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September 8, 2011
Constellation Energy's retail business is now offering a solar panel leasing program to residential customers in Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
August 31, 2011
PURA Sec. 39.157(d)(5)(B) and PUC Subst. R. 25.272(h), "do not preclude the Commission from determining, pursuant to PUCT Subst. R. 25.272(e)(1)(B), whether a REP's use of the same corporate name, trademark, brand or logo as that of its affiliate utility is deceptive, misleading, vague, or otherwise…
August 26, 2011
An electric generation supplier in Pennsylvania, "may not have the same or substantially similar name or fictitious name as the electric distribution company or its corporate parent," under a proposed rulemaking order from the Pennsylvania PUC regarding electric utility affiliate regulations (L-2010…
August 24, 2011
The PUCT has sought briefing on several threshold legal issues concerning the application of AEP Texas Commercial & Industrial Retail Limited Partnership to serve customers under 1 MW as a retail electric provider (39509).
August 23, 2011
Reliant Energy yesterday officially announced its offering of residential electricity in the Northeast, as first reported by Matters three months ago.
August 22, 2011
AP Gas & Electric (TX), LLC, which markets as Affordable Power, will launch an advanced metering system-based prepaid product in ERCOT under the brand Zip Energy.
August 8, 2011
AEP Texas Commercial & Industrial Retail Limited Partnership asked the PUCT that, prior to referring its application for a REP certificate amendment to the State Office of Administrative Hearings, an ALJ rule on a threshold legal question regarding the ability of competitive affiliates to use a…
August 1, 2011
PUCT Staff have recommended that the application for a REP certificate amendment of AEP Texas Commercial & Industrial Retail Limited Partnership be set for hearing (39509).
July 26, 2011
AEP Texas Commercial & Industrial Retail Limited Partnership called arguments that its certificated name and trade names AEP Retail Energy and AEP Plus would be confusing to mass market customers in Texas speculative, but its excerpt in a reply brief of language on the AEP Texas website appears to…
July 20, 2011
Texas retail electric provider AEP Texas Commercial & Industrial Retail Limited Partnership said that use the trade names AEP Retail Energy and AEP Plus as it expands to mass marketing is not contrary to PUCT rules or PURA, while several REPs argued that the names would confuse customers given AEP's…
July 11, 2011
Dominion Retail and Nicor Inc. have entered into a partnership under which they will market electricity at Commonwealth Edison as Nicor Electric.
June 22, 2011
ARM Seeks Intervention in AEP Retail Energy REP Certificate Docket
June 20, 2011
AEP Texas Commercial & Industrial Limited Partnership has again applied to amend its Texas REP certificate from an Option 2 REP to an Option 1 REP.
June 14, 2011
Viridian Energy has begun offering electric supply at Duke Energy Ohio as Cincinnati Bell Energy.
May 30, 2011
StarTex Power hopes to quickly expand nationally after its acquisition by Constellation Energy, which closed last Friday, StarTex CEO Bob Zlotnik told Matters.
May 23, 2011
Constellation Energy is said to be in talks to acquire StarTex Power, according to a source with knowledge of the discussions.
May 18, 2011
Broker Nania Energy has launched a dedicated residential and small commercial broker, initially focused on the Illinois market, branded as EverBright Energy.
May 17, 2011
True Electric LLC is retailing power under the trade name Milagro Electric, indicating it was likely the purchaser of at least some (if not all) of the Milagro book.
May 11, 2011
Gulf Oil Limited Partnership has expanded to retail electricity marketing because competitive energy supply is a natural fit for an "energy brand" such as Gulf, Michael Lordi, Director of Retail Energy Business Development for Gulf, told Matters.
May 10, 2011
The Pennsylvania PUC, in licensing Energy Services Providers, Inc. as an electric generation supplier, will allow ESPI to use the trade name Pennsylvania Gas & Electric, but will require certain disclosures to ensure customers do not mistake the supplier for a utility.
April 28, 2011
The Maryland PSC noted the acquisition of Gateway Energy Services Corporation by Direct Energy, after Staff modified its recommendation and agreed that the suppliers are not public service companies, and that the transaction should not be evaluated under the public interest standard of Public…
April 6, 2011
Energy Plus Holdings, LLC is pursuing the development of a multi-level marketer, sources have told EnergyChoiceMatters.com
March 11, 2011
The Pennsylvania PUC has requested that Energy Services Providers, Inc. discontinue the use of the trade name Pennsylvania Gas & Electric as part of its electric supplier application.
March 9, 2011
TXU Launches Interactive, Personalized Web Tool on Energy Conservation
February 16, 2011
The Alliance for Retail Markets has filed a protest against AEP Texas Commercial & Industrial Limited Partnership's application to become an Option 1 REP in Texas (Docket 39112), arguing that the use of the certificated trade name "AEP Retail Energy" in the mass market would, "result in customer…
