January 7, 2021
After Book Sale, Retail Supplier Winds Up Business, Relinquishes Licenses
National Fuel Resources, Inc. has filed at the New York PSC to withdraw its eligibility as an ESCO in New York.
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January 5, 2021
Parent Of Broker Names New Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
FirstEnergy Corp. announced that Hyun Park has been appointed senior vice president & chief legal officer, effective January 11, 2021.
January 5, 2021
Duquesne Light Default Service Rate To Fall 15%
Duquesne Light has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC the default service rate for medium commercial and industrial customers with monthly metered demand equal to or greater than 25 kW and less than 200 kW (Rate Schedules GS/GM and GMH), to be effective March 1, 2021 through May 31, 2021
December 18, 2020
Enel X Discloses Customer, MW Milestones From 2020
Enel X, the Enel Group's advanced energy services business line, today announced what it termed "record growth" and disclosed various customer milestones from 2020
December 18, 2020
Updated: PUC Authorizes Sharing Of Customer Phone Number, Email Address Of PPL Customer Referral Program Customers With Selected Retail Supplier, With Customer Consent
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a written order in a proceeding addressing PPL Electric's default service proceeding for the period June 1, 2021, through May 31, 2025
December 17, 2020
Pennsylvania PUC Rejects Recommendation To Require That Standard Offer (SOP) Customer Referral Customers Be Dropped To Default Service At End Of SOP Term With Retail Supplier, At PPL
The Pennsylvania PUC today adopted an order in a proceeding addressing PPL Electric's default service proceeding for the period June 1, 2021, through May 31, 2025
December 15, 2020
Walmart's Retail Electric Supplier, Texas Retail Energy, Receives Authority To Serve Residential Customers
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Texas Retail Energy LLC, the retail electric supplier owned by Walmart an amended electric supplier license to, among other things, include service to residential customers
December 10, 2020
Retail Supplier Closes $15 Million Supply Facility
V3 Commodities Group Holdings, LLC ("V3") today announced that it has closed a $15,000,000 wholesale commodity supply and credit facility with Robison Energy (Commercial), LLC and Robison Energy, LLC (collectively, "Robison"), each a retail energy provider serving natural gas and electricity markets…
December 7, 2020
Mega Energy Announces Commodity And Market Expansion To Enable Acquisition-Based Growth
Initiatives Include Northeast Expansion Through Partnership With Wholesale Energy Supplier
Mega Energy Holdings LLC announced the extension of a credit and supply arrangement with Pacific Summit Energy LLC (PSE), the North American marketing and trading subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation and its largest U.S. affiliate, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, "to enable current market growth and…
December 4, 2020
Duquesne Light Seeks To Implement Capacity Proxy Price In Default Service Auction (Had Previously Addressed Capacity Price Uncertainty Via Shortened Term Lengths)
Duquesne Light Company petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC to modify its supplier master agreement to implement use of capacity proxy price (CPP) in its upcoming March 2021 procurement of default supply contracts
December 3, 2020
Pa. PUC Issues Final Order In PECO Default Service Case, Addressing Retail Suppliers' Changes To NITS Treatment
Order Addresses Standard Offer Customer Referral Program Changes, POR Discount, CAP Shopping
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a final order in PECO's default service proceeding which establishes parameters for default service for the period June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2025 (DSP V)
December 3, 2020
Updated: Pennsylvania PUC Allows All Retail Suppliers To Conduct In-Person Marketing At Outdoor Events, Subject To Conditions
The Pennsylvania PUC issued an order providing that, "The moratorium on in-person sales and marketing activities for all jurisdictional suppliers is lifted as it pertains to activities at outdoor public events held in accordance with orders and directives issued by the Governor and the Secretary of…
December 3, 2020
Updated: Pennsylvania PUC Allows All Retail Suppliers To Conduct In-Person Marketing At Outdoor Events, Subject To Conditions
The Pennsylvania PUC issued an order providing that, "The moratorium on in-person sales and marketing activities for all jurisdictional suppliers is lifted as it pertains to activities at outdoor public events held in accordance with orders and directives issued by the Governor and the Secretary of…
November 24, 2020
Pennsylvania Utility Seeks To Continue Use Of Financial Hedge For Default Service
Pike County Light & Power Company, Electric Division has filed a proposed default service plan (DSP) at the Pennsylvania PUC to cover the period June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2024.
