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December 11, 2014
The Massachusetts DPU's position that it may only narrowly review opt-out municipal aggregation plans to determine whether they conform to specific statutory criteria, "creates a substantial void in the regulatory and oversight structure for municipal aggregators, a void that leaves ratepayers and…
November 12, 2014
Nearly 20% of municipal aggregation programs in Illinois have rates in excess of the "average" utility supply rate, the Citizens Utility Board said in a report on aggregation.
October 21, 2014
Commonwealth Edison announced that residential and small commercial customers who purchase their electricity supply from the utility may switch to a retail electric supplier (RES) at any time.
October 21, 2014
ConEdison Solutions has begun offering electric service to individual residential customers in Massachusetts, at Nstar, National Grid, and Western Massachusetts Electric Company.
October 9, 2014
Residential shopping at Commonwealth Edison declined by over 100,000 during the months of July and August, according to the latest migration data on PlugIn Illinois (data as of August 31, 2014).
September 8, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has sought comments on implementing Public Act No. 14-94, which requires PURA to study, "the feasibility of allowing a nonprofit entity to aggregate electric meters that are billable to such entity. "
September 2, 2014
Several Massachusetts opt-out municipal electric aggregations have been approved by the Massachusetts DPU.
August 25, 2014
In the New York PSC Staff straw proposal concerning Track One of the Reforming the Energy Visions proceeding (click here for related story) , Staff said that they, "may make a proposal," concerning opt-out municipal aggregation, or community choice aggregation, in the future.
August 6, 2014
Citing a, "fundamental change in the markets," FirstEnergy Solutions told investors yesterday that it is exiting the retail market for mass market and mid-sized commercial and industrial customers, reporting that it already has returned "selected" customers to POLR service.
July 31, 2014
The New York PSC has delayed when it expects to issue a decision on policy questions under Track 1 of its Reforming the Energy Vision proceeding.
July 22, 2014
The City of New York has raised concern with the "aggressive" schedule for the New York PSC's Reforming the Energy Vision proceeding, contrasting the case's pace to the deliberate approach the PSC took to a similar fundamental restructuring of the industry, the introduction of competition, and also…
July 15, 2014
The residential retail electric market at Commonwealth Edison remains "moderately concentrated," but did show marginal improvement in the past year, according to the 2014 annual report from the Illinois Commerce Commission Office of Retail Market Development.
July 11, 2014
The issue of municipal opt-out aggregation drew several questions from New York PSC Commissioners during a technical conference on the PSC's Reforming the Energy Vision proceeding.
July 9, 2014
The only barriers to implementing opt-out municipal aggregation in New York are existing Uniform Business Practices wholly within the jurisdiction of the PSC, meaning that the PSC is empowered to authorize opt-out municipal aggregation if it so desires, notes a working group report on the PSC's…
July 7, 2014
The Massachusetts DPU has approved 10 new electric opt-out municipal aggregation programs, and has extended a pricing benchmark to additional customer classes.
June 26, 2014
Expecting questions about the recently modified electricity agreement negotiated by the City of Chicago and Integrys Energy Services, the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) and the City released a free calculator to help 700,000 households better understand their rates under the municipal aggregation…
June 20, 2014
The Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC) and the Hampshire Council of Governments (HCOG) have announced a new partnership for energy services in the region.
June 4, 2014
Three Towns to Join Massachusetts Regional Opt-Out Aggregation
June 3, 2014
Commonwealth Edison saw a decline in the number of residential customers on competitive electric supply during the month of April, according to the latest stats on PlugIn Illinois.
May 30, 2014
The California Assembly this week passed a bill, AB 2145, which would terminate the ability of community choice aggregations to enroll customers on an opt-out basis effective January 1, 2015.
May 12, 2014
FirstEnergy Solutions' decision to pass-on higher PJM ancillary costs to customers on fixed contracts is in violation of several rules, a coalition of municipalities alleged in comments to PUCO.
April 23, 2014
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April 18, 2014
The City of Parma, Ohio has alleged that, in negotiating a municipal aggregation contract with the city, FirstEnergy Solutions rejected the city's desire for a clause ensuring that another aggregation would not have a more favorable contract, as FES allegedly said that this language was not…
April 15, 2014
Discussing its retail energy business last week during an investor day, Sheree Petrone, Vice President of Retail for Dynegy, said, "We see this as a tremendous opportunity to grow."
March 13, 2014
Chicago announced new pricing under its opt-out electric aggregation contract with Integrys Energy Services.
