January 11, 2016
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Australian Aggregator Seeks License in New State
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January 11, 2016
Pa. Utility Files To Assign Costs, Via POR Discount, To Retail Suppliers For New Account Number Look-up Tool
Philadelphia Gas Works has filed a compliance plan to implement a remote account number access mechanism, which would allow retail suppliers to obtain a customer's account number in situations where the customer does not have their bill handy (i.e. shopping mall kiosks, etc.), and proposes to assign…
January 11, 2016
Initial Decision Would Fine Retail Supplier $2,500, Order Refund
An initial decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ would impose a civil penalty in the amount of $2,500 on Blue Pilot Energy, Inc., and require the company to issue a refund, in granting a customer complaint
January 8, 2016
License Briefs
Residents Energy Seeks License in New State
January 8, 2016
Duquesne Light Default Service Supply Rate To Decrease 20%
Duquesne Light has filed an update to its tariffed default service supply rate for medium C&I customers (25 kW-300 kW, Rate Schedules GS/GM and GMH) for the three-month period beginning March 1, 2016
January 8, 2016
GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA To Acquire Retail Customer Book
GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, Inc. and Guttman Energy Inc. announced that they have entered into an agreement under which GDF SUEZ Energy Resources will acquire Guttman Energy's electricity supply customers.
January 6, 2016
Retail Energy Supply Association Elects 2016 Officers and State Chairs
The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) has elected a new slate of officers and state chairs for 2016.
January 6, 2016
Pennsylvania Sees Another (Relatively) Strong Month in Residential Shopping Gains; PPL Continues Decline
Pennsylvania saw a second consecutive strong month in terms of statewide residential electric shopping growth during December, in the context of a post-polar vortex world, though PPL saw its second straight month of declining residential shopping
January 6, 2016
Direct Energy: Customers Getting Bad Deal in PJM's Proposal To Sell Back Capacity Outside of Tariff For Pennies On The Dollar (Another Administrative Capacity Market Flaw Exposed)
A proposal from PJM to sell back excess amounts of capacity previously procured outside of the current tariff, "is likely to significantly harm the load interests it is designed to protect," Direct Energy Business, LLC and a coalition of industrial customers said in joint comments to FERC.
January 6, 2016
RESA: Pa. Utility Filings Further Entrench Relationship Between Monopoly EDC and Traditional Customer Base
Filings by the Pennsylvania electric utilities to comply with Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE&C) requirements under Act 129, "serve[] to further entrench the relationship between the monopoly EDC and its traditional customer base while not considering reasonable opportunities presented within…
December 31, 2015
Draft Order Would Allow Pa. Utility To Procure Default Service Entirely Through Spot Market
A proposed order from a Pennsylvania ALJ would approve without modification an application from Pike County Light & Power to continue to rely on New York ISO spot market purchases for all default service load for the period June 1, 2016 through May 31, 2018
December 28, 2015
PUC Stays Deadline for Payment of $2 Million Fine By Retail Supplier
The Pennsylvania PUC stayed, for a period of 30 days, its recent order that Hiko Energy, LLC pay a $1.8 million civil penalty
December 28, 2015
License Briefs
Clearview Energy Seeks License in New State
December 23, 2015
Australian Aggregator Launches Service in U.S.
One Big Switch LLC, an Australian and European aggregator which is newly entering the U.S. market, has launched service and is seeking licenses in more states.
December 22, 2015
New Retail Supplier Offering Service at PECO, Met-Ed
Sunwave Gas & Power has begun listing on PA Power Switch residential electric offers at PECO and Met-Ed in Pennsylvania
December 21, 2015
License Briefs
Nordic Energy Services Seeks License in New State
December 18, 2015
PUC Issues $72,000 Settlement With Retail Supplier For Comment, PUC Vice Chair Says Customer Notice of Settlement Should Be Required
The Pennsylvania PUC issued for public comment a previously filed proposed settlement between Public Power LLC and the PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement under which Public Power would pay a civil penalty of $72,500 and issue certain customer refunds to resolve the charging of an…
December 18, 2015
Fuel Marketer, Convenience Store Operator Receives Another Retail Supplier License
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Nittany Energy, LLC a natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas.
December 18, 2015
License Briefs
GDF Suez's Think Energy Brand Receives Natural Gas Supplier License in New State
December 15, 2015
Blackstone, Private Equity Seek Authorization To Increase Stake in Energy Marketer To 99%
A subsidiary of The Blackstone Group L.P. and a private equity firm have sought approval to increase their ownership of Twin Eagle Resource Management, LLC from 50% to 99%
December 14, 2015
BlueRock Energy Listing Residential Offer in New Service Area
BlueRock Energy has begun listing an offer for residential electricity supply on PA Power Switch for the PECO service area
December 14, 2015
FERC Approves Increase in PJM Offer Cap, Allows Shortage Pricing Up To $3,700/MWh
FERC approved as-filed PJM's proposal to increase its energy market offer cap to $2,000/MWh with no changes to the current shortage pricing mechanism, which means that energy market prices may rise to $3,700/MWh.
December 11, 2015
License Briefs
Texas REP To Drop Unused Trade Name in Series of Certificate Changes
December 11, 2015
Retail Supplier Offering Residential Service at UGI Electric
Energy Rewards, the brand for the Comcast-Crius Energy marketing partnership, has begun offering residential electric service at UGI Electric Utilities in Pennsylvania
December 10, 2015
Pennsylvania Utility Names Former Exec at Smart Energy Company As VP, Cites Need to Focus on New Ways to Engage Customers
Duquesne Light announced that Campbell Hawkins joined the company as Vice President of Customer Care.