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May 18, 2018
The Pennsylvania PUC approved without modification a settlement agreement among several parties that would implement a revision to the time of use generation rate program at PPL Electric Utilities to comply with statutory provisions that require a default service provider to offer TOU rates to…
May 16, 2018
Direct Energy is now offering an Amazon Echo Dot to Texas residential customers enrolling in two new power plans, at no additional charge
May 14, 2018
Says Benefits Unlocked Mostly Through Dynamic Pricing, But With Load Migrating To Competitive Supply, Can't Guarantee Pricing Structure Or That Benefits Will Be Realized
May 8, 2018
The Maryland PSC has issued a letter order adopting further parameters for Time of Use generation rate pilots to be offered to customers on SOS, and retail supply pilots that are to select retail suppliers via RFP
April 18, 2018
A Pennsylvania ALJ has issued a recommended decision that would adopt, without modification, a settlement concerning revisions to the time of use generation rate program at PPL Electric Utilities, to comply with statutory provisions that require a default service provider to offer TOU rates to…
April 11, 2018
Stream To Enter New State Also Officially Rolls Out Block Power Plans (Flat Amount For Usage Blocks)
Stream Energy has launched in Texas free nights and free weekends plans, and also announced the launch of service in a new state
March 14, 2018
PPL Electric Utilities has filed for approval of a settlement agreement with several parties that would implement a revision to its time of use generation rate program to comply with statutory provisions that require a default service provider to offer TOU rates to customers.
January 23, 2018
The Maryland utilities as well as certain green-focused stakeholders have proposed, as the result of a working group (PC 44), that the state adopt an "EV portfolio" that would, among other things, authorize the utilities to own and operate over 1,000 electric vehicle charging stations
December 12, 2017
FirstEnergy's four Pennsylvania electric distribution companies have filed for approval of a default service plan covering the period starting June 1, 2019
December 7, 2017
EDC Says Utilities Will Need To Offer "Suite" Of Solutions To Meet Changing Customer Needs
Granite State Electric (Liberty Utilities) has sought approval at the New Hampshire PUC for a residential battery (storage) pilot
December 1, 2017
Storage, EV Investments Permitted
The Massachusetts DPU, in an order on a rate case for Eversource (Nstar and WMECO) largely struck from consideration in the rate case proposed investments by the utilities in a host of grid modernization initiatives, with the exception of the energy storage and electric vehicle proposals
November 29, 2017
Will Permit 2 Retail Suppliers (Rather Than 1) To Offer TOU Pilot Per Service Area
The Maryland PSC has directed the creation of supply rate time of use pilots offered via utilities to non-shopping customers, and through up to two retail suppliers per each of the three service areas with AMI (BGE, Pepco, an Delmarva).
November 1, 2017
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed indicative (or what it terms "projected") mass market SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2018
September 19, 2017
Also Debuts New Product Providing $30 Credit At Higher Usage, And New Tiered Usage Price Plan
Ambit Energy announced a new free nights plan for Texas residential customers, plus a new plan providing a bill credit for higher usage customers and a new plan with tiered pricing for various usage levels
August 24, 2017
The Michigan PSC approved one of the options proposed by Consumers Energy under its Voluntary Large Customer Renewable Energy Pilot Program (VLC), which will offer large businesses the opportunity to purchase 100 percent renewable energy.
August 24, 2017
The workgroup leaders in a Maryland PSC rate design proceeding (PC44) have filed proposals for two pilot programs to offer customers Time of Use rates -- one of which relies on a retail supplier to offer dynamic supply prices, and another designed for SOS customers that would offer TOU rates for…
June 2, 2017
The Illinois ICC has issued a second notice order to adopt a host of new retail electric marketing rules, including new rules requiring the advance posting of residential variable rates, including a separate notice for rate increases above a set threshold.
May 4, 2017
TXU has launched a new residential product (TXU Energy Free Nights & Solar Days) pairing free nights with 100% renewable power, comprised of solar and wind RECs
April 25, 2017
Pepco has petitioned the District of Columbia PSC for an electric vehicle demand management pilot that would include the ability for Pepco to offer SOS customers participating in the pilot 100% renewable electricity
April 7, 2017
In a secretarial letter, the Pennsylvania PUC has proposed a mechanism for PPL Electricity Utilities to comply with its obligation as a default service supplier to offer a Time of Use rate option to customers
February 2, 2017
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved, with no substantive modifications to provisions related to the retail market, a stipulation among several parties that permits AEP Ohio to proceed with phase 2 of its gridSMART program, which includes the deployment of approximately 894,000 AMI…
January 26, 2017
It is the opinion of Staff of the District of Columbia PSC that the utility Pepco is not prohibited from owning generation under the 1999 restructuring act, Staff said in a wide-ranging report on the grid of the future.
December 28, 2016
The Dauphin County Industrial Development Authority has requested that the Pennsylvania PUC implement PPL's prior Time of Use default service program, which relied on administratively determined rates, given a court order finding that reliance on retail suppliers to fulfill PPL's TOU obligation did…
December 14, 2016
Green Mountain Energy has launched in Texas a new free nights electricity plan
December 5, 2016
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a secretarial letter setting forth a proposed mechanism for PPL, and more broadly other EDCs, to comply with their obligation, as default service provider, to offer a Time of Use generation rate option to default service customers which would still rely on a retail…
