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October 9, 2025
Customers in 14 competitive states/jurisdictions saved approximately $530.6 million from 2008 to 2024 (aggregate of all customer classes), compared to pricing trends in monopoly states, the Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) reported in its 2024 energy trend report, based on the latest U.S.…
September 9, 2025
Clearview Electric, Inc., d/b/a Clearview Energy ("Clearview Electric" or ·"Defendant") would pay about $7 million in restitution and would cease selling retail electricity and natural gas in Illinois under a Consent Decree with the Illinois Attorney General (AG) to resolve allegations from the AG…
August 18, 2025
Octopus Energy launched a new referral program, Octopus Realtor Rewards, which pays real estate agents $100 for every Texas electric customer sign up
August 6, 2025
A complainant at the Texas PUC has moved to withdraw a previously filed complaint against Save On Energy, LLC (SOE), with such complaint having implicated several issues concerning marketing, the presentation of prices (and customer understanding of such), and certain product designs in the retail…
August 4, 2025
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed an updated recommendation that recommends that the PUC deny, with prejudice, Enron Energy Texas LLC's application for an Option 1 retail electric provider certificate, due to what Staff alleges is "satire" which Staff alleges, when presented…
July 28, 2025
PowerSetter, an online marketplace for retail energy plans that also integrates community solar offers after retail energy plan selection, announced last month that it has surpassed 350,000 customers.
July 14, 2025
Chris Guerrero has joined ENGIE Resources as Vice President of Marketing (CMO), reporting to CEO Anne-Laure Chassanite.
March 27, 2025
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today issued a consumer alert warning about a scam involving telephone calls that falsely claim to be from the PUC, using the phone number of the Commission’s Philadelphia office as the caller ID.
February 11, 2025
CleanSky Energy has named Michelle Fernandez as Director of Commercial Sales
January 20, 2025
Suit Seeks Revocation Of Retail Supplier's Licenses, & Contract Rescissions
Similar to other recent litigation ( here and here ), the Illinois Attorney General's recently filed suit against Spark Energy LLC and Spark Energy Gas (Spark, with references to Spark also including alleged actions undertaken by Spark's agents) alleges, among other things, that the use of the term…
January 16, 2025
IL Attorney General Files Suit Against Retail Supplier, Alleges Deceptive Practices, Altered Recordings The Illinois Attorney General announced in a news release that the AG filed a lawsuit against…
December 11, 2024
An Office of People's Counsel has withdrawn, without prejudice, claims in a complaint filed against…
December 2, 2024
PUC Encourages Customers To Use PUC Websites As "Benchmark" Against Retail Suppliers' Marketing
The Pennsylvania PUC on Cyber Monday warned customers about "copycat" energy shopping websites that mimic the look and presentation of the PUC's "unbiased" PAPowerSwitch.com
November 14, 2024
PUC Approves $355,000 Fine For Supplier, "Double" Refunds
A majority of Commissioners on a Public Utilities Commission are ready to "ratchet up" penalties and other remedies against retail energy suppliers for misconduct
September 23, 2024
A retail energy vendor has entered into a consent decree with…
July 23, 2024
A Texas REP announced a customer referral contest for Texas customers, held through July 31
July 10, 2024
The Executive Secretary of…
June 14, 2024
Customers "Overpaying" Under "Big-Brand Energy Company Plans" Names New COO
Gimmicky and confusing electricity plans are resulting in a large number of Texans, "getting screwed" and overpaying for "big-brand energy company plans," says a new campaign from an electricity shopping site
June 11, 2024
A new retail electricity shopping site announced its launch for the Texas market today
May 9, 2024
Alleged Violations Include References By Sales Agents To Energy Choice "Program"
The Illinois Attorney General (AG) has filed a suit in Cook County, IL circuit court against…
May 1, 2024
A retail energy broker has changed its name to…
April 2, 2024
A comparison site announced that…
March 13, 2024
A retail energy vet has joined…
February 21, 2024
TXU Energy is sponsoring…
February 7, 2024
Precedent Opens Door For OCC Intervention, Discovery In Similar Supplier Settlement Cases
A Public Utilities Commission has now decided to…
