February 22, 2021
St. Clair Newbern: A Silver Bullet to Fix the Texas Electricity Market
The following is a contribution from St. Clair Newbern IV, CEO of Live Energy Inc.
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February 16, 2021
Pulse Power Giving Away Free Electricity, Tesla Model 3 To Encourage Conservation During Winter Storm Emergency
Pulse Power, a retail electricity provider in Texas, announced on the morning of Feb. 15 that it is giving its customers an incentive to conserve electricity to help the marketplace this week.
January 12, 2021
ERCOT Schedules Workshop To Review Potential Changes To Annual Requirement For Retail Electric Providers To Answer Survey On Demand Response
ERCOT will host a workshop on January 19, 2021 to discuss possible changes to Protocol 3.10.7.2.2, Annual Demand Response Report, and to the Other Binding Document titled "Demand Response Data Definitions and Technical Specifications", which could be in effect for the 2021 Annual Demand Response…
January 8, 2021
Retail Choice Regulator Releases Straw Proposal That Would Allow Utilities To Offer Managed Charging (DR, Energy Management) To Residential EV Customers
The Connecticut PURA issued Straw Electric Vehicle (EV) Program Design that would allow EDCs to provide managed charging for EV drivers at single-family residences
January 5, 2021
Affiliate Of Entity Holding REP License Seeks MBR Authority At FERC For DR Aggregation, Virtual Power Plant
Resi Station, LLC applied for electric market-based rate authority at FERC, for the Southwest Region
December 22, 2020
Prosumer-Focused, Energy-As-A-Service Retail Supplier Registers As New York DER Provider (Solar, Storage, DR)
David Energy Supply, LLC, whose services include retail energy supply, has filed with the New York PSC a Distributed Energy Resource Supplier (DERS) Registration Form
December 18, 2020
Enel X Discloses Customer, MW Milestones From 2020
Enel X, the Enel Group's advanced energy services business line, today announced what it termed "record growth" and disclosed various customer milestones from 2020
December 16, 2020
ERCOT Reports Number Of ESI IDs Participating In REP Demand Response Programs, Amount Of 2020 Load Reductions
ERCOT has posted an annual report on demand response, which includes the amounts of ESI IDs in various retail electric provider (REP) demand response programs, based on REP survey responses, as well as MW load reductions associated with each category
December 15, 2020
Ohio Utility Seeks To Offer Smart Home Program; Customer Insights, Demand Response
As part of a rate case filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, Dayton Power & Light is seeking to offer a new smart homes program
December 11, 2020
Energy Management Firm Announces Growth As Leading Demand Response Provider At ISO
Rodan Energy announced that Ontario's IESO released the results of its Summer Capacity Auction, awarding almost 250 MW of Ontario capacity to Rodan Energy Solutions
November 25, 2020
FERC Approves Nearly $1.5 Million Settlement With Power Marketing Consultant, Founder
FERC approved a Stipulation and Consent Agreement (Agreement) between its Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) and Richard Silkman (Silkman) and Competitive Energy Services, LLC (CES) (together, Respondents) (Enforcement and Respondents collectively, the Parties) which resolves (a) the Commission's…
October 29, 2020
Massachusetts Agency Selects Provider For ISO-NE, Utility Demand Management Services
CPower Energy Management has been awarded a five-year renewal from the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) of its current contract to provide curtailment and demand response services to facilities statewide.
October 19, 2020
OhmConnect Receives Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate
--- OhmConnect Provides Mass Market Demand Response Via Rewards, Gamification
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted OhmConnect Texas LLC an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate
September 21, 2020
Enel X To Assist MBTA With EV-Optimized Energy Supply & Management, As Part Of Public Transportation Electrification Services
Enel X, the Enel Group's advanced energy services business line, announced it has been awarded two grants by the Accelerating Clean Transportation Now (ACTNow) program through the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC).
