June 13, 2011
Ambit to Expand to Additional N.Y. Territories in July
Ambit Energy will continue its New York expansion in July, entering two additional territories, CEO Jere Thompson, Jr. and Chief Marketing Officer Chris Chambless told Matters.
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June 10, 2011
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Columbia Withdraws Request to Extend Maryland Hedging Program Columbia Gas of Maryland has withdrawn its request to extend its modified price portfolio program, which will result in the hedging plan expiring on the currently established sunset date of August 31, 2011. Staff and the People's Counsel…
June 10, 2011
Pa. PUC Seeks Comment on Customer List Rules Under Remand
The Pennsylvania PUC will return to the rules applicable to electric customer lists in effect prior to the issuance of Interim Guidelines on customer lists in November 2010, as the PUC considers the issue on remand.
June 10, 2011
Pa. PUC Removes Rule Limiting POR to Small Volume Customers in Clarified Gas Market Regulations
The Pennsylvania PUC has made what it termed to be "clarifications" to its previously adopted final rulemaking regarding retail natural gas market issues (L-2008-2069114), and issued a revised set of regulations for comment with the intention of later adopting the revised rules as final.
June 10, 2011
Ambit Surpasses 500,000 Customers, Consultants Report ComEd Entry This Month
Ambit Energy announced that it passed 500,000 active customers in the first quarter of 2011.
June 10, 2011
License Briefs
Twin Eagle Resource Management Receives Texas REP Certificate
June 9, 2011
Dominion Retail Seeks Stricter Supplier License Requirements in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania PUC, "should make it more difficult to get away with entering the market if not prepared, and should make it harder for any EGS [electric generation supplier] to engage in conduct that is not fair to customers," Dominion Retail said in comments to the Pennsylvania PUC, in the PUC's…
June 9, 2011
Briefly
TXU Affiliate Brighten Energy Looks Forward to Competing in Pennsylvania
June 9, 2011
PPL Records Net Growth of 4,600 Residential Shoppers in Past Week
PPL Electric Utilities saw net growth of 4,600 new residential shoppers during the past week, according to the latest stats from the Pennsylvania PUC.
June 9, 2011
Powelson: Retail Market Status Quo Unacceptable
The status quo default service model and retail market design is "unacceptable," Pennsylvania PUC Chairman Robert Powelson said at the conclusion of an en banc hearing regarding alternative methods of default service.
June 8, 2011
Briefly
PPL EnergyPlus Surpasses 10,000 Residential Customers
June 8, 2011
License Briefs
Direct Energy Business Seeks Maine Electric License
June 8, 2011
New Direct Survey Finds Continued Support for Retail Auction
A new survey by Zogby International conducted for Direct Energy finds that 82 percent of respondents support Direct Energy's auction proposal for default service in Pennsylvania.
June 7, 2011
Pa. Industrials Seek Fixed Price Default Service for Large Customers
Pennsylvania electric distribution companies (EDCs) should be required to offer a fixed-price default service option for customers with peak loads in excess of 500 kW, a group of industrials told the Pennsylvania PUC.
June 6, 2011
Briefly
TXU Again Touting Protection from Variable Offers
June 6, 2011
Retail Suppliers Seek Alternative Default Service in Pa. By June 2013
"[A] properly functioning and workably competitive retail electric generation market does not exist in Pennsylvania," Direct Energy Services said in comments to the Pennsylvania PUC, arguing that the retail markets are progressing only as far as the current default service structure will allow…
June 6, 2011
Significant Pennsylvania Migration Shows Few Barriers from Default Service, Consumer Advocates Say
The significant customer migration to competitive suppliers at several Pennsylvania electric distribution companies (EDCs) in just a short period since the expiration of rate caps should counsel the PUC against any significant changes to the default service model at this time, several consumer…
June 3, 2011
Briefly
PSEG Power Terminates Sale of Odessa Facility, Seeks New Buyer
June 3, 2011
PennFuture Seeks to Mandate Net Metering Compensation Paid by Electric Suppliers; Alternative AEPS Mechanism
If the Pennsylvania PUC removes the default service role from the electric distribution utilities, it must require, "that any default service provider(s) and all EGSs [electric generation suppliers] offer full net metering compensation to their customers," PennFuture said in comments to the PUC…
June 3, 2011
Weekly Residential Migration at PPL Nears 6,000
PPL Electric Utilities saw a 60% increase in its weekly residential migration rate over the past seven days, according to the latest stats from the Pennsylvania PUC.
June 2, 2011
License Briefs
Option One Energy Seeks Pa. Broker License
June 2, 2011
RESA Seeks Delaware Proceedings on SOS Procurement, POR
The Retail Energy Supply Association has petitioned the Delaware PSC to open proceedings to investigate the procurement mechanism for SOS at Delmarva Power, and the introduction of other retail market enhancements, such as Purchase of Receivables.
June 1, 2011
Briefly
True Electric Confirms Purchase of Milagro Assets
June 1, 2011
Pa. PUC Issues Secretarial Letter Concerning "Serious" Violation of Unit Billing Requirement by Retail Suppliers
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a Secretarial Letter regarding the failure of some electric generation suppliers (EGSs) to include the unit price (kWh) on customer bills, which the PUC deemed a "serious" deficiency, and the inappropriate inclusion of sales taxes on residential customers' bills by some…
May 31, 2011
License Briefs
Alphabuyer Receives Maryland Broker License, Will Enter N.Y., N.J. Markets