April 7, 2015
Ambit Energy is "turning on the spigot," for additional commercial and industrial sales, which will include expanding its service beyond small commercial customers, and utilizing a range of sales channels, executives told EnergyChoiceMatters.com.
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April 6, 2015
A Public Utility Law Judge has concluded that sanctions sought by Staff of the Maryland PSC against Starion Energy are not supported by any evidence, and that the activity to which Staff objects has already been litigated and settled.
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April 1, 2015
Summer Energy Holdings, Inc., the parent of Texas retail provider Summer Energy, doubled its revenues in 2014.
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March 30, 2015
Spark Energy expects to see its customer count decline during the first quarter of 2015 due to churn in the Southern California natural gas market -- part of a "hard lesson" the company learned regarding the market, but the company expects to return to net customer growth by the second quarter of…
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March 20, 2015
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued a Secretarial Letter which "relieves" EDCs of the annual mailing of a postcard promoting PA Power Switch
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March 10, 2015
Accent Energy Texas, LP d/b/a IGS Energy petitioned the Public Utility Commission of Texas for a good cause exception to the requirement in P.U.C. SUBST. R. 25.474(f)(2) and (3) to allow customers the option of choosing a retail electric product via a hand-held electronic device without requiring…
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March 5, 2015
The Public Utility Commission of Texas is alerting electric customers to an, "illegal, unauthorized and inaccurate notice that has been sent to Texas households."
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March 3, 2015
Complaints concerning retail energy suppliers are among the top five categories of consumer complaints, New Jersey Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs said yesterday.
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February 27, 2015
The Connecticut PURA has re-opened the licensing docket of Palmco Power CT, LLC to examine the supplier's marketing and solicitation practices as they relate to "minimum usage requirements" allegedly cited by Palmco.
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February 27, 2015
The New York PSC aims to incubate an online platform and exchange for retail energy that could instill confidence in commodity supply and distributed energy purchases, it directed in its Reforming the Energy Vision Order
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February 24, 2015
A bill (HB 520) filed in the Pennsylvania General Assembly would ban multi-level marketing for energy supply, prohibit revenue streams used in other forms of direct selling, and require suppliers to assume civil liability for door-to-door and MLM sales
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January 29, 2015
Clearview Energy has launched the offering of an alarm, energy management, and home automation suite: Clearview Home Safety and Automation.
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January 28, 2015
French energy and home services comparison website Selectra Ltd. is expanding to the United States, with a planned launch in May 2015.
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January 15, 2015
NRG Energy has "significant advantages" over players such as Apple, Google, and Comcast in the battle to offer home services, NRG CEO David Crane said during an investor day presentation yesterday.
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January 14, 2015
North American Power has terminated the use of its network marketing arm, and will rely on alternative methods to enroll customers.
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January 9, 2015
HIKO Energy, LLC has agreed to pay $2.1 million, including $1.85 million in restitution to consumers, and to significantly revise its business practices, in order to resolve a complaint filed by the Acting Attorney General, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU), and New Jersey Division of…
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January 7, 2015
Just Energy has entered into a settlement with the Massachusetts Attorney General under which it will pay $4 million to address allegations that the supplier or its agents engaged in, "deceptive marketing and sales that promised savings but charged significantly higher rates, entered consumers into…
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January 5, 2015
Youngevity International, Inc., a network marketer, said in a news release on January 2 that it is partnering with energy broker/consultant Energy Professionals, and that Youngevity distributors will now be able to offer their customers energy services from Energy Professionals.
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January 5, 2015
Stream Energy has set its sights on being a provider of comprehensive home services, and the upcoming official nationwide launch of its wireless communications offerings in late January will serve as a platform for that growth, Mark "Bouncer" Schiro, Stream Energy CEO, told EnergyChoiceMatters.com
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December 18, 2014
The Maryland PSC has assigned to the Public Utility Law Judge Division the question of whether three retail suppliers' marketing and pricing practices were "misleading" or otherwise provided inadequate information to allow a customer to make an informed choice regarding the purchase of electricity…
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December 12, 2014
The Massachusetts DPU, as part of a wide-ranging proceeding to update a host of retail electric market provisions, proposes that competitive suppliers who intend to market door-to-door to residential customers be required to provide notice to the Department prior to initiating a door-to-door…
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December 10, 2014
Energy Marketing Conferences announced that Deborah Merril, Co-CEO of Just Energy, will be the keynote speaker of the 3rd Energy Marketing Conference on March 3, 2015 in New York City.
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December 4, 2014
Volunteer Energy has announced that it is the new energy partner for AAA Ohio Member Discounts.
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December 4, 2014
Energy Rewards, the retail supplier NRG Energy uses for its affinity partnership to offer service to Comcast subscribers in western Pennsylvania, has ceased accepting new customers.
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December 3, 2014
Commerce Energy, a subsidiary of Just Energy Group Inc., announced a partnership with the Georgia Tech Alumni Association to offer discounted commodity supply rates to alumni.
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