July 5, 2018
Sustainable Westchester, a New York opt-out municipal aggregation, has filed at the New York Department of Public Service to add the Village of Sleepy Hollow to the aggregation
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July 3, 2018
Yearly Cost Under Retail Supply Versus SOS Is $138 Million Higher At ComEd; $89 Million At Ameren Muni Aggregation Still Accounts For Half Of Residential Retail Supply Service
As part of an annual report, the Illinois Commerce Commission's Office of Retail Market Development reported on the aggregate cost that customers of alternative retail electric suppliers paid in excess of the utility's default service rate, for the period June 2017 to May 2018
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June 27, 2018
Clean Power Alliance, the opt-out municipal aggregation serving Los Angeles County and various cities, announced that, starting June 25, 2018, it launched electricity service to over 30,000 businesses in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County and the Cities of Rolling Hills Estates and South…
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June 15, 2018
The New York PSC commenced a proceeding to address cyber security protections concerning ESCO and utility data exchanges
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June 14, 2018
The Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) has been approved to administer a new United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) low-interest loan program available to commercial property owners for energy efficiency property improvements.
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June 8, 2018
sPower said that it has signed a 22-year, 100 MW solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with CleanPowerSF, a California Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) managed by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) that serves the City and County of San Francisco.
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June 5, 2018
The Retail Energy Supply Association asked the New York PSC to open a formal process to address risk and data sharing concerns raised by the joint utilities, who RESA said had previously informed ESCOs that the utilities would cease data exchange traffic with parties failing to sign new agreements…
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May 30, 2018
A new poll commissioned by CleanChoice Energy indicates that 79% of Illinoisans want to be able to choose who provides their electricity.
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May 21, 2018
"I'm a big believer that community choice aggregation is the wave of the future," for mass market customers, Michael Fallquist, Chief Executive Officer at Crius Energy, told attendees at DNV GL's Energy Executive Forum which was held last week
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May 18, 2018
CleanChoice Energy announced that it has been chosen by the City of Takoma Park, Maryland to supply residents and businesses with 100% renewable energy on an opt-in basis.
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May 14, 2018
Says Benefits Unlocked Mostly Through Dynamic Pricing, But With Load Migrating To Competitive Supply, Can't Guarantee Pricing Structure Or That Benefits Will Be Realized
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May 8, 2018
In advance of legislative hearings today on calls from the Massachusetts Attorney General to terminate residential retail electric choice (see story here) , CleanChoice Energy announced that a new poll shows that Massachusetts residents "overwhelmingly" want to be able to choose their energy…
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May 7, 2018
FirstEnergy Solutions said in response to a request for information from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio concerning its operations during its bankruptcy that it plans to keep enrolling new customers
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May 4, 2018
The California PUC released a draft study of issues facing the retail sale of electricity in the state (known as the Green Book), observing that current policy is being driven by disparate actions undertaken to achieve various goals in the wake of the 2000-01 energy crisis, and cautioning that the…
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April 23, 2018
A written order issued by the New York PSC contains details concerning the PSC's approval of a Utility Energy Registry (UER) which will provide aggregated utility customer and load data to various stakeholders, including municipal aggregations
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April 5, 2018
PUC Says It "Cannot Guarantee" FES Customer Contracts Won't Be Impacted By Bankruptcy
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio initiated a proceeding to, "protect Ohio consumers from any adverse impacts due to the recent filing by FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. of a petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code."
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April 2, 2018
DPS Staff: $1.3 Billion In ESCO Overcharges Can't Be Explained By Value-Add Premiums, Polar Vortex DPS Staff: Overcharges Result From "Greed", Lack of Transparency
DPS Staff Says Calls For Greater ESCO Collateral Requirements Appears To Be Part Of "Hidden Agenda" From Larger ESCOs To Weed Out Smaller ESCOs
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March 15, 2018
New York PSC Endorses Opt-Out Municipal Aggregation With Opt-Out Community Distribution Generation Component
This story was first published on March 15, with an alert to our email alert subscribers
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March 14, 2018
Consistent with the process set forth in the order initially authorizing the Sustainable Westchester (SW) opt-out municipal aggregation to begin service, Department of Public Service Staff has approved a filing from SW to add the Village of Croton-on-Hudson to the aggregation
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March 8, 2018
NOPEC announced that its nearly 500,000 electric customers will receive a reduced rate on the generation portion of their electric bills this spring, or separate mailed checks, reflecting $9 million in rate credits.
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February 22, 2018
In reporting earnings for the year 2017, Dynegy provided an update on its retail business
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February 21, 2018
Details Declining Retail Sales Volumes in Earnings Report
FirstEnergy Corp. announced a series of management changes at its various operating segments, and has also reported fourth-quarter and full-year earnings
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February 14, 2018
Stating that clarification is needed on several issues, including directives concerning ESCO budget billing, the New York Joint Utilities sought at the New York PSC an extension of the deadline to file new tariffs reflecting recent changes to the New York Uniform Business Practices and sought…
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February 8, 2018
The Association of Towns of the State of New York (AOT) and the New York State Conference of Mayors (NYCOM) have partnered with energy consultant Good Energy to create the New York Municipal Energy Program (NYMEP), described as, "a one-of-a-kind, innovative Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) and…
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January 24, 2018
The Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance (MEGA), which is already an approved administrator for various community choice aggregations (CCAs) in New York, has filed with the PSC for authorization to offer opt-out aggregations in several additional municipalities.
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