May 29, 2018
Park Power Receives Authority To Serve New Service Area
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Park Power, LLC an expanded natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes at Philadelphia Gas Works.
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May 25, 2018
FirstEnergy Solutions Says Its Nukes Don't Clear 2021/22 BRA Capacity Auction; Provides MW, Revenue For Its Cleared Units
FirstEnergy Solutions (FES) said that none of its three nuclear plants, with combined capacity of 4,048 megawatts, received a commitment in the PJM 2021/22 Base Residual Auction
May 25, 2018
Calpine Reports MW Cleared, Revenues From PJM 2021/22 BRA Capacity Auction
Calpine Corporation cleared a total of 5,152 MW in PJM’s 2021/2022 base residual auction.
May 24, 2018
Vistra Energy Reports Capacity Amounts Cleared, Revenues From PJM Capacity Auction
Vistra Energy Corp. has reported its results from the PJM capacity auction for planning year 2021/2022.
May 24, 2018
PJM Rest-of-RTO Capacity Prices Nearly Double; BGE, PSEG, ATSI Zones Separate
PJM's base residual auction for the 2021-22 delivery year saw Rest-of-RTO capacity prices nearly double versus 2020-2021, with the BGE, PSEG, and ATSI zones among those separating
May 22, 2018
Partial Settlement Filed In FirstEnergy Utilities Default Service Proceeding
Several parties have entered into a partial settlement agreement to address certain issues raised in the default service proceeding of the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities
May 22, 2018
Mint Energy Announces Agreement To Sell Retail Contracts, Buyer Named
Note: This story was first published the evening of May 22 with an alert to our email subscribers
May 21, 2018
PPL Sees Essentially Flat Residential Shopping During April; Duquesne Light Sees Growth
Statewide, Pennsylvania Sees Another Monthly Decline In Residential Shopping
The number of residential electric customers on competitive supply was essentially flat at PPL Electric Utilities during April, versus the March total, contrasting with several recent months of declines in the hundreds of customers
May 21, 2018
PECO June 1 Prices To Compare Falling Slightly vs. Earlier Posting Due To Transmission Rate Change
PECO has filed updated electric Prices to Compare for the period beginning June 1, 2018 due to a decrease in the bypassable Transmission Service Charge (TSC)
May 18, 2018
Pa. PUC Approves Settlement Under Which PPL Would Offer Customers Time Of Use Generation Rates, Not Supplied By Retail Suppliers
The Pennsylvania PUC approved without modification a settlement agreement among several parties that would implement a revision to the time of use generation rate program at PPL Electric Utilities to comply with statutory provisions that require a default service provider to offer TOU rates to…
May 18, 2018
Pa. PUC Staff Opposes "Artificial" Proposed Bypassable Adder To Default Service Rates
Says Proposed Adder Violates Statute, Obligation Of Default Service Provider
The Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) is opposing a proposed bypassable adder to default service rates at the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania EDCs, stating that the proposal, and similar alternative proposals, "unfairly target the Companies' residential default service…
May 16, 2018
Pa. PUC Staff, EDCs, Retail Suppliers Reach Settlement To Continue Purchase of Receivables (POR) Clawback Charge On Pilot Basis
PUC Staff Had Proposed Implementing Discount To POR
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania EDCs, the Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement, the Retail Energy Supply Association and Respond Power, LLC have entered into a joint stipulation for the FirstEnergy EDCs to continue their purchase of receivables (POR) clawback charge for four years…
May 16, 2018
Pa. PUC Staff: Low-Income Assistance Customers Should Be Prohibited From Shopping At EGS Rate That Exceeds Price To Compare "At Any Time"
Emphasizes Statutory Obligation For PUC To Ensure Electricity Provided On "Reasonable" Terms
The Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement has recommended that Customer Assistance Program (CAP, or PCAP) customers at the FirstEnergy EDCs be prohibited from shopping for electricity rates that exceed the EDCs' Price to Compare, "at any time."
May 14, 2018
Pennsylvania PUC Adds Second En Banc Hearing On Supplier Consolidated Billing
The Pennsylvania PUC has scheduled second en banc hearing on supplier consolidated billing for electricity, with the second hearing scheduled for July 12
May 14, 2018
Agway Sets Expansion of Retail Electric, Gas Business
During an earnings call, executives of Suburban Propane, the parent of Agway Energy Services, discussed the next markets for expansion of Agway's retail electric and natural gas business.
May 9, 2018
Retail Supplier Adopts Trade Name Indra Energy
PALMco Power OH, LLC informed the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that it had registered a new fictitious name: Indra Energy
May 9, 2018
FERC Denies Proposed PJM Capacity Market Change Opposed By Retail Suppliers
FERC denied proposed tariff filings from PJM to change the manner in which excess capacity is released in the incremental auction, a change which had been opposed by Direct Energy as increasing costs to LSEs.
May 7, 2018
Sale Price Revealed For Sale Of Retail Supplier
In a 10-Q, New Jersey Resources Corporation (NJR) disclosed the sale price for its disposition of NJR Retail Services Company, which as exclusively reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com, was sold to Direct Energy Business Marketing, LLC
May 4, 2018
Nordic Energy Services Receives Gas Supplier License In New State
The Pennsylvania PUC granted NORDIC ENERGY SERVICES, LLC a natural gas supplier license to serve residential, small commercial (under 6,000 MCF annually), large commercial (6,000 MCF or more annually), and industrial customers in the natural gas distribution company service territories of Columbia…
May 4, 2018
New Broker Launched By TXU Parent Receives License In New State
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Blitz Ventures LLC an electric broker/marketer license to serve to small commercial (25 kW and under demand), large commercial (over 25 kW demand), industrial, and governmental customers in all service areas
May 4, 2018
Vistra (TXU Parent) To Grow Retail Business Through Dual Strategy Of M&A, Organic Growth
Vistra Energy, which as previously reported will engage in a strategy of expanding its retail business now that it has completed its acquisition of Dynegy, said during an earnings call this morning that it will pursue a "dual strategy" of organic retail growth and evaluating retail M&A opportunities…
May 3, 2018
Pa. Commonwealth Court: PUC Has Authority To Impose Price Cap On Retail Supplier Rates For CAP Customers, Restrict Shopping
Denies Appeal Of PPL CAP-SOP Program
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania on May 2 ruled that the Pennsylvania PUC acted within the PUC's authority when it restricted Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customer shopping at PPL Electric to a CAP-specific Standard Offer Program (CAP-SOP), which includes a price ceiling of 7% off the…
May 1, 2018
PPL Posts New Prices To Compare
PPL has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new generation and transmission rates which will compose the Price to Compare for the 6-month period starting June 1, 2018
May 1, 2018
PSEG: No Acquisitions Fit Retail Strategy; Focusing On Organic Growth For Retail Business
Public Service Enterprise Group discussed its competitive retail energy business during its quarterly earnings conference call, with Ralph Izzo, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Public Service Enterprise Group, stating that the company is focused on organic retail growth after…
May 1, 2018
Holding Company To Sell Retail Supplier
ONEnergy Inc., the parent of retail supplier Sunwave Gas & Power, announced its intention to sell its retail Gas & Power business