November 24, 2020
Retail Supplier To Pay $150,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff
Investigation Prompted When Mailer With Alleged Violations Received By PUC's Director Of Oversight
National Gas & Electric, LLC would pay a $120,000 civil penalty and contribute $30,000 to PPL's hardship fund under a settlement with the Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement ('I&E') to resolve alleged violations resulting from a mailer that allegedly contained confidential…
November 20, 2020
Pennsylvania PUC Warns Customers Of "Questionable" Robocalls, Reminds Of Telemarketing Requirements For Retail Suppliers
As part of alerting customers to various scams preying on utility customers, the Pennsylvania PUC, "continues to caution consumers about involves automated 'robocalls' from unidentified sources – making vague and potentially misleading statements about customer discounts, refunds, rebates and…
November 19, 2020
Pa. PUC Opens Proceeding On Use of Energy Storage For Distribution Service; Key Issue Is How To Distinguish From Storage As Generation Resource
Acting on a motion from Chairman Gladys Brown Dutrieuille, the Pennsylvania PUC will open a proceeding to consider utility investment in electric storage as a distribution asset utilized for the purposes of enhancing or maintaining reliability
November 19, 2020
Most FirstEnergy Pennsylvania EDCs' Commercial Default Service Rates Increasing About 10%
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed commercial PTC Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting December 1, 2020
November 18, 2020
Pennsylvania PUC Initial Decision Would Find Several Electric Utilities' Billing Service To Be "Discriminatory" Against Retail Suppliers
An initial decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ would find that the provision of on-bill billing services by Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn Power (FirstEnergy EDCs) for non-basic non-commodity products and services to themselves and their affiliates but not to other suppliers in their system…
November 17, 2020
PJM Staff Propose New Schedule To Resume Capacity Auctions, Some Additional Delivery Years Would See Auction Delayed From Typical May Date
PJM has posted a staff presentation for the November 19 Markets and Reliability Committee concerning updates to the PJM capacity market Base Residual Auction and incremental auctions, now that FERC has issued orders in all necessary proceedings to resume the auctions
November 16, 2020
Retail Supplier Launches New HVAC Protection Plan
Spring Power & Gas announced that it is now offering heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) protection to eligible new customers as part of its partnership with Cinch Home Services
November 16, 2020
Texas Retail Provider Launches Affinity Program With Texas Tech Alumni Association
The Texas Tech Alumni Association (TTAA) announced that it has partnered with TriEagle Energy for a program under which alumni who sign up with TriEagle Energy will see a portion of what they pay TriEagle for electricity contributed to the TTAA.
November 13, 2020
PECO Files New Bypassable Transmission Rate, Part Of Price To Compare
PECO has filed new amounts for the bypassable Transmission Service Charge (TSC), to be effective December 1, 2020, coincident with previously reported new Generation Supply Adjustment (GSA) charges, and a new Price to Compare
November 12, 2020
Recommended Decision Addresses Standard Offer Programs, CAP Shopping, NITS At Duquesne Light
A Pennsylvania ALJ has issued a recommended decision addressing the default service plan of Duquesne Light Company (DLC or the Company) for the four-year period commencing on June 1,2021, and ending on May 31, 2025 (DSP IX).
November 11, 2020
PPL Seeks Waiver To Use Email As Means Of Sending Eligible Customer List Opt-Out Notice For Larger Group Of Customers
Notes Potential For Higher Customer "Engagement" With Customer List Opt-Out Notice
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation ('PPL', 'PPL Electric', or 'Company') petitioned the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s ('Commission') for a waiver of certain Eligible Customer List ('ECL') solicitation requirements provided under Interim Guidelines for Eligible Customer Lists, Final Order…