April 8, 2026
PSC Approves Specific Utility Ownership Of Energy Storage, Including Utility Ownership Of Customer-Sited Storage
The Maryland PSC issued an order approving certain specific ownership of energy storage by Baltimore Gas & Electric
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April 7, 2026
CPower Announces Collaboration With Manufacturer Of Standby Generation & Storage, For PJM Market
Generac Holdings Inc. , a global designer and manufacturer of power generation and energy storage products and solutions, and CPower Energy today announced a collaboration to support commercial and industrial (C&I) customers across PJM by leveraging distributed generation to achieve greater…
March 31, 2026
Texas TDU *Won't* Offer Retail Electric Provider Smart Thermostat Program In 2026
Texas-New Mexico Power Company said in a planning year 2027 Energy Efficiency Plan and Report, filed at the Texas PUC, that TNMP will not introduce a retail electric provider Smart Thermostat Program for 2026
March 24, 2026
Retail Supplier Parent to Acquire Majority Stake in Uplight
Octopus Energy Group said that Octopus, "will cement its expansion in the U.S.," by acquiring a majority stake in Uplight, a provider of customer engagement and flexibility management solutions which facilitate customer-centric load flexibility
March 12, 2026
Texas PUC Publishes Consumer Solar Website Which Retail Providers Must Link To & Provide Notice Of Availability In REP Bills
The Texas PUC has posted a webpage providing information and education for Texas customers concerning home solar
March 9, 2026
Texas Retail Provider Selected By CoServ For 100 MW Residential Storage Program
Base Power announced a new collaboration with Denton County Electric Cooperative (CoServ), a member-owned electric cooperative serving more than 330,000 electric meters, to deploy 100 MW of residentially-sited battery storage across CoServ’s North Texas service territory.
March 9, 2026
Solar Developer Creates New Retail Supplier, Home Battery Storage Play In PJM
RealX Ventures, Inc. is among the owners of a new retail electric supplier, Grid Guard Power, LLC, which will go to market with a home battery storage offering
March 4, 2026
Climate Tech Company Which Holds Electric Broker Registration Raises $6 Million In Financing Round, Officially Names New CFO
Artemis (formerly Monalee) today announced that it has closed a $6 million financing round, "co-led by Long Journey and Copec WIND Ventures and joining Ludlow Ventures, Shrug Capital, Coalition Operators, Plug and Play Ventures, FJ Labs, Tribeca Ventures, Palm Tree Crew, and Scott Banister."
March 3, 2026
ERCOT More Than Doubles Aggregated Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) Pilot Participation Limits; Individual Cap On Participation By Single QSE Nearly Doubled
ERCOT is increasing the limits to participation under the Aggregate Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) Pilot.
March 2, 2026
Choice State PSC Directs Utilities To Develop Proposals To Increase Participation In TOU & Similar Rates, & To Promote DERs and Demand Response
The Maryland PSC has opened proceeding PC 77 to consider Demand-Side Management Programs, Rate Design Measures, and Distributed Energy Resource Integration
February 26, 2026
Retail Supplier Sells Community Solar Portfolio
Community Solar Platform (CSP) announced that it has acquired full subscription management responsibilities for a portfolio of 54 community solar projects across Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
February 23, 2026
General Motors Exploring Leasing Solution For Home Energy Management Systems & Batteries, To Enable Vehicle-to-Home
General Motors announced that it is exploring a leasing program for GM Energy’s home energy management systems and PowerBank home batteries, used in conjunction with a vehicle-to-home (V2H) capable GM electric vehicle (EV)
February 19, 2026
Broker Announces Acquisition
OnSite Partners, LLC, which describes itself as a behind-the-meter distributed energy company but which also holds broker licenses in several states and offers an advisory service, announced the acquisition of the business interests of Ohio-based industrial power company, One Power
February 18, 2026
Heritage Energy Holdings Secures $28.5 Million Strategic Financing to Launch Scaled Distributed Generation Platform Across ERCOT
Heritage Energy Holdings (Heritage), which describes itself as a vertically integrated distributed energy platform operating in the Texas ERCOT market, today announced the successful closing of a $28.5 million senior secured financing from Eagle Point Credit.
February 16, 2026
CHP Developer Seeks Ruling That Private Sale Of Electricity Is Not Subject To Regulation As Retail Supplier
PF Land LLC sought from the Maine PUC a declaratory ruling that private ownership and operation of a combined heat and power (CHP) cogenerator and related private facilities to provide thermal energy and electricity within an approximately 10.5-acre redevelopment project on the Portland peninsula…
February 11, 2026
Texas Retail Provider Trialing Approach To Speed Connection Of DERs, Scale VPPs
Rhythm announced that it has teamed up with Kinergy, a subsidiary of Origin Energy, and Intertrust to, "unlock a new, standards-based way to securely connect distributed energy resources (DERs), like batteries, at scale."
February 10, 2026
Texas Retail Provider Launches Residential Distributed Energy Storage Program With Texas Utility
El Paso Electric Company (EPE) and Base Power today announced a new pilot program in Texas that will use home battery systems to help reduce strain and strengthen the electric grid during times of high electricity demand.
February 5, 2026
CenterPoint-TDU Hosting Market Call On REP Smart Thermostat Program
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric is hosting a market call on February 10 concerning its Smart Thermostat Program under which Texas retail electric providers are reimbursed under the TDU's energy efficiency budget for providing a smart thermostat to residential customers
February 3, 2026
Retail Supplier Launches Partnership With Voltus
Voltus, Inc. ("Voltus"), a virtual power plant (VPP) operator and distributed energy resource (DER) platform, and Octopus Energy today announced a partnership to scale load flexibility across the United States.
January 28, 2026
Smart Home Management Company Registers As Texas Electric Broker
Emporia Corp. d/b/a Emporia Energy filed a registration as a Texas retail electricity broker
January 26, 2026
ConEd Issues RFI For Development Of Clean Energy Solutions To Meet Projected 125 MW Gap
ConEdison in New York issued a Request for Information seeking clean, non-emitting solutions that can help meet future reliability needs in line with the state's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
January 19, 2026
Google/NRG Report: ERCOT's Proposed REP-Driven Residential DR Program Would Increase Residential DR Compensation By 2x-3x; Hit 500 MW Within a Few Years
A report prepared by a consultant for NRG Energy and Google says that ERCOT Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) 1296, which would create an ERCOT-funded program providing incentive payments to retail electric providers (via REPs' QSEs) for residential demand response, would support payments to DR…
December 29, 2025
Ford Seeks Declaratory Order From Texas PUC Concerning Ford Home Backup Power System
Ford Motor Company sought a declaratory order from the Texas PUC, "affirming Ford’s interpretation of the Commission’s rule at 16 Texas Administrative Code § 25.211 that installation by a retail customer of a Ford Home Backup Power system does not require an application for interconnection and…
December 18, 2025
Pa. PUC Proposes Rules To Allow Aggregation Of DERs To Participate In PJM Wholesale Markets
The Pennsylvania PUC has published proposed rules which would govern the aggregation of distributed energy resources (DERs) for participation in PJM's wholesale markets
December 16, 2025
Leap and Enel Partner to Accelerate Nationwide Growth of Virtual Power Plants
Leap, a VPP platform, and Enel North America today announced a new partnership to connect more commercial and industrial (C&I) distributed energy resources (DERs) to utility demand response programs nationwide.