April 7, 2011
Constellation Energy Begins Offering Residential Service at Atlantic City Electric
Constellation Energy has begun offering residential electric supply at Atlantic City Electric in New Jersey.
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April 6, 2011
Stream Energy Announces Prices for Residential Supply at Pepco-Md
Stream Energy has announced pricing for its residential electric supply offers for the Pepco territory in Maryland, and is now accepting enrollments.
March 29, 2011
Mass. DPU Approves New National Grid Basic Service Rates
The Massachusetts DPU has approved updated basic service electric rates for all customer classes at National Grid.
March 21, 2011
Clearview Electric Offering Residential Service in Maryland
Clearview Electric, Inc. has started offering residential electric service in Maryland.
March 16, 2011
Spark Energy, Superior Plus Post Residential Offers at PPL
Spark Energy and Superior Plus Energy Services, Inc. have both recently posted rates on PA Power Switch for residential service at PPL Electric Utilities.
March 8, 2011
Commerce Energy Lowers PECO Residential Pricing to Competitive Level
Commerce Energy has adjusted its electric residential pricing in the PECO service area, publicly posting a competitive rate for the first time since rate caps expired.
February 17, 2011
Pa. PUC Finds Monthly Variable Products from Suppliers Are Exempt from Budget Billing Requirement
Pennsylvania electric generation suppliers, "are exempt from the budget billing obligation when offering dynamically-priced [including monthly variable] products to residential customers," the Pennsylvania PUC said in a Secretarial letter yesterday (M-2009-2082042).
February 17, 2011
Energy Plus Holdings, LLC Begins Offering Residential Service at ComEd
Energy Plus Holdings, LLC has begun offering residential and commercial electric service at Commonwealth Edison.
February 15, 2011
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Oasis Energy Begins Offering Residential Service at PPL Oasis Energy has begun offering service to residential electric customers at PPL Electric Utilities. Oasis is offering a monthly variable rate currently priced at 8.53¢/kWh and which will be priced for the first two months, "at rate of up to 8%…
January 13, 2011
N.Y. PSC Secretary Denies Hess Appeal on ESCO Contract Confidentiality
The Secretary of the New York PSC has denied an appeal from Hess Corporation regarding a record access officer's earlier determination denying confidential protection to sales contracts which Hess filed with the PSC in compliance with the Uniform Business Practices.
January 4, 2011
Verde Energy Surpasses 100,000 Enrollments, to Expand to Retail Gas Supply
Verde Energy USA announced that it recently enrolled its 100,000th customer for retail electric service.
January 3, 2011
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IDT Energy Offering PPL Residential Service on PA Power Switch IDT Energy has started listing a market-wide offer for PPL Electric Utilities Rate RS residential customers on PA Power Switch. On the PA Power Switch website, IDT Energy is offering a monthly variable rate currently priced at…
December 30, 2010
Hess Appeals Denial of Confidential Protection for New York Contract
Hess Corporation has appealed a New York PSC records access officer's determination that standard form contracts submitted by ESCOs to show compliance with the Uniform Business Practices are not eligible for confidential protection.
December 28, 2010
N.Y. PSC Records Officer Denies Confidential Treatment for ESCO Standard Form Contracts
A New York PSC records access officer denied Hess Corporation's request for continued confidential treatment of a standard variable rate contract submitted as part of compliance with the Uniform Business Practices, and granted a Freedom of Information Law Request (FOIL) from Halifax-American Energy…
December 20, 2010
Revised N.Y. UBPs Require New Consent for Renewals with Material Changes, Excludes Price
ESCOs will have to receive a new customer consent to renew residential customers onto contracts with material changes, but the definition of material changes excludes changes only in price, or renewals onto a monthly variable rate, under revisions to the New York Uniform Business Practices issued…
December 17, 2010
N.Y. PSC Adopts Final ESCO Consumer Bill of Rights
As noted during our live blog yesterday, the New York PSC adopted a final ESCO Consumer Bill of Rights. A written order has not yet been published, though a copy of the Bill of Rights can be found attached to the PSC's press release .
December 9, 2010
PUCO Staff Reports on Migration to Fixed Price Contracts Under DEO SCO
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio filed a report examining whether a Standard Choice Offer (SCO) supplier's direct relationship with a retail customer at Dominion East Ohio provides that supplier with an advantage in enrolling those customers onto other choice products, particularly…
December 8, 2010
Halifax-American Energy Seeking Release of Confidential Sales Agreements filed by New York ESCOs
Halifax-American Energy Co., a unit of Freedom Energy Logistics which acts as an agent for South Jersey Energy Co., has filed a Freedom of Information Law Request with the New York PSC seeking access to and disclosure of the variable energy price contracts of several ESCOs.
December 7, 2010
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Public Power, Energy Plus Holdings LLC Post Residential PECO Rates Public Power LLC has started offering residential electric service at PECO, with a fixed rate of 9.799¢/kWh for 12 months. The product includes an early termination fee of $75. Additionally, Public Power customers receive $500…
December 2, 2010
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RetailOPCO of Texas, led by Australian Power Market Veterans, Receives Texas REP License The PUCT granted RetailOPCO of Texas, Inc. a REP certificate. As only noted in Matters, RetailOPCO is a start-up led by several veterans of the Australian power market ( see 8/26 ). Thomas Alexander Gilpin…
November 23, 2010
PUCO Approves Price Cap for Monthly Variable Rate Backstop Service at Dominion East Ohio
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has approved tariff changes, with one modification, at Dominion East Ohio which will limit the rate that competitive suppliers may charge under the tariffed "Monthly Variable Rate Commodity Service," which serves as a backstop for customers whose competitive…
November 18, 2010
Constellation Extends N.J. Residential Electric Offers
Constellation Energy is extending its New Jersey residential electric offers at Public Service Electric & Gas and Jersey Central Power & Light, and has already signed more than 16,000 customers since launching the programs in late August ( 8/27 ).
November 18, 2010
Reliant Affiliate Pennywise Power Begins Offering Service at CenterPoint
Pennywise Power, the new value brand launched by NRG Energy, has begun offering service in the CenterPoint service area.
November 15, 2010
RESA Opposes Affirmative Customer Consent Requirement for N.Y. Renewals
The New York PSC should not require the express consent of customers for ESCOs to renew such customers, the Retail Energy Supply Association said in comments regarding the proposed ESCO Consumer Bill of Rights and related changes to the Uniform Business Practices (98-M-1343).
November 15, 2010
Spark Energy, Respond Power Begin Offering Residential Electric Service at PECO
Spark Energy and Respond Power have begun offering residential electric supply at PECO for Rate R customers.