September 17, 2020
In Final Rule, FERC Orders RTOs To Remove Barriers To Participation Of Aggregated Distributed Energy Resource In Wholesale Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said that it approved a final rule, Order 2222, enabling distributed energy resource (DER) aggregators to compete in all jurisdictional regional organized wholesale electric markets.
August 7, 2020
OhmConnect Seeks Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate
--- OhmConnect Provides Mass Market Demand Response Via Rewards, Gamification
OhmConnect Texas LLC applied for an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate
June 19, 2020
Data Center Company Works With Texas Retail Electric Provider To Offer Demand Response Solution For High-Throughput Computing And Cryptocurrency Miners
Said To Be First Load-Only Controllable Load Resource In ERCOT
"Lancium, a data center technology company, and MP2 Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shell Energy North America (US), L.P., today announced the first successful load-only Controllable Load Resource (CLR) designation by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)," Lancium said in a news…
June 16, 2020
In Rate Case, AEP Ohio Seeks New Demand-Side Management Programs With "Return To A More Traditional Utility Role"
As part of its current rate case, AEP Ohio has proposed a new suite of demand-side management programs (DSM Plan) which, as stated in testimony from the company, "represents a return to a more traditional utility role of engaging customers to help manage the peak usage of energy along with ways to…
June 8, 2020
Retail Choice Regulator To Open Inquiry On Utility Ownership Of DERs, Storage
Also Addresses Access To Customer Data, Says Enforcing Third Parties' Compliance With Utility's Cybersecurity Standards Is The Responsibility Of The Utility (Not PSC)
June 4, 2020
AG Seeks Investigation Of Future Of Gas Utilities, Supply In Retail Choice State; Specifically Implicates "Diversification", "Expansion" Of Gas Utilities' Business Operations To Meet GHG Goals
Utility's Use Of Green Natural Gas For Default Service Customers Under Consideration
The Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General petitioned the Department of Public Utilities to initiate an investigation to assess the future of local gas distribution company ('LDC') operations and planning in light of the Commonwealth’s legally binding statewide limit of net-zero greenhouse gas…
May 12, 2020
Environmental Defense Fund Report Says Texas PUC Should "Maintain Or Strengthen" Creditworthiness Requirements For Retail Electric Providers
A report prepared for the Environmental Defense Fund concerning resource adequacy and demand-side resources in the ERCOT market says that the Texas PUC, "should maintain or strengthen requirements that all major power purchasers – REPs and Qualified Scheduling Entities – are credit-worthy…
April 24, 2020
To Comply With Dynamic Pricing Directive, Utility (SOS Provider) Proposes Critical Peak Rebate Program Available To Distribution Customers
Pepco has filed with the District of Columbia PSC a "strawman" proposal to implement a directive to offer dynamic pricing, proposing a critical peak rebate program open to all residential distribution customers
April 20, 2020
Maryland Utilities File Further Change In Mechanics Of Treatment Of Price Responsive Demand Credits For Customers Of Retail Suppliers
In Maryland, Baltimore Gas & Electric, Pepco, and Delmarva Power have filed further revisions to their supplier coordination tariffs to reflect the treatment of Price Responsive Demand (PRD) credits earned in the PJM capacity market
April 15, 2020
Energy Management, Demand Response Provider Newly Entering U.S. Market Names Managing Director Of U.S. Operations
Rodan Energy Solutions, a Canadian-based provider of distributed energy resource asset optimization, demand response services, energy intelligence, and energy management information systems which has recently expanded to the United States, named John Carroll as Managing Director of U.S. Operations…
April 7, 2020
ESCO Affiliate & Sustainable Westchester Offering GridRewards, Gamified Demand Response Pilot
Sustainable Westchester has partnered with Logical Buildings to launch a GridRewards pilot campaign allowing eligible customers to receive cash rewards from participating in Con Edison’s demand response programs, while also digitally assisting participants to reduce their monthly energy bill