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November 15

Regulator Opens New Proceeding To Revise Regulations For Retail Electric Supplier Licensing (Security, Post-Licensing Obligations)

A regulator has formally opened and noticed a new docket concerning retail electric supplier licensing

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NEW Jobs on RetailEnergyJobs.com:

• NEW! -- Channel Partner Sales Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Sales Channel Partner Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Sr. Energy Analyst -- DFW

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Broker-Consultant Names Former State Regulator As VP

A broker-consultant has named ...

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Texas PUC Commissioners To Modify Allocation Of CenterPoint-TDU's Recovery Of Monthly Flat Charges -- Per "Meter" Versus Per "Customer" Basis

During yesterday's open meeting, a majority of Texas PUC Commissioners agreed, as part of a rate case, to a modification in how CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric (CEHE) assesses its flat monthly customer charge and metering charge

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RetailEnergyX: Rochester, NY To Implement Opt-out Municipal Aggregation

Summer Energy Reports Quarterly Results

Summer Energy Holdings, Inc., the parent of the Summer Energy retail providers, reported earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2019

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RetailEnergyX: Texas PUC Approves $35,000 Settlement With Retail Provider

RetailEnergyX: ERCOT Reports Potential Price Correction From Newly Discovered Issue, Will Seek Board Review

RetailEnergyX: Estée Lauder Selects Supplier For Renewable Energy

RetailEnergyX: Chron: Will New Generation Follow Higher ERCOT Power Prices

November 14

Retail Supplier Names New Chief Marketing Officer

A retail supplier announced a new CMO

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NEW Jobs on RetailEnergyJobs.com:

• NEW! -- Channel Partner Sales Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Sales Channel Partner Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Sr. Energy Analyst -- DFW

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Texas PUC Commissioners Struggle With Whether To Regulate Similar Names Among REPs, Aggregators (Brokers)

During today's open meeting, Commissioners of the Texas PUC struggled with whether the Commission should regulate the names of aggregators (with any decision likely to be mirrored in the new broker regulations), with respect to if the names are similar to the names of existing retail electric providers

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Retail Supplier, Partner Launch 20-Year Community Solar Agreement in Illinois

A retail supplier and solar developer have announced a long-term agreement for community solar subscription services in Illinois.

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PSC Rules On Retail Suppliers' Sought Finding That Suppliers Are Not Required To Pay Offshore Wind Costs Prior To Commercial Operation

The Maryland PSC has issued an order concerning a motion from the Retail Energy Supply Association which had requested that the PSC hold that retail suppliers are not required to make payments related to offshore wind obligations in advance of a commercial operation date (COD)

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RetailEnergyX: Tentative Order Would Cancel Licenses Of Retail Supplier, Brokers

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Texas PUC Commissioner Proposes, For Comment, Provision That Brokers Be Required To Disclose To Client Any Affiliation With Retail Electric Provider

PUC Chair Concerned With Language Concerning Broker Compensation Disclosure Requirement

In a memo in advance of today's Public Utility Commission of Texas open meeting, Commissioner Shelly Botkin has proposed that the proposal for publication include a provision that electric brokers be required to disclose to clients any affiliation with a retail electric provider

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Texas TDU Would Pay $250,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff Concerning Alleged Failure To Honor Customer REP Switch Requests During A Mass Transition

A TDU would pay $250,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of Electric Reliability Council of Texas Retail Market Guide § 7.11(1) regarding the June 1, 2018 mass transition involving Breeze Energy LLC.

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Natural Gas Marketer Names New Vice President

As part of a series of executive promotions across various subsidiaries, a marketer named ...

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Final PECO Residential, Small C&I Price To Compare For December 1 Posted With Updated Transmission Rate, Rates Decreasing

PECO has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC updated bypassable transmission rates to be effective December 1, 2019

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ESCO Opposes New York Utilities' Sought Confirmation That Co-Marketing With Third Party For Non-Utility Service, Use Of Utility Logos Is Not Prohibited By Code Of Conduct Restrictions

Family Energy Inc. filed comments with the New York PSC in opposition to a request from the three National Grid utilities for a declaratory ruling that certain provisions on the utilities' respective codes of conduct restrictions do not apply to one or more of the utilities' plans to enter into an arrangement with a third-party provider of weatherization and home energy efficiency services that would include use of the KEDNY, KEDLI, Niagara Mohawk, and/or National Grid names and/or service marks by such third party alongside their own in the marketing and offering of such services.

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Central Maine Power, MPS Residential, Commercial Default Service Rates Falling 20%

The Maine PUC approved new Standard Offer electric rates for Central Maine Power and Emera Maine-Maine Public District (MPD, formerly MPS) for various customer classes for the period January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020

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November 13

Energy Advisory Firm, Procurement Consultant 5 Adds Digital Business Leader, Energy Market Vet To Team

Energy advisory firm 5 announced that ...

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NEW Jobs on RetailEnergyJobs.com:

• NEW! -- Channel Partner Sales Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Sales Channel Partner Manager -- Retail Supplier
• NEW! -- Sr. Energy Analyst -- DFW

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Texas ALJs Propose Approving New Inadvertent Gain Fee Applicable To Retail Electric Providers

ALJs Recommend System-wide Rates For AEP Texas Central, North; Though Tax Refund, Transition Cost Riders Would Be Unique

ALJs Would Deny Relief Sought By REPs On Several Issues

In a proposal for decision in AEP Texas's rate case, a group of Texas ALJs have proposed approving a new Inadvertent Gain Fee applicable to retail electric providers

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Atlantic Energy Expanding To New States, Territories

Retail supplier Atlantic Energy announced that it is expanding its footprint.

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RetailEnergyX: Texas Advanced Energy Group Criticizes Requirement That DERs Interact With ERCOT Market Through REPs/LSEs, Seek Direct Participation
--- Claims $3 Billion In Savings Possible In Wholesale Prices

Bankruptcy Court Approves Sale Of Agera Energy Customers To Constellation

A federal bankruptcy court has approved the sale of various Agera Energy LLC, Aequitas Energy, Inc. and energy.me midwest llc retail energy customer contracts to Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Constellation)

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Texas QSE To Pay $10,000 Under Settlement With Texas PUC Staff

A QSE would pay $10,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve ...

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RetailEnergyX: Ørsted To Build Solar And Storage Project In Texas

Texas QSE To Pay $16,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff

A QSE would pay $16,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve ...

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RetailEnergyX: Clorox Selects Supplier For Solar Power VPPA

RetailEnergyX: New York Gov. Cuomo Issues Letter Notifying National Grid Of "Intent To Revoke" Its Certificate to Operate Downstate Gas Franchise

RetailEnergyX: U.K. Court Rules Ofgem Erred In Changing How Retail Energy Price Cap Set

RetailEnergyX: SSE Retail Supplier Sees Customer Decline, Drags On Parent Earnings As Sale To Ovo Pending

November 12

"FirstEnergy Home" E-commerce Venture To Offer Internet, Voice, Video, Other Subscription Services

FirstEnergy Corp.'s previously reported e-commerce venture FirstEnergy Home is expanding into additional services

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Veteran Energy Market Counsel Joins Walmart Retail Supplier As Director, Markets and Compliance

A veteran energy market counsel has joined ...

