January 21, 2019
Michigan PSC Approves Utility's Renewable Power Purchase Program For Large C&I Customers
The Michigan PSC has approved on a pilot basis DTE Electric Co.’s Large Customer Voluntary Green Pricing Program (Case No. U-20343).
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January 15, 2019
PUC Says It Lacks Express Authority To Order EDC To Execute PPAs Linked To Default Service Procurement, Interprets Statutory Obligation
The New Hampshire PUC issued an order providing interpretations of certain statutory requirements related to RSA Chapter 362-H, which requires an electric distribution company to solicit, under terms set forth in the statute, the net energy output of any eligible biomass or municipal waste facility…
January 15, 2019
Clean Energy Start-Up, Led By Former CEO Of Multi-National Wind Generation Developer, Seeks Texas Retail Provider Certificate
Seeks To Use Trade Names "Texas Power Outlet", Green Energy Exchange
ATG Clean Energy Holdings Inc. applied for an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate.
January 14, 2019
Dominion Virginia Power Withdraws Proposed Renewable Energy Offering Meeting Statutory Definition
Tariff, If Approved, Would Have Foreclosed Availability Of Competitive Supply Offerings
Virginia Electric and Power Company (Dominion) has withdrawn from the State Corporation Commission an application for a renewable electricity tariff that it had sought to comply with various statutory requirements that, if met, would terminate the current exemption allowing customers to take…
January 9, 2019
PUCO Staff: AEP Ohio Has Not Shown Need For 900 MW Of Utility-Developed Resources
Staff Concerned Proposed Renewable PPAs Could Crowd Out Competitive Options
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has filed testimony stating that AEP Ohio has not demonstrated a need for at least 900 megawatts (MWs) of renewable generation resources
January 7, 2019
Virginia SCC Approves Utility Renewable Energy Offering Meeting Statutory Definition, Foreclosing Availability Of Competitive Supply Offerings
The Virginia State Corporation Commission has approved at Appalachian Power Company (AEP) a voluntary renewable energy option tariff which the SCC found meets the statutory definition for such an offering, which means that, under statute, there is no longer an exemption for customers at Appalachian…
January 7, 2019
Broker Announces Creation Of Texas Power Pool
Pool Gathering Public Entities For Renewable Electricity Aggregation
Texas Energy Aggregation announced the formation of the Texas Power Pool, which Texas Energy Aggregation described as, "a new power purchasing option for Texas public entities to utilize aggregated renewable energy."
December 19, 2018
DC Adopts As Final 100% RPS Bill
Council States Intent That Utility Shall Not Own Energy Storage
The Council of the District of Columbia passed as final an amended substitute of Bill B22-0904, which increases the District's RPS to 100%
December 18, 2018
City of Philadelphia Enters 70-Megawatt Solar Power Purchase Agreement, Price Disclosed
Community Energy Inc. today announced the approval of a 70-megawatt (MW) solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in Adams County, Pennsylvania to power government facilities in Philadelphia, PA.
December 17, 2018
New York PSC Authorizes NYSERDA To Adjust Vintage REC Prices Used For LSE (ESCO) Compliance With Clean Energy Standard When Price Exceeds ACP
The New York PSC has approved a Phase 3 Implementation Plan for the Clean Energy Standard (CES, similar to RPS)
December 14, 2018
New York ESCO To Offer Community Solar
NOCO Electric LLC has filed for registration as a New York distributed energy resource supplier, indicating that it would operate as a community distributed generation provider, with a solar offering
December 13, 2018
Massachusetts State Energy Plan Envisions More Renewable Energy Procurements, Other Mandates
Says Policymakers Should, "Explore Options," To Mitigate Price Volatility
The administration of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker released a Comprehensive Energy Plan which envisions more clean energy procurements, and other mandates for the electricity supply sector.
December 11, 2018
Retail Supplier Launches Community Solar in Massachusetts
CleanChoice Energy has launched CleanChoice Energy Community Solar in Massachusetts with 3.489 MW of proposed community solar capacity.
December 10, 2018
PSNH Seeks PUC Approval For Treatment Of Biomass Energy Purchase Requirement
Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Eversource) has filed with the New Hampshire PUC a proposal for how it will comply with Senate Bill 365, which requires the solicitation for the purchase of output from various biomass electric generation facilities, with Eversource stating that it executed…
December 3, 2018
Energy Management Company (Broker) Acquires Renewable Energy Developer
Ameresco, Inc., an energy management and efficiency service provider whose services include energy procurement consulting, announced that it has acquired TerraNavigator, LLC, a California-based firm that specializes in the origination and development of solar assets on environmentally-impacted sites…
November 28, 2018
Starbucks Signs Long-Term Supply Agreement With Retail Supplier, Covering 340 Stores
Constellation has signed a long-term agreement with Starbucks to power more than 340 company-operated Illinois stores with 100 percent renewable energy produced by Enel Green Power (EGP) North America, Inc.'s HillTopper wind project in Logan County, Ill.
November 26, 2018
New York PSC Approves NFGD Tariff Change Related To Renewable Natural Gas
The New York PSC has approved tariff changes filed by National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation related to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)
November 16, 2018
Pennsylvania State Agency Proposes Utilities Enter Long-Term Contracts
Urges State To "Consider" Utility Ownership Of Generation
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released a final Solar Future Plan for the state which recommends development of guidelines for "limited" use of long-term utility contracts with solar developers
November 15, 2018
New York PSC Approves Renewal Of Sustainable Westchester Opt-Out Municipal Aggregation
The New York PSC has authorized the renewal of Sustainable Westchester (SW), Inc.'s opt-out municipal electricity aggregation program (Westchester Power), also known as community choice aggregation (CCA)
November 13, 2018
Retail Supplier Engaging In Peer-to-Peer Renewable Energy Sales From Distributed Solar
American PowerNet, which holds retail supplier licenses for its model of providing customer access to wholesale markets and pricing, has deployed a peer-to-peer (P2P) renewable energy trading platform at its headquarters in Wyomissing, Penn.
November 13, 2018
Green Group Seeks To Impose "Symmetric" Procurement Requirements On Retail Suppliers If Recommended Use of Long-Term PPAs Approved For SOS
In comments on the structure of electricity SOS in the District of Columbia, the Sierra Club urged the adoption of long-term PPAs for SOS, and further said that, "Sierra Club supports applying PPA requirements for all SOS customer classes, and also for competitive electricity suppliers in addition…
November 7, 2018
Retail Provider Says Focus Shifts To Brokering Generator, Retail Supplier Relationships, Withdraws Texas Retail Application
Drift Marketplace, Inc. has withdrawn its application for a Texas retail electric provider certificate
November 1, 2018
Retail Supplier Parent Partners To Offer Full-Service Solar Technology Provider
Completes Acquisition of Solar Solutions Company
Genie Energy Ltd., the ultimate parent of IDT Energy and various other retail energy brands, announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Prism Solar Technologies (Prism), "representing the first step in Genie's partnership with Prism's second largest shareholder, Plus EnerG."
October 31, 2018
Affiliate Of Texas Retail Provider Receives Awarded Million-Dollar State Grant For Battery Storage Project
Luminant, a subsidiary of Vistra Energy, announced that it has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for its Upton 2 battery energy storage system project.
October 23, 2018
PUC Examiner Rules That Need For Utility PPAs For Renewable Generation Must First Be Determined Before Addressing Design, Tariffs For Proposed Utility PPAs
An Attorney Examiner with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has ruled that PUCO shall first determine whether there is a need for new generation at AEP Ohio, before considering specific tariff filings from AEP Ohio to procure 400 MW of new renewable energy.