December 22, 2022
NY/NJ Retail Supplier Expanding To New States
Approved Energy II LLC d/b/a Approved Energy applied for an Ohio electric supplier license to serve all customer classes
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December 21, 2022
PPL Electric: 2021 Survey Showed More Than 75% Of Respondents Did Not Know They Were Paying More Than Price To Compare
Duquesne Light Says Communicating That Customer Is Paying Rate Higher Than PTC Is Consistent With Statutory Policy To Keep Uncollectible Expenses Low
December 14, 2022
Real Estate Developer Selects Retail Supplier
Keystone Development + Investment (Keystone) has reached an 18-month agreement with ENGIE Resources LLC, a subsidiary of ENGIE North America Inc., for the purchase of energy from the Cambria wind farm in Cambria County, Pennsylvania and Renewable Energy Credits from unrelated sources.
December 8, 2022
Affiliate Of Retail Supplier Receives Broker License In New State
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Via Energy Solutions, LLC an electric broker/marketer license to serve all sizes of non-residential customers in all service areas
December 8, 2022
Octopus Energy Receives License In New State
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Octopus Energy LLC a retail electric supplier license to serve to residential, small commercial (25 kW and under demand), large commercial (over 25 kW demand), industrial, and governmental customers in all service areas
December 8, 2022
Pa. PUC Approves PECO Petition To Delay Obligation To File Shopping Plan For CAP Customers, Notes Customers Could Suffer "Potential Harms" From Shopping
The Pennsylvania PUC approved a petition from PECO for PECO to continue to restrict customers enrolled in its Customer Assistance Program (CAP) from shopping for retail electric generation supply until after the Commission issues its final Policy Statement on Electric Customer Assistance Program…
December 8, 2022
Retail Supplier Expands To Pennsylvania
Catalyst Power Holdings LLC ("Catalyst Power"), which describes itself as an integrated provider of cleaner energy solutions for the commercial and industrial sector, is launching service for non-residential customers in Pennsylvania, with an initial Pennsylvania market of PECO
December 7, 2022
Retail Natural Gas Supplier Seeks Electric Broker License
Snyder Brothers Inc. applied for a Pennsylvania electric broker/marketer license to serve all customer classes in all service areas.
December 1, 2022
RESA/NRG Seek Order From Pennsylvania PUC That Certain PPL Electric Communications To Shopping Customers Are Anti-Competitive, Violate Statute
The Retail Energy Supply Association and NRG Energy, Inc. filed a petition at the Pennsylvania PUC for a declaratory order finding that certain communications sent by PPL Electric Utilities (PPL or PPL Electric) to supply customers of electric generation suppliers (EGSs) about their electric supply…
November 22, 2022
Enel Formally Launches New U.S. Retail Energy Supplier
Enel North America, which describes itself as, "a subsidiary of the world’s largest retail energy provider, the Enel Group," today announced the launch of its retail energy business in select deregulated U.S. states, starting with Texas.
November 16, 2022
Several FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Commercial Prices To Compare To Increase By 9-12%
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed PTC-Default rates with the Pennsylvania PUC for the three-month period starting December 1, 2022
November 14, 2022
PUC Asks Whether Retail Suppliers & Brokers Should Be Subject To Cybersecurity Obligations
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Order (ANOPR) to review its current regulations relating to cybersecurity, including whether electric generation suppliers (EGSs) and natural gas suppliers (NGSs) should be subject to the regulations
November 1, 2022
PPL Residential Price To Compare Increasing 18%; Small C&I PTC Increasing 26%
PPL Electric Utilities has posted new Prices to Compare for the period December 1, 2022 through May 31, 2023
October 31, 2022
Retail Energy Supply Association Announces Addition Of New Member
The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) announces the addition of CleanSky Energy as a member
October 31, 2022
Utility Files Increase To Merchant Function Charge & Bypassable Procurement Charge
As part of a new rate case in Pennsylvania, National Fuel Gas Distribution has proposed a change in the merchant function charge (MFC) Under the proposed change, for customers receiving service in the Residential classification, the MFC would equal 2.6879% times the Natural Gas Supply Charge and the…
October 27, 2022
PUC Issues Settlement With Retail Supplier For Public Comment
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued for public comment a previously reported settlement between National Gas & Electric, LLC (NG&E or the Company) and the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) of the Pennsylvania PUC to resolve alleged instances of overbilling and slamming
October 27, 2022
AEP Provides Timeline For Strategic Review Of Retail Supply Business
In reporting third quarter earnings today, AEP provided a timeline for its previously announced strategic review of its retail supply business, AEP Energy
October 26, 2022
Philadelphia Municipal Agency Announces Request For Information For Virtual Power Plan (VPP) Solutions, Specifically Cites Retail Providers
The Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) has released a Request for Information for Virtual Power Plan (VPP) solutions.
October 21, 2022
New York PSC Grants Additional ESCOs Extension Of Deadline To Comply With End Of Green Gas Waiver
The Secretary of the New York PSC has granted, to several additional ESCOs, an extension of the deadline to comply with the PSC's prior order which had terminated the limited waiver allowing ESCOs to serve existing mass market customers under green gas products without being subject to the otherwise…
October 19, 2022
Former Staffer To Chair Of Senate Consumer Protection Committee Among Those Confirmed To Pennsylvania PUC
Stephen M. DeFrank and Kathryn L. Zerfuss have been confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate to be Commissioners at the Pennsylvania PUC
October 18, 2022
Met-Ed Residential Price To Compare To Increase 10%; Penelec PTC Decreasing
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed residential PTC-Default rates with the Pennsylvania PUC for the three-month period starting December 1, 2022
October 14, 2022
PECO Residential Generation Rate Increasing 17%; Commercial Rates Increasing 20%
PECO has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new electric Generation Supply Adjustment (GSA) charges for the period beginning December 1, 2022
October 12, 2022
Some Winning Prices In PECO Default Service Auction Exceed $100/MWh
PECO has posted results from its September 2022 procurement of a portion of electric default service supplies for various periods through 2024.
October 7, 2022
Affiliate Of Retail Supplier Seeks Broker Licenses In New State
Via Energy Solutions, LLC applied for Pennsylvania electric and natural gas broker/marketer licenses to serve all sizes of non-residential customers in all service areas
October 5, 2022
Utility Significantly Lowers Cybersecurity Amount Required From Retail Suppliers (Was $5 Million); Files Other Data Security Revisions For Suppliers
In Pennsylvania, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation ('Distribution' or the 'Company') has proposed changes to the applicable tariff pages (Rule 33) related to cybersecurity and the standard Data Security Agreement (DSA) and Self Attestation (SA) required from retail suppliers