June 25, 2015
The California ISO, citing a lack of benefits, has asked FERC to allow the ISO to retain the current level of aggregation for load aggregation point (LAP) zones, and retail suppliers are supporting the ISO's request due to the "anti-competitive" impacts from any further disaggregation of LAPs.
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June 25, 2015
The City of Cleveland, Ohio announced that it has entered into an agreement with Constellation Energy Services, Inc. to supply its municipal opt-out electric aggregation for customers served by Cleveland Electric Illuminating
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June 18, 2015
In adopting a joint proposal concerning Central Hudson Gas & Electric's current rate cases, the New York PSC affirmed its prior decision to delegate to PSC Staff the review and approval of demonstration projects to be proposed by the utility as part of the Reforming Energy Vision proceeding.
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June 17, 2015
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved a previously reported settlement under which Nordic Energy Services, LLC will issue refunds to certain customers to resolve an investigation regarding the supplier's marketing practices.
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June 2, 2015
Nordic Energy Services, LLC would issue refunds to certain customers under a settlement with Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission; the Citizens Utility Board; and the Office of the Attorney General to resolve an investigation regarding the supplier's marketing practices.
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May 26, 2015
The Massachusetts DPU has proposed that the basic service bill recalculation apply to all municipal aggregation electric customers, except in cases where the aggregation is initiated coincident with the start of one of the basic service pricing terms.
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May 6, 2015
The Massachusetts DPU approved a revised municipal aggregation plan for the Cape Light Compact, dismissing various concerns raised by the Attorney General, as either irrelevant to the aggregation plan itself, or outside of the DPU's jurisdiction.
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May 6, 2015
Citizens for Local Power (CLP) has proposed an opt-out municipal aggregation "demonstration" project for Ulster County, New York, as part of a collaborative on Reforming the Energy Visions projects resulting from Central Hudson's rate case.
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May 4, 2015
NOPEC has selected a retail supplier to supply its first municipal electric aggregation in the Ohio Power (AEP Ohio) service area.
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April 28, 2015
Sustainable Westchester Inc. has sought clarification from the New York PSC regarding the definition of "small commercial customer" as used in the PSC's order approving Sustainable Westchester's plan to implement municipal aggregation "demonstration" programs.
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April 27, 2015
Consolidated Edison and NYSEG have proposed fees to be applicable to municipal aggregations, and their ESCO supplier, for various data and services provided by the utilities.
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April 22, 2015
Major Energy Electric Services LLC would refund to customers $262,500 and adhere to remediated sales practices under a settlement with Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission and the Citizens Utility Board to resolve an investigation into the company's marketing practices.
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April 14, 2015
The Massachusetts DPU yesterday issued an order eliminating the electric basic service bill recalculation for residential and small C&I customers, effective immediately
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April 9, 2015
Several cities and towns have requested that the Massachusetts DPU render a final decision on their municipal electric aggregation plans which have been pending since March 2014.
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March 11, 2015
Also Cites Dominance of Three Utility Affiliates in Muni Aggregation Deals
Municipal aggregation, as currently structured in several states, "is not real competition," and is dominated by three suppliers currently or formerly affiliated with incumbent utilities, the retail companies of NRG Energy, Inc. said in comments to the New York PSC.
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March 10, 2015
Calpine Corporation and Marin Clean Energy (MCE) announced a new three-year agreement under which Calpine will deliver electric energy from Calpine's Delta Energy Center and other of its Northern California facilities through 2017.
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February 27, 2015
The New York PSC has approved, as a demonstration project, an opt-out municipal aggregation for Westchester County to be developed by Sustainable Westchester (SW).
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February 20, 2015
New York utilities slammed the proposed mechanics of a pilot municipal aggregation sought by several Westchester, New York communities for seeking to require utilities to absorb many of the responsibilities (and costs) of the community choice aggregation, although the utilities would support a much…
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February 20, 2015
Volunteer Energy announced the successful execution of a new secured asset based credit agreement with a six member bank group led by PNC Bank N.A., and includes JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A., KeyBank N.A., The Huntington Bank, Signature Bank N.A., and Webster Business Credit Corporation.
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February 18, 2015
Should the New York PSC determine that municipalities should be permitted to conduct opt-out aggregations, the New York utilities said that the PSC should review and approve "detailed" aggregation plans prior to implementation.
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February 17, 2015
Crius Energy Trust today announced that Crius Energy LLC has entered into a binding share purchase agreement to acquire all of the outstanding equity interests in TriEagle Energy LP, a Houston-based energy retailer, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $22 million, subject to regulatory…
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January 5, 2015
Several days after the New York PSC issued an order establishing a process to review enabling communities to engage in opt-out municipal aggregation, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in late December vetoed a bill which would have allowed Westchester County to operate an opt-out aggregation on a pilot…
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December 24, 2014
Staff of the New Jersey BPU have issued potential changes to Government Energy Aggregation (GEA) Program Rules under consideration as the Staff reviews the current rules in Docket Number EX14111343
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December 16, 2014
The New York PSC has opened a formal proceeding to consider enabling opt-out municipal aggregation programs (community choice aggregation) in New York.
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December 15, 2014
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced "milestone" steps taken in New York State's comprehensive "Reforming the Energy Vision," including steps concerning municipal aggregation.
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