October 15, 2010
PECO has released expected electric Prices to Compare for the period starting January 1, 2011, reflecting results from all of the wholesale full requirements procurements as well as Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards compliance costs. Similar to PPL Electric last year, the prices may be subject…
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October 14, 2010
NetGain Energy Advisors Receives Maryland Gas Broker License
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October 13, 2010
Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell yesterday called on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to deny the merger application of FirstEnergy Corp. and Allegheny Energy, warning that the proposed transaction could harm competition in electricity markets at a time when prices are rising, while…
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October 13, 2010
FirstEnergy Solutions has signed a contract to supply electricity to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field for a five-year term beginning April 2011, and is offering residential electric supply under what it labeled as "Steelers Offers" to customers in three western Pennsylvania territories.
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October 13, 2010
BlueStar Energy Solutions Receives Massachusetts Electric License
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October 11, 2010
Viridian Seeks to Expand Pa. Electric License
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October 11, 2010
The Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate posted electric migration statistics as of October 1, 2010. Residential migration at PPL Electric Utilities has increased to 411,760 accounts (includes pending enrollments as of October 2, 2010).
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October 8, 2010
The City of Meadville, Pennsylvania, has approved a municipal opt-out electric aggregation program proposed by FirstEnergy Solutions, according to the Meadville Tribune .
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October 8, 2010
Viridian Energy PA LLC applied for a Pennsylvania natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes, including residential customers. Viridian said that it will initially market at Peoples Natural Gas but will enter additional territories depending on market conditions. To date, Viridian…
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October 8, 2010
Reliant Texas Affiliate Changes Name to Pennywise Power
The District of Columbia PSC granted Reliant Energy Northeast LLC an electric supplier license to serve commercial and industrial customers. Reliant has pending applications to serve larger commercial and industrial customers in Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania (Only in Matters, 8/9/10 &…
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October 7, 2010
Just Energy Network Marketer Entering Illinois
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October 7, 2010
As exclusively noted by Matters yesterday , Brighten Energy LLC, an affiliate of TXU Energy, has applied for a Pennsylvania electric generation supplier license.
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October 6, 2010
Dash Energy, LLC applied for a Pennsylvania electric broker/marketer license to serve all sizes of non-residential customers in all service areas. The start-up is led by Kelsay Yerian, who most recently was in sales and marketing at Merck & Co., Inc. Al Padron, formerly president of broker I3 Energy…
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October 6, 2010
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October 5, 2010
The FirstEnergy Corp.-Allegheny Energy merger, "will reduce retail competition, not enhance it, and may lead to higher competitive prices for electricity, directly harming PEC [Potomac Edison] ratepayers," Maryland PSC Staff said in testimony in the FirstEnergy-Allegheny merger proceeding (Case 9233…
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October 4, 2010
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania has filed a modification to Tariff Rule No. 15 - Measurement, to provide for a BTU content adjustment to the monthly determination of a customer's billing MCFs in addition to existing adjustments for pressure and temperature (Docket R-2010-2201974 ).
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October 4, 2010
Some 84% of Pennsylvania electric customers support, "allowing a company other than the utility company," to provide default electricity supply if all of the current consumer protections remain in place, according to a poll by Zogby International commissioned by Direct Energy Services and included…
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October 1, 2010
A recommended decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ would approve a settlement at UGI Penn Natural Gas providing for a transition to mandatory direct assignment of capacity to retail gas suppliers based on peak day requirements, as Gateway Energy Services Corporation moved to intervene in the proceeding…
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October 1, 2010
Calif. ALJ Posts Updated Local RA True-Up White Paper
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October 1, 2010
AlphaBuyer, LLC Seeks Pennsylvania Gas Broker License
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October 1, 2010
Superior Plus Energy Services LLC applied for a Pennsylvania electric generation supplier (EGS) license to serve all customer classes, including residential customers, in all service areas.
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September 30, 2010
Two Pennsylvania ALJs have denied West Penn Power and FirstEnergy Corp.'s joint motion in limine to exclude from the record in their merger proceeding before the PUC certain expert testimony filed on behalf of Direct Energy Services.
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September 29, 2010
Interstate Gas Supply has endorsed a rulemaking process in Maryland to allow for a more detailed discussion of issues raised by network marketing channels and the use of independent representatives in both electric and gas marketing. As noted by Matters in the past few days, Staff and the Office of…
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September 29, 2010
Stream Energy Seeks Maryland Electric License
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September 29, 2010
MXenergy posted its second consecutive quarter of customer growth in closing out fiscal 2010, which ended for MXenergy on June 30, 2010, as MXenergy also reversed a year-ago net loss for the fiscal year on the strength of higher electric volumes from new customers.
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