July 31, 2014
AGL Resources said during an earnings call this week that it remains open to "opportunistic" acquisitions to augment its competitive retail energy business, but that it is currently focused on organic growth after acquiring several books recently.
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July 30, 2014
Exelon Corporation and Integrys Energy Group, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Exelon to purchase Integrys Energy Services Inc., a competitive retail electricity and natural gas subsidiary serving approximately 1.2 million commercial, industrial, public sector…
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July 29, 2014
Centrica announced that its North American subsidiary, Direct Energy, has acquired the US residential solar business, Astrum Solar, for $54 million.
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July 25, 2014
Direct Energy announced an agreement with EnerCare for the sale of the Direct Energy-branded home and small commercial services business in Ontario to EnerCare for $550 million (Canadian $).
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July 22, 2014
In comments to FERC, the Office of the People's Counsel for the District of Columbia has raised concerns, "about the influence that a company of the size of the proposed post-merger," Exelon-Pepco Holdings company, "would be able to exert on the PJM Interconnection, LLC ('PJM') stakeholder process."
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July 22, 2014
Gas Natural Inc., the parent of natural gas marketer Energy West Resources and several regulated distribution companies, said that it has rejected "unsolicited and inadequate" offers made by Algonquin Power & Utilities on January 14, March 5 and May 7, 2014 to acquire the company
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July 11, 2014
Texas retail electric provider American Light & Power has acquired some or all of the customers of 10K Energy (d/b/a Mission Power) and likely also some or all of the customers of True Electric.
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July 10, 2014
The Maryland PSC granted a request from NRG Residential Solutions and directed Baltimore Gas & Electric to suppress "enrollment" notices that would otherwise be triggered and sent to customers of Dominion Retail which are being transferred to NRG after NRG purchased the Dominion Retail electric…
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July 8, 2014
Eligo Energy PA, LLC is seeking electric and natural gas supplier licenses in Pennsylvania to serve all customer classes in all service areas, according to a recently posted public notice. Copies of the applications filed with the PUC were not yet available.
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July 7, 2014
Staff of the Maryland PSC have recommended that the Commission direct Baltimore Gas & Electric to change the language of a customer notice triggered by a change in a customer's electric supplier which currently is written as if the change is a new enrollment, but is still being produced and sent in…
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July 2, 2014
Proton Energy filed for an amendment to its Texas retail electric provider certificate to reflect a change in control, as required by a recent settlement agreement.
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June 24, 2014
Integrys' solar generation business, which is currently part of Integrys Energy Services, is not part of the sale process to divest the retail supply business of Integrys Energy Services prior to Integrys Energy Group being acquired by Wisconsin Energy, Integrys executives said yesterday.
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June 23, 2014
Integrys Energy Group this morning announced an agreement under which it would be acquired by Wisconsin Energy, with Integrys Energy Services being divested.
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June 18, 2014
In another part of a Connecticut PURA response to a draft Hop Energy customer notice informing customers of their assignment to Public Power that should give retail suppliers pause, PURA appears to suggest that PURA must receive advance notice of any agreement to assign customers to another supplier…
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June 18, 2014
In what appears to be an uncommon, if not novel, requirement, a notice to be sent to customers of Hop Energy concerning the assignment of their contracts to Public Power must inform the customers of various regulatory actions taken against Public Power, the Connecticut PURA said in a June 17 letter…
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June 17, 2014
Citing an increase in attrition from utility enrollment notification letters sent to customers being served by a new supplier after the acquisition of a customer book, NRG Residential Solutions has requested that the Maryland PSC direct Baltimore Gas & Electric to cease issuance of such letters in…
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June 17, 2014
Crius Energy has executed, through its affiliates, a purchase agreement to acquire the retail electricity customer portfolio of HOP Energy LLC, a provider of heating oil and petroleum products and related services, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.3 million.
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June 16, 2014
A bankruptcy court is scheduled to address at a hearing today the results of a sale process for Glacial Energy and certain related companies.
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June 10, 2014
Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. has petitioned the New Hampshire PUC for approval of a transaction under which it would acquire New Hampshire Gas Corporation from Iberdrola USA Enterprises, Inc.
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June 10, 2014
PPL Corporation and Riverstone Holdings LLC announced a definitive agreement to combine their merchant power generation businesses into a new stand-alone, publicly traded independent power producer.
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June 5, 2014
Just Energy Group, Inc. announced an agreement to sell the shares of National Energy Corporation (which operates under the name National Home Services), its water heater and HVAC home services business, to Reliance Comfort Limited Partnership, a Canadian supplier of heating, cooling and water heater…
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June 4, 2014
Albireo Energy, LLC yesterday announced the acquisition of New Jersey-based Energy Options, Inc., in partnership with management.
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June 2, 2014
A settlement among the Glacial Energy companies, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, EDF Trading North America LLC, and Vantage Commodities Financial Services has been filed in Glacial's bankruptcy case
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June 2, 2014
Prairie Plant Systems, a Canadian biotechnology company, would acquire a U.S. retail supplier under a proposed transaction filed at FERC.
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May 30, 2014
GDF SUEZ has entered into an agreement to purchase Ecova, an indirect subsidiary of Avista Corp., for $335 million in cash, less the payment of debt and other customary closing adjustments.
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