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NRG Subsidiary Registers As Retail Supplier In New Market

NRG Power Marketing LLC has registered as ...

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Retail Supplier: Consumer Counsel Seeking To "Retroactively" Assign Bypassable Costs To Retail Suppliers

In a brief in a Public Utilities Commission of Ohio review of Duke Energy Ohio's purchased gas adjustment, Interstate Gas Supply said that the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel is seeking to require choice customers to retroactively pay for costs that were expressly bypassable

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RetailEnergyX: Vivint Solar Launches Solar + Storage Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) For California Homeowners

Maine Residential, Commercial Default Service Rates Falling About 20%

The Maine PUC has approved new Standard Offer electric rates for the Emera Maine Bangor Hydro District (formerly BHE), for the 12-month period beginning January 1, 2020

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RetailEnergyX: Redaptive Accepted As Energy Efficiency Provider For New York State's Real Time Energy Management Program (Retail Supplier Affiliate Among Investors)

From 11/5: New Texas Retail Provider Evolve Energy Launches; "Makes Energy Management Automatic in Texas with New AI-Based Platform"

Touts, "40% Off Of Electricity Rates Depending On How And When They Use Electricity"

Start-up retail electric provider Evolve Energy has launched service in Texas, with an app to provide access to wholesale electricity prices, "and optimize energy use for residents across the state."

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November 11

New York Utilities Offer Two Proposals To Change Resource Adequacy Construct, Align With State Policy Goals

Several Stakeholders Warn Against Long-Term Contracts

The joint New York utilities (Joint Utilities) have proposed at the New York PSC two capacity market redesign approaches that, "both address the NYPSC’s goals within the framework of the NYISO’s markets and may satisfy several key objectives and criteria for market design changes."

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Exelon Reports Constellation Retail Customer, Performance Metrics

In a presentation to investors, Exelon reported various metrics for its Constellation retail business

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AEP Reports Customer Count, Volumes For Retail Supplier AEP Energy

In a presentation to investors, AEP reported various metrics for its retail supplier AEP Energy

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RetailEnergyX: Centrica's Local Energy Market Said To Achieve "Major Flexibility Breakthrough"

PUC Sets New Level For Alternative Compliance Payment, Rules On Retail Suppliers' Requests

Revised Rule Addresses Exemption Of Existing Contracts From Recent Legislative RPS Change

The Maine PUC has adopted final rules to implement the recently enacted L.D. 1494 which, among other things, established a new Class IA RPS applicable to retail suppliers and SOS suppliers, with the Class IA RPS equaling 40% of sales by 2030

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PJM Announces Departure Of Senior Vice President

PJM announced today that ...

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Pennsylvania Sees Slower Decline In Net Loss Of Residential Electric Customers On Competitive Supply

Since late August 2019, Pennsylvania has seen the net decline of the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply slow

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PSC Issues Draft Revising Language Governing Exemption Of Existing Retail Contract From New RPS Changes

The District of Columbia PSC has issued a revised set of draft rules to implement recent legislation concerning the RPS

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RetailEnergyX: SunPower To Split Into Separate Distributed Generation, Solar Manufacturing Businesses

Updated: Calpine Reports Results For Retail Segment

Calpine has filed a 10-Q with additional revenue data for the Retail segment

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Centrica Formally Launches Sale Of E&P Business Spirit Energy

November 8

FirstEnergy, Soon To Be Solely Regulated Utilities, Intends To Provide Customers, "With More Than Electricity, Including New Products And Services That Make Their Lives Easier, Brighter And More Secure"

FirstEnergy Notes That, "Our Utility Companies Enjoy Strong Name Recognition"

FirstEnergy Corp., which will soon shed its competitive retail and wholesale generation businesses once a FirstEnergy Solutions bankruptcy proceeding is complete, has released a Strategic Plan which articulates the company's vision for the next five years.

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Genie Retail Energy Reports Increase In Adjusted EBITDA, Customer Count Grows

Newly Entering The Texas Marketing, Genie Serving A "Few Thousand" RCEs In ERCOT

Genie Energy Ltd. reported results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2019

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Massachusetts Mass Market Default Service Rates To Increase 15-17%

Winning Default Service Suppliers Disclosed

NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service rates for its Western Massachusetts service territory (WMA), formerly WMECO, for the period beginning January 1, 2020

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RetailEnergyX: Spark Energy, Inc. Authorizes Preferred Stock Share Repurchase Program

Start-up Varsity Energy, Led By Retail Market Vets, Receives Texas REP Certificate

Focus Will Be Affinity Causes, Renewables

The Public Utility Commission of Texas granted ...

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Northeast Retail Supplier Receives Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate

• Renewables-Focused Retail Supplier Receives Texas REP Certificate

• Genaset Energy Receives Texas Aggregator Certificate

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Texas PUC Staff Propose On-Demand Read Requirements For Smart Meter Texas, Minimum Number To Be Provided, As Replacement For HAN Functionality

Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for publication for changes to the rules governing advanced metering systems (AMS, e.g. Smart Meter Texas), including proposed on-demand read requirements in place of the existing home area network functionality (HAN) requirements

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Calpine Reports Results For Retail Segment

Calpine reported that Commodity Margin for its retail segment for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2019 was ...

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RetailEnergyX: DTE Energy Intends To "Significantly Expand" Voluntary Renewable Programs

Final Calif. Decision Lowers Amount To Be Procured By Retail Suppliers For Share Of Incremental Reliability Resources & Renewable Integration Resources

Final Order Allows Retail Suppliers To Self-Provide (All or None), But Permits Use Of Utility Procurement Backstop

Final Order Allows Some Imports To Qualify

The California PUC issued a final order concerning the obligation of LSEs, including competitive retail suppliers (electric service providers, or ESPs) to procure their assigned share of needed incremental reliability and renewable integration resources identified by the order

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Retail Energy Supplier Serving 95,000 Customers In PJM, New York Evaluating Strategic Alternatives, Goes To Market

A retail energy supplier serving 95,000 residential and small business electricity and natural gas customers in PJM and New York is exploring strategic alternatives

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Texas PUC Staff Draft Proposal For Publication For Broker Regulation Omits Requirement For Brokers To Inform Customers Of Amount Of Compensation From REP

Draft Proposal For Publication Omits Prohibition On Brokers Stating That Receiving Brokerage Services Will Provide A Customer With Better Quality Service From A REP

Draft Proposal For Publication Does Not Use Term "In Writing" For Required Agreement For Broker To Act As Customer's Agent

