May 8, 2013
IDT Energy Sees Net Churn Continue as Gross Acquisitions Slow
IDT Energy reported its second consecutive quarter of net customer churn, on a customer meter basis, as gross customer acquisitions slowed.
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May 7, 2013
License Briefs
New Broker Led By Former BlueStar Exec Receives License in New State
May 6, 2013
N.Y. Recommended Decision Finds On-Bill Comparison of ESCO Vs. Default Service Costs Premature
A joint proposal's requirement for Central Hudson Gas & Electric to include ESCO versus default service cost comparisons on bills is ill-defined and premature, a recommended decision from two New York ALJs found.
May 2, 2013
BlueRock Energy Announces Executive Team Promotions to Support Expansion
BlueRock Energy, Inc. announced that it has promoted four team members to new leadership positions within the company.
May 1, 2013
New York ISO Files to Create New Capacity Zone, Would Double Capacity Prices for ESCOs
The New York ISO has filed at FERC to implement a new capacity zone under its capacity market, which would require load serving entities such as ESCOs to meet capacity obligations for such new zone.
April 30, 2013
Shock: UBS Sees New England, New York Susceptible to "Re-regulation" of Generation
New England and New York could follow California in essentially re-regulating new build power generation through the use of regulator-directed procurements, Julien Dumoulin-Smith said in a note to UBS Investment Research clients.
April 30, 2013
UBS: Retail Trend is Towards More Re-Regulation; Not Further Deregulation
The trend in the retail electric sector is, "towards re-regulation; not further de-regulation," Julien Dumoulin-Smith said in a note to UBS Investment Research clients.
April 25, 2013
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NiMo Schedules Meeting in ESCO Versus Default Service Cost Comparison Collaborative
April 25, 2013
National Energy Marketers Association to Confer Public Service Leadership and Industry Leadership Awards
The National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) announced that it will be presenting Public Service Leadership Awards and Industry Leadership Awards at its upcoming 16th Annual National Energy Restructuring Conference the morning of April 30, 2013, in Washington, D.C.
April 23, 2013
Oasis Energy Releases Rates for New Renewable Plans, Offers Discount on All Plans
Oasis Energy has posted rates for its newly offered 100% renewable electricity plans.
April 23, 2013
Green Mountain to Offer Plan Bundled With Nest Thermostat in Four States
Green Mountain Energy announced that it is offering customers a 100% renewable electricity plan bundled with the Nest Learning Thermostat.
April 22, 2013
EDF Trading to Purchase 25% Interest in Retail Supplier Holding Company
EDF Trading North America, LLC is to purchase a 25% interest in a retail supplier holding company under a subscription agreement.
April 19, 2013
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NY Acts on Energy Highway Items, Meant to Reduce Congestion
April 19, 2013
N.Y. Approves Transmission Line Said to Reduce Ability of Wholesale Suppliers to Exercise Market Power
The New York State Public Service Commission has approved the construction and operation of the Champlain Hudson Power Express Project, a 1,000 megawatt (MW) transmission line stretching 330 miles from the Canadian border to Astoria, Queens, primarily through Lake Champlain and the Hudson River.
April 19, 2013
New York Suspends ESCO's Ability to Conduct Door-to-Door Sales
The New York PSC said yesterday that it directed Liberty Power Holdings LLC to suspend all door-to-door sales, "pending the development of longer-term solutions to address its marketing problems."
April 19, 2013
New York Issues Show Cause Order to Second ESCO on Suspension/Revocation
The New York State Public Service Commission yesterday said that it directed Family Energy, Inc. to show why the Commission should not revoke the company's eligibility to enroll new customers or to offer services as an energy services company in New York, "given the company's pattern of apparent…
April 19, 2013
Residential-Focused Retail Supplier to Unwind Business
Your Energy Holdings, LLC, a retail supplier focused on serving residential customers, confirmed to EnergyChoiceMatters.com that it has decided to unwind its residential business.
April 18, 2013
Retail Supplier Oasis Energy to Launch 100% Renewable Products
Oasis Energy announced that it will be launching 100% renewable electricity plans in several markets, including New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Illinois.
April 18, 2013
Online Broker Led by Two Constellation Energy Veterans Expanding to New States
A start-up retail energy broker led by two former Constellation Energy vice presidents has launched service and is expanding to several new states.
April 11, 2013
License Briefs
Titan Energy Receives Licenses in New State
April 11, 2013
NiMo Files Draft Materials for On-Bill Comparison of ESCO, Default Service Costs
Niagara Mohawk has filed with the New York PSC draft materials concerning an online ESCO versus default service cost comparison tool, as well as for on-bill comparisons of ESCO versus default service costs.
April 10, 2013
Stream Energy Launches Service in New Territories
Stream Energy has begun offering residential and commercial electricity service at West Penn Power and Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec) in Pennsylvania, and has expanded its New Jersey commercial natural gas service.
April 3, 2013
Capacity Prices to Increase for New York Load Serving Entities
The New York ISO's latest auction for strip capacity prices for the summer of 2013 resulted in higher capacity prices.
April 3, 2013
5 Opens Northeast Office, Names New Hires
Broker-consultant 5 has opened an office to serve the Northeast market, and has added industry veterans Steve Kass and Thom Dickinson to its team.
April 2, 2013
Texas Broker Expanding Services, Website to New York Market
Broker Vault Energy Solutions announced that it now offers New York rate comparisons for electric and natural gas service.