November 8, 2011
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November 8, 2011
Dynegy Subsidiaries File for Bankruptcy
Subsidiary Dynegy Holdings, LLC and four of its wholly owned subsidiaries -- Dynegy Northeast Generation, Inc., Hudson Power, L.L.C., Dynegy Danskammer, L.L.C. (Danskammer) and Dynegy Roseton, L.L.C. (Roseton) -- have filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11.
November 8, 2011
NYISO Seeks More Time for Local Capacity Market Power Mitigation Measures
The New York ISO has asked FERC for more time to develop additional market power mitigation measures that NYISO believes are required as part of implementing new local capacity zones, as directed by a recent FERC order.
November 2, 2011
Green Mountain Energy Seeks Waiver of Penalty for "Inadvertent" Withholding of New York Capacity
Green Mountain Energy Company has petitioned FERC for a limited, one-time waiver of a New York ISO tariff provision requiring penalties for the withholding of capacity, after Green Mountain said that it, "inadvertently withheld a small amount of capacity from the NYISO installed capacity ('ICAP')…
October 31, 2011
Niagara Mohawk Migration Drops Significantly in Latest PSC Report
Residential electric migration at Niagara Mohawk dropped significantly from May 2011 to June 2011, according to new statistics posted by the New York PSC.
October 24, 2011
Rochester Gas & Electric Files Modified Divestiture Plan
Responding to a New York PSC order (see 7/15) , Rochester Gas & Electric has submitted a modified auction plan to split the divestiture of its (and its affiliate Cayuga Energy's) gas-fired generation into separate auctions (07-M-0906).
October 18, 2011
Generators Seek to Escape Tighter Credit Requirements
Fresh off scoring a victory which will needlessly add millions to retail electric rates, generators are now seeking to lighten their own credit burden under FERC's RTO credit "reform" order (ER11-3972 et. al.).
October 18, 2011
ConEd Recommends No Credit to Full Service Customers for Prior Transportation Under-deliveries
The New York PSC should not require Consolidated Edison to provide a credit to full service natural gas customers to make them whole for the costs borne due to historic under-deliveries from transportation customers, which resulted from an anomaly in the lost and unaccounted for gas mechanism, ConEd…
October 14, 2011
N.Y. Approves National Fuel Gas Distribution ESCO Storage Level Changes Without Modification
The New York PSC will allow tariff revisions from National Fuel Gas Distribution regarding ESCO storage inventory balance requirements to go into effect without modification (Case 11-G-0272).
October 7, 2011
Blue Rock Energy Seeks PSC Order Preventing KeySpan-NY from Terminating Blue Rock's Ability to Serve Customers
Brooklyn Union Gas (National Grid/KeySpan New York) is seeking to involuntarily terminate Blue Rock Energy's right to serve customers at Brooklyn Union, due to a failure to deliver, and Blue Rock Energy has filed a complaint at the New York PSC to stop the termination (Case 11-01982).
October 7, 2011
IDT Energy Continues Customer Growth, Posts Loss on Acquisition Costs, Tax Accrual
IDT Energy continued to post net customer growth for the quarter ending July 31 (fourth fiscal quarter of 2011), with a net gain of 27,000 meters, its parent disclosed in reporting earnings yesterday.
October 5, 2011
Starion Offering Capped Variable Rate at Duquesne Light, Other States "Coming Soon"
Starion Energy has begun offering residential electric service at Duquesne Light.
October 4, 2011
Orange & Rockland Updates POR Discount
Orange & Rockland has filed annual updates to its electric Purchase of Receivables discount rate.
October 3, 2011
Viridian Publishes New Fixed Rates
Viridian Energy has published prices for its new fixed rate electric products, which were first reported in Matters (9/22) .
October 3, 2011
Morgan Stanley to Pay $4.8 Million to Settle Alleged Antitrust Violations Which Raised Capacity Prices
Morgan Stanley will pay $4.8 million for allegedly violating the antitrust laws by entering into an agreement with KeySpan Corporation that allegedly restrained competition in the New York City electricity capacity market, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday.
September 29, 2011
N.Y. PSC Says PSC Consent Required for Termination of Blackstart Service
The New York PSC issued a declaratory ruling yesterday finding that generators are required to obtain the Commission's consent, pursuant to Public Service Law (PSL) §70, to discontinue blackstart service (11-E-0423).
September 29, 2011
License Briefs
Plymouth Rock Energy Seeks Pennsylvania License
September 28, 2011
Broker Texzon Offering Franchise Opportunities in Northeast
Broker Texzon Utilities announced that it is expanding its services by offering a limited number of franchises in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.
September 28, 2011
Hiko Energy, Alpha Gas and Electric Enter Partnership; Unnamed ESCO "Shell" for Sale
Alpha Gas and Electric has entered into a "partnership" with Hiko Energy, Hiko confirmed today.
September 27, 2011
N.Y. PSC Again Declines to Address ConEd Rate Ready Billing Issues
In a secretarial letter, the New York PSC said that a proceeding to resolve outstanding rate ready consolidated billing issues at Consolidated Edison, which have reached an impasse under a prior collaborative, may not be instituted in the form requested by the Retail Energy Supply Association…
September 26, 2011
Viridian Reports Service Areas for Gas Market Expansion
Viridian Energy's new natural gas markets will initially include eight utility service areas, Cami Boehme, Vice President of Marketing and Brand Communications at Viridian Energy, told Matters.
September 26, 2011
License Briefs
Viridian Energy NJ Seeks to Change Ohio-Certified Name to Cincinnati Bell Energy
September 22, 2011
Viridian Provides Date for Natural Gas Expansion, Adds Fixed Electric Rates
Viridian Energy will begin offering natural gas service in three markets January 1, and is also expanding its electric offerings to include 12-month fixed rates.
September 21, 2011
Diversegy, 5Linx Enter Partnership to Broker Commercial Service
Broker Diversegy and network marketer 5Linx have announced an exclusive partnership allowing 5Linx representatives to offer commercial clients service from a number of energy suppliers.
September 20, 2011
NiMo Files Voluntary TOU Proposal for SC-2 Non-Demand
Niagara Mohawk has filed tariff sheets to offer voluntary Time of Use (TOU) electric commodity pricing for SC-2 Non-Demand customers.