Draft Omits Requirement That Brokers Provide To Customers The Names Of Any REPs For Which The Broker Has An Agreement To Recommend Such REP To Clients

Draft Proposal For Publication Retains Proposal Limiting Broker Registration Term To Three Years, Requires Renewals

Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for publication governing the registration and regulation of electric brokers, and the draft omits a provision contained in an earlier strawman proposal that would have required brokers to disclose to customers the amount of compensation received by the broker

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NRG Energy Reports Year-To-Date Net Capital Expenditures For Small Retail Book Acquisitions

In reporting earnings for the third quarter of 2019, NRG Energy also reported its year-to-date net capital expenditures for the acquisition of small retail energy books

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RetailEnergyX: Texas PUC Staff Post Summary Complaint Data For Public Comment

RetailEnergyX: Volvo Offering British EV Purchasers Free Electricity For A Year

November 7

Staff Of Retail Choice Regulator Proposes Capping Rate Charged To Low-Income Customers By Retail Suppliers

Staff Seeks To Establish Process To Accommodate "Sharing" Of Information Among Suppliers About "Problematic" Marketing Vendors

More Details Provided On Transitioning TPV Process To An "Interactive Discussion", Requiring Customer To Recite Price & Other Info, Rather Than Just Answering 'Yes'

At a technical session held last week, Staff of the Massachusetts DPU provided a presentation in which Staff proposed that the price that competitive retail electric suppliers charge low-income customers, "not exceed the applicable basic service price."

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Report: Texas Retail Electric Provider Acquires Book Of Customers

A Texas REP has acquired a book of electric customers

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RetailEnergyX: McDonald's USA Signs Virtual PPAs For Texas Wind, Solar

NRG Says Retail Growth, Acquisitions A Focus For Investment

NRG Says Retail Business Positioned To Acquire Customers, "At-Value With Increased Volatility Pressuring Pure Retailers"

NRG Reports Flat Retail Adjusted EBITDA

NRG Reports Customer Count, Retail Volumes

In reporting third quarter earnings today, NRG Energy said that, for its Retail segment, Adjusted EBITDA was $269 million for the quarter ending September 30, 2019, which was flat versus the year-ago quarter

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Updated: Just Energy Announces Buyer For Another International Business, Discloses Proceeds

Just Energy Group Inc. reported earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2019 (second fiscal quarter of 2020)

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RetailEnergyX: CenterPoint Energy Reports Results From Retail Marketing Business

RetailEnergyX: Sprague Resources Reports Higher Adjusted Gross Margin For Natural Gas Marketing Business

ERCOT: Sufficient Generation Expected For Winter And Spring

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) said today that it anticipates there will be sufficient installed generating capacity available to serve system-wide forecasted peak demand this winter and in spring 2020.

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RetailEnergyX: Michigan PSC Reminds Customers Of PSC's Natural Gas Shopping Website, Rate Board

RetailEnergyX: ENGIE Developing 225 MW Solar Project In Texas, Names Offtakers

RetailEnergyX: EDP Renewables And Shell Energy North America Execute Long-Term Agreement For 200 MW Solar Project In California

November 6

Just Energy Announces Buyer For Another International Business, Discloses Proceeds

Reports "Very Competitive Market For Renewals"; Competitors "Pricing Aggressively"

RCE Count Falls On Customer Profitability Focus

Just Energy Reports Higher Gross Margin, Base EBITDA

Just Energy Group Inc. reported earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2019 (second fiscal quarter of 2020)

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Pennsylvania PUC To Announce Upcoming Rulemaking On Residential Retail Supplier Marketing Regulations -- Potential Limitations On Robocalls

Regulators Interested In Potentially Requiring Notice Of Telemarketing Campaigns, Spoofing/Caller ID Issues

Updating Sales Verification Process For Evolving Technologies

Rules For Direct Mail Marketing And In-Person Marketing

Quality Control, Oversight Of Marketing Vendors

Rules For Marketing Of Renewable Energy

The Pennsylvania PUC’s Office of Competitive Market Oversight (OCMO) will soon be announcing an upcoming rulemaking to review and update the Chapter 111 Residential Supplier Marketing Regulations (52 Pa. Code § 111)

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PUC Issues Order To Show Cause To Retail Supplier

PUC Directs Supplier To Show Why License Should Not Be Revoked Or Suspended With Respect To Enrolling New & Renewed Customers

A PUC issued an order to show cause to ...

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Innovative Northeast Retail Supplier Inspire Energy Receives Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate

Retail Supplier Applies To Offer Single Billing Service (Supplier Consolidated Billing) In Illinois

Drift Marketplace Receives Retail Supplier License In New State

License Briefs

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RetailEnergyX: Invenergy Announces New Business To Provide Energy Management, "One-Stop-Shop" For Turnkey Energy Solutions For Large C&Is

Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power Commercial Prices To Compare Increasing About 15%

The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed commercial PTC_Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting December 1, 2019

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Regulator Approves 50% Increase In Utility's Residential POR Discount Rate (More Than 1 Percentage Point)

Commercial POR Discount Changes From Negative To Positive

The Massachusetts DPU approved the calculation and filing of revised Standard Complete Billing Percentages (purchase of receivables [POR] discount rates) by ...

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PUC Chair Hopes To Restore Three-Year Contracts For Default Service Supply

PUC Discloses Prices From Default Service Auction

In approving results from a default service procurement a PUC Chair said that ...

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Spark Energy Reports 78% Increase In Electricity Unit Margins, Lifts Earnings

RCE Count Falls

For the quarter ended September 30, 2019, Spark Energy, Inc. reported Adjusted EBITDA of $28.1 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $18.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2018.

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RetailEnergyX: Parent Of Utility With Retail Choice Creates Strategic Alliance With Google, "To Accelerate The Future Of Energy"

PUC Approves Settlement Under Which Retail Supplier Agrees To $19,000 Forfeiture, Customer Re-Rates

PUC Staff Had Alleged Sales Calls Had Referred To Enrollments As Simply Entering A Sweepstakes

A PUC approved a stipulation between ...

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RetailEnergyX: Democrats, Who Promised To Revisit Electric Utility Industry Structure, Win Control Of Both Virginia Legislative Houses

November 5 --- Updated

Retail Energy Veteran Joins Supplier As Director Of Mass Market Sales

A retail energy vet has joined ...

