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August 1, 2018
Dalkia, a subsidiary of the EDF Group (which also owns retail supplier EDF Energy Services, LLC), has acquired Aegis Energy Services, a company which designs, installs and operates small-scale gas fired Combined Heat & Power (CHP) systems in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States.
July 17, 2018
The New York PSC has, for the utilities, lifted a cap on banking RECs for compliance with the clear energy standard (CES) only for any RECs the utilities are required to purchase under the compensation mechanism the PSC adopted for utility purchases from distributed energy resources
July 13, 2018
The New York PSC has approved a bill discount pledge (BDP) program intended to increase the access of low-income customers to community distributed generation (CDG)
July 10, 2018
BOSS Controls, an IoT energy management company, announced that it has received the intent to award contract from the City of Pittsburgh to deploy a fully integrated Energy Savings as a Service initiative across approximately 100 City buildings.
July 3, 2018
The Maryland PSC has set further legislative-style hearings concerning proposal for a "Statewide EV Portfolio" that would include utility ownership of over 1,000 electric vehicle charging stations
June 15, 2018
The New York PSC commenced a proceeding to address cyber security protections concerning ESCO and utility data exchanges
June 5, 2018
ETS (Energy Technology Savings), an energy technology, behavior management and smart building service provider which also acts as an ESCO in New York and energy supply procurement advisor, today announced a priced offering of $3 million of its Series C-1 Preferred Stock and milestones for its Smart…
June 1, 2018
PPL Corporation announced on May 31 that it had acquired Safari Energy LLC, described as a leading provider of solar energy solutions for commercial customers in the U.S.
May 31, 2018
The Illinois Commerce Commission sought input on the topics related to NextGrid Working Group #5, Electricity Markets
May 25, 2018
AEP Texas North Division reported that its fund for the program under which Texas retail electric providers were reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats (PCT) and in-home displays (IHD) to eligible low-income customers still has a positive balance as of April 30, 2018
May 8, 2018
GI Endurant, LLC d/b/a GI Energy (GIE) announced that Rilette Springs, LLC, an affiliate of Shell New Energies, U.S. LLC (Shell), has made a strategic investment in GIE, purchasing a majority and controlling interest.
April 10, 2018
Direct Energy Business announced that, "An innovative new business-to-business transactive energy network called Exergy, which helps to cut costs and improve efficiency for commercial businesses, is being launched in Texas by LO3 Energy and Direct Energy Business."
March 23, 2018
Centrica Business Solutions has announced that it has entered a strategic relationship with WSP, a leading engineering professional services consulting firm which has offices in the U.S. and Canada as well as globally
March 20, 2018
Centrica Business Solutions said that it, "is now giving customers the opportunity to prepare their business for the unknown with resilience measures."
March 15, 2018
This story was first published on March 15, with an alert to our email alert subscribers
February 13, 2018
EnSync, Inc., a developer of distributed energy resources (DERs), today announced a partnership with licensed agent, broker and consultant (ABC) Lower Electric to offer solar energy-based electricity solutions to its nearly 4,000 clients in Illinois.
February 13, 2018
Rolls Out Unified Brand In North America
Centrica plc, the ultimate parent of Direct Energy, has today launched its distributed energy and power proposition in North America under the new Centrica Business Solutions banner.
February 12, 2018
Staff of the New York Department of Public Service have filed Standard Customer Disclosure Statements to be used by community distributed generation (CDG) and onsite mass market distributed generation (DG) providers, as well as the DER Supplier Registration Form that such providers must complete and…
January 25, 2018
During today's open meeting, the Public Utility Commission of Texas dismissed, without prejudice, an application from AEP Texas to install a battery storage system on its distribution system, and will instead initiate a rulemaking concerning battery storage
January 24, 2018
Centrica Innovations (CI) has announced its investment in EtaGen, which Centrica described as, "a California based start-up developing a Linear Generator that offers businesses affordable and flexible onsite power that’s also reliable and clean."
January 17, 2018
A Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) Subgroup tasked with examining barriers to municipal aggregation, particularly with respect to the use of CCAs in meeting various clean energy goals, has filed a report with the New York PSC on the working group process that summarizes various recommendations…
January 12, 2018
After hearing oral arguments concerning an application by AEP Texas to install two battery storage facilities on its distribution grid, Commissioner Brandy Marty Marquez said during a Texas PUC open meeting yesterday that AEP Texas's proposed treatment of the energy involved in the battery…
January 9, 2018
The Secretary of the New York PSC issued a notice further extending the deadline by which Community Distributed Generation (CDG) Providers and On-Site Mass Market DG [distributed generation] Providers shall file a completed registration form, including a sample contract or contracts and sample bill…
December 7, 2017
EDC Says Utilities Will Need To Offer "Suite" Of Solutions To Meet Changing Customer Needs
Granite State Electric (Liberty Utilities) has sought approval at the New Hampshire PUC for a residential battery (storage) pilot
November 28, 2017
A proposed Pennsylvania bill, House Bill 1782, concerning alternative ratemaking methodologies would grant the PUC with the authority to allow electric and natural gas utilities to recover the costs of distributed energy resources, which are defined broadly to include several new or innovative…
