September 10, 2013
New ESCO Offering Service at Consolidated Edison, Other N.Y. Territories
Ethical Electric has begun offering electricity supply at several New York utilities, including Consolidated Edison.
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September 9, 2013
Claim: New York PSC Staff Told ESCO Use of Non-Affiliate Utility Brand With Disclaimer Was OK Until Generic Proceeding Convened on Utility Trade Name Issues
A New York ESCO has stated that it was told by Staff of the New York PSC that the sharing of a brand name with one of the state's regulated utilities was permissible, with disclaimers approved by Staff, until such time as the Commission initiated a generic proceeding on the issue of the use of…
September 9, 2013
New York Staff Raises Concern with ESCO's Use of Term "Local," Cite to Low Complaint Rate in Marketing Materials
Staff of the New York PSC raised concerns to an ESCO regarding the ESCO's statements in its marketing materials that it was the "only" local ESCO, and regarding a citation to the ESCO's low complaint rate, in a Staff review of the ESCO's marketing materials.
September 4, 2013
New Chair Named at New York PSC
Audrey Zibelman, named a Commissioner of the New York PSC earlier this year, has been officially designated as Commission Chair by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
September 4, 2013
Retail Supplier Energy.me Nears 250,000 RCEs, Names New CEO to Continue Growth
Retail energy supplier Energy.me announced that 20 months since its launch, it has acquired 6,000 mid-market commercial customers, or the equivalent of 230,000 residential customers.
September 3, 2013
New York Retail Suppliers Seeking Changes in Utility Billing, Load Profiles to Support Time of Use Rates Absent Interval Meters
Consolidated Edison should be required to modify its utility consolidated billing practices and introduce new load profiles to enable the offering of Time of Use (TOU) rates from competitive retail suppliers in the absence of interval meters for all customers, the Retail Energy Supply Association…
August 30, 2013
Torch Energy Solutions Expanding to New State
Torch Energy Solutions, LLC announced that it will begin offering brokering and consulting services to Illinois residential and business customers in September.
August 27, 2013
Champion Energy Announces New Market Entry Dates in Naming New Hire
Champion Energy Services announced the forthcoming launch of service in two new states as part of announcing a new hire.
August 27, 2013
National Petroleum and Fuels Marketer Launching Retail Energy Supply Business, Seeks Texas License
A petroleum and transportation fuels marketer is expanding to the retail energy supply business, and has named a retail energy veteran as part of the company's management
August 26, 2013
Start-up ESCO Preparing to Launch Operations
A start-up power marketer, Premier Empire Energy, LLC, is working to launch operations, including retail electric and natural gas service.
August 23, 2013
License Briefs
Sperian Energy Corp. Seeks Gas License in New State
August 23, 2013
Former Retail Energy Vice President Launching New Online Auction Energy Broker
A former Vice President of a retail energy supplier is launching a new online reverse auction energy broker, Energy Auction House Inc.
August 23, 2013
NRG Energy Acquires Demand Response Provider, Broker
NRG Energy, Inc. announced that it has acquired Energy Curtailment Specialists.
August 22, 2013
Retail Supplier Names New CFO
BlueRock Energy, Inc. has appointed Jason Klaben as its new Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
August 21, 2013
ABC Group The Energy Professionals Association Launching Northeast Chapter
The Energy Professionals Association (TEPA) will launch a Northeast chapter, after recently holding a special roundtable discussion in New York City for energy brokers, consultants and suppliers in the area.
August 16, 2013
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Syracuse.com: ESCO-Default Service Cost Comparison Tool Wrong, Erroneously Made Default Service Appear Cheaper
August 16, 2013
Pennsylvania Proposes to Impose Conditions on Licensing New Supplier Due to Affiliates' Complaint History
The Pennsylvania PUC issued tentative orders which would grant electric and natural gas supplier licenses to SFE Energy Pennsylvania, Inc., but which would impose various conditions on the licenses due to concerns about complaints against the company's affiliates in other jurisdictions.
August 16, 2013
New York Crackdown Continues: Show Cause Order Issued to Third ESCO Regarding License Revocation
The New York PSC said yesterday that it, "warned energy service company Buy Energy Direct LLC that it may revoke the company's eligibility to serve consumers in New York State."
August 14, 2013
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Tradition Energy to Manage Energy Purchasing Cooperative Covering 90,000 Public Agencies
August 14, 2013
FERC Subjects New York ESCOs to New Local Capacity Requirements
FERC has adopted without modification the New York ISO's proposal to create a new local capacity zone in the ICAP market, consisting of Load Zones G, H, I, and J (the G-J Locality), applicable to load-serving entities including ESCOs
August 14, 2013
Texas REP Undergoing Change in Brand
Texas retail electric provider Dynowatt is adopting the branding of its parent, with a forthcoming change in its brand to IGS Energy.
August 9, 2013
IDT Energy Sees Net Customer Churn Continue on Paused Expansion
IDT Energy reported a third consecutive quarter of net customer attrition, attributed to a pause in expansion to new markets and service areas.
August 7, 2013
Entrust Energy Launches Residential Service in New State
Entrust Energy has launched residential electric service in Pennsylvania.
August 6, 2013
Abest Power & Gas Offering Service in New Territory
Abest Power & Gas, LLC has begun offering residential electric service at Orange & Rockland Utilities in New York.
August 1, 2013
Direct Energy's Increased Scale Offsetting Lower Margins
Direct Energy yesterday announced operating profit of $255 million for the first six months of 2013.