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Broker, Parent File For Bankruptcy

A broker and parent have filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions for bankruptcy

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Arizona Public Service Files Proposal For Medium Customer "Buy-through" Program Which Does Not Allow Customers To Select Alternative Supplier

As part of a newly filed rate case, Arizona Public Service has filed a proposed AG-Y "buy-through" program which is intended to comply with an Arizona Corporation Commission directive for the creation of a program for medium-sized customers

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RetailEnergyX: Apple, eBay, Samsung, Sprint Announce Joint Purchase Of Power From Texas Wind Farm

Vistra Energy CEO: Retail Opportunities Are The "Biggest" Investment Opportunity In Near Term

Expects Any Retail Energy Deals To Be Smaller, Will "Likely Pursue"

-- Vistra (TXU Parent) Grows ERCOT Customer Count Organically

-- Retail Segment Reports Negative Adjusted EBITDA On ERCOT Wholesale Pricing, Offset By Gains In Generation Segment

-- Reports Negative Impact From Retail Term Contract Backwardation

-- Closes On Acquisition Of Ambit Energy

-- Vistra CEO: "I Just Don't See ERCOT Going To A Capacity Market"

During an earnings call this morning, Curt Morgan, president and chief executive officer of Vistra Energy, said that, regarding future investment for Vistra, "retail opportunities are the biggest opportunity," in the near-term.

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RetailEnergyX: Former Direct Energy CEO Named Interim President Of National Grid U.S. Business

New Texas Retail Provider Evolve Energy Launches; "Makes Energy Management Automatic in Texas with New AI-Based Platform"

Touts, "40% Off Of Electricity Rates Depending On How And When They Use Electricity"

Start-up retail electric provider Evolve Energy has launched service in Texas, with an app to provide access to wholesale electricity prices, "and optimize energy use for residents across the state."

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RetailEnergyX: EIA: Residential Retail Supplier Rates Higher Than Default Service In 13 States

Retail Supplier Names Energy Market Vet As New COO

A retail supplier announced ...

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RetailEnergyX: Municipal Aggregations Seeking Proposals For Home Battery Storage

Broker-Consultant Awarded Energy Procurement Services Agreement With Health Care Group Purchasing Alliance

A broker-consultant has been awarded a group purchasing agreement for Energy Procurement Services with

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Utilities File Changes To Proposal To Compel Retail Suppliers To Transfer Certain PJM Price Responsive Demand Credits To Utilities, To Address Retail Supplier Concerns

Baltimore Gas and Electric, Pepco, and Delmarva have filed revisions to their previously proposed Maryland tariffs to establish a process by which retail electric suppliers must transfer, to the utility, credits, which the suppliers receive from the PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM), that are associated with each utility's participation in the PJM capacity market as a price responsive demand (PRD) resource

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Texas PUC Staff Seek Further Extension For Filing Comments On Aspire ERCOT Re-pricing Complaint

Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have requested another extension to provide comments on the merits of a complaint filed by Aspire Commodities, LLC ("Aspire") against ERCOT, in which Aspire has sought an order directing ERCOT to re-price the published settlement prices for interval 14:50 on May 30, 2019

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RetailEnergyX: Shell Agrees To Acquire Floating Wind Power Developer

November 4

Dominion Energy Contributing Retail Energy Business To New Partnership Created With IGS Energy, Financial Details Disclosed

In September 2019, Dominion Energy entered into an agreement to form Wrangler Retail Gas Holdings, LLC, a partnership with Interstate Gas Supply, Inc. Wrangler will operate a nonregulated natural gas retail energy marketing business with Dominion Energy contributing its nonregulated retail energy marketing operations and Interstate Gas Supply, Inc. contributing cash.

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Prosumer-Focused Energy-As-A-Service Provider Launching Retail Electric Supplier

David Energy, which currently offers various energy management services for buildings as well as distributed energy resource (DER) optimization, is launching a retail electric supplier as part of its vision of providing energy-as-a-service to prosumers

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FirstEnergy Solutions Names Retail Energy Vet As New Vice President, Mass Markets

A retail energy vet recently joined FirstEnergy Solutions as Vice President, Mass Markets

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RetailEnergyX: Parent Of Retail Supplier Acquires EV Charging Infrastructure Provider, Pivot Power

No Competing Bids For Agera Energy Book Received

Other than Constellation's previously reported stalking horse bid, no other third party bids were received for Agera Energy's retail energy customer book

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Affiliate Of Retail Supplier Expands Solar Panel Deployments For JPMorgan Chase

The affiliate of a retail supplier has received additional purchase orders from JPMorgan Chase Bank (JPMorgan Chase) to supply solar modules for installation at JPMorgan Chase facilities nationwide.

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RetailEnergyX: Retail Supplier Affiliate Acquires Fuel Cell With Utility PPA In Connecticut

RetailEnergyX: Marathon Energy Names New Vice President, Continues Product Expansion

RetailEnergyX: Parent Of Retail Supplier Agrees To $400,000 FERC Settlement Concerning Reliability Standard

RetailEnergyX: Calif. Gov. Says State "Will Not Hesitate" To Restructure PG&E If Bankruptcy Exit Does Not "Quickly" Meet State's Requirements, Creates Team To Evaluate Options

November 1

PPL Posts New Residential, Commercial Prices To Compare

PPL Electric has posted on its website new electric Prices to Compare for the period beginning December 1, 2019

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Start-up Bright Energy Seeks Texas Electric Aggregator Certificate

Bright Energy applied for a Texas electric aggregator certificate to serve ...

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Virginia SCC Staff Generally Unopposed To Dominion Utility Renewable Tariff That Would Trigger Cessation Of Provision Allowing Retail Suppliers To Offer Service Under 100% Renewable Exception

Staff of the Virginia State Corporation Commission filed testimony which generally did not oppose the proposed 100 percent renewable energy tariff filed by utility Dominion Energy (Virginia Electric and Power Company).

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Connecticut Light & Power Residential Default Service Rate Increasing 16%

Small Business Rate Increasing Nearly 10%

Connecticut Light & Power has filed Standard Service rates for the period January 2020 to June 2020, and Last Resort Service Rates for the period January 2020 to March 2020

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RetailEnergyX: Chron Columnist Raps "Murky And Confusing Texas Electricity Market"

United Illuminating Residential, Small Commercial Default Service Rates Increasing 25%

United Illuminating has filed new default service rates with the Connecticut PURA for the period beginning January 1, 2020

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Potomac Edison Files New SOS Rates

Potomac Edison has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the three-month period beginning December 1, 2019

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RetailEnergyX: OCC: Residential Customers on Retail Supply Paid $6 Million More Than Default Service in Aug. 2019

Pepco Educational Materials To "Assist" Customers On Whether Time Of Use SOS Rate Is "Advantageous"

Rates For EV-TOU SOS Rate, Optional Green Adder Filed

In a compliance filing regarding a Transportation Electrification Implementation Plan in the District of Columbia, Pepco said that it would develop educational materials for customers with electric vehicles on whether it would be "advantageous" for them to move to a "Whole House" time of use rate for SOS.

