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April 8, 2026
Base Says 7 in 10 Texans Are Overpaying for Electricity
Base Power in Texas formally announced a new residential electricity plan which Base says is guaranteed to be below the market average at enrollment and at the time of renewal.
April 1, 2026
The Connecticut PURA issued a final annual report to the legislature on electric competition which includes a revision to one of the data points for the overpayment by shopping customers versus default service
March 31, 2026
Eliminating "bad actor" retail electric suppliers from the market, who charge the highest rates above default service, won't materially reduce the consumer loss under retail choice, the Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell (AGO) alleged in a new report comparing residential…
March 11, 2026
The Connecticut PURA has posted a proposed annual legislative report concerning the status of retail electric competition
February 6, 2026
Clear Energy Facts, a recently formed Texas broker, has launched a Texas retail electricity shopping tool called EFL Inspector
January 29, 2026
Maryland State Delegate Ric Metzgar, Republican, wrote a letter to the Maryland PSC and leadership of Baltimore Gas & Electric, "to formally demand immediate action to reduce electric rates and to request clear, honest communication about what steps are being taken to bring relief to households…
January 29, 2026
Oncor and major parties to Oncor's electric rate case at the Texas PUC have reached what is described as an unopposed settlement that would, among other things, eliminate the inadvertent gain charges currently charged to retail electric providers
January 27, 2026
A new report by a consultant commissioned by The Alliance for Competitive Power states, "Competitive markets have protected Marylanders from growth in power supply costs. Had retail rates in the state grown at the same pace as vertically integrated states, Marylanders would have paid over $11…
December 31, 2025
40% of residential customers in the standard offer customer referral program (SOP) at Duquesne Light who remained with their assigned retail supplier after the conclusion of the SOP term paid an EGS rate 50-100% higher than the applicable price to compare (PTC), according to an updated report from…
December 16, 2025
National Grid in Massachusetts has filed new electricity basic service rates for the period beginning February 1, 2026
December 15, 2025
Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Eversource) has filed new default service electric rates for the period February 1, 2026 through July 31, 2026
December 9, 2025
The Pennsylvania PUC won't order Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania to send letters to low-income customers who are served by a competitive retail supplier at a price which exceeds the default service rate. The PUC also won't order Columbia to send targeted messages to choice customers about how to…
December 8, 2025
Would Also Require Itemized List Of ESCO Costs
New York bill S3876 today was delivered to the governor, after having passed both houses in April
November 19, 2025
In an order in the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities' distribution rate case, the PUC of Ohio denied most of the relief sought by retail suppliers, including suppliers' sought elimination of the switching fee, and elimination of fees associated with accessing customer usage data
November 14, 2025
NSTAR d/b/a Eversource Energy filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service electricity rates for its Eastern Massachusetts service territory, for the period beginning February 1, 2026
November 14, 2025
The Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition (MEAC), a key driver in passing 2024's SB1 in Maryland which contained various provisions which effectively ended viable residential electric choice, has raised concerns that abuses similar to those alleged in the residential market are allegedly occurring in…
November 12, 2025
Wise-Watt (Wahoy Enterprises LLC) registered as a Texas retail electric broker
November 7, 2025
The Maryland PSC established the annual green power price cap applicable to retail electric suppliers as the most recent trailing 12-month average standard offer service rate plus a green power adder based on the Tier 2 alternative compliance payment price which is $15 per MWh
October 29, 2025
The following New York opt-out municipal aggregations for electricity supply, within the Central Hudson service area, are returning their customers to default service:
October 9, 2025
Customers in 14 competitive states/jurisdictions saved approximately $530.6 million from 2008 to 2024 (aggregate of all customer classes), compared to pricing trends in monopoly states, the Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) reported in its 2024 energy trend report, based on the latest U.S.…
September 30, 2025
Washington Gas Light Company and retail supplier WGL Energy have each filed separate comments rebutting allegations from the District of Columbia Office of People's Counsel that had alleged a "disparity" between lower prices offered by competitive retail supplier WGL Energy, and the rates offered by…
September 16, 2025
The Office of the People's Counsel for the District of Columbia said in comments to the District of Columbia PSC, concerning the purchases of receivables programs in D.C., that OPC recommends that the PSC initiate an investigation into what OPC alleged is a "disparity" between lower prices offered…
September 10, 2025
Contrasts Program To "Niche" Vendors Such As Brokers
TrueMeter, formerly EcoTrove, announced $4 million in seed funding, "to expand its AI-powered energy savings platform."
August 12, 2025
As a result of recent legislation, the Maine PUC ordered Central Maine Power Company (CMP) and Versant Power (Versant) to share certain competitive electricity provider (CEP) rate and customer data with the state's Office of the Public Advocate (OPA)
August 11, 2025
Residential customers on alternative retail electric supply (ARES) at Commonwealth Edison in Illinois paid, on average, 2.46¢ per kWh more for electricity supply in the past 12-month period (June 2024 through May 2025) versus the ComEd price to compare, per an annual report from the Office of Retail…
