July 6, 2011
Great American Power Starts Offering Service at PECO, PPL
Great American Power has begun offering residential and commercial electricity in several Pennsylvania service territories.
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July 5, 2011
Kratos Gas and Power Now Serving Residential Customers in Ohio
Kratos Gas and Power, a division of United Energy Trading, has launched natural gas offers at the Dominion East Ohio territory.
June 23, 2011
Interstate Gas Supply Begins Offering Residential Electricity at ComEd, Gas at BGE
Interstate Gas Supply has begun offering residential electric supply at Commonwealth Edison.
June 22, 2011
Ambit Releases ComEd Residential Pricing
Ambit Energy has released residential pricing for its entry into the Commonwealth Edison service area, which will officially launch June 23.
June 22, 2011
Spark Energy Augments Residential Offers at ComEd, Offers Six Flags Tickets
Spark Energy has launched additional residential electric offers in the Commonwealth Edison service area, and is offering free Six Flags tickets for new enrollments.
June 21, 2011
Direct Energy Expands Prepaid Offer to AEP Texas Central
Direct Energy has commenced offering prepaid electric service in the AEP Texas Central area, and has launched a new marketing effort for its existing prepaid products at Oncor and CenterPoint.
June 16, 2011
Viridian to Launch ComEd Service August 1, Enters Additional Markets In New York
Viridian Energy will begin offering electricity to mass market customers at Commonwealth Edison on August 1.
June 15, 2011
Energetix Launches Residential Electric Service at PECO
Energetix has begun offering residential electric supply at PECO.
June 15, 2011
TXU Offering Indexed Product with Prepaid Plan
TXU is offering an indexed product as part of its FlexPower prepaid plan first reported by Matters yesterday (6/14) .
June 6, 2011
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TXU Again Touting Protection from Variable Offers
June 1, 2011
Pa. PUC Issues Secretarial Letter Concerning "Serious" Violation of Unit Billing Requirement by Retail Suppliers
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a Secretarial Letter regarding the failure of some electric generation suppliers (EGSs) to include the unit price (kWh) on customer bills, which the PUC deemed a "serious" deficiency, and the inappropriate inclusion of sales taxes on residential customers' bills by some…
May 26, 2011
PUCT to Consider Heightened Verification of Power to Choose Listings
The PUCT needs to have a dedicated staffer who monitors Power to Choose and REPs' individual websites for compliance, particularly with respect to variable products, teaser rates, and variable rate histories, Commissioner Donna Nelson recommended during this morning's open meeting.
May 17, 2011
Energy Plus Holdings, LLC Enters Affinity Partnership with Penn State Alumni Association
Energy Plus Holdings, LLC, has entered into a partnership with the Penn State Alumni Association to offer more than 360,000 Penn State alumni a variable rate on electricity and ongoing cash-back rewards for residents of Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Texas and most of…
May 13, 2011
Texas Power to Choose Price Ranking Will Not be Based on Promotional Rates
Variable priced products with promotional rates will be listed on the Texas Power to Choose website using their underlying, non-promotional rate, under changes made by the PUCT.
May 10, 2011
StarTex's Bob Zlotnik Raises Concerns on REP Disclosures; Use of Non-Spin
Greater enforcement of retail pricing plans and disclosures in Texas is needed given some of the current practices in the market, said StarTex Power CEO Bob Zlotnik.
May 6, 2011
Constellation Energy Launches Direct Mail Campaign in N.J. With Refreshed Pricing
Constellation Energy has launched a new residential direct mail promotion at Public Service Electric & Gas and Jersey Central Power & Light, with refreshed electric pricing.
May 3, 2011
PPL EnergyPlus, Starion Energy Begin Offering Residential Service at PECO, PPL
PPL EnergyPlus, LLC and Starion Energy PA Inc. have each begun offering service on PA Power Switch to residential customers at PECO and PPL.
May 3, 2011
Nstar Files Updated Basic Service Rates
Nstar has filed updated basic service rates for all customer classes with the DPU.
May 2, 2011
PUCT's Nelson to Meet with Stakeholders on Teaser Rate Disclosure
PUCT Commissioner Donna Nelson will hold a stakeholder meeting on May 5 to discuss the appropriate disclosure of teaser rates by REPs.
May 2, 2011
ERCOT Retail Market Competitive Intensity Higher Than Ever, Burke Says
The ERCOT retail market is as, "about as intense as we have seen in any period over the last decade," TXU Energy CEO Jim Burke said Friday, citing retail offers which he characterized as below the marginal cost of power and wires charges.
April 25, 2011
Planet Energy Begins Offering Residential Service at PPL
Planet Energy has begun offering residential service at PPL Electric Utilities.
April 22, 2011
ESCO Columbia Utilities to Refund $2 Million Under Settlement with N.Y. AG
Columbia Utilities LLC and Columbia Utilities Power LLC have entered into a settlement with the New York Attorney General to resolve allegations of deceptive marketing tactics.
April 20, 2011
Planet Energy Begins Offering Residential Service in Pennsylvania
Planet Energy has begun offering residential electric service in Pennsylvania.
April 15, 2011
PUCT to Consider Proper Disclosure for Teaser Rates
PUCT Commissioners will consider the treatment of teaser rates for retail electric products at a future open meeting, after Commissioner Donna Nelson raised concerns with whether current disclosure requirements are sufficient.
April 8, 2011
Ambit Launches Residential Service at PPL
Ambit Energy has begun offering residential electric service at PPL.