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RetailEnergyX: New York Gov. Cuomo: "Different Mechanism" Needed For Utility Regulation

October 31

Exelon "Shifts" Focus Of Generation Business To Customer-Facing Constellation Business

Company "Transforms" Generation Business Due To Weak Wholesale Conditions

Exelon Says Customer-Facing Constellation Business Continues To Perform "Very Well", With "Good", "Sustained" Margins

Company Cuts Expected Gross Margin For Overall Generation Segment Due To Weak Wholesale Market

Exelon Targets $100 Million In Additional Run-Rate Cost Reductions At ExGen By 2022

During an earnings call today, executives at Exelon said that its customer-facing Constellation business continues to perform, "very well," as executives detailed challenging conditions for the company's Generation segment from wholesale market conditions

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Energy Market Vet Joins Retail Supplier As Vice President, Supply & Trading

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Utility Says Evaluation Of Current Retail Choice Should Be Considered As Part of Regulator's New Energy "Affordability" Investigation

AARP Seeks To Limit Retail Supplier Service To Low Income Customers

United Illuminating and AARP have both cited retail electric choice as an issue in the Connecticut PURA's new investigation into, "energy affordability."

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RetailEnergyX: Direct Energy Business Signs Long-term Power Purchase Agreement For 250 MW Solar Project

Regulator Opens Proceeding To Revise Regulations For Retail Electric Supplier Licensing (Security, Post-Licensing Obligations)

A regulator has opened a docket to revise regulations governing retail electric supplier licensing

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People's Counsel: 90% Of Retail Supplier's Customers Paid More Than Utility (Average $1,000 Per Customer)

OPC Seeks Refunds

The Maryland Office of People's Counsel has sought a Maryland PSC order requiring, if the PSC has such authority, that Smart One Energy, LLC (SOE) issue refunds to any customer who paid in excess of the default service rate

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RetailEnergyX: Report: EDF In Talks To Buy U.K. Electric Vehicle Charging Network Pod Point

PUC Discloses Winning Default Service Suppliers

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed winning bidders from the October 7 procurement of a portion of default service supplies for the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities for various terms beginning June 1, 2020.

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RetailEnergyX: Exelon Says Delay On Illinois Electric Market Legislation (Capacity Market Carve-Out) Due To FERC Inaction, Not Federal Investigation
--- Clean Jobs Coalition Ceases Talks With Exelon On Bill

RetailEnergyX: SB Energy To Acquire Solar Projects In Texas, California

RetailEnergyX: Massachusetts EDCs Selects Offshore Wind Project For 800 MW Procurement

October 30

Retail Energy Vet Launching New Broker

A retail energy veteran has formed a start-up broker

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Arizona Staff Releases First Research Report On Retail Electric Choice

Staff: "Appears" That "Reserves" (Capacity) Not "Valued Appropriately" In ERCOT

Staff of the Utilities Division of the Arizona Corporation Commission have filed the first retail electric competition research submission

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Texas Retail Provider Selected To Offer Wind Power To Members, Customers Of REI Outdoor Co-op

A Texas REP was recently selected as the retail provider to implement the offering of wind power from a local wind farm to Texas members and customers of REI, a retail co-op offering outdoor clothing, gear and footwear

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TCAP: Texas Electric Complaints Reach Four-Year High

The Texas Coalition for Affordable Power (TCAP) released a snapshot report on 2019 electricity complaints filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas

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Pepco Residential Generation Rate To Fall 23% In Summer 2020, Small C&I Rate To Decline 8%

Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2020, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2019.

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WGL Energy Services Parent Reports Improved U.S. Retail Electric Marketing EBITDA

In reporting earnings this morning, AltaGas Ltd. said that Normalized EBITDA for its Power segment for the third quarter, excluding the impact of asset sales, was lifted by improved results in its U.S. retail electric marketing business (WGL Energy Services)

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Parent Reports Broker Will Be Close To Break-Even Target

Parent Does Not Anticipate Making Significant Investments In Broker, Will Provide "Limited" Support

Broker's Impact On Parent To Be Immaterial For Foreseeable Future

In reporting third quarter earnings, Edison International provided an update on its broker and energy consulting business, Edison Energy

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Southern Co. Reports Lower Competitive Retail Natural Gas Customer Count (SouthStar)

Southern Co., the ultimate parent of Southstar Energy Services and related brands, reported a lower retail competitive natural gas customer count in its Gas Marketing Services segment, in reporting third quarter earnings

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PSC Further Suspends Tariffs That Would Compel Retail Suppliers To Transfer Certain PJM Price Responsive Demand Credits To Utilities

The Maryland PSC has further suspended tariffs filed by Baltimore Gas and Electric, Pepco, and Delmarva to establish a process by which retail electric suppliers must transfer, to the utility, credits, which the suppliers receive from the PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM), that are associated with each utility's participation in the PJM capacity market as a price responsive demand (PRD) resource

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Delmarva-MD Residential Generation Rate To Increase 6% In June 2020

Delmarva Power has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2020, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2019.

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RetailEnergyX: Op-Ed Favoring Electric Choice Published In Miami Herald

RetailEnergyX: PUC: Choosing Your Energy Supplier Shouldn't Be Scary

RetailEnergyX: Ørsted, Public Service Enterprise Group Enter Into Negotiations For Investment In Offshore Wind Farm

RetailEnergyX: Ørsted Says Wind Farms Generating Less Power Than Forecast, Could Be "Industry Wide" Issue

RetailEnergyX: Calif. Gov. Wants Warren Buffett To Buy PG&E

October 29

Albireo Energy Acquires Customer Portfolio From Energy Procurement Consultant

Albireo Energy, a building automation and energy services company whose services include energy procurement consulting, announced it acquisition of ...

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Power Marketer Names Retail Energy Vet As New Director of Energy Sales

A power marketer which serves retail customers has named ...

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Rob Snyder Increases Holdings In Just Energy To 9.3% Of Common Shares

Has Communicated With Other Significant Stockholders Of Just Energy Regarding Monitoring Of Strategic Review, With A, "View Towards Other Potential Courses Of Action Regarding Their Investment In The Company, Contingent Upon The Outcomes Of The Strategic Review"

Rob Snyder, through the entity "The Robert L. Snyder Trust – 2005 Stream" (hereafter collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons"), disclosed that the Reporting Persons have increased their holdings of Just Energy Group Inc. to 9.3% of Just Energy's common stock, according to an amended Schedule 13D/A newly filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.

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Direct Energy Business Announces Renewables Group, Names Group Leader

Direct Energy Business has created a specialized group, Renewable Energy Services, to focus on renewable and sustainable energy solutions for customers, "and meet the ever-changing needs of commercial & industrial customers."

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RetailEnergyX: Providence, RI Pursuing Municipal Aggregation

Retail Suppliers Seek Modifications To Tucson Electric Power's Proposed Competitive Supply Program For C&I Customers

Retail suppliers have filed testimony seeking various modifications to Tucson Electric Power's proposed competitive electric supply program for large C&I customers

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Genaset Energy Seeks Texas Aggregator Certificate, Also Expanding To New State

Genaset Energy, Inc. applied for a Texas electric aggregator certificate to serve ...

