September 1, 2015
Champion Energy Expands Residential Service To New State
Champion Energy Services has begun offering residential electricity service in Ohio, at AEP Ohio, the FirstEnergy utilities, Duke Energy Ohio, and Dayton Power & Light
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August 18, 2015
PECO Residential, Small C&I Price to Compare To Increase on September 1
PECO has posted updated electric Prices to Compare for the period beginning September 1, 2015
July 27, 2015
Draft Would Allow Suppliers To Offer Lower Rate Than "Next Month's Rate" Listed on Bills
A Connecticut PURA draft would allow electric suppliers to offer a different rate from the rate listed on the customer's bill as the next month's supplier rate, but only where the rate is lower than the previously listed rate.
July 13, 2015
New Retail Provider Offering Service at Oncor With PowerToChoose-Listed Rate Of 4¢
Texans Energy, a trade name for Mega Energy, has begun listing offers on the Texas Power to Choose website, for the Oncor service area
June 30, 2015
New Texas REP Listing Offers On Power To Choose With Rate Below 5¢
Texans Energy, a trade name for Mega Energy, has begun listing offers on the Texas Power to Choose website, for the CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric service area
June 26, 2015
PUC Approves 15% Decrease in Eversource Default Service Rate
The New Hampshire PUC approved a 15% reduction in the Public Service of New Hampshire (Eversource) default energy service rate effective July 1.
June 26, 2015
New York To "Actively Explore" Municipal Aggregation 2.0; Plan Also Suggests Better Publication of ESCO Complaint Data On Power To Choose
New York State's recently released energy plan says that the state will "actively explore" municipal aggregation
June 25, 2015
Retail Suppliers Support ISO Proposal To Avoid "Anti-Competitive" Pricing
The California ISO, citing a lack of benefits, has asked FERC to allow the ISO to retain the current level of aggregation for load aggregation point (LAP) zones, and retail suppliers are supporting the ISO's request due to the "anti-competitive" impacts from any further disaggregation of LAPs.
June 25, 2015
State Opens Inquiry Into Utilities' Supply Costs, Rate-Setting Approaches
The Maine PUC has initiated an inquiry to examine current and potential alternative regulatory and rate-setting approaches for natural gas local distribution company (LDC) supply-related decisions and costs (Docket 2015-00155)
June 22, 2015
Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Retail Supplier Over "Market Pricing" Claims (Had Sought Class Action Status)
A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit, which had been seeking class action status, against North American Power & Gas, LLC, finding that complainant's allegations concerning North American Power's rates were not factually supported.
June 12, 2015
Eversource To Decrease Default Service Rate 15%
Public Service of New Hampshire (Eversource Energy) has requested a 15% reduction in its default energy service rate effective July 1.
June 12, 2015
Presentation of Supplier Enrollment Fees on Rate Board, Impact on Price Ranking Draws Attention from Competitors, Regulator
The practice of certain retail suppliers to charge an enrollment fee to customers, and how this fee should be presented on the Connecticut PURA rate board, has drawn attention from competing suppliers in the market as well as PURA.
June 4, 2015
Texas Staff Recommend Reduction in New CenterPoint TDU Fee To Be Charged to Retail Providers
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric's requested revenue requirement for a new Distribution Cost Recovery Factor be revised downward by about $7 million, resulting in a lower charge applicable to REPs under the fee.
May 27, 2015
Illinois Posts New Ameren Price to Compare, Confirms 30% Increase
The Illinois Commerce Commission has posted new Prices to Compare for Ameren for the period beginning June 1, 2015.
May 20, 2015
Utility Recommends Fee for Suppliers Listing Offers on State Rate Board, Limit on Termination Fees
Massachusetts should impose a fee on competitive retail electric suppliers who seek to use a forthcoming state-administered electricity shopping website and rate board, Nstar and WMECO (Eversource) said in comments to the DPU
May 7, 2015
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N.H. PUC Developing Retail Electricity Rate Board
May 7, 2015
Massachusetts Issues Proposed Rules for Retail Electricity Rate Board, Website
The Massachusetts DPU has issued proposed rules for a DPU retail electricity rate board and shopping website.
May 5, 2015
PSNH Forecasts 15% Reduction in Default Service Rates For July 1
Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Eversource Energy) has forecast a 15% lower default service rate for the period beginning July 1, 2015.
April 15, 2015
Texas Bill Providing Potential for Choice at Austin Energy Advances From Committee; Fraser Says City "Addicted" To Revenue Diverted From Austin Energy
The City of Austin is like a "drug addict" that is "addicted" to some $156 million in annual revenues diverted from Austin Energy to city coffers, Sen. Troy Fraser said during a hearing on SB 1945, which would provide the potential opportunity for certain large customers at Austin Energy to take…
April 13, 2015
Texas Staff Proposes Review of Competitive Retail Rates in Sharyland Utilities Area As Part of High Bill Investigation
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have proposed a three-pronged approach to investigate high bill complaints in the Sharyland Utilities, LP service area.
April 7, 2015
Summer Default Service Rate for Massachusetts Utility To Remain Above 11¢
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Unitil has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service rates for the period beginning June 1, 2015.
March 25, 2015
Update: Here Are The Granite State Electric Default Service Rates For All Classes Starting May 1
Below are the proposed default service electric rates for customers at Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) in New Hampshire for the six-month period beginning May 1.
March 24, 2015
Default Service Rate to Decrease 55%
Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) announced that it has filed with the New Hampshire PUC new electric default service rates
March 18, 2015
National Grid Massachusetts Default Service Rates To Fall 40% To Below 9¢ Starting in May
National Grid fixed basic service rates for Massachusetts residential and commercial electric customers will fall below 9¢/kWh starting in May, under rates filed with the DPU.
March 17, 2015
Retail Suppliers "Heartened" By Discussion To Include Yelp-Like Supplier Ratings on State's Retail Choice Website
A working group of competitive retail suppliers said that it was "heartened" by discussions to include a Yelp-like rating system for suppliers on the in-development Massachusetts retail electric shopping website, though the working group did not reach a consensus on the issue.