July 27, 2021
Shell New Energies US LLC (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has signed an agreement to buy 100% of the equity interests of Inspire Energy Capital LLC (Inspire), a renewable energy residential retail energy supplier with joint headquarters in Santa Monica, CA and Philadelphia, PA.
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July 21, 2021
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed residential and commercial PTC-Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting September 1, 2021
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July 21, 2021
PECO's residential electric price to compare will increase on September 1, while the small business electricity PTCs will decrease
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July 15, 2021
Alleged Violations Include Use Of Phrase "Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Notice" In Marketing Mailers
The Pennsylvania PUC approved without modification a settlement between Eligo Energy PA, LLC and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement ('I&E') under which Eligo will pay a civil penalty of $188,125 to resolve an investigation, "into Eligo's alleged…
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July 15, 2021
PUC Will "Closely Monitor" Retail Suppliers' Door-to-Door Sales (Earlier): Pennsylvania PUC Allows Residential Door-to-Door Marketing To Resume, With "Limited" Reporting
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued a written order lifting the moratorium on door-to-door, public event, and in-person sales and marketing activities by retail energy suppliers
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July 15, 2021
PUC Will "Closely Monitor" Retail Suppliers' Door-to-Door Sales (Earlier): Pennsylvania PUC Allows Residential Door-to-Door Marketing To Resume, With "Limited" Reporting
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued a written order lifting the moratorium on door-to-door, public event, and in-person sales and marketing activities by retail energy suppliers
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July 14, 2021
IGT Ohio applied for an Ohio retail natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas.
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July 13, 2021
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted Diamond Energy East, LLC an electric supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas
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July 13, 2021
Enel Green Power North America has acquired a 3.2 GW portfolio of solar and solar-plus-storage projects from Dakota Renewable Energy, a joint venture between Dakota Power Partners and Eolian.
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July 12, 2021
Green Mountain Energy Company ('Green Mountain' or 'Company') would pay $156,000 under a settlement with the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement ('I&E') of the Pennsylvania PUC to resolve alleged instances of unauthorized enrollments
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July 8, 2021
PJM Interconnection's Board of Managers has approved a proposal to address what PJM termed, "long-standing concerns with the Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) in the PJM capacity market."
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July 2, 2021
By the end of 2021, Dominion Energy, Inc. will contribute 100% of its equity interests in retail supplier Dominion Energy Solutions, Inc. to Wrangler Retail Gas Holdings, Inc. (Wrangler), the previously reported joint venture owned 80% by Interstate Gas Supply, Inc. and 20% by Dominion Energy, Inc.
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June 30, 2021
Diamond Energy East, LLC, which is ultimately a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, applied for a Maryland electric supplier license to serve all customer classes, including residential customers, in all service areas
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June 30, 2021
(Second Instance In Which PUC's Director Of Oversight Receives EGS Marketing With Alleged Violations, From Different EGS)
Greenlight Energy Inc. would pay $8,250 under a settlement with the Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) to resolve alleged telemarketing violations which occurred during a sales call to the PUC's Director Of Oversight, and also several alleged instances of slamming
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June 29, 2021
Daryl Metcalfe, Majority Chairman of the Environmental Resources & Energy Committee of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, said in a letter to PJM's Board and CEO that Pennsylvania can leave PJM's capacity construct and pursue a competitive capacity structure if PJM cannot "contain" the…
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June 29, 2021
Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC, a natural gas distribution utility serving western Pennsylvania, applied for FERC market-based rate authority for electricity sales
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June 29, 2021
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted BP Energy Retail LLC an electric supplier license to serve commercial, mercantile, and industrial customers in all service areas.
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June 22, 2021
Consumer Advocate Proposes Prohibiting Suppliers From Using Third-Party Agents, Vendors For Door-to-Door Sales OCA Proposes Prohibiting Door-to-Door Sales In Counties With Vaccination Rate Of Less Than 70%
In comments to the Pennsylvania PUC concerning the consideration of ending the current COVID-related prohibition on residential door-to-door retail energy sales, PPL Electric Utilities Corporation (PPL Electric) said that the PUC should, "strongly consider bolstering the Commission’s regulations on…
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June 21, 2021
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a secretarial letter in which the PUC said that it will not propose moving forward with electricity supplier consolidated billing (SCB) at this time, and through which the PUC closed its current SCB investigation without further action
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June 21, 2021
Retail energy suppliers said in comments to the Pennsylvania PUC that the PUC should adopt an "immediate and complete" termination of the PUC's current in-person sales restrictions
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June 2, 2021
Sunnova Energy International Inc. has expanded its lease service offerings, for solar + Tesla and Generac storage systems, to nine new markets: Illinois, Maryland, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Florida, New York and Rhode Island homeowners
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June 2, 2021
PJM's base residual auction for the 2022-23 delivery year saw Rest-of-RTO and most locational prices drop significantly versus 2021-22
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May 20, 2021
Alleged Violations Include Use Of Phrase "Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Notice" In Marketing Mailers
The Pennsylvania PUC issued for public comment a settlement between Eligo Energy PA, LLC and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement ('I&E') under which Eligo would pay a civil penalty of $188,125 to resolve an investigation, "into Eligo's alleged…
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May 20, 2021
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Bounce Energy, Inc. a natural gas broker/marketer license to serve residential, small commercial (under 6,000 MCF annually), large commercial (6,000 MCF or more annually), industrial, and governmental customers in the natural gas distribution company service territories…
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May 20, 2021
Investigation Prompted When Mailer With Alleged Violations Received By PUC's Director Of Oversight
The Pennsylvania PUC issued for public comment a settlement between National Gas & Electric, LLC (NG&E) and the PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement ('I&E') under which National Gas & Electric would pay a $120,000 civil penalty and contribute $30,000 to PPL's hardship fund to resolve…
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