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January 20, 2011
As first reported in a flash on EnergyChoiceMatters.com yesterday morning, the Maryland PSC approved the merger of FirstEnergy Corp. and Allegheny Energy without any conditions related to the competitive wholesale or retail market (Case 9233).
January 19, 2011
The Maryland PSC published early Wed. morning an order approving the merger of FirstEnergy Corp. and Allegheny Energy with several conditions, but none which relate to the competitive retail or wholesale market. The Commission order can be found here , with conditions listed on p 58-61. More will…
January 19, 2011
The purchase of Nicor Inc. by AGL Resources, "should have no significant adverse impact on the competitive retail gas markets in Illinois," the joint applicants said in testimony before the Illinois Commerce Commission (Docket 11-0046).
January 14, 2011
PSEG Power Selling Texas Gas-fired Assets PSEG Power has agreed to the sale of its Texas generating assets, consisting of two 1,000 megawatt gas-fired combined cycle generating units which will be sold in two separate transactions. The Odessa facility in West Texas will be sold, pursuant to an asset…
January 11, 2011
ERCOT Seeks Dismissal of Wind Frequency Response Complaint ERCOT moved to dismiss a complaint at the PUCT from several wind generators relating to ERCOT's denial of exemptions from the frequency response requirements of Protocol 5.9.1.3, arguing that the generators are required to first seek…
January 10, 2011
FERC Denies Rehearing on Elimination of Corporate Guarantees in ISO New England FERC denied rehearing of its July order which eliminated corporate guarantees as a form of credit in ISO New England (ER10-942). Several competitive retail and wholesale suppliers had sought rehearing, arguing that the…
January 6, 2011
The New England Power Generators Association, Inc. alleged that the merger of Nstar and Northeast Utilities will harm competitive energy markets, in a motion for intervention at the Massachusetts DPU (Docket 10-170).
January 4, 2011
Constellation Energy has completed a $1.1 billion agreement to purchase the 2,950-megawatt Boston Generating fleet in New England.
December 31, 2010
Constellation Energy yesterday announced it has signed an agreement to sell the 550-megawatt Quail Run natural gas plant in west Texas to High Plains Diversified Energy Corporation (HPDEC) for $185.3 million. The agreement is contingent upon HPDEC obtaining financing through the sale of municipal…
December 30, 2010
Pa. PUC Reports Zero Slamming Complaints Against Competitive Suppliers in 2009 The Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Consumer Services did not receive any residential consumer complaints alleging slamming by an electric generation supplier or natural gas supplier during 2009, the Commission said in an…
December 23, 2010
FERC has approved Constellation Energy's acquisition of the portfolio of Boston Generating, dismissing conditions sought by Nstar and finding that the acquisition will have no adverse effect on competition (EC10-85).
December 21, 2010
An initial decision from two Pennsylvania ALJs would accept without modification a non-unanimous stipulation which would approve the merger of FirstEnergy Corp. and Allegheny Energy (A-2010-2176520 et. al.).
December 17, 2010
AEP Ohio has withdrawn a stipulation governing its Significantly Excessive Earnings Test which also would have impacted rates at Columbus Southern Power and committed signatories to supporting the pending merger of Columbus Southern Power and Ohio Power into a single operating company.
December 9, 2010
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (APUC) today announced that Liberty Energy Utilities Co., APUC's regulated utility subsidiary, has entered into agreements to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Granite State Electric Company and EnergyNorth Natural Gas Inc. from National Grid USA for…
December 9, 2010
AEP Retail Energy Partners Serving 200 MW of Load AEP Retail Energy Partners LLC said that it provides electricity and energy-related services to more than 1,000 retail customers in Ohio, representing approximately 200 MW of load, in describing its standing in a motion to intervene in Duke Energy…
December 8, 2010
AGL Resources has entered into an agreement to purchase Nicor Inc. for $2.4 billion, in a transaction that would create a combined firm with over 1 million unregulated retail customers.
December 6, 2010
Fireside Natural Gas Receives Waivers to Offer Prepaid Product in Georgia The Georgia PSC approved Fireside Natural Gas, LLC's requested waivers of applicable disconnection rules to allow Fireside to offer a prepaid natural gas product. Fireside customers will be offered the same published fixed and…
December 2, 2010
FirstEnergy Corp., Allegheny Energy, and several intervenors have filed a non-unanimous stipulation in Maryland that would provide for the approval of the merger of FirstEnergy and Allegheny with several conditions (Case 9133).
December 1, 2010
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, along with several end users, will support AEP Ohio's application to merge Columbus Southern Power and Ohio Power into a single operating company under a non-unanimous stipulation concerning the companies' significantly excessive earnings test (SEET…
November 24, 2010
Dynegy shareholders rejected a $605 million bid from The Blackstone Group to acquire the independent power producer, which also stops NRG Energy's planned acquisition, at least as originally envisioned, of what would have been several of the newly acquired plants from Blackstone.
November 15, 2010
Intelligen Resources Seeks Ohio Broker License Intelligen Resources LP applied for an Ohio electric broker license to serve all customer classes in all service areas.
November 10, 2010
Sempra Energy's commodity operations recorded a loss of $134 million in the third quarter of 2010, compared with earnings of $75 million in the third quarter of 2009.
November 8, 2010
IDT Corporation's Board of Directors has directed management to pursue a spin-off of its Genie Energy division, which includes competitive retail supplier IDT Energy.
October 28, 2010
Md. PSC Approves Nov. 1 Start for Standard Electronic Gas Market Transactions at BGE
October 28, 2010
A coalition called Energy Consumers First has been formed which, "seeks to give Pennsylvania's energy consumers a stronger voice in utility issues, including how the upcoming expiration of rate caps is handled in Western Pennsylvania for customers of Allegheny Power, Met-Ed and Penelec."