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RetailEnergyX: Kelly-Detwiler: In The Future, You Will Eventually Be Able To Buy Energy Services Such As Light, Heat, And The Powering Of Your Devices

PSC Says Bifurcation, Phase II Consideration Of Default Service Adder Not Needed

The Maryland PSC issued a procedural order concerning consideration of Baltimore Gas & Electric's rate case and settlement, and proposals to bifurcate the issue of the bypassable SOS Administrative Adjustment, or deferral of the issue until another phase of the proceeding

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Amazon's Alexa To Help More Users With Utility Bills, Info

RetailEnergyX: State AGs Press FERC On States' Authority To Contract For Generation Capacity, Accommodation In Market Design

RetailEnergyX: Vistra Energy, Parent Of TXU, Announces, "Support For Market-Based Carbon Reduction Regime"

October 28

Retail Energy Provider Acquiring Book Of Customers From Supplier

A retail supplier will acquire a book of customers from ...

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AEP Retail Supplier To Engage In Energy Brokering

AEP Energy, Inc., AEP's competitive retail energy supplier, has applied for an Illinois electric agent, broker, and consultant license.

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Settlement Would Set "Interim" Amount For Bypassable SOS Administrative Adjustment at BGE, Defer Further Adjudication To Phase II Of Proceeding

A settlement among several parties in Baltimore Gas & Electric's rate case, which does not include retail suppliers as signatories, would establish an "interim" level for the bypassable electricity SOS Administrative Adjustment, while deferring further consideration of the issue to a second phase of the proceeding

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RetailEnergyX: Ofgem Selects Retail Supplier To Take On 134,000 Customers From Failed Supplier Toto Energy (Link Corrected)

AEP Reports Gross Margin Change, Revenues From Retail, Trading & Marketing Segment

AEP in a 10-Q filed last week provided details concerning the change in gross margin, and revenues, for its Retail, Trading & Marketing segment, within its Generation & Marketing segment, for the third quarter

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FERC Issues $1.5 Million Fine Against Trading Company, $1 Million Fine Against Individual Trader

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order finding that ...

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RetailEnergyX: Community-owned, "Social Enterprise" Retail Energy Supplier Expands

SunSea Energy Receives Retail Supplier License In New State

SunSea Energy has received ...

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RetailEnergyX: U.K. Households Return To Big Six Retail Suppliers After 'Losing Trust' In Small Suppliers, Due To Recent Failures

PSC Approves Tariffs To Implement Prior Elimination Of Minimum Stay; Adoption Of Accelerated Switching

The District of Columbia PSC has adopted compliance tariffs from Pepco to implement the previously ordered elimination of the 12-month minimum stay on SOS for commercial customers who return to SOS after taking competitive supply.

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From 10/9: Gas South Acquires Retail Natural Gas Marketing Operations In Florida From Peninsula Energy Services Company

Purchase Positions Gas South Among Top Four Natural Gas Providers In Florida

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Sells Retail Natural Gas Marketing Business To Three Suppliers

Gas South today officially announced its acquisition of the Florida assets of Peninsula Energy Services Company (PESCO), a subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation

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RetailEnergyX: Chron: Businesses Get Big Break On Electricity Transmission Fees While Consumers Pay More

October 25

AEP CEO "Continues Focus" On Grid Mod. Bill That Includes "Redefinition" Of Ohio Energy Policy, Would Allow Utilities To Offer Value-Added Services (Energy Management/Control, DR, Shared Solar, More)

Ohio-Based Retail Supplier Says Passage Of As-Filed Bill Would Cause Supplier To "Reconsider" Future Investment In Ohio

During an earnings call yesterday, AEP CEO Nick Akins said that, in Ohio, AEP is, "continuing our focus on HB 247 with hearings progressing well."

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N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Decries Lack Of "Marketplace" To Keep Utilities In Check -- Says "Competition" Keeps Corporations Honest

Cuomo Threatens To Revoke Franchise Of National Grid, Alleging "Corporate Abuse"

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo "demand[ed]" in a letter to the New York PSC Chair that the PSC explain its oversight of National Grid's actions with respect to a natural gas customer connection moratorium, due to inadequate supplies, and asked that the PSC also explain, "potential grounds for revocation of National Grid's license."

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Utility Mistakenly Tells SOS Bidders That Bids Were Rejected, Forced To Take Higher Bids From Other Sellers

In an order approving results from the October 21, 2019 Standard Offer Service (SOS) solicitations for electricity supply for residential customers and Type I and Type II commercial customers, the Maryland PSC reported that an error led to the rejection of bids that should have been awarded at Delmarva Power

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RetailEnergyX: Bankrupt Retail Supplier Seeks To Reject "Out Of The Money" Retail Contracts With Customers

Retail Supplier Launches Program To Partner With Municipalities On Community Solar, Announces First Participant

A retail supplier is introducing town partnerships for its CleanChoice Community Solar offerings

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BGE Files New SOS Rates

Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed new Type II SOS rates for the period December 1, 2019 to February 29, 2020

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RetailEnergyX: ERCOT Notifies Market Of Potential Price Correction, Will Seek Board Review

Maine PUC Opens Inquiry Into Public Ownership Of Central Maine Power, Emera Delivery Systems

The Maine PUC has opened an inquiry to evaluate the proposal for creation of the Maine Power Delivery Authority as presented in proposed L.D. 1646, An Act To Restore Local Ownership and Control of Maine's Power Delivery Systems

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RetailEnergyX: Newly Formed New York Group Pushing For Public Power

RetailEnergyX: Tentative Order Would Cancel Licenses Of Retail Supplier, Brokers

RetailEnergyX: Two Additional Customers Sign Letters of Interest To Use 1,000 MW Utica-to-Brooklyn High Voltage Transmission Line

October 24

New York Utilities Seek Confirmation Co-Marketing With Third Party For Non-Utility Service, Use Of Logos Is Not Prohibited By Code Of Conduct Restrictions

Several New York utilities petitioned the New York PSC for a declaratory ruling that certain provisions on the Companies’ respective codes of conduct restrictions do not apply to one or more of the Companies’ plans to enter into an arrangement with a third-party provider of weatherization and home energy efficiency services that would include use of the utility names and/or service marks by such third party alongside their own in the marketing and offering of such services.

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Pennsylvania Utility Seeking To Offer Community Solar, Legislation Filed

Legislation (House Bill 1970) has been filed in Pennsylvania to allow the electric distribution companies to offer community solar (local solar) to their customers under a subscription program

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CenterPoint-TDU Files To Cease Billing Transition Charge To Retail Electric Providers

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CEHE) has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to temporarily cease billing transition charges to retail electric providers under ...

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RetailEnergyX: National Grid Invests In Three IoT, AI Companies

ENGIE Introduces Renewable Energy Solution for Small and Mid-Size Businesses

ENGIE Resources has introduced portfolioRE, a solution that offers renewable energy supply to small and midsize customers.

