October 29, 2020
Start-up Retail Supplier Formed
Start-up Barracuda Energy LLC applied for an Ohio natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes at Columbia Gas of Ohio and Dominion Energy Ohio
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October 28, 2020
Start-up Texas Retail Electric Supplier Backed By Clean Energy Company Receives REP Certificate
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted Declaration Energy LLC an Option 1 retail electric provider certificate
October 22, 2020
Walmart's Retail Electric Supplier, Texas Retail Energy, To Begin "Marketing" Electricity, Seeks To Serve Residential Customers
Texas Retail Energy LLC, the retail electric supplier owned by Walmart which, to date, has only served as a self-supply entity, applied for an amended Pennsylvania retail electric supplier license to, among other things, include service to residential customers. The application also amends a prior…
October 22, 2020
Start-up Texas-based Broker, Led by Market Vets, Expanding Outside Of Texas
E-Volve Energy Holdings, LLC, a Texas-based broker and aggregator created last year, is expanding to various Northeast markets.
October 21, 2020
Start-up Retail Electric Supplier Rhythm Receives Texas REP Certificate
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted start-up retail energy supplier Rhythm Ops, LLC d/b/a Rhythm an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate
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
October 16, 2020
Settlement Reached Between FirstEnergy Advisors, RESA That Supports Grant Of Pennsylvania Broker License To FirstEnergy Advisors
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October 15, 2020
Mpower Energy Expands To New State
Retail supplier Mpower Energy announced the company's expansion into Ohio and opening of an Mpower Direct facility in Columbus.
October 14, 2020
Texas Retail Market Vet Forms New Broker Named EnerGenie
EnerGenie LLC, a start-up, registered as a Texas electric broker
October 9, 2020
Sunrise Power & Gas Receives Natural Gas Supplier License In New State
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Capital Energy PA LLC d/b/a Sunrise Power & Gas a natural gas supplier license to serve residential, small commercial (under 6,000 MCF annually), and large commercial (6,000 MCF or more annually) customers in the natural gas distribution company service territories of…
October 8, 2020
SWEPCO Opposes Declaratory Order For Retail Choice Pilot, Says Pilot Only Available Under Transition To Competition Process, And Legislature Has Found Area Not Ready For Competition
Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) has filed a response at the Texas PUC to East Texas Salt Water Disposal Company's (ETSWD) petition for declaratory order and request for the opening of a pilot retail electric choice implementation project at SWEPCO, with SWEPCO stating that a pilot may…
October 7, 2020
Newly Launched Affiliate Of Wholesale Power Marketer, Retail Natural Gas Supplier, Receives Texas REP Certificate
The Texas PUC granted Hybrid Power, LLC an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate
October 6, 2020
Texas Alliance Of Energy Producers Supports Motion To Launch Pilot Retail Electric Choice Program At SWEPCO
Notes Current "Exceedingly High Electricity Costs"
The Texas Alliance of Energy Producers has filed a letter at the Texas PUC in support of East Texas Salt Water Disposal Company's (ETSWD) petition for declaratory order and request for the opening of a pilot retail electric choice implementation project at Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO…
October 5, 2020
Retail Supplier Seeks To Expand To New York
First Point Power LLC has filed for initial eligibility to serve as an ESCO in New York, to serve industrial and large commercial electricity customers
October 2, 2020
Texas PUC Staff Seeks Extension To Evaluate REP Applicant Blue Star's Relationship With AEP Affiliates, Requests Additional Info From Blue Star
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas requested an extension of the deadline for Staff to file a recommendation on final disposition of the Option 1 retail electric provider certificate application of Blue Star Energy, LLC, which is an affiliate of AEP Texas
October 1, 2020
Breakerbox, An Exelon Company, Receives Broker Licenses In New State
The District of Columbia PSC granted Breakerbox, LLC electric and natural gas aggregator/broker licenses to serve commercial and industrial customers
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September 29, 2020
EC Infosystems Signs Start-Up Grand Energy for EDI/Billing Services
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – September 29, 2020 – EC Infosystems, a leader in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Billing/Customer Information Solutions (CIS) for companies in the deregulated energy industry , has announced a partnership with Grand Energy, Inc. for billing/cis and EDI services.
September 29, 2020
Texas Retail Electric Provider Acquired By U.K. Energy Supplier
U.K retail energy supplier Octopus Energy, which describes itself as a tech unicorn, announced the acquisition of Texas retail electric provider Evolve Energy
September 28, 2020
Another Start-up Seeks Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate
PowerMEX, LLC, a start-up, applied for an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate
September 25, 2020
Start-up Broker Formed, Associated With Efficiency/LED Provider
Ohio-based Hercules Energy, LLC, a start-up, applied for an Ohio electric broker license to serve all customer classes in all service areas
September 25, 2020
Start-up Texas Retail Provider Led By Market Vets Receives REP Certificate
The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted JP Energy Resources LLC an Option 1 retail electric provider certificate
September 24, 2020
Start-up Texas Retail Electric Provider Seeks REP Certificate
Yenta Energy LP d/b/a Clyde Energy applied for an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate
September 24, 2020
New Entrant Bulb Launches Statewide In Texas Retail Electric Market, Following Soft Launch
Bulb, which describes itself as the U.K.'s fastest-growing energy provider and whose Texas market entry had been exclusively first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com in June 2019 , has launched statewide retail electric offers in Texas, following a previously reported soft launch in December 2019
September 16, 2020
ALJ Denies FirstEnergy Advisors' Motion To Dismiss RESA Protest To Pennsylvania Broker Application
A Pennsylvania PUC Administrative Law Judge has dismissed a motion filed by Suvon LLC, d/b/a FirstEnergy Advisors to dismiss a protest filed by Retail Energy Supply Association against FirstEnergy Advisors' application for a Pennsylvania electric broker license
September 14, 2020
New Retail Supplier Receives License
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted Grand Energy, LLC a natural gas supplier license as a marketer and broker to serve all customer classes in all service areas