April 30, 2019
The Town of Geneva, New York announced that if 400 people enroll in Geneva Community Power, a community solar program launched by the Town of Geneva and Joule Community Power, Geneva will receive a $25,000 sustainability grant.
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April 23, 2019
The recently adopted New York budget authorizes the New York PSC to provide power supplies to municipal aggregations (CCAs) and also provide financing for CCA renewable energy projects
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April 23, 2019
As part of announcing a series of environmental initiatives, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city's Administration will convert government operations to 100 percent clean electricity
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April 23, 2019
The District of Columbia PSC has scheduled for May 7 a meeting of the Standard Offer Service (SOS) Working Group to address the PSC's recent order requiring that 5% of electricity default service be sourced from long-term renewable PPAs
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April 22, 2019
Review Of Barriers To Offering Of Dynamic Pricing By Competitive Retail Suppliers
The Acadia Center, the Cape Light Compact JPE, Conservation Law Foundation, Green Energy Consumers Alliance, and Northeast Clean Energy Council (the "Parties") requested that the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (the "Department" or "DPU") immediately commence its investigation into the…
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April 22, 2019
Energy Professionals, LLC has announced a, "new partnership with Arcadia Power."
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April 16, 2019
The Massachusetts DPU approved wind energy generation and REC procurement contracts between the electric distribution utilities and Vineyard Wind LLC
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April 12, 2019
PSC Eliminates Minimum Stay Provision For Default Service PSC Maintains Adder For Default Service Rates
The District of Columbia PSC has issued an order in its biennial review of electricity SOS
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April 11, 2019
The Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance (MEGA) has selected Constellation to supply its Southern Tier opt-out electricity aggregation covering 21 municipalities in New York
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April 2, 2019
Reliant is offering Texas residential customers in the Oncor and CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric service areas a new plan that offers community solar as a retail electricity supply plan
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March 21, 2019
Groups Says Allowing Only Suppliers To Use UCB Is Anti-Competitive
The Climate Access Fund (CAF) and Solar United Neighbors of Maryland have petitioned the Maryland Public Service Commission to direct the utilities that are participating in Maryland’s community solar pilot to offer consolidated billing to Subscriber Organizations or Solar Developers, similar to…
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March 19, 2019
The Secretary of the New York PSC granted a request from NYSERDA for an extension of the due date on which load-serving entities (LSE) are required to provide the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) with executed contracts (LSE Contracts) for the purchase of offshore…
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March 7, 2019
NYSERDA filed at the PSC a request for an extension of the due date on which load-serving entities (LSE) are required to provide the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) with executed contracts (LSE Contracts) for the purchase of offshore wind renewable energy…
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March 7, 2019
In a post-hearing brief, Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) reiterated that there is no "need" for at least 900 megawatts (MWs) of renewable generation resources as sought by AEP Ohio.
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February 28, 2019
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced it has filed a request with the California Public Utilities Commission seeking to offer renewable natural gas to its 21 million customers in Central and Southern California.
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February 25, 2019
Earlier: Virginia SCC Denies Walmart's Request To Take Competitive Supply, "To Protect Small Captive Customers," Who Aren't Allowed Shop
The Virginia State Corporation Commission cited its "broad discretion" in addressing applications of aggregated customer load to take competitive electricity supply, in contrast to applications under other statutory mechanisms, in denying Walmart's application to take competitive supply for its…
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February 21, 2019
The South Carolina House of Representatives has essentially passed a bill (House Bill 3659) that would allow large customers to direct their utility to purchase renewable energy from a competitive provider on the customer's behalf.
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February 19, 2019
The Texas Power Pool announced that it has received sufficient Letters of Interest to surpass its initial 100 megawatt goal, which Texas Power Pool said, "plac[es] taxpayer-supported public entities within striking distance of a 3-cent per kWh target price to procure 100% Texas-produced renewable…
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February 15, 2019
Direct Energy Business, part of Direct Energy announced a renewable energy power purchase agreement (PPA) under which Direct Energy Business will procure the full output of the recently completed ColGreen North Shore Power Plant developed Sunpin Solar
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February 14, 2019
New "Energy Justice" Coalition Seeking To End Utility "Monopoly" In North Carolina; Calls For, "Competitive Energy Market," "Consumer Choice"
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February 14, 2019
Green Mountain Energy has launched new electricity plans in Texas that are supplied by 100% Texas-based solar
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February 13, 2019
Bill Also Addresses Inclusion Of Community Solar On Bill
A proposed bill has been filed in Connecticut (H.B. No. 6239) that would provide for the introduction of supplier consolidated billing as a billing option available to suppliers
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February 11, 2019
The Maryland PSC will hold a hearing on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, concerning a previously filed consultant report entitled, "Benefits and Costs of Utility Scale and Behind the Meter Solar Resources in Maryland." (PC 44)
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February 7, 2019
EnergyMark, LLC has registered with the New York PSC as a Distributed Energy Resource Supplier
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January 28, 2019
FPL CEO: Will Work To Educate Voters On "True Motives" Of Initiative Backers
During an earnings call for parent NextEra Energy, Florida Power & Light Company President and Chief Executive Officer Eric Silagy discussed a proposed ballot initiative to introduce retail electric choice in Florida, stating that the initiative would reduce funding available to first responders…
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