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January 3, 2011
IDT Energy Offering PPL Residential Service on PA Power Switch IDT Energy has started listing a market-wide offer for PPL Electric Utilities Rate RS residential customers on PA Power Switch. On the PA Power Switch website, IDT Energy is offering a monthly variable rate currently priced at…
December 31, 2010
Direct Energy Intends to Serve Residential Customers at Peoples Natural Gas Direct Energy, "has made a firm commitment to file an application for a [natural gas supplier] license in the Peoples [Natural Gas Company] service territory [in Pennsylvania]," and, "intends to service residential and small…
December 30, 2010
Pa. PUC Reports Zero Slamming Complaints Against Competitive Suppliers in 2009 The Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Consumer Services did not receive any residential consumer complaints alleging slamming by an electric generation supplier or natural gas supplier during 2009, the Commission said in an…
December 29, 2010
IGS Energy Offering Service at Columbia Gas of Virginia Interstate Gas Supply, as Columbia Retail Energy, has begun offering service to customers at Columbia Gas of Virginia. IGS Energy's Virginia application was first reported in Matters ( 8/20 , 9/23 ). Through a direct mail offer, IGS Energy is…
December 29, 2010
FirstEnergy Solutions has begun offering retail electricity to individual residential customers at West Penn Power and Met-Ed, making FirstEnergy Solutions' the second residential supplier in each area, after Palmco Power.
December 29, 2010
Branded Retail Energy Seeks Pa. Broker License Branded Retail Energy Co. LLC applied for a Pennsylvania electric broker/marketer license to serve all customer classes, including residential customers, in all service areas. As previously reported, Branded Retail Energy Co. specializes in creating…
December 28, 2010
A recommended decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ would approve a settlement regarding the procurement of solar alternative energy credits (SRECs) at PPL Electric Utilities, and would decline to require solar aggregators under a small system carve-out to certify that they have long term contracts for…
December 28, 2010
Nordic Energy Services Seeks to Serve All Illinois Electric Customers, Expand to Additional Territories Nordic Energy Services, LLC applied at the Illinois Commerce Commission to amend its alternative retail electric supplier license to serve all customer classes, serve additional territories, and…
December 27, 2010
Pennsylvania's electricity rates, allowing for inflation, are 5 percent lower than the national average and have remained relatively stable since the 1996 passage of the Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act, Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future said in a recent analysis .
December 27, 2010
An unopposed settlement in Pike County Light & Power's default service proceeding would continue the current spot market based procurement for an additional year, through May 31, 2012 (P-2010-2194652).
December 24, 2010
West Penn Power Extends Date for POR, Coordination Tariff West Penn Power (Allegheny) has extended the effective date of its proposed new Electric Generation Supplier Coordination Tariff, which includes a new Purchase of Receivables program, from January 1, 2011 to January 31, 2011 (R-2010-2207938…
December 23, 2010
Planet Energy Seeking Pa. Gas License Canadian retail supplier Planet Energy has applied for a Pennsylvania natural gas supplier license to serve residential and all sizes of commercial customers at PECO and Columbia Gas. Planet Energy further confirmed that it is, "currently taking steps to expand…
December 22, 2010
Duquesne Light has filed an update to its Purchase of Receivables rate, as provided in its POLR V plan, and also updated its supply charges.
December 21, 2010
RetailOPCO of Texas to Change Name to Entrust Energy RetailOPCO of Texas, Inc., the newly certified retail electric provider led by several principals of Australian Power & Gas ( 12/2 ), has filed at the PUCT to change its certified name to Entrust Energy, Inc.
December 21, 2010
PPL Electric posted final Price to Compare information for the period January 1 through May 31, reflecting final generation supply charges, transmission service charges, and the tax adjustment surcharge.
December 21, 2010
An initial decision from two Pennsylvania ALJs would accept without modification a non-unanimous stipulation which would approve the merger of FirstEnergy Corp. and Allegheny Energy (A-2010-2176520 et. al.).
December 20, 2010
Constellation Electric Offering Susan G. Komen Affinity Program in Maryland Constellation Electric (BGE Home Products & Services) is offering an affinity program with the Maryland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure which includes an initial $10,000 donation and additional donations if electric…
December 17, 2010
FERC Approves FirstEnergy-Allegheny Merger In an unsurprising decision given its merger review history, FERC approved the merger of FirstEnergy Corp. and Allegheny Energy without any conditions relating to mitigation of market power. In doing so, FERC rejected protests from the Pennsylvania Office…
December 17, 2010
Superior Plus Energy Services Receives Pa. Electric License As first noted by our live blog yesterday, the Pennsylvania PUC granted Superior Plus Energy Services an electric generation supplier license to serve all customer classes, including residential customers, in all service areas. It is…
December 17, 2010
As first reported in Matters' live blog yesterday, the Pennsylvania PUC has adopted two exceptions to the all-in/all-out requirement for residential customers in PPL Electric's Purchase of Receivables program (R-2010-2161694).
December 16, 2010
As first reported in our live blog yesterday, the Illinois Commerce Commission has approved tariffs to institute utility consolidated billing and Purchase of Receivables at Commonwealth Edison.
December 15, 2010
Rosenthal Energy Advisors Seeks Expedited Review of Pa. Broker Application Rosenthal Energy Advisors, Inc. petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC to expedite the review of its electric broker application (11/24), objecting to a Secretarial letter which has extended the period for consideration of the…
December 15, 2010
Constellation NewEnergy has submitted an amendment to its Pennsylvania electric generation supplier license to expand the customer classes it may serve to include residential customers and commercial customers under 25 kW in all service areas.
December 14, 2010
PPL Electric Utilities has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC its final calculation of its 2011 Transmission Service Charge for the period January 1, 2011 through May 31, 2011 (M-2010-2207826).
December 14, 2010
HOP Energy, LLC, which operates several fuel oil distributors in eastern Pennsylvania, applied for a Pennsylvania electric generation supplier and aggregator license to serve all customer classes.
