June 27, 2012
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Chicago City Council Places Opt-Out Aggregation Measure on Ballot
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June 26, 2012
Connecticut Opens Docket to Examine Expansion of Municipal Electric Utilities
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has opened a docket (12-06-14) to examine the procedures for creating and expanding municipal electric utilities.
June 22, 2012
Chicago Opt-Out Aggregation Measure Likely Headed to Voters
Votes in the City of Chicago will likely have the opportunity to vote on creating an opt-out municipal electric aggregation program this November.
June 21, 2012
Chicago Mayor Emanuel Backs Opt-Out Electric Aggregation
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has endorsed putting an opt-out municipal electric aggregation program for the city on the November ballot.
June 18, 2012
Dominion East Ohio to Fully Exit Merchant Function for Certain Classes
Dominion East Ohio and the Ohio Gas Marketers Group have filed a joint stipulation to provide for a full exit of Dominion East Ohio from the merchant function for several customer classes, effective April 1, 2013.
June 15, 2012
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Constellation Selected for Illinois Opt-Out Aggregation
June 8, 2012
Verde Energy USA Selected to Supply Illinois Opt-Out Aggregation
Verde Energy USA has been selected to supply the Village of Shabbona, Illinois with electricity supply under the village's opt-out aggregation.
June 7, 2012
Illinois Staff Memo Recommends Opening Rulemaking on Governmental Aggregation Issues
A preliminary memo from Illinois Commerce Commission Staff has recommended that the Commission direct Staff to prepare a Staff Report and a draft Initiating Order for a rulemaking concerning several issues related to governmental electric aggregations, with such rulemaking opened no later than…
June 1, 2012
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Texas Approves New Delivery Rates for Sharyland
May 16, 2012
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Nordic Energy Services Wins Opt-Out Aggregation Contract
May 11, 2012
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Homefield Energy Wins Contract to Supply 51 Illinois Communities Under Opt-Out Aggregation
May 7, 2012
Integrys Energy Services Margins Decline on Expired Contracts; Looks to Aggregation
Core earnings at Integrys Energy Services for the first quarter were lower at $5.8 million, versus $11.6 million a year ago, due to, among other things, lower margins.
May 7, 2012
Dayton Power & Light Affiliates See Decline in Retention of Migrated Load as Smaller Customers Shop
The reduction in Dayton Power & Light's (DP&L) gross margin in the first quarter as a result of customer switching was approximately $27 million, up $18 million from the first quarter of 2011, AES reported during an earnings call.
May 2, 2012
PJM Forced to RMR FirstEnergy Units, FirstEnergy Reports Higher Competitive Retail Sales
Increased competitive retail sales directly to large and mass market customers by FirstEnergy Solutions, net of the impact from changed pricing versus the year-ago, led to a $117 million improvement in commodity margin during the first quarter of 2012, FirstEnergy said in reporting earnings.
April 26, 2012
Cincinnati Selects Supplier for Opt-Out Aggregation
The City of Cincinnati, Ohio has selected FirstEnergy Solutions to supply its opt-out electricity municipal aggregation with 100% green power.
April 5, 2012
Retail Suppliers Protest PG&E Economic Development Proposal as Anti-Competitive
Retail suppliers and community choice aggregators have, as expected, protested Pacific Gas & Electric's proposed revisions to its electric economic development program due to the disparate treatment afforded to competitively served customers, and the allocation of costs of the program to all…
April 5, 2012
Illinois Commerce Commission Finalizes Protocols for Government Aggregations
The Illinois Commerce Commission has issued a final order regarding Commonwealth Edison's Rate GAP - Government Aggregation Protocols, including a requirement that ComEd provide to governmental aggregations lists of all retail customers, not only those on default service (Docket 11-0434).
March 23, 2012
KEMA Residential Survey Finds Choice Awareness Outpacing Switch Rates, Cites Market Potential
"[S]ignificant market potential" still exists for retail suppliers to explore in residential power markets across the United States, despite recent increases in residential switching, DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability said yesterday, based on its second annual Residential Power Choice Survey .
March 22, 2012
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Approved Illinois Opt-Out Aggregations Cover 1 Million Customers, Constellation Says
March 21, 2012
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Ameren Energy Marketing Launches New Brand to Cater to Municipal Aggregations
March 21, 2012
Voters Approve Most Illinois Opt-Out Aggregations; But Significant Number Rejected
Most opt-out municipal aggregations on the March 20 ballot in Illinois were approved by voters, however, a significant number of measures were defeated, including, most notably, measures in Joliet, Bloomington, and Normal.
March 16, 2012
NOPEC Requests that PUCO Suspend License Application of Broker/Aggregator
The Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) has asked the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to suspend the application of Northeastern Ohio Residential Aggregation, Ltd. (NORA) for an electric broker/aggregator license.
March 15, 2012
Some Current Commercial Shoppers at AEP Ohio to Lose RPM-Price Capacity Allotment Under Interim Relief
An Ohio attorney examiner has established a procedural schedule to determine a state compensation mechanism for capacity provided by AEP Ohio to retail suppliers, while the Retail Energy Supply Association sought rehearing of PUCO's decision to grant AEP Ohio interim relief with respect to capacity…
March 1, 2012
FirstEnergy Solutions Forecasts 400% Increase in Direct Retail Sales to Mass Market Customers
FirstEnergy Solutions is forecasting 6 TWh of direct retail sales to mass market customers (excluding government aggregation volumes) in 2012.
February 29, 2012
Integrys Energy Services Earnings Lifted by Higher Margins
Integrys Energy Services saw core earnings of $13.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, versus $6.9 million a year ago.