July 18, 2017
Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE), Oncor, and several retail electric providers and REP groups have signed an agreement setting forth three new regulatory commitments, related to the retail electric market, proposed by Berkshire Hathaway Energy in its proposed acquisition of Oncor
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July 12, 2017
Dynegy Inc. has reached agreements to sell three of its generating plants for approximately $300 million.
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July 12, 2017
Includes Retail "Margin Enhancement" Plan Plan Includes Divesting 6 GW Of Conventional Generation, 50-100% of NRG's Interest in NRG Yield and Renewables Platform NRG Targeting $2.5-$4.0 Billion of Asset Sale Net Cash Proceeds
Asked About Potential NRG Texas Retirements, CEO Says "Very Comfortable" With Current Retail-Generation Balance in ERCOT
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July 10, 2017
Other Commitments Address Use of Utility Logo, Code of Conduct
As part of 44 regulatory commitments Berkshire Hathaway Energy has made in its proposed acquisition of Oncor, disclosed in an SEC filing, Berkshire Hathaway Energy has proposed to provide certain rate credits to customers.
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July 7, 2017
Berkshire Hathaway Energy, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., announced that it has executed a definitive merger agreement with Energy Future Holdings Corp. (EFH) under which Berkshire Hathaway Energy will acquire reorganized EFH and which will ultimately result in the…
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July 6, 2017
In an 8-K, Spark Energy provided further details concerning consideration paid in connection with its acquisition (accomplished through its subsidiary CenStar Energy) of Verde Energy, which recently closed, as RetailEnergyX.com reported yesterday
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July 6, 2017
Vistra Energy, the parent company for TXU Energy and Luminant, announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 1,054 MW combined cycle, combustion turbine power plant located in Odessa, Texas from a subsidiary of Koch Ag & Energy Solutions, LLC.
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June 29, 2017
Note: The story below was first posted at 4:40 p.m. on June 29
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June 23, 2017
Public Service Company of New Hampshire has disclosed in a New Hampshire PUC filing a sale price for its previously reported agreement to sell its 3.1433% undivided ownership interest as a tenant in common in W.F. Wyman Station – Unit 4 to a unit of NextEra Energy, which currently owns 84% of Wyman…
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June 23, 2017
EnerNOC, Inc. has entered into an agreement to be acquired by the Enel Group, a multinational power utility and integrated electricity and gas operator with operations in over 30 countries across five continents with a managed capacity of approximately 85 GW and more than 65 million business and…
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June 22, 2017
Public Service Company of New Hampshire has sought FERC approval for a transaction under which it would sell its 3.1433% undivided ownership interest as a tenant in common in W.F. Wyman Station – Unit 4 to a unit of NextEra Energy, which currently owns 84% of Wyman Unit 4.
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June 19, 2017
EQT Corporation and Rice Energy Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which EQT will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Rice common stock for total consideration of approximately $6.7 billion – consisting of 0.37 shares of EQT common stock and $5.30 in…
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June 15, 2017
TransCanada announced that, "After assessing its options, the company intends to wind down its TransCanada Power Marketing Ltd (TCPM) operations and realize the value of the remaining marketing contracts and working capital over time."
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June 12, 2017
Cargill has reached an agreement to sell its North America Power and Gas business to Macquarie Group
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June 12, 2017
Premier Holding Corporation (PRHL) announced in a news release today, "the signing of a non-binding LOI with Ridgefield Partners, LLC, to participate in a newly created energy roll-up."
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June 6, 2017
Sperian Energy's geographic expansion over the next six to nine months will include expansion into natural gas, as the company also wants to play a part in the Texas retail electric market, Sperian's newly appointed CEO Paul Keene told EnergyChoiceMatters.com.
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May 31, 2017
Departing ESCO "Hope[s]" Market Exit Will Mean It Won't Be Subject To Staff Mass Market Review Subpoena
Frontier Utilities Northeast, LLC is exiting the New York market and is transitioning some of its New York customers to Spark Energy, LLC
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May 30, 2017
MVC Says Crius Acquisition of USG&E Determined To Be Superior To Equus Transaction Crius Energy Trust Announces Acquisition of U.S. Gas & Electric, Inc. and C$110 Million Bought Deal Offering of Subscription Receipts
Update, 5/31: MVC Capital, Inc., the parent of U.S. Gas & Electric, Inc., said that the Crius Acquisition (first reported yesterday, see below) was determined to be superior to the Equus transaction announced last month.
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May 26, 2017
CEO Sees More Broker M&A As Margins Compress
Nania Energy Advisors announced that it has acquired the energy supply brokering business of Goby
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May 23, 2017
Various financial metrics for U.S. Gas & Electric have been reported in an investor presentation regarding the previously reported transaction (see details here) under which Equus Total Return, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MVC Capital, Inc.'s largest portfolio holding, U.S…
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May 19, 2017
Just Energy said during an earnings call yesterday that it is exploring inorganic growth through acquisitions of several types of companies, including retail suppliers active in North America, but the company said that most of the books currently out there are not of interest to it.
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May 19, 2017
Absent M&A, Retail Growth Will Come From New Brands, Segmentation Vistra "Actively" Looking To Acquire ERCOT CCGTs
Any meaningful customer growth for the TXU Energy brand will likely need to come from acquisitions, but now is not the right time to purchase retail books, Vistra Energy CEO Curt Morgan said during an earnings call yesterday
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May 18, 2017
Vistra Energy, the parent company for TXU Energy and Luminant, announced the purchase of the Upton County Solar 2 development project in West Texas.
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May 11, 2017
The Connecticut PURA has issued a Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty against Perigee Energy, LLC, in the amount of $2,000, relating to Perigee's alleged failure to receive pre-approval for a license "transfer", and the deadline for notifying PURA of a change in corporate structure
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May 11, 2017
The additional third party from which Spark Energy recently acquired customers, in connection with its acquisition of Perigee Energy, has been revealed.
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