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June 25, 2014
eCurv, Inc., which describes itself as a privately held technology firm rolling out a patented means to reduce electricity charges for commercial customers, said that it has closed a $2.5 million Series A round of funding led by Constellation Technology Ventures, the venture capital arm of Exelon…
April 28, 2014
The New York PSC will address several questions raised in a Staff report, including whether utilities should continue to supply default commodity service to customers, as part of its Reforming the Energy Vision proceeding.
April 25, 2014
New York yesterday unveiled an initiative to, "create the power grid of the future and forever change the way consumers buy and use energy."
March 27, 2014
NRG recently published a letter on its website (click here) from CEO David Crane which outlines Crane's visions for NRG and the industry, and which we again see as irreconcilably in conflict with NRG's preferred policy of a capacity market in Texas.
February 18, 2014
An intervenor is seeking the introduction of electric choice in a Texas CCN proceeding regarding El Paso Electric's petition to build two additional generating units at its Montana power station.
February 14, 2014
EnerNOC, Inc. announced that it has acquired two European demand response providers.
January 22, 2014
While 2013 outlooks for utilities were dominated by discussions of disruptive technologies and a potential "death spiral," these issues are of "little concern" to retail energy providers which are offering value to customers in addition to commodity supply, the Annual Baseline Assessment of Choice…
January 8, 2014
Clean Power Finance (CPF) and Integrys Energy Services, Inc. announced the creation of a residential solar finance fund through the CPF Market, an online platform that facilitates electric power companies' investment in residential solar.
January 6, 2014
IGS Energy recently named new executives to lead its generation and home services units.
December 20, 2013
The New York PSC yesterday announced that it, "commenced a process to transform its regulation of electric distribution utilities," and articulated "core policy outcomes" driving the proceeding.
December 9, 2013
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Bob Burns has suggested a series of workshops and topics to be addressed in a docket addressing potential impacts to the current utility model resulting from innovation and technological developments in generation and delivery of energy (Docket E-00000J-13-0375).
November 8, 2013
KEMA, GP Renewables & Trading Host Conference Call on Distributed Generation Opportunities for Retail Suppliers
November 5, 2013
The Slater Technology Fund announced that it has committed an additional $100,000 to VCharge, an energy management services company whose operation includes retail electric supply in competitive markets, as part of their $1-million dollar round, bringing Slater's total investment to $600,000.
October 31, 2013
One of the features that will be put at customers' fingertips through Direct Energy's new mobile app is the ability to, "Learn about Smart Thermostat" [sic], according to the app's webpage.
October 22, 2013
NRG Energy, according to its website, is now testing a distributed generation technology, relying on solar, natural gas, and battery input, in homes and businesses.
October 9, 2013
The following is a letter from Jeff Nottingham, an energy economist with Verdigris Energy LLC and a veteran of the ERCOT market, to EnergyChoiceMatters.com concerning recent generation development in ERCOT, and innovative technologies to reduce the cost of new build, all of which are occurring under…
September 10, 2013
Direct Energy and SolarCity have undertaken a broad agreement to provide solar electricity directly to businesses.
September 4, 2013
ecobee announced a new partnership with retail supplier Electricity Maine and Thayer Corporation to execute a pilot project as part of the Efficiency Maine Innovation Program.
August 30, 2013
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced it will hold an educational discussion regarding the nature of the impact of new technologies and services on the traditional electric utility model.
August 23, 2013
Reliant is offering large businesses in Texas a ThinkEco tool to monitor and manage electricity.
July 31, 2013
Retail supplier Plymouth Rock Energy announced that it is offering a home roof solar system to Long Island, New York residents with no money down.
May 23, 2013
The New York PSC has opened a proceeding to review policies that may impact consumer acceptance and use of plug-in electric vehicles and to further develop the Commission's policies regarding electric vehicles and the services and infrastructure that they require.
May 21, 2013
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and NRG Energy, Inc. announced a new global alliance to expand the use of renewable energy systems at Starwood properties.
May 21, 2013
A parent of several retail suppliers is investing in a firm developing energy storage technologies.
April 29, 2013
The University of Delaware and NRG Energy announced a milestone for their eV2g project: becoming an official resource of PJM Interconnection and proving for the first time that electric vehicle-to-grid technology can sell electricity from electric vehicles (EVs) to the power grid.
