July 14, 2020
Providence, RI Announces Opt-out Municipal Aggregation Program
Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza announced an opt-out municipal aggregation plan for electricity supply
HomeNews By TopicRenewable Energy
Renewable Energy
Narrow these results by state, topic, company or docket — filters stack, and every story shown carries all of them.
July 10, 2020
Sustainable Westchester Issues RFi For Electricity Supply For Municipal Aggregation
Sustainable Westchester (SW) has issued an RFI for the electricity supply for the NYSEG territory of its opt-out municipal aggregation (Westchester Power), and will issue an RFP later this month
July 9, 2020
Retail Supplier Acquires Renewable Natural Gas Marketer
UGI Corporation announced today that its subsidiary, UGI Energy Services, LLC, acquired GHI Energy, LLC (GHI), a Houston-based renewable natural gas marketer.
July 7, 2020
Large Customer Energy Aggregation Launches Solar And Storage Offering
PowerOptions, which describes itself as the largest energy-buying consortium in New England, has expanded its relationship with Solect Energy to offer large scale solar and storage to its members
July 2, 2020
ENGIE, Hannon Armstrong to Jointly Invest in 2.3 GW Portfolio of U.S. Wind and Solar Projects, Including Projects in ERCOT
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. today announced a newly-formed partnership with a subsidiary of ENGIE S.A. that will own a 2.3 gigawatt (GW) portfolio of wind and utility-scale solar assets.
July 2, 2020
Virginia SCC Approves 100% Renewable Tariff At Dominion That Ends Exception Allowing Customers To Take Competitive Retail Supply
Ron Cerniglia, Director of Corporate & Regulatory Affairs for Direct Energy, provided the following statement on the SCC's order:
July 1, 2020
Retail Supplier Signs PPA For Output From Wind Farm To Serve Google, Other Customers
AEP Energy said that it, "has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with an affiliate of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for the output of 400 megawatt (MW) of renewable energy from Panther Grove Wind Energy Facility in Woodford County, Illinois."
July 1, 2020
PUC Opens Review Of Rules Governing Green Electricity Supply Programs Of Retail Suppliers, Utilities
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has opened a review (Case 20-1195-EL-ORD) of the green pricing program standards in Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-42.
June 29, 2020
Bank of America Selects Retail Supplier For 10-Year Solar Agreement In Texas
Bank of America announced today a 10-year structured renewable energy agreement with Reliant, an NRG Energy company, for solar power in Texas
June 25, 2020
RESA Survey Finds 74% of Consumers Want to Select Their Own Energy Supplier
Creates National Energy Shopping Day
The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) released the findings of a national scientific poll which indicates three out of four voters want options and choice when selecting their energy suppliers or providers.
June 24, 2020
Wells Fargo Selects Retail Supplier To Serve 1,200 Locations
Wells Fargo today announced structured renewable energy agreements with Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. (Shell Energy), and its wholly owned subsidiary MP2 Energy LLC (MP2 Energy), to secure approximately 150,000 megawatt-hours of renewable energy annually under a renewable retail supply…
June 23, 2020
Two New York Utilities To Study Changes In Natural Gas, Evolution Of Utilities' Business, Due To Climate Law
New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) (collectively, the Companies), New York State Department of Public Service Staff, Multiple Intervenors, and certain ratepayer and green groups have filed a joint proposal in the Companies' electric…
June 19, 2020
County Agency Seeks Retail Supplier License
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), which is a, "bi-county agency of the state of Maryland," applied for a Maryland natural gas license as a supplier/marketer eligible to serve commercial and industrial customers (as discussed below) at Washington Gas Light
June 18, 2020
Whitepaper From NY DPS, NYSERDA Proposes Creation of New York City-Specific (Zone J) RPS Tier, Obligation Assigned To ESCOs, LSEs
The New York State Department of Public Service (DPS) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) filed a White Paper proposing mechanisms to meet the state's goal of meeting 70 percent renewable electricity by 2030 and achieving a carbon free power sector by 2040
June 18, 2020
Utility With Retail Choice Seeks Authorization To Offer Green Electricity Supply Option To Default Service Customers
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. filed with the Maryland PSC a proposed new rider, Rider SOS-G, which is, "intended to provide SMECO members who take SOS service the option to have SMECO make the power supply for their load one hundred percent 'green.'"
June 4, 2020
AG Seeks Investigation Of Future Of Gas Utilities, Supply In Retail Choice State; Specifically Implicates "Diversification", "Expansion" Of Gas Utilities' Business Operations To Meet GHG Goals
Utility's Use Of Green Natural Gas For Default Service Customers Under Consideration
The Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General petitioned the Department of Public Utilities to initiate an investigation to assess the future of local gas distribution company ('LDC') operations and planning in light of the Commonwealth’s legally binding statewide limit of net-zero greenhouse gas…
June 2, 2020
Affiliate Of Texas Retail Provider Enters 20-Year PPA With Steelmaker For 80 MW Behind-The-Meter Solar Facility
174 Power Global and Gerdau Long Steel North America announced that the companies have entered into a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to develop an 80-megawatt behind-the-meter (BTM) solar facility in Texas
May 28, 2020
Texas Retail Provider, "Freezes Summer Energy Rate and Lowers Price"
Bulb, a new entrant into the Texas retail electric market (see background here) , announced that it is freezing its energy rate under its variable rate plan (its only Texas residential offering) for the summer, offering a variable rate with a "price lock."
May 27, 2020
Developer Of ERCOT Solar Project Exploring PPA Options, Retain Advisor
Misae Solar is exploring PPA options for Misae Solar Park II, a 517 MWac/692 MWdc solar project and described as, "one of the largest solar investment opportunities in ERCOT and in the US."
May 22, 2020
Utility Files Draft RFP To Solicit Long-Term Contracts For Portion Of SOS Load
Pepco has filed with the District of Columbia PSC a draft RFP to solicit long-term contracts for renewable energy and attributes to serve 5% of SOS load
May 21, 2020
Retail Suppliers Oppose New Jersey Fixed Resource Requirement
Various retail suppliers filed comments with the New Jersey BPU opposing, or otherwise expressing concerns with, a Fixed Resource Requirement (FRR), while PSEG and Exelon Generation Company, LLC proposed an "Integrated FRR Procurement" to address resource adequacy and clean energy goals in light of…
May 19, 2020
Retail Supplier Selected As Exclusive Subscription Manager For Another Community Solar Project
MC Squared Energy Services, LLC (MC2) announced that it will serve as the official subscription manager for Dukane Precast’s Community Solar Project in Will County, Illinois.
May 19, 2020
Western Pennsylvania Energy Consortium Selects Retail Electric Supplier
The Western Pennsylvania Energy Consortium (WPEC) has entered into a new 12-month agreement with Direct Energy.
May 1, 2020
City Of Houston Selects Retail Electric Provider
Includes REP Affinity Program For City Employees
Mayor Sylvester Turner of Houston, Texas announced today that the City of Houston has committed to purchasing 100% renewable energy through a renewed partnership with NRG Energy as the City’s retail electric provider.
April 28, 2020
Rockland Capital Forms Rockland Renewable Ventures To Provide Comprehensive Renewable Solutions To Customers
Rockland Capital LP ("Rockland"), an investment company that is focused on the acquisition, development, and optimization of companies and projects in the energy sector, today announced that one of its investment funds has formed Rockland Renewable Ventures, LLC ("RRV")