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September 27, 2011
A Maryland working group has recommended that the legislature address the issue of whether providers of Electrical Vehicle (EV) charging stations and related services are electric suppliers under the Maryland Public Utilities Article's (PUA) statutory definition.
September 2, 2011
Small commercial customers would prefer to receive energy efficiency and similar on-site value-added services from their utility, surveyed energy industry professionals said in the Distributed Energy Financial Group LLC's 2011 Consumer Choice and Retail Energy Competition Survey.
July 1, 2011
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted a motion from Chairman Robert Powelson to issue for comment an interpretation of the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS) Act that permits the net metering of facilities even where not owned by the host customer (such as for financing reasons).
May 31, 2011
The Texas legislature has enrolled and sent to the governor SB 981, relating to the registration of distributed renewable generation.
January 25, 2011
Under existing laws, the Illinois Commerce Commission, "does not have jurisdiction[] to broadly regulate electric vehicle charging service or providers as public utilities," BlueStar Energy Services said in comments to the ICC.
January 12, 2011
The Michigan PSC has issued a report on reducing peak demand under which the Commission finds that, "now is the time to explore, pilot, and demonstrate new load management concepts and technologies in advance of a turn-around in electric supply and demand, and a softening of the current economic…
December 30, 2010
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has opened a generic proceeding regarding the "throughput incentive" faced by electric distribution companies, and whether to pursue decoupling, a lost revenue adjustment mechanism, or other mechanism to mitigate this incentive (10-3126-EL-UNC).
December 3, 2010
PUCT Commissioners discussed at yesterday's open meeting several areas in which they may seek additional legislative guidance or authority through recommendations in the scope of competition report. Commissioners did not adopt a final report with legislative recommendations at yesterday's meeting…
November 19, 2010
The New York PSC has adopted further revisions to its RPS program, including an expansion in the definition of qualified biomass, and a change in determining the economic development impact from some projects competing in the RPS solicitations.
November 15, 2010
MXenergy reported a net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2010 (first quarter of fiscal 2011) of $23.4 million, versus a loss of $10.2 million a year ago.
October 14, 2010
Integrys Energy Services, Duke Energy Generation Services, and Smart Energy Capital announced yesterday the launch of a partnership to build and finance distributed solar projects throughout the United States.
