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October 4, 2017
At the request of the Governor's Committee on Energy Choice, the Nevada PUC has assigned Docket 17-10001 for an investigation regarding the Energy Choice Initiative.
August 16, 2017
Connecticut Light & Power has filed new Last Resort Service rates for the three-month period beginning October 1, 2017
July 11, 2017
In an order on its review of electricity SOS ( see related story today here on other parts of the order ), the District of Columbia PSC flatly rejected various proposals offered by retail suppliers for a retail model default service.
May 5, 2017
Asked by an analyst during an earnings call this morning when Dynegy should stop waiting for, in the analyst's words, "the MISO magical regulatory fix," and instead accelerate a rationalization of Dynegy's generating assets in Midcontinent ISO Zone 4, Dynegy CEO Robert Flexon answered, "I certainly…
November 4, 2016
United Illuminating's residential Standard Service Generation Services Charge (GSC) will increase 15% on January 1, while the small C&I GSC will increase 12%
October 21, 2016
A complaint filed at FERC by the New England Power Generators Association, Inc. seeking to terminate the Peak Energy Rent (PER) rebate, a key feature of the ISO-NE capacity market, effective September 30, 2016 would harm retail suppliers, the Retail Energy Supply Association said in comments at FERC…
September 20, 2016
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a proposed final list of retail electric providers that will be designated to serve as Large Service Providers (non-volunteer POLRs) for 2017-18
August 29, 2016
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a preliminary list of retail electric providers that are eligible to be required to serve as Large Service Providers (non-volunteer POLRs) for 2017-18
August 24, 2016
The Retail Energy Supply Association has proposed that the District of Columbia move to a retail model for electricity SOS, with a retail supplier-provided Transitional SOS for two years beginning on June 1, 2019.
August 18, 2016
United Illuminating has filed Generation Services Charges (GSC) for Last Resort Service customers for the period October 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016
June 23, 2016
Staff of the Texas PUC have proposed to adjust the discount under the low-income discount program (Lite-Up Texas) to 25%, effective August 1
May 6, 2016
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a motion for issuance of a default order which would revoke the REP certificate of TruSmart Energy, LLC, after the company did not respond to prior Staff petition for the revocation of the license
May 5, 2016
Connecticut Light & Power's residential Standard Service rate will decrease 30% on July 1.
April 7, 2016
Verde Energy has acquired part of the TruSmart Energy customer book in Texas, a broker averred in a filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas
April 4, 2016
ERCOT said in comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas that on March 18, 2016, TruSmart Energy, LLC defaulted on its financial obligations to ERCOT under the ERCOT Protocols, which resulted in the termination of TruSmart's Standard Form Market Participant Agreement (SFA) with ERCOT.
December 3, 2015
FirstEnergy Solutions has named Brian A. Farley as Vice President of Sales.
November 16, 2015
Connecticut Light & Power's residential Standard Service rate will increase 16% on January 1.
August 24, 2015
A Maine PUC hearing examiner's report concerning Emera Maine’s proposed Heat Pump Program, under which the utility would offer heat pumps to customers, would conclude that the utility itself may not offer the program, though the program may be offered through an affiliate.
July 16, 2015
A draft report on the market design for New York Reforming the Energy Vision does not envision that utilities will procure energy from distributed resources for resale to default service customers.
July 6, 2015
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has adopted a Staff recommendation for the level of the discount provided under the low-income discount program.
June 30, 2015
The Georgia PSC recently selected SCANA Energy Marketing, Inc. as the regulated provider for a term of September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2017.
May 9, 2015
United Illuminating has filed new default service rates for the period beginning July 1, 2015, and the new residential Standard Service rate will decrease by one-third
May 9, 2015
After announcing an average rate on Friday, Connecticut Light & Power has filed specific new default service rates for the period beginning July 1, 2015, with the residential rate set to fall by one-third.
May 1, 2015
Pennsylvania PUC Commissioner James Cawley has again invited retail electric suppliers to compete to act as the single default service supplier at Citizens Electric Company and Wellsboro Electric Company.
April 30, 2015
Exelon's Constellation retail business is seeing strong margins, well within its benchmarked range, executives said yesterday in reporting earnings.
