January 27, 2021
NextEra Focused On Providing Holistic Energy Services To C&I Customers
In reporting earnings, NextEra Energy executives highlighted its Energy Resources business's focus on providing holistic energy services to C&I customers
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January 25, 2021
Updated: New York PSC Waiver Allowing ESCOs To Continue Providing Green Gas Products To Existing Customers Includes Conditions
The New York PSC issued a written order regarding ESCOs' petitions to offer green natural gas products and home warranty bundles, which includes specific conditions which ESCOs must meet in order to continue serving green gas customers for a limited one-year period while the PSC further studies the…
January 21, 2021
New York PSC Denies ESCO Green Gas Product Petitions, Provides Limited Extension For Current Customers
Grants Certain ESCOs Ability To Offer Home Warranty Products Not Subject To Pricing Limitations
Burman Says Order Sets Deadline For Start Of Track 2 Value-Added Collaborative, Start Date Deadline Is After Effective Date Of Mass Market Product Limits
January 7, 2021
Reliant Launches New Texas Product Offering Two Highest Days Of Usage Free Per Week (Auto-selected Floating Days)
Also Adds Free Upgrade To Solar For Its Free Days; Nights; Weekends Plans
Reliant launched a new plan (Reliant Truly Free Flex Days) for Texas residential electric customers that will provide to customers their two highest usage days per each weekly period for free (8 free days per month), with the selection occurring automatically based on usage, instead of the customer…
December 23, 2020
Retail Choice Regulator Issues Strategic Vision Document For "Regulatory Sandbox"; Meant To Cultivate Innovative Products & Services, Including Utility-Led Programs & Third Party Services
Compares To U.K.'s Supplier-Focused Innovation Link, As Well As Utility-Focused Program In U.S.
December 16, 2020
Genie Energy Forms Joint Venture To Offer Community Solar Services
Community Power Partners, LLC ("CPP"), a community solar aggregation company, today announced a joint venture with Genie Energy, Ltd. subsidiary CityCom Solar, LLC ("CityCom Solar"), a marketer of community generated solar energy directly to end users throughout New York State.
December 15, 2020
Ohio Utility Seeks To Offer Smart Home Program; Customer Insights, Demand Response
As part of a rate case filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, Dayton Power & Light is seeking to offer a new smart homes program
December 14, 2020
Vistra ESCOs Seek New York PSC Approval To Offer Home Warranty And Maintenance Product Under Retail Market Reset Order
Vistra Corp. petitioned the New York PSC for a declaratory ruling from the Commission recognizing Vistra’s home warranty and maintenance product ("the Warranty Product") as a permissible energy-related value-added products and services ("ERVAS") under the PSC's Second Retail Market Reset Order, or…
December 11, 2020
Texas Retail Providers Newly File Notice Of Intent To Provide Prepay Service Via Prepayment Device Or System
Ampra Energy and Peso Power -- both brands of JP Energy Resources LLC (REP Certificate No. 10278) -- have each filed with the Texas PUC a notice of intent to provide prepaid service using a customer prepayment device or system
December 8, 2020
Parent Of Retail Supplier Enters The Mobility Market With Acquisition
Allows Offering Of Fleet Assessments, Informing Sustainability Goals, To C&I Customers
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC announced the acquisition of eIQ Mobility, a software provider of mobility planning solutions based in Oakland, California.
November 19, 2020
Direct Energy Ramps Up Personalized Energy & Home Services
Direct Energy is expanding services to its residential customers with more responsive, customized services for its U.S.-based residential customers, by providing actionable energy insights, customized plans, and an easier energy shopping experience.
November 16, 2020
Retail Supplier Launches New HVAC Protection Plan
Spring Power & Gas announced that it is now offering heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) protection to eligible new customers as part of its partnership with Cinch Home Services
November 9, 2020
Direct Energy Business Announces ChooseGreen Launch For Small Businesses
Direct Energy Renewable Services has launched ChooseGreen for small businesses, under which Direct Energy Business is offering 100 percent renewable energy to customers across its U.S. footprint through a traditional retail supply contract that offsets all the customer's actual usage with renewable…
October 28, 2020
AES (Ultimate Parent Of Utility DP&L) Launches New Brand Offering Customer Energy Supply Solutions (Renewables, Management, Etc.)
