March 3, 2016
The Secretary of the New York PSC has denied a request to extend a March 4 deadline for ESCOs to comply with the PSC's February 23 retail mass market order.
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February 18, 2016
MP2 Energy LLC recently launched a residential shared solar offer in Texas, sourced from a Texas solar farm outside Houston, with 100% renewable energy provided to customers for consumption not covered by the shared solar
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February 17, 2016
Clearview Energy has agreed to make several changes to its marketing practices in Maine after Central Maine Power asked the Maine PUC to investigate the company after CMP alleged an increase in complaints received by the utility against Clearview Energy
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February 16, 2016
TXU Energy has launched TXU Energy Solar Club, a 60-month fixed electricity product which, "gives Texans membership in a shared solar club that provides the environmental benefit of up to 500 monthly kilowatt-hours of electricity backed by the Texas sun," the company said
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February 9, 2016
FirstEnergy Corp. announced that it has introduced a new branding campaign called "The Switch is On" which, among other things, highlights a green energy electricity option from FirstEnergy Solutions for residential customers in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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February 5, 2016
The Massachusetts DPU has issued a proposal revising the renewable energy disclosure requirements applicable to retail electric suppliers, and associated reporting requirements
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January 26, 2016
Staff of the New York PSC have proposed imposing compliance obligations for a new clean energy standard (CES) and nuclear standard on load serving entities, including ESCOs, with utilities also engaging in long-term contracting for certain resources.
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January 22, 2016
The New York PSC formally acted yesterday to commence consideration of a new Clean Energy Standard, which is to achieve the governor's goal that 50% of the state's electricity be sourced from "non-emitting" resources (which is defined to include nuclear).
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January 18, 2016
3 Phases Renewables announced a new contract with the City of Santa Monica to supply 100% renewable power for all municipal operations, beginning in January 2016.
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January 18, 2016
The New Hampshire PUC issued a declaratory ruling finding that third party providers offering solar power purchase agreements or solar leases to customers are not competitive electric power suppliers (retail suppliers) nor public utilities as defined by statute and PUC rules.
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January 5, 2016
The City of Houston has signed an agreement with Reliant Energy, an NRG Energy company, to increase its purchase of renewable power through at least June 2016.
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December 21, 2015
Crius Energy announced that Crius' solar energy business has achieved a new milestone, having booked 50 megawatts in solar energy sales over a two-year period.
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December 11, 2015
Central Hudson Gas & Electric has withdrawn its proposed Reforming the Energy Vision Community Solar Demonstration Project
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December 8, 2015
Duke Energy Renewables announced an alliance with Green Charge Networks, a provider of commercial energy storage for retail, industrial and government customers.
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November 30, 2015
NRG Home Solar and Airbnb announced a new affinity partnership to promote rooftop solar installation.
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November 19, 2015
Robison Oil, which operates as an ESCO in New York in addition to offering various other energy services, announced a joint venture with Green Street Solar Power, a solar financing and installation company, to offer solar power installations to homeowners and business owners in Westchester and…
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November 13, 2015
Note: When this story was first pulished, Viridian's site listed in one place the Oncor minus-5 rate as, "5% Below the Utility," which reflects the pricing and terminology in its other markets. We noted this in our original story to draw attention to the phrase. The phrase and reference to "utility"…
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November 13, 2015
The Maine PUC is seeking proposals from providers to manage and supply, for a five-year term beginning April 1, 2016, the state-wide Maine Green Power (MGP) program, which is a REC add-on product offered to all distribution customers, including default service and competitive supply customers.
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November 9, 2015
TXU Energy today introduced TXU Solar from SunPower, which TXU said provides, "the highest efficiency solar panels available in the market."
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October 22, 2015
PowerOptions, the Massachusetts aggregation serving government entities and nonprofits, is seeking developers to supply wholesale renewable energy to individual members of its 500-member consortium, particularly larger institutions such as area hospitals, universities and municipalities.
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October 19, 2015
WGL Energy Services, Inc. has raised concerns about the prospect for utility-owned generation and related services under conditions proposed in a merger settlement agreement among various District of Columbia government agencies and Exelon and Pepco
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October 15, 2015
Solect Energy, a commercial solar development and installation company in Massachusetts, and IGS Solar have partnered to offer no-cost solar energy solutions to businesses and organizations in Massachusetts, Solect Energy said
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October 13, 2015
PowerOptions, the Massachusetts aggregation serving government entities and nonprofits, has selected solar provider Solect Energy for a small systems solar program offered to members.
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October 7, 2015
Exelon and Pepco have via a settlement secured support for their merger agreement from the District of Columbia mayor, Attorney General, and Office of People's Counsel.
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September 28, 2015
Ethical Electric informed the New York PSC that it is, "expanding into community solar and other clean energy products."
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