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Texas TDU Expands Automated Services Under Portal For Retail Electric Providers

Texas-New Mexico Power issued a market notice stating that TNMP implemented a web portal to provide automation for current manual processes as well as access to REP specific data not previously offered.

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RetailEnergyX: New York Finalizes Offshore Wind Contracts, Expected OREC Prices Released (ESCOs To Pay)

Revised Calif. Proposed Decision Would Alter Allocation Method & Amount For Assignment To Retail Suppliers Of Responsibility For Procuring Portion Of Incremental Reliability Resources & Renewable Integration Resources

A revised proposed decision from a California PUC ALJ would revise the allocation method, and amounts required, for the obligation of competitive retail suppliers (electric service providers, or ESPs) to procure their assigned share of needed incremental reliability and renewable integration resources identified by the proposed order

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DTE Expects Decreases In Cost Of Natural Gas Supply For Winter 2019/20

DTE Energy, in forecasting lower natural gas bills for residential customers from both lower usage and low prices, said that, ...

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RetailEnergyX: Amazon Announces New Renewable Energy Projects

RetailEnergyX: Village's Municipal Aggregation Faces Criticism For Selection Of Supplier Subject To Assurance of Voluntary Compliance With Attorney General

RetailEnergyX: Raiders' Stadium Enters Into Electric Supply Agreement With NV Energy, Eschewing Competitive Supply

RetailEnergyX: U.K. Competition Regulator Opens Inquiry Into OVO's Acquisition Of SSE Energy Services

RetailEnergyX: Conservative Texans For Energy Innovation Supports ERCOT Energy-Only Market, Opposes Changes

RetailEnergyX: Federal Judge Declines To Grant Preliminary Injunction To Allow Nuclear Subsidy Opponents More Time For Petition Gathering; Issue Sent To State Court

RetailEnergyX: TXU Energy Announces Support For Customers Impacted By Severe Storms

October 23

New York Utility Seeks To Price Electric Supply Service To Non-shopping Customers On A "Subscription" Basis, Under Pilot

Pilot Would Include Bill Guarantee For Customers

Niagara Mohawk (National Grid or "the Company") has filed at the New York PSC for changes to its Clifton Park Demand Reduction REV Demonstration Project, including a proposal to use a subscription model for part of the electric supply charges applicable to a subset of non-shopping customers who receive electric supply from the utility

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Houston Port Commission Names Three Retail Electric Providers For Final Negotiations On Up-To $35 Million Supply Contract

Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther has been given authorization by the Port Commission to enter into final negotiations for the purchase of renewable electricity with three retail electric providers. .

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Start-up EnergiApp Seeks Texas Electric Aggregator Certificate

Start-up EnergiApp Services Incorporated applied for ...

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RetailEnergyX: U.K. Retail Supplier With 134,000 Customers Fails, Safety Net Triggered

Provisional Texas Electric Broker Registration Process To Cease, As PUC Staff Will Review Broker Application, For Interim Status Pending Final Rule, Within Statutory Timeline

Texas PUC Staff issued a memo informing stakeholders that it will cease its originally used "provisional" registration of brokers, as Staff can now complete reviews, for interim registrations, within the timeframe prescribed by law.

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"Tilting The Grid" Retail Energy Conference In Houston To Examine Impacts From ERCOT Summer, Industry's Future

Integrate Agency's "Tilting The Grid" retail energy event, to be held November 15, 2019 in Houston, Texas, will conduct a post-mortem on retail market impacts and implications from this summer's extreme volatility in ERCOT, and will also examine disruption, innovation, and transparency in the retail energy industry

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Large Retail Supplier Launches Carbon Offset Add-On In Georgia Natural Gas Market

Georgia Natural Gas has launched a carbon offset offering, called Greener Life, that can be added to its natural gas plans in the AGL market.

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Retail Supplier Parent Launches New Brand For Energy Solutions Unit

Dalkia, a subsidiary of the EDF Group, is launching its brand in the United States to strengthen its presence with commercial, industrial and institutional customers and comprehensive energy services for C&I buildings & institutional organizations.

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PSC Staff Offer Further Modifications To Proposed Bypassable SOS Administrative Adjustment At BGE

In surrebuttal testimony, Staff of the Maryland PSC further revised their recommendation for the bypassable electricity SOS Administrative Adjustment at Baltimore Gas & Electric, with the rates marginally higher than Staff's previously proposed rates

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RetailEnergyX: New Pennsylvania PUC Commissioner Stresses Role Of Consumer Protection

October 22

Exelon Launches Energy Procurement Broker-Consultant

Exelon has launched a new business venture to provide energy consulting services to commercial and industrial customers.

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SmartestEnergy, U.K. Retail Supplier Newly Entering U.S., Receives License In New State

A PUC granted SmartestEnergy US LLC an electric supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas

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Retail Supplier Names New President & CEO

A retail energy marketer announced that ...

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RetailEnergyX: Florida "Crisis" As State's Broken Election Website Hampers Ballot Initiatives (Including Electric Choice)

RetailEnergyX: U.K. Regulator Proposes Customer Service Audits, New Financial Checks & Customer Limits For Existing Retail Suppliers, New Safety Net Regs

RetailEnergyX: NextEra Energy Reports Contribution From Customer Supply and Trading Biz Versus Year-Ago Quarter

RetailEnergyX: San Jose Seeking To Turn All Of PG&E Into Consumer-Owned Utility

ENGIE Announces Multi-Energy Market Agreement With Walmart

ENGIE US Wind announced today with Walmart, "an innovative agreement that utilizes two virtual renewable power purchase agreements (VPPAs) to enable building more than 366 MW of wind projects in different US energy markets, all under a single procurement process[.]"

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Gas South today officially announced its acquisition of the Florida assets of Peninsula Energy Services Company (PESCO), a subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation

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Retail Supplier Selected To Manage Subscriptions For Illinois Community Solar Project

--- Marks First Retail Supplier Selected By Any Project Participating In State's Adjustable Block Program

A retail supplier has been named the subscription manager of the first Adjustable Block Program (ABP) community solar project in Illinois

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RetailEnergyX: Retail Supplier Affiliate Selected By Iron Mountain For Largest Rooftop Solar Installation Of Any Data Center In U.S.

RetailEnergyX: Group Opposing Ohio Nuclear Subsidies Will Miss Ballot Petition Deadline, Seeks More Time From Court

October 21

ConEd To Include New Costs In Electric, Natural Gas Default Service Rates, Under Rate Case Settlement

Joint Proposal Includes Retail Access Provisions

Updated Billing, Payment Charge For ESCOs

Consolidated Edison (the "Company") would include new costs in its default service supply rates for electricity and natural gas in a joint proposal (JP) filed by various parties in ConEd's current rate cases before the PSC

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Launch Imminent For New Texas Retail Electric Provider Offering AI/Machine Learning Optimized Wholesale Pass-Through Subscription Service, App

REP Files Statement Of Intent To Provide Prepay Service Via Prepayment Device Or System

A REP has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas a statement of intent to provide retail electric services using a customer prepayment device or system

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Retail Supplier Sponsoring Chicago Wolves Hockey Team

Also Launches New Rewards Program

A retail supplier launched a sponsorship covering the 3rd period at Chicago Wolves home games, at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois

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RetailEnergyX: Total Gas and Power Acquires Customers From Failed U.K. Retail Supplier

New York PSC Revokes Eligibility Of ESCO

The New York PSC issued an order revoking the eligibility of ...

