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June 2, 2021
PJM's base residual auction for the 2022-23 delivery year saw Rest-of-RTO and most locational prices drop significantly versus 2021-22
May 4, 2021
The AES Corporation announced today that it has signed an agreement to supply the electricity to power Google's Virginia-based data centers with 24/7 carbon-free energy under a 10-year supply contract, which will result in the construction of approximately 500 MW of renewable energy and storage…
March 30, 2021
An organization known as Power for Tomorrow (PFT) recently launched, and is a group opposed to electricity deregulation and in favor of a, "traditionally structured utility market."
March 4, 2021
Visa announced that it has entered a multi-year energy agreement with MP2 Energy LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell Energy North America (US), L.P., to power Visa’s data center in the commonwealth of Virginia with 100 percent renewable energy during five years of the agreement.
February 3, 2021
Mansfield Power & Gas, LLC, which operates as a retail natural gas supplier and is a subsidiary of Mansfield Energy Corp., announced today the acquisition of eServices Energy Management, LLC.
January 25, 2021
A new poll shows that a super-majority of Virginia residents want the freedom to choose their energy supplier, choose clean energy, and want more renewable energy to be generated in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
January 21, 2021
Utility Washington Gas has named James Steffes as Senior Vice President, Regulatory
January 14, 2021
Total and 174 Power Global, a wholly owned Hanwha Group affiliate, have signed an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture (JV) to develop 12 utility-scale solar and energy storage projects of 1.6 gigawatts (GW) cumulative capacity in the United States, transferred from 174 Power Global’s development…
January 11, 2021
The Organization of PJM States, Inc. (OPSI) wrote to PJM's board of managers with a recommendation for "four core principles" concerning resource adequacy and the PJM markets
December 11, 2020
Direct Energy formally announced a contract with rural lifestyle retailer Tractor Supply Company to provide 100% renewable energy to more than 30 store facilities in Virginia, under a three-year power agreement launched in February
December 10, 2020
ENGIE announced several energy offtake contracts with Amazon for a global renewable energy portfolio of wind and solar projects across the United States, Italy and France totaling 650 MW.
November 17, 2020
PJM has posted a staff presentation for the November 19 Markets and Reliability Committee concerning updates to the PJM capacity market Base Residual Auction and incremental auctions, now that FERC has issued orders in all necessary proceedings to resume the auctions
November 9, 2020
AEP Plans To Invest $2.1 Billion In Competitive, Contracted Renewables
In a newly released investor presentation, AEP Energy listed its competitive retail customer count as 524,144. This total includes approximately 83,500 retail gas accounts
October 22, 2020
GREENCROWN Energy & Water, an energy & water advisory firm specializing in energy supply & turnkey conservation measures, announced that it has been named the preferred energy solutions partner for Delaware Valley Purchasing Group (DVPG), which is described as, "a member-operated, non-profit food…
October 16, 2020
Commentary by Paul Ring • ring@energychoicematters.com
July 28, 2020
President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to FERC:
July 2, 2020
Ron Cerniglia, Director of Corporate & Regulatory Affairs for Direct Energy, provided the following statement on the SCC's order:
June 11, 2020
The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) formally announced that it is launching a pilot program, in the Dominion Energy Virginia service area, under which those commercial customers, who previously sought to aggregate their non-contiguous load, may shop for competitive electricity supply
April 27, 2020
Start-up Selected Power Inc. has applied for electric and/or natural gas broker or similar licenses in Ohio, Massachusetts, Maine, Illinois, and Virginia
April 17, 2020
FERC Also Says Voluntary REC Generators Must Ensure Purchasers Do Not Resell RECs For RPS Compliance, In Order To Receive MOPR Exemption
April 14, 2020
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has approved HB 868 which, if adopted again in the next legislative session, would permit all customers of the investor-owned utilities to take competitive retail electric supply, if the customer purchases 100% renewable electricity, regardless of whether the incumbent…
April 13, 2020
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has approved HB 889, which allows a handful of customers to aggregate non-contiguous sites for the purposes of reaching the current 5 MW threshold allowing customers to take electric choice without having to purchase 100% renewable supply as a condition of electric choice…
March 16, 2020
WGL Energy Services, Inc. (WGL Energy) announced that it has chosen to suspend door-to-door sales activity in all of its service territories due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
March 9, 2020
Both Houses of the Virginia General Assembly have agreed to a re-enactment clause added to HB 868, the stand-alone bill addressing the current renewable electricity exemption for competitive electricity supply
March 6, 2020
The Virginia Senate has passed a substitute for HB 889, with the substitute significantly reducing the retail electric choice provisions versus the original version passed by the House
