September 24, 2013
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a final written order adopting interim guidelines for natural gas distribution company (NGDC) eligible customer lists (ECLs) made available to retail suppliers.
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September 3, 2013
PECO has become the latest Pennsylvania electric distribution company to see a turnaround in residential migration to competitive supply after launching a standard offer customer referral program, according to the latest stats from the PUC
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August 23, 2013
PPL saw the weekly growth of residential migration to competitive electric supply increase by nearly a factor of four in the most recent week, buoyed by enrollments under its Standard Offer referral program.
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August 20, 2013
Sharyland Utilities, L.P. has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas a retail competition informational notice to be sent to customers in the Brady, Celeste, Colorado City, and Stanton service areas who are being transitioned to retail choice.
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August 13, 2013
The Connecticut PURA has opened several dockets relating to retail electric suppliers as a result of Section 10 of Public Act 13-119, An Act Concerning the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Whistleblower Protection, the Purchased Gas Adjustment Clause, Electric Supplier Disclosure Requirements…
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August 7, 2013
PowerOne Corporation of Chicago, Illinois, a broker, announced that it has agreed to purchase Power Equity, Inc. (PE), a competitive energy sales organization based in Garden Grove, California.
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August 2, 2013
Wisconsin Electric Power Company has seen the first customers in its Michigan Upper Peninsula electric territory shop for an alternative supplier.
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July 17, 2013
The Pennsylvania PUC has adopted a final order directing the electric distribution companies to submit compliance plans facilitating Electric Generation Suppliers' access to the utility account numbers of newly enrolled customers in instances where the account number is not available from either the…
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July 15, 2013
A retail supplier has proposed that the Massachusetts DPU consider a retail opt-out auction of certain customers.
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July 12, 2013
A proposed first-notice order from an Illinois Commerce Commission ALJ concerning municipal aggregation rules would prohibit the retail suppliers selected by municipal aggregations from receiving the customer information of customers already on competitive supply.
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July 9, 2013
The Illinois Commerce Commission has denied a tariff filing by Commonwealth Edison relating to changes to provisions governing municipal aggregations (Docket 12-0590), as the same issues are pending before the ICC in a separate rulemaking (Docket 12-0456)
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July 9, 2013
The residential electric market at Commonwealth Edison has become "moderately concentrated," as defined by federal guidelines, due to the vast increase in opt-out municipal aggregation, according to an annual retail market report from the Illinois Commerce Commission Office of Retail Market…
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July 1, 2013
PECO and PPL continue to experience a decline in residential shopping, according to the latest stats from the Pennsylvania PUC.
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June 13, 2013
As anticipated, the new default service supply portfolios which took effect June 1 at the major Pennsylvania electric distribution utilities have not improved retail market conditions, as two utilities have again seen a decline in residential electric shopping during the most recent week.
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June 12, 2013
Apart from the global impact that the failure of the Connecticut retail auction has elsewhere in the country (see related story today) , the failure means that retail electric suppliers in Connecticut will continue to face a challenging environment, one which has been seeing a decline in the number…
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May 24, 2013
Pennsylvania saw marginal growth in the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply in the most recent week, but the gains were largely driven by a single utility.
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May 17, 2013
Pennsylvania did not repeat the shocking week-ago decline in aggregate residential shopping, but still recorded one of its lowest levels of residential shopping growth and is still seeing two utilities lose residential customers on competitive supply, according to the most recent stats from the PUC.
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May 16, 2013
The Maryland PSC has established new purchases of receivables discount rates for several electric and natural gas utilities, with the new discounts starting June 1.
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May 14, 2013
A retail supplier is returning a book of customers to default service, if customers do not select an alternative supplier prior to the unwind of the supplier's business.
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May 9, 2013
In a new low for the challenged Pennsylvania retail electric market, the number of residential customers on competitive electric supply across the state declined for the first time since weekly stats began being published two years ago, and three electric distribution utilities are now seeing the…
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May 2, 2013
FirstEnergy Solutions Expands ChamberChoice Residential Offering at PPL
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April 19, 2013
Your Energy Holdings, LLC, a retail supplier focused on serving residential customers, confirmed to EnergyChoiceMatters.com that it has decided to unwind its residential business.
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April 5, 2013
The Pennsylvania PUC has deferred action on another retail market enhancement, specifically, retail suppliers' ability to access online customer information at the FirstEnergy utilities.
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April 4, 2013
Two electric distribution companies in Pennsylvania saw a decline in the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply during the most recent week, a new low point for the troubled market.
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April 3, 2013
Duke Energy Ohio has agreed to provide to retail suppliers a list of eligible customers who have provisioned advanced meters.
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