The AES Corporation, the ultimate parent of Dayton Power & Light and other utilities, launched a new brand ("aes") and announced, "product offerings to help organizations achieve their energy objectives."
October 22, 2020
Delaware Valley Purchasing Group Names Preferred Energy Solutions Partner
GREENCROWN Energy & Water, an energy & water advisory firm specializing in energy supply & turnkey conservation measures, announced that it has been named the preferred energy solutions partner for Delaware Valley Purchasing Group (DVPG), which is described as, "a member-operated, non-profit food…
October 20, 2020
Green Mountain Energy Launches New Offers Including Free EV Charger Promotion, EV-Focused TOU Solar Plan
Green Mountain Energy for Texas residential customers announced a new Riding on Sunshine initiative to support electric vehicle (EV) adoption by offering customers in Texas two new electricity plans, as well as an EV-shopping tool, and a free EV charger to promote home charging through the use of…
October 13, 2020
Retail Suppliers Say Proposed Requirement That Would Pay Bundled Products Last Under Supplier Consolidated Billing Would "Punish" Suppliers, Jeopardize Success Of SCB
Retail suppliers opposed several measures relating to the treatment of bundled products in draft Maryland rules for supplier consolidated billing (SCB), warning that such rules would jeopardize the success of the SCB program
October 8, 2020
Updated: PUC Says Customized Flat Bill Offer Presupposes Reliance On Hourly Interval Data That Is Not Yet Available To Retail Suppliers
PUCO has issued a written order denying, without prejudice, a petition from Astral Energy, LLC for a waiver of a rule requiring the specific listing of the rate to be charged per month in marketing materials that accompany a contract, for its flat bill product
October 7, 2020
Updated: PUCO Says Customized Flat Bill Offer Presupposes Reliance On Hourly Interval Data That Is Not Yet Available To Retail Suppliers
PUCO has issued a written order denying, without prejudice, a petition from Astral Energy, LLC for a waiver of a rule requiring the specific listing of the rate to be charged per month in marketing materials that accompany a contract, for its flat bill product
October 7, 2020
Following Acquisition Of Energy Insights Provider, Constellation Offering Businesses New Solution To Manage/Analyze Utility Costs
Constellation announced that it is leveraging Pear.ai, described as a, "state-of-the-art energy intelligence platform," to provide business customers with utility expense management and centralized, streamlined access to all of their utility data as well as meaningful analytics.
October 7, 2020
Retail Supplier Launches Monthly Subscription Service (Flat Bill) With 100% Renewable Power
WGL Energy announced the launch of its PowerLock product, described as, "our monthly subscription service for residential energy consumers in Pennsylvania"
October 6, 2020
Direct Energy Launches New Texas Residential Plan With Two Months Free
Direct Energy has launched in Texas a new residential electric plan called Two Months of Free Energy 24, a new 24-month fixed price electricity plan for Texans that gives customers free power in January 2021 and January 2022.
October 5, 2020
Siemens & Macquarie’s Green Investment Group Launch Energy-as-a-Service, Distributed Energy Venture
Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG), Siemens’ Smart Infrastructure (SI) and Financial Services (SFS) groups today announced the formation of Calibrant Energy (Calibrant), a joint venture that, "offers comprehensive onsite Energy as a Service (EaaS) solutions at no up-front cost for its…
October 1, 2020
Gas Utility With Choice Program Notes Potential For Creation Of "New Services" For Customers Seeking Sustainable Energy, In Seeking Pilot Interconnection Program For Renewable Natural Gas
Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company (the Company) has filed at the Illinois Commerce Commission for approval of a Renewable Gas Interconnection (RGI) Pilot, which would be a new tariffed interconnection service that will allow renewable natural gas (RNG) producers located in the…
August 31, 2020
NRG Launches Carbon Offset "Subscription" Offering
NRG is offering monthly and annual carbon offset "subscriptions" to its electricity and natural gas customers, and others, through a new website, picknrgoffsets.com