August 25, 2016
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Tenaska Power Management Seeks Retail Supplier License In Another New State
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August 25, 2016
MidAmerican Energy Services Promoting Residential Offers in New State
MidAmerican Energy Services, LLC has begun listing on PA Power Switch residential retail electricity supply offers
August 25, 2016
Direct Energy: Retail Choice in Mid-Atlantic "Stable, Growing" From Regulatory, Legislative Perspective, Prompts Investment From Suppliers (Compare To Other Parts Of U.S.)
Direct Energy is currently heavily active across the Mid-Atlantic in expanding the benefits of retail choice to customers, as the Mid-Atlantic now stands in stark contrast to other neighboring markets
August 24, 2016
Even People's Counsel Supports Shorter Duration of SOS Contracts
While the District of Columbia Office of People's Counsel continues to support a portfolio management approach to electricity SOS, to the extent the current wholesale load following model is maintained, OPC does support a shorter duration of contracts versus the current contracts
August 19, 2016
Retail Suppliers Relocate HQ To Larger Office Space Due To Growth
Columbia Utilities and PALMco announced the relocation of their corporate headquarters to the Bath Beach area of Brooklyn, New York.
August 18, 2016
Pennsylvania ALJ Would Institute Rate Cap on Retail Supplier Service To Low-Income Customers
Would Prohibit EGS Service To Low-Income Customers Outside of New SOP Program
A recommended decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ in PPL Electric's default service plan proceeding would prohibit retail suppliers from serving Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customers generally, and would only allow electric generation suppliers (EGSs) to serve CAP customers through a new Standard…
August 17, 2016
Ethical Electric Passes One Billion Kilowatt-Hours Served to Retail Electricity Customers
Ethical Electric announced it recently passed one billion total kilowatt-hours (kWh) served to retail electricity customers across America.
August 15, 2016
LS Power Retail Supplier Affiliate LifeEnergy Launches Service In New Service Area
LifeEnergy, the recently created retail supplier affiliate of LS Power, has begun offering residential electric service at PECO in Pennsylvania
August 12, 2016
PUC Approves Settlement Requiring Retail Supplier To Refund $4 Million
The Pennsylvania PUC approved as filed a settlement under which Respond Power LLC will issue $4.1 million in customer refunds to resolve a complaint filed by the Office of Consumer Advocate and Attorney General regarding Respond Power's marketing practices
August 12, 2016
Pennsylvania Adopts Settlement Requiring Utility To Study "Alternative Supply Options" (Bilateral Contracts, Hedges) For Default Service
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted without modification a settlement among certain parties approving the purchase of Pike County Light & Power (PCL&P) by Corning Natural Gas Holding Corporation that requires the utility to study the use of bilateral contracts and other alternative options for default…
August 12, 2016
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Texas Aggregator Adopts New Trade Name Focused on Mass Market Service (Electricity EZ)
August 12, 2016
Pa. PUC Considering Nonbypassable Charge, Longer Compliance Period To Mitigate Surprise Increase in RPS Obligation for Retail Suppliers
The Pennsylvania PUC is to issue a tentative order considering potential measures to mitigate a surprise increase in the non-solar Tier I obligations of retail suppliers and other LSEs, including the assignment of the increase to EDCs on behalf of all load, with costs recovered on a nonbypassable…
August 10, 2016
Maryland OPC Asks PSC To Require Utilities To Report on Retail Supplier Pricing For Low-Income Customers; Cites NY Moratorium, Wants Consideration of "Similar Reforms" For Md.
Maryland Office of People's Counsel has asked the Maryland PSC to require the utilities to file information regarding retail supplier pricing applicable to customers participating in the Electric Universal Service Program (EUSP), citing New York's recent moratorium on low-income assistance program…
August 10, 2016
Update: Pa. Grants Retail Suppliers Limited Extension To Comply With Surprise Increase in RPS Requirements (Extension Allows Further PUC Consideration of Potential Mitigation Measures)
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a secretarial letter yesterday informing retail suppliers and EDCs of a limited extension of the period for true-ups of a portion of the non-solar Tier I obligations (and only such tier) for the 2016 compliance year from September 1, 2016 to November 30, 2016, in light of…
August 10, 2016
J.D. Power Residential Retail Supplier Rankings: REP Maintains #1 Ranking in Texas, But New 2nd and 3rd Place REPs
J.D. Power has published its 2016 Retail Electric Provider Residential Customer Satisfaction Study
August 5, 2016
Lower Electric Margins Weigh Earnings At WGL Retail Energy Marketing Segment
Low electric margins at WGL's retail energy marketing segment resulted in lower earnings at the segment for the quarter ending June 30, 2015 (third fiscal quarter).
August 5, 2016
Settlement At PECO Adds 24 Month Contract For Small C&I Default Service For Price Stability, Drops Proposal For Five-Year Residential Contract
A settlement among certain parties in PECO's default service procurement plan proceeding for the period June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2021 would drop an earlier proposal to use a five-year contract for a slice of residential supply, and would adopt the use of 24 month contracts for half of the small…
August 4, 2016
PECO, FirstEnergy EDCs Drive Pennsylvania Residential Shopping Growth (PPL Continues To Lose Shoppers)
PECO and the FirstEnergy utilities (Penelec in particular) continue to drive residential electric shopping growth in Pennsylvania, while PPL saw another month of declining residential shopping.
August 4, 2016
Dynegy Sells 50% Stake in Illinois Power Plant, Announces Uprates, New Brand
Dynegy in announcing earnings disclosed that it has reached an agreement to sell its 50% stake in an Illinois power plant, and has also debuted a new brand
August 2, 2016
Binge Watch With Your Electricity: Retail Supplier Bundling Hulu Service With Electricity
Direct Energy is offering customers an electricity plan that includes a 12-month Hulu subscription at no additional cost
August 1, 2016
FirstEnergy: Goal Is To Move Out of Competitive Business, Looking At Every Option That's Cash Flow, Credit Positive
"We will look at every option that's available to us that is positive from a cash and credit perspective to move out of [the merchant] business over time, and that's our goal," FirstEnergy Corp. CEO Chuck Jones said during an earnings call on Friday
July 29, 2016
Duquesne Light Launches Instant Connects and Seamless Moves To Increase Convenience for Shopping Customers
Duquesne Light announced that it has implemented instant connects (day one shopping) and seamless moves.
July 29, 2016
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IGS Energy Receives Authority To Serve New Service Area
July 29, 2016
Retail Supplier Parent To Sell 840 MW Of Pennsylvania Generation
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, the competitive energy subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc., today announced that one of its subsidiaries has entered into an agreement to sell its ownership interest in its Marcus Hook generating assets to an investment affiliate of Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC.
July 28, 2016
RESA Opposes "Unprecedented Recommendation" That Threatens to Shut Down Telemarketing of Retail Energy Sales in Pennsylvania
Says Initial Decision Ignores Statute, PUC Regulations; Would Harm Customers
The Retail Energy Supply Association filed exceptions to an initial decision in a complaint case against Blue Pilot Energy which is before the Pennsylvania PUC, as RESA opposed an initial decision's finding that failing to obtain a customer signature on a written contract after a cold call telesale…