May 10, 2013
Ownership of Vocelli Pizza Holding Co. Receives Retail Energy Supplier License
The Pennsylvania PUC granted start-up Shimshek Energy, LLC an electric supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas.
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May 9, 2013
PECO Price to Compare to Spike 40% for Some Businesses
The PECO Price to Compare for C&I customers in the General Service (GS) 100-500 kW rate class will increase nearly 40% on June 1.
May 9, 2013
Pennsylvania: This is Going to Get Worse Before It Gets Better
As Matters shockingly reported today (see related story) , the Pennsylvania residential electric market has now seen its first weekly decline in aggregate shopping totals, and the real bad news is that market conditions are expected to get worse before they get better.
May 9, 2013
SHOCK: Pennsylvania Residential Shopping Declines on Statewide Basis! Three Utilities Now Seeing Residential Shopping Decline
In a new low for the challenged Pennsylvania retail electric market, the number of residential customers on competitive electric supply across the state declined for the first time since weekly stats began being published two years ago, and three electric distribution utilities are now seeing the…
May 8, 2013
FirstEnergy Reports Improved Commodity Margin from Higher Retail Volumes, Impact Offset by Lower Capacity Revenues
FirstEnergy reported that increased volumes of contracted sales at FirstEnergy Solutions, including retail sales, were responsible for a $38 million gain in earnings versus the year-ago quarter, but these gains were offset by negative drivers, including lower capacity revenues.
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.
May 8, 2013
Retail Supplier Duquesne Light Energy Expands to New Service Areas
Retail supplier Duquesne Light Energy, LLC announced that it has expanded its competitive electric supply offers to business customers at Penn Power and West Penn Power in Pennsylvania.
May 3, 2013
License Briefs
Entrust Energy Receives License in New State
May 2, 2013
Briefly
FirstEnergy Solutions Expands ChamberChoice Residential Offering at PPL
May 2, 2013
PPL EnergyPlus Launches Service in New State
PPL EnergyPlus has expanded its retail electricity supply products and services to the Pepco territory of the District of Columbia
May 1, 2013
License Briefs
Alpha Gas ad Electric Seeks New Supplier License
April 30, 2013
License Briefs
GDF Suez Retail Energy Solutions Files to Serve Residential Customers
April 29, 2013
Stream Energy Launches Service in New State
Stream Energy has begun offering electricity supply to residential and commercial customers at Pepco in the District of Columbia.
April 29, 2013
PPL EnergyPlus Launches Residential Service in New Territory
PPL EnergyPlus has begun offering residential electric service at Duquesne Light in Pennsylvania.
April 26, 2013
Hope Springs Eternal: All Pennsylvania EDCs Actually See Weekly Growth in Residential Shopping
For the first time in April, all of the seven major electric distribution companies in Pennsylvania saw growth in the number of residential customers on competitive supply, according to the latest stats from the Pennsylvania PUC.
April 25, 2013
License Briefs
XOOM Energy Receives License in New State
April 25, 2013
PUC's Coleman: Pennsylvania Utilities Rumored to Be Considering Filing to Implement Alternative Default Service Provider
Pennsylvania PUC Vice Chairman John Coleman suggested during remarks at Platts' Northeast Energy Markets Conference that a Pennsylvania electric distribution company or companies are rumored to be considering the possibility of petitioning the Pennsylvania PUC to implement an alternative default…
April 24, 2013
License Briefs
Retail Supplier Choice Energy, LLC Seeks License in New State
April 24, 2013
Initial Decision Issued in PUC Proceeding Addressing Petition to Revoke Glacial Energy License
An initial decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ would deny a petition to revoke the electric supplier license of Glacial Energy of Pennsylvania, Inc.
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 23, 2013
Bounce Energy Expands to Three New Service Areas
Bounce Energy has begun offering residential electric supply at three new territories in Pennsylvania.
April 22, 2013
No Blip: Two Pennsylvania Utilities Continue to Experience Declining Residential Shopping
Two Pennsylvania utilities continue to see a weekly decline in the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply, according to the latest stats from the Pennsylvania PUC.
April 22, 2013
FERC Slaps Down PJM Attempt to Impose New Requirements on Demand Response in Capacity Market
Granting a complaint from demand response providers, FERC rejected, on procedural grounds, new policies instituted by PJM applicable to demand response offers in the capacity market.
April 22, 2013
Pennsylvania Standard Offer Customer Referral Programs to be Delayed
The implementation of the Standard Offer customer referral program at most of the Pennsylvania electric distribution companies will be delayed, according to updated compliance filings filed by the utilities.