October 25, 2016
Reliant Launches 100% Solar Plan In Texas
Reliant has launched in Texas a 100% Texas-based solar plan, with a fixed rate for 12 months: the 100% Solar 12 Plan.
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October 17, 2016
Virginia Utility Says 5+ MW Customers Otherwise Permitted To Take Retail Choice Aren't Allowed To Purchase 100% Renewable Power from Retail Supplier If Utility Offers Green Tariff
Virginia customers with loads in excess of 5 MW, while permitted to take competitive retail electric supply, may not purchase 100% renewable energy from a retail supplier if the customer's incumbent utility offers a 100% renewable energy tariff approved by the State Corporation Commission…
October 17, 2016
Texas Retail Electric Provider To Be Purchased By Smart Home, Automation Provider
Texas Retail Market Vets Lead Acquisition
Zen Home Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Chron Organization, Inc., announced today that the company has entered into a Letter of Intent for the acquisition of Enertrade Electric LLC, a Texas-based retail electric provider (REP) active in the ERCOT market, under the trade name Shyne Energy
September 30, 2016
Another Retail Supplier Bundling Hulu With Electric Service
Clearview Energy announced a partnership with Hulu under which Clearview will offer to residential customers a 100% green energy plan which includes a Hulu subscription at no additional cost.
September 29, 2016
TXU To Pay Some Solar Customers Their Full Retail Rate For Excess Generation, Announces Instant Rebate for Residential Solar Rooftop Systems
TXU Energy today announced a limited-time instant rebate for residential consumers who purchase SunPower rooftop solar systems through the company.
September 23, 2016
Crius Energy To Purchase Assets from Verengo, "Fortify" Crius' Solar Energy Business
Crius Energy Trust today announced the formation of a newly-created special purpose vehicle, Crius Solar Fulfillment, LLC ("Newco"), to serve as the debtor-in-possession ("DIP") lender and bidder for the purchase of certain residential solar installation assets (the "Solar Installation Assets") from…
August 31, 2016
Stanford University Subsidiary Seeks Market-Based Rate Authority
Stanford University Power LLC applied for FERC market-based rate authority
August 29, 2016
Direct Energy Seeks Judgment Concerning Rules For Serving Virginia Retail Electric Customer
Direct Energy has petitioned the Virginia State Corporation Commission for a declaratory judgment concerning several aspects of retail electric suppliers' ability to serve customers with a 100% renewable electricity product.
August 26, 2016
Pepco Details How It Will Incorporate Output From Community Renewables Into SOS Supply, Rates
In comments concerning a review of electricity SOS in the District of Columbia, Pepco detailed impacts on SOS resulting from D.C.'s Community Renewables Energy Act, which assigns to Pepco as SOS Administrator the output from Community Renewable Energy Facilities
August 24, 2016
Direct Energy To Seek Judgment On Ability To Serve Virginia Retail Electric Customers, Applies For License
Direct Energy has applied for a Virginia electric competitive service provider license, and told EnergyChoiceMatters.com that it intends to seek a declaratory judgment from the State Corporation Commission concerning permissible service by retail suppliers to customers under certain of the limited…
August 22, 2016
NY State Agency Pushing Communities To Launch Opt-Out Aggregations By Offering Up To $250,000 Grant For Implementation, Other Actions
Implementing an opt-out municipal aggregation is one of 10 "High Impact Actions" that New York communities may undertake to be eligible for grants up to $250,000 under NYSERDA's Clean Energy Communities program
August 17, 2016
Ethical Electric Passes One Billion Kilowatt-Hours Served to Retail Electricity Customers
Ethical Electric announced it recently passed one billion total kilowatt-hours (kWh) served to retail electricity customers across America.
August 15, 2016
LS Power Retail Supplier Affiliate LifeEnergy Launches Service In New Service Area
LifeEnergy, the recently created retail supplier affiliate of LS Power, has begun offering residential electric service at PECO in Pennsylvania
August 8, 2016
Retail Supplier To Acquire Assets From SunEdison
Crius Energy Trust today announced the proposed acquisition by Crius Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of Crius Energy, LLC, of certain assets from SunEdison Inc., including SunEdison's proprietary residential solar lead-generation platform, customer lead databases, marketing materials and human capital.
August 2, 2016
Utility Long-Term Contracting Bill Equaling ~50% of Retail Market Sent To Governor Reverts To Giving Utilities Discretion On How To Use Power, May Use For Default Service (Final Version Removes Mandate That Products Be Sold Into Market)
A final version of the Massachusetts long-term hydropower and offshore wind bill now sent to Governor Charlie Baker reverts to earlier language that gives electric distribution companies discretion on how to dispose of products procured under the contracts.
July 28, 2016
Direct Energy Plans To Launch "Own" Smart Thermostat By Year-End
Centrica, parent of Direct Energy, said in releasing interim results today that, "We plan to launch our own smart thermostat in North America around the end of 2016."
July 26, 2016
As Retail Market Reset Ordering Clauses Vacated, NY PSC Says: "Make No Mistake", We're Ending Harmful ESCO Practices
"Make no mistake, we are putting an end to deceptive ESCO practices that harm electric and gas customers," New York PSC Public Information Officer James Denn said as a New York court vacated Ordering Clauses #1-3 of the PSC's February retail market reset order, but affirmed the PSC's jurisdiction…
July 25, 2016
Breaking: NY Court Vacates Orders #1-3 Of NY PSC Retail Market "Reset" Order; But Says PSC Has Jurisdiction Over ESCO "Rates"
The Supreme Court for the County of Albany, NY has issued an order vacating ordering clauses #1-3 of the New York PSC's February retail market reset order
July 22, 2016
Texas Retail Provider Launches New WaterSaver Plan, Bundling Smart Sprinkler Controller
Stream has launched in Texas a Smart 30 WaterSaver Green & Clean Plan, a 30-month fixed rate plan with 100% renewable electricity which includes a free Skydrop, an intelligent sprinkler controller (valued at $299).
July 20, 2016
RESA Statement on NY PSC Moratorium on Service To Low-Income Customers
The Retail Energy Supply Association issued the following statement in response to the New York PSC's moratorium on service to Assistance Program Participant (APP) customers:
July 20, 2016
MP2 Energy Chosen To Partner With Apex Clean Energy To Provide Electricity For Fort Hood
MP2 Energy announced that it has been chosen to partner with Apex Clean Energy to supply both renewable energy and system electricity to Fort Hood, outside of Killeen, Texas
July 15, 2016
Apex Sells Majority Stake in Renewable Generation Under Development At Texas Military Base
Apex Clean Energy announced the sale of a majority ownership stake in a 217 MW renewable energy portfolio to Northleaf Capital Partners, an independent global private markets manager with more than $7 billion in infrastructure and private equity commitments under management.
July 12, 2016
Retail Supplier Awarded Contract with Pennsylvania Department of General Services
WGL Energy Services today announced that the Pennsylvania Department of General Services has signed a three-year contract for Green-e Energy certified wind renewable energy certificates (RECs) sourced from wind farms throughout the United States.
July 6, 2016
National Grid Seeks To Increase Utility-Owned Solar Generation by Two-Thirds, Addresses Cost Recovery, Treatment of Output
National Grid has petitioned the Massachusetts DPU to own and operate up to an additional 14 MW of solar generation, as authorized by state law
July 6, 2016
Muni Aggregation's Next Step: Developing Generation With Captive Customers
The dangers of opt-out municipal aggregation to workably competitive retail electric markets become more apparent as municipal aggregations move to take the next step, transitioning from mere brokers (though ones with a huge competitive advantage in their opt-out authority) to generation developers…