April 23, 2019
The recently adopted New York budget authorizes the New York PSC to provide power supplies to municipal aggregations (CCAs) and also provide financing for CCA renewable energy projects
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April 23, 2019
A new poll shows that a super-majority of Illinois residents want to be able to choose their energy supplier, choose clean energy, and want more renewable energy in the Illinois power system.
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April 22, 2019
Review Of Barriers To Offering Of Dynamic Pricing By Competitive Retail Suppliers
The Acadia Center, the Cape Light Compact JPE, Conservation Law Foundation, Green Energy Consumers Alliance, and Northeast Clean Energy Council (the "Parties") requested that the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (the "Department" or "DPU") immediately commence its investigation into the…
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April 18, 2019
Joule Community Power has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to retail energy suppliers to bid to supply electricity to eight communities in the Central Hudson service area -– the Town of Beacon, the Town of Cold Spring, the Town of Fishkill, the Town of Geneva, the Town of Lima, Marbletown…
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April 15, 2019
POLR Obligation Could Be Examined As Well, Report Says
A "strike force" assembled by California Gavin Newsom Strike to examine the state's wildfires and energy future released a report recommending that the state evaluate resource adequacy back-stop options through the legislative process
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April 11, 2019
The Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance (MEGA) has selected Constellation to supply its Southern Tier opt-out electricity aggregation covering 21 municipalities in New York
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April 9, 2019
The Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) has released new pricing for its natural gas opt-out municipal aggregations in Ohio
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April 4, 2019
The California Community Choice Association (CalCCA) has announced the launch of the Bright Energy Future CA campaign, described as, "a statewide coalition committed to building a stronger, greener, more reliable electric system — and preserving and promoting the role of local, not-for-profit…
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March 27, 2019
The Northwest Ohio Aggregation Coalition has selected Volunteer Energy as its natural gas supplier for the next term of its opt-out municipal aggregation, spanning the June 2019 through May 2021 billing cycles
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March 18, 2019
The City of Worcester, MA, has filed at the Massachusetts DPU for authorization to implement an opt-out municipal aggregation for electricity customers.
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March 15, 2019
Crius Sees Decline In Customer Count, Reports Earnings
In reporting fourth quarter and year-end earnings, Crius Energy Trust announced that, "In November 2018, the Company purchased the customer contracts and associated assets of approximately 10,000 residential electric customers in Massachusetts and New York from a New York-based energy retailer for…
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March 14, 2019
The Westchester Power opt-out municipal aggregation in New York has selected a new electric supplier for those communities in the program located in the NYSEG service area.
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March 11, 2019
Such Aggregations Have Enrolled Customers Onto Default Prices Higher Than Basic Service With No Signature Required
A group of municipalities which run opt-out aggregations recommended to the Massachusetts DPU that retail suppliers should be required to obtain a customer’s signature on a copy of a proposed disclosure sheet
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March 5, 2019
Good Energy, L.P. has filed at the New York PSC to add the Village of Pulaski, New York, to its opt-out municipal aggregation, for electricity and/or natural gas
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February 28, 2019
Good Energy, L.P. has filed at the New York PSC to add the Village of Tully, New York, to its opt-out municipal aggregation, for electricity and/or natural gas
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February 28, 2019
Vistra Provides Amounts For Expected Synergies From Crius, Also Says Will Avoid $29M Of Organic Retail Growth Investment "Solid" Residential Margins Aid Improvement In Earnings
In reporting Q4 and full year 2018 earnings this morning, Vistra Energy reported a lower residential customer count in ERCOT versus Q3 2018
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February 19, 2019
The Texas Power Pool announced that it has received sufficient Letters of Interest to surpass its initial 100 megawatt goal, which Texas Power Pool said, "plac[es] taxpayer-supported public entities within striking distance of a 3-cent per kWh target price to procure 100% Texas-produced renewable…
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February 15, 2019
Direct Energy Business, part of Direct Energy announced a renewable energy power purchase agreement (PPA) under which Direct Energy Business will procure the full output of the recently completed ColGreen North Shore Power Plant developed Sunpin Solar
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February 15, 2019
A group of community choice aggregations (CCAs) have filed comments at the California PUC proposing that, in the Pacific Gas & Electric service area, CCAs should have the ability, "to be the only provider of retail electric service to all customers"
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February 7, 2019
Vistra Energy and Crius Energy Trust announced they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Vistra will acquire Crius Energy for cash consideration of C$7.57 per trust unit.
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February 5, 2019
The Village of Elmira Heights, NY, in the NYSEG service area, has authorized joining Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance's (MEGA) opt-out municipal electricity aggregation
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January 25, 2019
The Village of Owego, New York has authorized participating in the opt-out municipal electric aggregation of the Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance (MEGA)
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January 22, 2019
With support from Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, companion bills have been introduced into the Massachusetts state legislature that would ban new competitive electric supply contracts for individual residential customers beginning in 2020.
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January 17, 2019
JouleCommunity Power (Joule) and Hudson Valley Energy have officially launched Hudson Valley Community Power, a partnership to deploy an opt-out municipal aggregation in the Hudson Valley of New York.
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January 16, 2019
Regulator Concerned Municipal Aggregation Savings Being Touted Without Disclosure That Savings Not Guaranteed Warns Consultant On Savings Language Directive
The Massachusetts DPU in several recent orders approving opt-out municipal electric aggregations raised concern that aggregations are still touting savings under the plans without adequate disclosures that such savings are not guaranteed.
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