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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.
March 10, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that the Commission expedite its review of Agera Energy's application for a retail electric provider certificate given a February petition from Glacial Energy to convert its bankruptcy proceeding from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7
March 5, 2015
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has opened a proceeding to disburse the proceeds from Proton Energy's letter of credit.
February 24, 2015
The six investor-owned New York electric distribution companies have petitioned the New York PSC to approve a utility-offered demand response program to the extent the U.S. Supreme Court rules that FERC (via the RTOs) cannot set compensation for demand response.
December 15, 2014
The New York PSC is "encourag[ing]" utilities and third parties to begin working together to develop potential demonstration projects as part of the Reforming the Energy Vision proceeding.
December 1, 2014
An updated proposal under which Texas retail electric providers would be reimbursed for providing low-income customers with programmable communicating thermostats (PCTs) and in-home displays (IHDs) would initially limit how many customers for which each REP would be reimbursed.
November 11, 2014
United Illuminating has filed new default service rates for the six-month period beginning January 1, 2015, and the new residential Standard Service rate exceeds 15¢/kWh
November 6, 2014
United Illuminating will self-manage 100% of Last Resort Service load for the first quarter of 2015, it disclosed in a report on its recent procurement.
September 24, 2014
The Georgia PSC has issued a request for proposal for natural gas marketers to serve as the regulated provider in the Atlanta Gas Light market for the period September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2017.
September 15, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a final proposed list of retail electric providers designated to serve as Large Service Providers (non-volunteer POLRs) for the 2015-16 term, for each customer class and TDU area.
September 11, 2014
Several Texas retail electric providers challenged their designation as non-volunteer POLRs based on not serving certain customer classes in certain TDU areas.
September 9, 2014
NextEra Retail of Texas LP (REP Certificate 10122) has requested the Public Utility Commission of Texas designate Gexa Energy, LP (REP Certificate 10027) as the Large Service Provider affiliate to provide POLR service on behalf of NextEra Retail for all POLR areas in which NextEra Retail was…
September 8, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a revised preliminary determination of retail electric providers that are to be designated Large Service Providers (non-volunteer POLRs) for the 2015-16 term (Project 42201).
September 8, 2014
ERCOT has petitioned a federal bankruptcy court to compel Glacial Energy to assume, or reject, various "executory contracts" with ERCOT, including the Standard Form Market Participant Agreement, in order to preserve ERCOT's standard remedies to protect the market against uplift should a market…
September 4, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a preliminary determination of retail electric providers that are to be designated Large Service Providers (non-volunteer POLRs) for the 2015-16 term (Project 42201).
August 26, 2014
Five Texas transmission and distribution utilities petitioned the Public Utility Commission of Texas to distribute proceeds from the letter of credit provided by Reach Energy LLC, stating that they are collectively owed more than $450,000.
August 22, 2014
ERCOT yesterday began moving the customers of Proton Energy to Providers of Last Resort, after the Public Utility Commission of Texas entered a consent order which revoked Proton's REP certificate.
August 13, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that the Commission deny Proton Energy's application for an amended REP certificate to reflect a change in control.
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 30, 2014
Prompted by utilities' filing of contingency procurement plans for electric default service, the Retail Energy Supply Association has asked the Massachusetts DPU to consider changes in the pricing or the load-following default service product, or potentially the removal of the utility from the…
May 28, 2014
Several retail electric providers owned by Just Energy have filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to assign their non-volunteer POLR obligation to an affiliate.
May 16, 2014
United Illuminating has filed new Standard Service rates for the six-month period beginning July 1, 2014, and new Last Resort Service Rates for the three-month period beginning July 1, 2014.
May 9, 2014
Update : 5/9/14, 5:20 pm ET RetailEnergyX.com: Entrust Energy Acquires Reach Energy Customers
May 7, 2014
FirstEnergy is taking a more "conservative" approach to its competitive business, including its competitive retail supplier, in response to evolving market dynamics, Leila Vespoli, Executive Vice President of Markets, said during an earnings call yesterday
May 5, 2014
Several of the NRG Energy retail electric providers have filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to assign their non-volunteer POLR responsibility to affiliate Reliant Energy Retail Services, LLC.
