June 28, 2019
FERC has rejected tariff changes from PJM to update the rules and requirements for Price Responsive Demand (PRD) to conform to the rules and requirements for Capacity Performance Resources (PRD Update).
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June 24, 2019
Integrated Energy Services, which offers energy procurement among a suite of services, announced that it has acquired MACH Energy, an energy management and sustainability software platform.
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June 13, 2019
PSC "Looks Forward" To "Robust" Retail Supplier Participation
The Maryland PSC has adopted a final RFP for retail electric suppliers to propose load shaping pilot programs and directed Baltimore Gas and Electric, Pepco, and Delmarva Power to each issue an RFP (PC44)
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May 22, 2019
The Retail Electric Provider (REP) Coalition has filed comments at ERCOT opposing, as filed, Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) 933 (Reporting of Demand Response by Retail Electric Providers and Non-Opt-In Entities, submitted by ERCOT) which would include in the protocols a specific mandate for…
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April 22, 2019
Voltus, Inc. announced that it has hired Stephanie Hendricks as Vice President of Operations and Customer Success.
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April 22, 2019
CEO Says "It's Time To Start Spending" On Marketing Griddy
Texas retail provider Griddy Energy, whose product passes through wholesale prices to retail customers for a monthly membership fee, provided an update on its recently launched offering under which customers may connect Griddy technology to smart home devices using the IFTTT platform, which…
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March 22, 2019
FERC issued an order on a compliance filing from PJM in which PJM had submitted various revisions to its operating agreement to comply with a prior FERC order concerning the reporting of uplift to market participants
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March 20, 2019
The Maryland PSC has invited retail electric suppliers to participate in a "load shaping" pilot and invited comments on a draft RFP to select retail suppliers for the pilot, under PC 44
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March 14, 2019
Several Commissioners Favor Discrete Actions Versus Broad Approach To Retail Choice Chair Burns Outlines Several Policies "In Choice Area", As Opposed To Redesigning Whole System To Become "Retail All At Once"
Olson: Current Schedule Does Not Reflect a "Serious" Evaluation Of Choice, Requests Defined Timeline
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March 5, 2019
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) said today that it expects record electric use this summer and an increased chance of energy alerts.
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March 4, 2019
Power Generation Services, Inc. (PGS) would pay $8,500 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas for alleged violations of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols § 8.1.3.3.1, related to Suspension of Qualification of Non-Weather-Sensitive Emergency…
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February 14, 2019
The PJM Interconnection Board of Managers has approved filing the PJM reserve price formation proposal with FERC under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act.
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February 11, 2019
Reiterates Future Business Model Emphasizing Demand Response, Shorter Settlements
Grid+ formally announced the launch of a "beta" program offering retail electric service to customers at Oncor and CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric in Texas
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February 8, 2019
During yesterday's open meeting, Texas PUC Chairman DeAnn Walker directed that a project be opened to consider the Emergency Response Service (ERS) program and accommodating load resources which may be available day-to-day, but which may not meet the current ERS requirements
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January 7, 2019
Texas retail provider Griddy Energy, whose product passes through wholesale prices to retail customers for a monthly membership fee, announced an offering under which customers may connect Griddy technology to smart home devices using the IFTTT platform, which automates members’ devices based on…
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January 3, 2019
Emporia Renewable Energy Corp., a start-up retail supplier which touts an AI-enabled system that helps generate savings by improving energy efficiency and reducing consumption through the use of advanced real-time analytics, applied for an Illinois alternative natural gas supplier license
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December 21, 2018
LS Power, an affiliate of retail supplier LifeEnergy, LLC, today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Enerwise Global Technologies, Inc. (trade name "CPower") for a private fund it manages.
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December 18, 2018
CPower Energy Management said that it has been awarded a position in Ontario's IESO Demand Response program and will continue to focus on helping their customers address the Global Adjustment costs.
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December 17, 2018
The Maryland PSC has authorized Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco), and Delmarva Power & Light Company to offer to customers in a Time of Use pilot (which includes TOU supply rates for utility supply service) a Behavioral Load Shifting (Shaping) tool.
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December 7, 2018
Says Greater Transparency Needed Into Demand Response, Distributed Generation
Discussing the latest ERCOT CDR report at today's open meeting, Texas PUC Chairman DeAnn Walker said that, in light of significant, customer-centric changes in the electric market, ERCOT needs better transparency into the amount of demand response, distributed generation, and self-generation in the…
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November 29, 2018
LS Power, an affiliate of retail supplier LifeEnergy, LLC, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Enerwise Global Technologies, Inc. (trade name "CPower") from H.I.G. Capital for a private fund it manages.
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November 26, 2018
The Michigan PSC has opened a proceeding (Case No. U-20348) to examine issues related to the demand response aggregation of customers of retail suppliers (alternatives electric suppliers, or AESs)
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November 12, 2018
Rate Case Joint Proposal Also Addresses Other Retail Market Issues
A joint proposal filed in Orange & Rockland's current electric and natural gas rate cases addresses several retail market issues
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October 22, 2018
Texas retail electric providers submitted further comments to the Texas PUC reporting that the Operating Reserves Demand Curve (ORDC) functioned as intended this summer
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August 8, 2018
The Massachusetts legislature has enacted a bill establishing a "clean peak" standard (CPS), or obligation imposed on retail electric suppliers
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