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March 17, 2017
Pa. PUC Assigns PECO CAP Shopping Program Design To ALJ For Further Proceedings
The Pennsylvania PUC, granting in part a rehearing request from low-income customer advocates, has assigned the issue of Customer Assistance Program (CAP) electricity customer shopping at PECO to an ALJ for further proceedings.
March 17, 2017
Pennsylvania PUC Opens Review of Low-Income Energy Burden, Affordability; May Place More Customers in CAP Programs (Which Increasingly Have Restrictions on Shopping)
The Pennsylvania PUC yesterday approved a motion introduced by Vice Chairman Andrew Place and Commissioner David Sweet to initiate a study regarding affordable home energy burdens for low-income Pennsylvanians.
March 15, 2017
Parent Of Retail Supplier Enters Letter Of Intent To Dispose of HVAC/Water Heater Rental Assets, Reports Earnings
ONEnergy Inc., the parent of retail supplier Sunwave Gas & Power, has entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Cricket Energy Holdings Inc. to sell the rental equipment assets of ONEnergy's Home Comfort business for approximately $8.3 million (all $ Canadian) and the assumption of Home…
March 13, 2017
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Santanna Energy Services Seeks New License
March 13, 2017
PPL Seeks To Delay Implementation Of Program Restricting CAP Customers From Taking Choice Service Outside of Standard Offer Program
Citing required IT changes, PPL Electric Utilities has petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC for a three-month delay in the implementation date of the Customer Assistance Program Standard Offer Program (CAP-SOP), which, as previously reported, would be the only mechanism under which CAP customers may take…
March 9, 2017
Retail Supplier Offering Plan Bundled With VOIP Service In Texas, Other Markets
Clearview Energy has begun offering electricity service bundled with Ooma Voice Over IP phone service.
March 8, 2017
Pennsylvania Sees Steady Residential Monthly Shopping Growth
Pennsylvania's net increase in the aggregate number of residential electric customers on competitive supply was nearly identical to January's growth.
March 7, 2017
PECO Updates Timeline To Allow CAP Customer Shopping If PUC Does Not Rule On Compliance Plan By Mid-March
PECO has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC an update explaining that if the PUC does not rule on a pending Customer Assistance Program (CAP) shopping compliance plan by mid-March, PECO will not be able to implement CAP shopping in April as originally projected.
February 28, 2017
RESA Appeals Pennsylvania PUC Capping Retail Supplier Rates For CAP Customers Via Standard Offer Program
The Retail Energy Supply Association has appealed to the Commonwealth Court a Pennsylvania PUC decision which provides that Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customers at PPL Electric can only take competitive electric supply through a CAP-specific Standard Offer Program (SOP), which mandates that…
February 25, 2017
PSEG Provides Update On Competitive Retail Strategy, Retail M&A
During an earnings call, Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG) provided an update on its newly created competitive retail energy supplier, PSEG Energy Solutions
February 25, 2017
Dynegy Organically Expanding Retail To Two States, Talks Potential For Texas Retail Entry
Dynegy is expanding its retail business to two states organically, and moving into Texas would be beneficial, but would be secondary to more pressing balance sheet goals, Dynegy CEO Robert Flexon said during an earnings call
February 24, 2017
Dynegy Selling Two PJM Peakers; Also Swaps Ownership Of Ohio Plants
Dynegy announced several asset sales and other transactions in reporting earnings yesterday.
February 23, 2017
FirstEnergy Considering "Alternatives" For FirstEnergy Solutions Retail Exit, But Don't Expect Announcement Soon, CEO Says
FirstEnergy Corp. will consider "alternatives" for the retail supply business of FirstEnergy Solutions as part of its decision (first reported yesterday) to exit its competitive businesses by mid-2018, but FirstEnergy Corp. CEO Charles Jones told investors not to expect any announcement on the FES…
February 22, 2017
FirstEnergy To Exit Competitive Operations By Mid-2018
FirstEnergy said in reporting earnings that it has reached a decision to exit "competitive operations" by mid-2018
February 17, 2017
Mint Energy Expands To New State
Mint Energy is now offering competitive electric supply at both AEP Ohio and Dayton Power & Light (DP&L) in Ohio.
February 15, 2017
New York-based Retail Supplier Expands To Ohio
New Wave Energy Corp. announced that it is expanding to Ohio after receiving from PUCO supplier licenses to serve all sizes of electric and natural gas customers in all service areas earlier this week
February 15, 2017
Retail Supplier, Marketer Names New President
UGI Corporation announced today that Bradley C. Hall, president of UGI Energy Services, intends to retire after a 34-year career with the company.
February 8, 2017
Midwest Retail Supplier To Expand To Pennsylvania, Discloses Customer Count
Santanna Energy Services said that it plans to enter the Pennsylvania market in early 2017.
February 7, 2017
Pennsylvania Reverses December Residential Electric Shopping Decline During January; Duquesne Light Sees Jump In Shopping Losses
Pennsylvania saw a return to statewide residential electric shopping growth in January, after a statewide decline in the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply during December 2016
January 27, 2017
Freepoint Commodities Retail Supplier Receives License In New State
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Freepoint Energy Solutions, LLC an electric supplier license to serve large commercial (over 25 kW demand), industrial, and governmental customers in the electric distribution company service territories of Duquesne Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company, PECO Energy…
January 27, 2017
Pennsylvania PUC Denies Rehearing Of Order Imposing Price Cap on Retail Supplier Service To CAP Customers At PPL
Commissioner Asks "Where Will It End?" In Regards To Shopping Restrictions
January 26, 2017
Parent of U.S. Retail Supplier To Be Acquired By Canadian Utility, Retail Supplier Holding. Co.
WGL Holdings, Inc., the parent of retail supplier WGL Energy, and AltaGas Ltd. announced that the Boards of Directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive agreement and plan of merger for WGL Holdings to be acquired by AltaGas in an all cash transaction for approximately $6.4…
January 25, 2017
PECO: $31 Million Spent on Retail Market Enhancements, Augurs Against Supplier Consolidated Billing Implementation Until Other Enhancements Given Time
PECO has spent $31 million on various retail market enchantments, and the Pennsylvania PUC should give such enhancements time to be evaluated prior to determining whether to implement supplier consolidated billing, PECO said in comments.
January 25, 2017
Exclusive: PPL Electric Utilities Initially Discloses Retail Supplier's Customer Count In Comments on Supplier Consolidated Billing Petition; Later Modifies Filing To Remove Disclosure
In its initially filed comments opposing NRG Energy's petition for electricity supplier consolidated billing in Pennsylvania, PPL Electric Utilities ("PPL Electric" or "PPL") disclosed the aggregate customer count of several NRG Energy retail supplier affiliates in PPL Electric's service area.