January 10, 2017
Freepoint Commodities Retail Supplier Seeks License In New State
Freepoint Energy Solutions LLC has applied for a District of Columbia electric supplier license to serve commercial and industrial customers
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December 2, 2016
Crius Energy Giving Away Free Energy To Celebrate 1 Millionth Customers
Crius Energy announced its first cross-brand promotion, designed to celebrate the company's one millionth customer milestone.
November 2, 2016
TransCanada Expects To Sell Power Marketing Business For $435 Million
TransCanada Announces Sales of Northeast Generation Assets
TransCanada announced that it expects to realize $435 million in a future sale of Northeast power marketing business, which is expected to be realized going forward.
October 21, 2016
RESA: Generators' Play To Terminate ISO-NE Peak Energy Rent Rebate Immediately Would Harm Retail Suppliers
A complaint filed at FERC by the New England Power Generators Association, Inc. seeking to terminate the Peak Energy Rent (PER) rebate, a key feature of the ISO-NE capacity market, effective September 30, 2016 would harm retail suppliers, the Retail Energy Supply Association said in comments at FERC…
August 23, 2016
Parent of City Power & Gas Files To Acquire Retail Supplier
CPG Power Holdings LLC formally applied at FERC to acquire 100% of the membership interests of retail supplier Union Atlantic Electricity
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
June 29, 2016
FERC Approves Transition Period For Zonal Sloped Demand Curves in ISO-NE Capacity Market, Rejects Generator Protests on Curve Design
FERC accepted without modification a filing by ISO New England to implement sloped zonal demand curves and a new sloped system-wide demand curve for use in ISO-NE’s Forward Capacity Market
June 29, 2016
License Briefs
Mint Energy Receives License in New State
May 24, 2016
Mint Energy Expanding to More Markets in PJM
Mint Energy, LLC is expanding to new markets in the PJM region
April 26, 2016
North American Power Launches, Outside of Texas, Tool Showing Breakdown and Forecast of Customer Usage By Category
North American Power has officially launched its Understandabill tool, a monthly energy report that provides its customers with electricity usage predictions, a categorized breakdown of how the electricity is used, and personalized recommendations on how to use less.
February 12, 2016
2019/20 Capacity Prices in New England Fall
ISO New England's 2019/20 Forward Capacity Auction resulted in a clearing price of $7.03/kW-month for the Rest of Pool and Southeastern New England zones.
January 28, 2016
New PUC Launches Retail Electric Shopping Website, Rate Board
The Rhode Island PUC has launched an electricity shopping website and rate board, Empower RI ri.gov/empowerri
December 29, 2015
FERC Says ISO-NE Capacity Market Susceptible To Exercise of Market Power, Orders Use of Zonal Sloped Demand Curves
FERC yesterday issued an order finding that ISO New England Inc.’s (ISO-NE) forward capacity market tariff is unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or preferential, "because it applies vertical demand curves within constrained zones, which does not sufficiently address concerns such as price…
December 23, 2015
Court Slams "Specious" FERC Logic In Runaway Reliability Costs in Remanding ISO-NE Reliability Program Costs to Commission (Win For Retail Suppliers)
A federal appeals court said FERC engaged in "specious" reasoning in dismissing cost concerns from the 2013-14 ISO New England winter reliability program which imposed new, unhedgeable costs on retail suppliers, and whose costs ballooned past initial estimates.
December 21, 2015
GDF Suez's Mass Market Brand Anticipates Entering Two New States As Early As Next Month
ENGIE Retail, LLC d/b/a Think Energy, GDF SUEZ's mass market brand, said that it anticipates that it will commence providing retail energy marketing services in New Hampshire and Rhode Island states as early as January 2016.
December 4, 2015
Mint Energy Hires Retail Market Vet As VP of Sales and Marketing
Mint Energy has appointed Peter A. Duprey as Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
October 19, 2015
National Grid Files To Decrease Default Service Rate 15%
Narragansett Electric (National Grid) has filed with the Rhode Island PUC to decrease its electric default service rate effective January 1, 2016
September 24, 2015
New Retail Provider Offering Service In Rhode Island
Town Square Energy has begun offering electricity service in Rhode Island
September 14, 2015
FERC Adopts Winter Reliability Program For 2015-18 (Non-Market Costs To Retail Suppliers)
FERC has approved a winter reliability program for 2015-18 at ISO New England, adopting the alternative proposed by NEPOOL which was found to be less costly than the ISO's proposal.
September 11, 2015
Clearview Energy Elected to NEM Executive Committee
The National Energy Marketers Association announced that Clearview Energy, Inc. has been elected to NEM’s Executive Committee and Policy Development Team.
August 26, 2015
Update: Nordic Discloses Markets For Expansion, Recent Entries
Nordic Energy Services has provided details on its recent expansion and future market entries.
August 14, 2015
Crius Provides Purchase Price, Customer Count for Recent Gulf Book Purchase
In reporting earnings today, Crius Energy disclosed how many customers it recently acquired from Gulf Electricity, and the purchase price.
July 30, 2015
Reliant Seeks Supplier Licenses in New States
Reliant Energy Northeast LLC, d/b/a NRG Home, NRG Business, and NRG Retail Solutions, applied for a Maine electric supplier license to serve residential, small non-residential, and medium non-residential customers in all service areas.
July 8, 2015
Crius Energy Purchasing Books From Retail Supplier
Crius Energy is purchasing the New Hampshire and Rhode Island electric books of Gulf Electricity
July 1, 2015
Retail Energy Companies, AG Press for Increased Transparency In RTO Transmission Rates
Attorneys General from Massachusetts and Rhode Island, along with PowerOptions, Freedom Energy Logistics, and several consumer advocates sent a letter to ISO-New England and New England electric transmission owners urging the companies to develop a transparent process that allows all stakeholders…