ESCO service to assistance program participant (APP) customers in the manner prescribed by the PSC, but proposed to…
August 19, 2016
Columbia Utilities and PALMco announced the relocation of their corporate headquarters to the Bath Beach area of Brooklyn, New York.
August 18, 2016
The Retail Energy Supply Association has objected to the draft text of a letter to be sent to New York Assistance Program Participant (APP) customers submitted by Central Hudson Gas & Electric for PSC Staff review, with the letter informing customers of the prohibition on ESCO service to such…
August 17, 2016
Ethical Electric announced it recently passed one billion total kilowatt-hours (kWh) served to retail electricity customers across America.
August 16, 2016
Several New York utilities have sought a minimal one-week extension for compliance with one of the ordering paragraphs of the New York PSC's July 15 order which prohibits ESCO service to Assistance Program Participant (APP) customers.
August 16, 2016
The National Energy Marketers Association sought rehearing of the New York PSC's July 15 order which prohibits ESCO service to Assistance Program Participant (APP) customers.
August 16, 2016
Start-up retail supplier Aspirity Energy said that it does not currently intend to enter the New York market, citing, "regulatory uncertainty."
August 15, 2016
Energy Marketing Conferences announced that Audrey Zibelman, Chair of the New York State Public Service Commission, will give a second keynote speech at the 6th Energy Marketing Conference on September 20th in New York City .
August 15, 2016
Stating that a requested 90-day extension for ESCO compliance is unnecessary, the Secretary of New York PSC has extended, by only 30 days, the deadline by which ESCOs must drop to default service customers initially identified by the utilities as no longer being eligible for ESCO service, due to…
