January 31, 2011
AEP Retail Energy to Become Option 1 Texas REP
AEP Texas Commercial & Industrial Limited Partnership has applied to amend its Texas REP certificate from an Option 2 REP to an Option 1 REP.
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January 7, 2011
Empire State Building Contract Increases Green Mountain Visibility in Large Commercial/Industrial Space
Green Mountain Energy's contract to supply the Empire State Building ( 1/6 ) is intended to boost the supplier's visibility and credibility with its new target market of larger commercial customers, and is the type of contract facilitated by Green Mountain ownership under NRG Energy, Green Mountain…
January 6, 2011
Md. PSC Grants Electric License to Energy Service Providers, Inc., Orders Legal Name on All Contracts
The Maryland PSC granted Energy Service Providers, Inc. d/b/a Maryland Gas and Electric an electric supplier license on the condition that its contracts identify the supplier as Energy Service Providers, Inc. d/b/a Maryland Gas and Electric, rather than just listing the trade name, which is shared…
December 16, 2010
StarTex Enters Agreement for Naming Rights to Sugar Land Skeeters’ New Stadium
StarTex Power has entered into an agreement with the City of Sugar Land and the Sugar Land Skeeters for the naming rights and associated branding opportunities for the Skeeters' new Triple-A baseball facility, part of StarTex's continued focus on community-driven initiatives to support customer…
November 18, 2010
Reliant Affiliate Pennywise Power Begins Offering Service at CenterPoint
Pennywise Power, the new value brand launched by NRG Energy, has begun offering service in the CenterPoint service area.
November 18, 2010
TXU Affiliate Brighten Energy "Will" Offer Residential Service in Pennsylvania in 2011
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November 17, 2010
Interstate Gas Supply, RESA Reach Settlement on Trade Name Issue in Pennsylvania
Interstate Gas Supply said it has reached a settlement in principle with the Retail Energy Supply Association regarding IGS Energy's use of the trade name Columbia Retail Energy in Pennsylvania ( 10/18 ).
November 16, 2010
N.Y. Utilities Seek Additional Marketing Regulations for ESCOs
The joint New York utilities have recommended changes to the Uniform Business Practices (UBPs) beyond the currently pending changes addressing door-to-door sales (98-M-1343, 11/15 ), "because the purpose of the amendments are to protect consumers and to help them to make informed decisions about…
November 11, 2010
PUCO Denies Protests in Licensing Docket of IGS Energy's Use of Columbia Retail Energy Name
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has denied interventions and related protests, raised by several parties including the Ohio Consumers' Counsel and several retail gas suppliers, in the context of Interstate Gas Supply's licensing docket, regarding IGS Energy's use of the trade name Columbia…
October 27, 2010
License Briefs
Constellation Approved to Serve Residential Customers at ComEd
October 26, 2010
License Briefs
Pennywise Power Amendment Filing Advances
October 18, 2010
RESA Seeks Interim Pa. Guideline Governing Use of Utility Name/Logo by Unaffiliated Supplier
The Retail Energy Supply Association has asked the Pennsylvania PUC to adopt interim guidelines, to be followed by a subsequent rulemaking, to develop standards governing the use, by a competitive supplier, of a non-affiliated distribution company's name and/or logo. The request came in the…
October 11, 2010
NRG Confirms Pennwyise Power to be Separate from Reliant, Aimed at Cost Conscious Customers
NRG Energy confirmed Friday that, as suggested in its REP certificate amendment, Pennywise Power LLC will be a distinct brand apart from Reliant Energy and will essentially operate as a discount or value retailer (though NRG did not endorse any specific term to describe Pennwyise)
October 8, 2010
Reliant Receives D.C. Electric License
Reliant Texas Affiliate Changes Name to Pennywise Power
The District of Columbia PSC granted Reliant Energy Northeast LLC an electric supplier license to serve commercial and industrial customers. Reliant has pending applications to serve larger commercial and industrial customers in Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania (Only in Matters, 8/9/10 &…
October 8, 2010
PUCT Staff Draft Proposal for Adoption Would Maintain Current Limit of Five Trade Names for REPs
PUCT Staff have filed a draft proposal for adoption concerning amendments to the REP certification rules under Subst. R. 25.107 which eliminates the earlier proposal to limit a REP to a single assumed name on its certificate (37685, Only in Matters, 6/15/10).
October 6, 2010
TXU Affiliate Seeks Pennsylvania Electric License to Serve Mass Market
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September 30, 2010
OCC Asks PUCO to Issue Cease and Desist Order to IGS Regarding Columbia Retail Energy Trade Name
The Ohio Consumers' Counsel, Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council, Border Energy, Inc, Stand Energy Corporation, and Delta Energy, LLC petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to require Interstate Gas Supply to, "immediately cease and desist from using the trade name 'Columbia Retail…