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March 28, 2014
PPL saw the rate of residential electric customers leaving competitive supply increase by sevenfold during the most recent week, as all of the seven major Pennsylvania EDCs again saw a decline in residential shopping.
March 28, 2014
The "extreme" pricing which has been the impetus for several proposed market changes in Pennsylvania result from, "one or two suppliers," NRG Retail Northeast said in comments to the Pennsylvania PUC.
March 28, 2014
A partial settlement would continue the use of 24-month contracts for a significant portion of residential default service at Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, and West Penn Power through May 31, 2017.
March 27, 2014
In a rare personal appeal to the Pennsylvania PUC, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett endorsed a faster switching timeline for electric customers.
March 27, 2014
Integrys Energy Services has purchased the non-Texas electric and natural gas accounts of ENCOA, the retail brand of Twin Eagle Resource Management.
March 26, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC has directed that all retail electric suppliers shall respond to a survey in which suppliers shall provide their customer count broken out by fixed rate customers and variable rate customers.
March 26, 2014
TriEagle Energy, LP intends to begin serving customers in Maryland in the third quarter of 2014.
March 25, 2014
Pennsylvania retail electric suppliers should be required to disclose to customers the highest electric rate they have charged in the past 60 months, the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate said in comments to the PUC.
March 24, 2014
Start-up Broker Led By Former Hess Account Manager Licensed in New State
March 24, 2014
During last week's Pennsylvania House hearing regarding soaring competitive electric rates, Rep. Peter Daley, Democratic Chair of the Consumer Affairs committee, said that competitive generators declined an invitation to appear before the committee.
March 21, 2014
All of the seven major Pennsylvania electric utilities saw a decline in residential shopping in the most recent week.
March 21, 2014
MP2 Energy Receives Authority to Serve New Customers
March 21, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC has ordered that Pike County Light & Power electric "customer bills" shall list a one-year average Price to Compare
March 21, 2014
Purchase of receivables, and specifically the utility's ability to disconnect service for non-payment of supplier charges, drew the ire of Pennsylvania State Representative Dan Moul, R, during a hearing yesterday concerning recent variable rate price spikes and proposed legislation to address the…
March 21, 2014
The free market for electricity in Pennsylvania "hasn't worked" in its current form, Pennsylvania State Rep. Robert Godshall, Chair of the Consumer Affairs committee, said during a hearing yesterday on variable prices.
March 20, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC intends to adopt a standard Electric Generation Supplier "Contract Summary" which all EGSs will be required to use for residential and small business customers, and the PUC also intends to require EGSs to provide certain customers with advance notice of variable rates.
March 19, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC, "intends to promulgate a rulemaking which will amend existing Regulations at 52 Pa. Code, Chapter 57 to direct EDCs to accelerate switching time frames through off-cycle meter reads in a fashion that will permit Pennsylvania retail electric customers to switch suppliers within…
March 19, 2014
U.S. Gas & Electric has acquired American Power Partners, LLC.
March 18, 2014
"The failure of the wholesale markets to meet demand at reasonable prices," required IDT Energy to raise its rates significantly to cover these costs, as the company expects to record increased churn during the first quarter, it said in reporting full-year 2013 earnings
March 17, 2014
PJM issued the following "statement" on the winter 2014 cold weather events to members on Friday:
March 17, 2014
If you're an independent retail supplier, and particularly one which started after the 2005-07 bloodbath in the retail market, you need to understand one thing, if it's not already apparent: the leading advocates of "competitive" markets -- meaning non-price-regulated generators, most of whom own…
March 14, 2014
Electricity Girl Seeks Texas Aggregator License
March 13, 2014
Direct Energy said that, effective April 1, the company will add a price protection feature to its current residential electric variable rates in each Pennsylvania utility service area in which the company serves.
March 13, 2014
In a written order reconsidering PECO's proposal to allow electric Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customers to shop for a competitive supplier, the PUC has directed that PECO maintain the current schedule of publishing the Price to Compare 45 days prior to the effective date.
March 13, 2014
Pennsylvania Electric Supplier to Expand to Natural Gas Service
