October 30, 2012
Dominion Retail Listing Residential Offer in New Territory
Dominion Energy Solutions has begun listing a residential electric offer at a new territory on the Ohio Apples to Apples chart.
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October 19, 2012
New Jersey Assembly Passes Bill Authorizing BPU to Require Reporting of Retail Supplier Prices
The New Jersey General Assembly has passed a bill (A-2132) which would empower the Board of Public Utilities to require retail suppliers to provide pricing information to the BPU for use on a BPU-developed online listing of retail prices.
October 19, 2012
Paradise Lost: New York Continues Rollback of Climate Favorable to Retail Choice
Ostensibly in response to intense criticism of retail supplier pricing during the past two months , the New York PSC yesterday announced it will begin, "a formal proceeding to assess retail energy markets including by seeking comments addressing possible actions that could be taken by the Commission…
October 18, 2012
Dominion Retail Listing Residential Offers in New Territories
Dominion Retail, under the Nicor Electric trade name, has begun listing electric offers for residential customers at all three Ameren rate zones on the PlugIn Illinois site.
October 17, 2012
Texas Electricity Ratings Updates REP Scoring, Tie for Top Spot
Website TexasElectricityRatings.com has updated its ranking of ERCOT retail electric providers, and Champion Energy and Bounce Energy have tied with the highest score.
October 16, 2012
Integrys Energy Services Listing Residential Offers in New State
Integrys Energy Services has begun listing residential electric offers on the Ohio Apples to Apples Chart.
October 15, 2012
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Pa. PUC Issues Written Order on PECO Default Service Plan
October 15, 2012
New York PSC Staff Recommend Central Hudson Provide Comparison of ESCO, Default Service Costs on Bills
New York PSC Staff have recommended that Central Hudson Gas & Electric be required to provide ESCO customers with a comparison of their cost under competitive supply and the shadow-billed cost they would have paid under bundled service.
October 12, 2012
Pennsylvania PUC Formally Launches Gas Shopping Website
The Pennsylvania PUC formally announced the launch of its retail natural gas shopping website yesterday, PAGasSwitch.com.
October 9, 2012
Interstate Gas Supply Launches Residential Offers in Two New Territories
Interstate Gas Supply has recently launched residential electric service at Baltimore Gas & Electric, and residential natural gas service at PECO.
September 26, 2012
New York Staff Propose Comparison of ESCO, Default Service Costs on Bills, NiMo Supports
Staff of the New York Public Service Commission have recommended that Niagara Mohawk provide residential electric and natural gas ESCO customers with a comparison of competitive supply costs versus shadow default service costs, including through a notice on the monthly utility consolidated bill…
September 21, 2012
PAPowerSwitch to List Specific Small Business Rates from Retail Suppliers
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission announced via Secretarial Letter the upcoming launch of a revamped section on www.PAPowerSwitch.com geared toward enhancing the electric shopping experience for Pennsylvania's small businesses, and directed licensed electric generation suppliers (EGSs) to…
September 20, 2012
AARP Cautions: "Buyer Beware" When Purchasing Gas and/or Electric Service in New York's Deregulated Energy Marketplace
AARP said in a news release yesterday that it is "very concerned" about recent reports of data showing New York residential customers who bought energy from energy service companies (ESCOs) paid $413 more for electricity and $235 more for natural gas over the past two years, on average, compared…
September 19, 2012
Verde Energy Listing Residential Offers in New Service Territories
Verde Energy USA has begun listing residential electric offers on the PUCO Apples to Apples chart for customers at AEP Ohio and the FirstEnergy utilities.
September 17, 2012
Pennsylvania Readies Launch of PUC Gas Shopping Website, Rate Board
The Pennsylvania PUC has announced, via Secretarial Letter, a new consumer tool, PAGasSwitch, on the Public Utility Commission's website, www.puc.pa.gov, which will make it easier for Pennsylvania consumers to shop for a competitive natural gas supplier (NGS).
September 12, 2012
ENCOA Launches Residential Offers in New State
ENCOA has begun offering residential electricity in Pennsylvania.
September 12, 2012
Study: Texas Electric Rates Lower Than Rates in States With Capacity Markets
Texas electric rates are lower in nearly all instances than electric rates available to customers in states that rely on "capacity markets" for resource adequacy, according to a review of data conducted by EnergyChoiceMatters.com
September 10, 2012
New York ALJs Rule ESCO-Default Service Cost Comparison Shall Be Made Public
Two New York ALJs have ruled that a comparison of ESCO and utility costs provided by Niagara Mohawk in response to a discovery request shall not be afforded confidential treatment.
September 5, 2012
New York Consumer Protection Unit Files Proposal for Online Calculator of ESCO, Utility Costs at NiMo
The Utility Intervention Unit (UIU) of the New York State Department of State's Division of Consumer Protection has formally asked in testimony that the New York PSC direct Niagara Mohawk to launch an online bill comparison tool under which customers may compare historic ESCO and default service…
August 30, 2012
PPL Price to Compare to Fall for Residential Customers, Rise for Small Businesses
PPL Electric Utilities has posted new Prices to Compare for the three-month period starting September 1, 2012.
August 29, 2012
New York ALJs Allow Discovery on NiMo Comparison of ESCO, Utility Costs
Two New York ALJs will allow a comparison of ESCO and utility costs provided by Niagara Mohawk to be used in discovery and litigation during NiMo's rate cases, but have not yet ruled substantively on whether such information should be released publicly, and accordingly afforded the data confidential…
August 28, 2012
New York Consumer Protection Unit Intends to Propose Online Calculator of ESCO, Utility Costs at NiMo
The Utility Intervention Unit (UIU) of the New York State Department of State's Division of Consumer Protection said in the comments to the PSC that it intends to propose that Niagara Mohawk offer an online calculator on its website, "to assist current ESCO customers to determine whether it was…
August 28, 2012
Santanna Energy Services Launches Electric Service in New State
Santanna Energy Services has begun offering residential electric service at Duke Energy Ohio
August 24, 2012
Online Broker Announces Service in Ohio
Online broker ShopForEnergy.com announced today that it is offering electric service in Ohio.
August 22, 2012
Energy Choice Now Study Finds Expanded Electric Choice in Michigan Would Save Customers $170 Million Annually
Energy Choice Now said that a report prepared by Continental Economics, Inc. concludes that raising the current 10% cap on electric choice participation in Michigan will lower electric costs for businesses and consumers, "stimulating economic growth and creating thousands of new jobs for Michigan…