March 30, 2012
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March 30, 2012
Pennsylvania PUC Proposes to Add Conditions in Granting Expansion of Supplier's License
The Pennsylvania PUC yesterday issued a tentative order which would approve an expansion of Major Energy Services, LLC's natural gas supplier license, but which would also impose certain reporting conditions on Major Energy under the expansion.
March 30, 2012
Interstate Gas Supply Seeks to Serve New Service Area
Interstate Gas Supply, Inc. has sought an amendment to its Pennsylvania natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes at PECO.
March 29, 2012
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GDF SUEZ Approaches International Power With Possible Offer to Acquire Remaining Shares
March 29, 2012
Number of Residential Customers on Competitive Supply Falls at PPL
The number of residential electric customers on competitive supply decreased at PPL during the most recent week, continuing the trend of see-sawing marginal growth and marginal decline seen during the past month.
March 29, 2012
License Briefs
Verde Energy Receives License in New State
March 29, 2012
Independents EGSs Urge Pennsylvania to Adopt Retail Market Enforcement Hotline, Require EDC or EGS Disgorgement for Conduct Violations
A group of Independent Electric Generation Suppliers (EGSs) has recommended that the Pennsylvania PUC adopt an anonymous enforcement hotline, and require disgorgement for any violations of the code of conduct governing relations between electric distribution companies (EDCs) and retail suppliers.
March 29, 2012
PUC Rejects Proposed MXEnergy Settlement Agreement Regarding Marketing Practices
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) this morning rejected a proposed settlement agreement between the Commission's Law Bureau Prosecutory Staff (now the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement) and MXEnergy, a PUC-licensed electric generation supplier, over the company's marketing…
March 28, 2012
Exelon Energy, FirstEnergy Solutions Seek to Excise from Proposed Rule Prohibition on Retail Supplier Use of Name "Substantially Similar" to Utility or Utility Parent
Exelon Energy and FirstEnergy Solutions, in separately filed comments, have protested the Pennsylvania PUC's proposed rule [§ 54.122(3)(v)] that an electric generation supplier, "may not have the same or substantially similar name or fictitious name as the electric distribution company or its…
March 27, 2012
Utilities Say Pennsylvania Customer List Obligation Ended in 2004
The obligation of Pennsylvania natural gas distribution companies to provide updated customer lists to retail suppliers ended January 1, 2004, several distribution companies said in response to a petition for a declaratory order from retail suppliers.
March 23, 2012
KEMA Residential Survey Finds Choice Awareness Outpacing Switch Rates, Cites Market Potential
"[S]ignificant market potential" still exists for retail suppliers to explore in residential power markets across the United States, despite recent increases in residential switching, DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability said yesterday, based on its second annual Residential Power Choice Survey .
March 23, 2012
Residential Customers on Competitive Supply Grows at PPL During Most Recent Week
The number of residential customers on competitive supply at PPL rebounded in the most recent week, ending several weeks in which the territory had been experiencing a net loss in residential shoppers.
March 22, 2012
License Briefs
Unified Energy Alliance Receives New License
March 22, 2012
Strong Case Lacking for Substantial Changes to Pennsylvania Default Service Under Current Statute
No strong case is apparent for the Pennsylvania PUC's legal authority to substantially modify Pennsylvania's current default service model without legislative action, at least in the manner contained in two Staff discussion options, based on comments at a hearing on the end-state default service…
March 21, 2012
Blue Pilot Energy Offering Residential Service in New Territory
Blue Pilot Energy has begun offering residential electricity service in Pennsylvania.
March 19, 2012
American Power Partners Launches Residential Service in New Territories
American Power Partners LLC has begun offering residential electricity supply at PECO and PPL Electric.
March 19, 2012
Direct Energy Launches New Dynamic Pricing Products for Residential Customers
Direct Energy has launched several new dynamic pricing products for residential customers at PPL Electric Utilities.
March 16, 2012
PJM Independent Market Monitor Again Cites Inherent Market Power Under Capacity Market Design
Monitoring Analytics, LLC, the Independent Market Monitor (IMM or MMU) for PJM, has released the 2011 State of the Market Report for PJM .
March 16, 2012
License Briefs
RMI Consulting, Inc. Receives New License
March 16, 2012
Pennsylvania PUC Withdraws Marketing Conditions from Supplier's License
On rehearing, the Pennsylvania PUC has withdrawn certain marketing and solicitation conditions, including a $50 cap on early termination fees, which were originally imposed on a retail electric supplier when the PUC granted the supplier its license.
March 15, 2012
Number of Residential Customers on Competitive Supply Falls Again at PPL
The number of residential customers on competitive supply at PPL Electric Utilities has declined for a second consecutive week, continuing the pattern seen for most of 2012.
March 15, 2012
Stream Energy to Expand Commercial Service to New States, Territories
Stream Energy announced this morning that it is expanding its commercial service footprint to include businesses in the PPL Electric service area of Pennsylvania.
March 14, 2012
Existing Resources Earning 93% of Capacity Payments in PJM, APPA Says
More than 93 percent of the total revenue paid by customers under the PJM Reliability Pricing Model has gone to the owners of existing power plants, the American Public Power Association said in a recent issue brief .
March 13, 2012
New Suppliers Offering Residential Gas Service at PECO
Two natural gas suppliers have begun offering residential service at PECO, and have been added to the Office of Consumer Advocate's pricing comparison.
March 13, 2012
License Briefs
Hess Small Business Services Seeks New License