October 31, 2017
Vistra, in a communication to employees, has identified several power plants under consideration for sale as a result of its proposed merger with Dynegy
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October 31, 2017
Retail To Be a "Focus" Of Capital Deployment, Could Include Retail Acquisitions
Discussing the merger between Vistra Energy, the parent company for TXU Energy and Luminant, and Dynegy Inc., first announced yesterday (see details here) , Vistra Energy President and Chief Executive Officer Curt Morgan said during an analyst call that retail would be a "focus" for the deployment…
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October 30, 2017
Touts Lower Costs To Serve Retail Customers Than Competitors Earlier: Parent Of TXU Announces Deal To Combine With Dynegy Combined Generation Portfolio Will Serve To Accelerate Growth of Retail Business
During an analyst call on the announcement, in response to a question regarding any market power issues resulting from the merger, Vistra Energy President and Chief Executive Officer Curt Morgan said, "We will need to do some modest mitigation, roughly around 900 MW in ERCOT."
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October 26, 2017
Asks How Oncor Will Be "Insulated" From Attempts By Calif. Lawmakers To Influence Oncor Policies, Practices
Texas PUC Commissioner Kenneth Anderson issued a memo in advance of today's open meeting concerning Sempra Energy's proposed acquisition of Oncor which outlines several concerns regarding Sempra's debt and credit ratings, which Anderson said should be addressed as the Commission adjudicates the…
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October 26, 2017
Enel S.p.A., through its US subsidiary EnerNOC, announced the acquisition of California-based eMotorWerks, a supplier of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, called JuiceBox, and owner and operator of JuiceNet, an Internet of Things (IoT) platform for the smart management of EV charging and…
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October 24, 2017
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted Interactive Energy Group LLC (IEG) an electric broker license to serve all customer classes in all service areas
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October 20, 2017
Jason Helms and Jeremiah Collins, formerly of GSE Consulting, LP, have formed International Power Holding Co., "for the express purpose of acquiring retail energy brokerage businesses in North America."
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October 19, 2017
Pogo Energy, LLC is acquiring prepaid customers from PowerHouse Energy, the prepaid brand of TriEagle Energy (a unit of Crius Energy).
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October 19, 2017
HomeServe plc, parent company of HomeServe USA (HomeServe), today announced that HomeServe USA will acquire the assets of the home repair services business of Dominion Products and Services, Inc. (DPS) from DPS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dominion Energy, Inc.,
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October 16, 2017
South Jersey Industries today announced it has entered into agreements to acquire the assets of New Jersey-based Elizabethtown Gas and Maryland-based Elkton Gas from Pivotal Utility Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Southern Company Gas.
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October 12, 2017
Eversource New Hampshire (Public Service Company of New Hampshire) announced the selection of a buyer for the sale of its utility-owned generation
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October 12, 2017
The Michigan Agency for Energy (MAE) has urged 4,500 former Energy America customers who may have signed up for service in 1998, "to check their bills to see if they are now being charged by Direct Energy Services as their natural gas supplier."
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October 11, 2017
REPs Required To Pass-Through TDU Savings To Ex-Sharyland Customers
The Public Utility Commission of Texas today adopted final orders which approve an asset swap among Oncor and Sharyland Utilities that will see the Sharyland Utilities distribution assets (and retail customers) become part of Oncor, and under which a system-wide tariff will apply at Oncor, including…
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October 9, 2017
Rebrands, Expanding Company, Names New COO
Just Energy recently acquired the commercial energy brokerage and consulting divisions of Save On Energy, LLC, and has rebranded the acquired division as Interactive Energy Group LLC (IEG)
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October 6, 2017
Offers Other Retail Market Related Commitments
In Sempra Energy's application before the Texas PUC to acquire Oncor, Sempra has offered several regulatory commitments related to the retail market, including proposed bill credits resulting from certain savings.
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October 5, 2017
Company To File For Texas PUC Approval Today
Sempra Energy announced a revised agreement to acquire Energy Future Holdings, and thus Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, which includes a new financing structure, under which Sempra Energy proposes to now acquire 100 percent of EFH at the close of the transaction with no third-party equity…
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October 4, 2017
Calpine Corporation announced the expiration of the 45-day "go-shop" period pursuant to the terms of the previously announced definitive agreement under which Energy Capital Partners (ECP) along with a consortium of investors led by Access Industries and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will…
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September 28, 2017
Asks If Only Former Sharyland Customers Should Pay For Sharyland AMI (Such A Policy Would Introduce Non-Uniform TDU Rates)
In a memo concerning a stipulation and proposed order governing Oncor's proposed acquisition of Sharyland Utilities, DeAnn Walker, the new chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, stated that she has questions whether current Oncor customers should be required to pay for the deployment of…
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September 28, 2017
Requests Retail Provider Representatives Appear Today To Discuss
In a memo concerning a stipulation and proposed order governing Oncor's proposed acquisition of Sharyland Utilities, DeAnn Walker, the new chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, stated that she had "questions" concerning the PUCT's ability to issue a requirement that retail electric…
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September 26, 2017
Broker-consultant Energy Professionals, LLC announced that it is merging with competitor North American Energy Advisory (NAEA)
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September 19, 2017
In response to a request from the Texas PUC's Director of Docket Management, Oncor has clarified two issues related to language, proposed to be part of an order approving Oncor's acquisition of Sharyland Utilities, that is intended to ensure that Oncor's rates are passed through to customers served…
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September 15, 2017
The Texas PUC's Director of Docket Management has requested that parties clarify two issues related to language, proposed to be part of an order approving Oncor's acquisition of Sharyland Utilities, that is intended to ensure that Oncor's rates are passed through to customers served by Sharyland…
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September 14, 2017
EQT Corporation announced that, immediately upon the closing of its acquisition of Rice Energy Inc, it will establish a Committee of the Board of Directors to evaluate options for addressing EQT’s sum-of-the-parts discount.
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September 11, 2017
Second Such Purchase This Year
Red Ventures last week announced the acquisition of Allconnect for an undisclosed amount.
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September 6, 2017
GPB Capital, a New York-based alternative asset management firm focusing on acquiring income-producing private companies, has appointed Dan Alper, former CEO of Major Energy Services, LLC, as a Senior Advisor and part of the team to identify and execute potential acquisitions in the retail energy…
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