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RetailEnergyX: Growing U.K. Retail Supplier Buys Stake In Renewable Exchange

Regulator Schedules Technical Meeting On Proposed Changes To Retail Supplier Amnesty Refund Mechanism (EDC Bill vs. Mailed Check)

The Connecticut PURA has scheduled for ...

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RESA Offers Suggestion On Any Implementation Of Range Of Rates In Arizona Electric Choice

In comments to the Arizona Corporation Commission, the Retail Energy Supply Association made a suggestion on how any range of rates, a potential avenue to implement retail electric choice, should be implemented

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RetailEnergyX: New York Town With Municipal Aggregation Launches Community Solar

RetailEnergyX: NRG's Goal Zero Releases Lightweight Power Station

RetailEnergyX: Illinois CUB Alerts Customers Of New Prices To Compare

October 18

Wholesale Energy Trader Backed By PE Seeks Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate

Hires Energy Market Veteran

A wholesale energy marketer backed by private equity has filed for a Texas retail electric providers certificate

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Colorado Legislative Committee Recommends Studies Of "Wholesale" Opt-Out Municipal Aggregation

Bill Says "Retail" Model In Choice States, "Does Not Promote The Conditions Needed For Development Of High Levels Of Renewable Energy"

A Colorado legislative committee has recommended a bill to require the study of the viability of the wholesale, opt-out model of electricity municipal aggregation (called community choice energy, or CCE)

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Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power Residential Prices To Compare Increasing 15-24%

The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed residential PTC_Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting December 1, 2019

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RetailEnergyX: Virginia Enters Agreement With Dominion For Procurement Of Wind, Solar For State Facilities

In Electric Storage Order, FERC Orders PJM To Ensure Separation And Proper Accounting Of Wholesale And Retail Uses Of Storage

Directs PJM To Address Price Paid By Storage For Charging Energy When Customer Is Charged At Retail For Power

FERC issued an order addressing a compliance filing by PJM to implement FERC's prior order which directed RTOs to remove barriers to the participation of electricity storage in the RTO markets, and which held that storage shall be paid the LMP for energy sold into the RTO market.

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RetailEnergyX: New York PSC Reports Hedging Levels To Reduce Default Service Volatility, As Electricity, Natural Gas Prices Expected To Be Below Average This Winter

RetailEnergyX: Globe & Mail: Texas Investor Rob Snyder Is "Ruffling Feathers" At Just Energy

RetailEnergyX: Engie Fined Almost €900,000 By French Regulator Over Telephonic Contracting

From 10/17: New York PSC Rejects Sought $5 Million Cybersecurity Insurance Requirement For ESCOs, In Modifying Utilities' Data Security Agreement

PSC Requires Energy Service Entities, "Seeking Access To Customer Data Through Utility IT Systems," To Sign Modified DSA

Self-Attestation Also Required

PSC Says Failure To Sign DSA Is Not A Significant Risk Or Condition That, Alone, Allows Utility To Cease Providing Service To An ESCO

PSC Maintains Indemnification Requirement

The New York PSC adopted an order establishing minimum cybersecurity and data privacy requirements for entities (such as ESCOs) that receive from, or exchange customer data with, the utilities on an electronic basis other than by email

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From 10/17: FERC Approves Change In Allocation Of Network Service Peak Load Opposed By Retail Suppliers

Retail Supplier Had Said Change Would Disrupt Long-Term Retail Contracts

FERC has approved a filing by ...

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RetailEnergyX: FERC Denies Public Citizen Complaint Against PJM Over Alleged "Political" Contributions

RetailEnergyX: New York PSC Approves 316 MW Ravenswood Electricity Storage Project

From: 10/15: Judge OKs FirstEnergy Solutions Bankruptcy Exit Plan

FES, With Retail Electric Supply Business, Prepares To Be Stand-Alone Company

FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. ("FES") and FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company ("FENOC" and with FES, the "Company") today announced that, "the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge overseeing the Chapter 11 restructuring will confirm the Company's Plan of Reorganization ('the Plan'), enabling the Company to implement the Plan and conclude the restructuring process by the end of 2019."

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October 17

New York PSC Rejects Sought $5 Million Cybersecurity Insurance Requirement For ESCOs, In Modifying Utilities' Data Security Agreement

PSC Requires Energy Service Entities, "Seeking Access To Customer Data Through Utility IT Systems," To Sign Modified DSA

Self-Attestation Also Required

PSC Says Failure To Sign DSA Is Not A Significant Risk Or Condition That, Alone, Allows Utility To Cease Providing Service To An ESCO

PSC Maintains Indemnification Requirement

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FERC Approves Change In Allocation Of Network Service Peak Load Opposed By Retail Suppliers

Retail Supplier Had Said Change Would Disrupt Long-Term Retail Contracts

FERC has approved a filing by ...

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Retail Supplier Selected By Wells Fargo For 10-Year Energy Agreement Covering 400 Sites

Wells Fargo announced today a 10-year structured renewable energy agreement with ...

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Texas Retail Provider To Pay $145,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff

A retail electric provider would pay $145,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve ...

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From May 28: NextEra Energy Launches AI-Powered Retail Energy Concierge Shopping Service For Texas Energy Market

--- Site Uses Term "Unbiased"

--- NextEra Also Owns Retail Supplier Gexa Energy

--- Subscription-Based Service Guarantees Savings

EnergyChoiceMatters.com was first to report back in May the launch of new retail electric concierge shopping service in Texas, called Power Wizard, by NextEra Energy, which relies on artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor rate plans and select the best plans for each customer's unique situation. See our original story for more

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RetailEnergyX: Shell Subsidiary Selected By Ford To Lead Buildout Of FordPass EV Charging Network

Texas ALJ Denies Reconsideration Of Motion Denying Retail Provider's Motion To Intervene In Aggregator's Application Proceeding; Appeal Still Pending

A Texas PUC ALJ has denied a motion for consideration, from retail electric provider Evolve Retail Energy, LLC d/b/a Evolve Energy, of the ALJ's prior order denying Evolve Retail Energy's motion to intervene a proceeding considering the application of E-Volve Energy, LLC for an electric aggregator certificate

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United Energy Trading Receives Retail Supplier License In New State

A PSC granted United Energy Trading, LLC a natural gas supplier license

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New York Community To Join Municipal Aggregation

A village has authorized joining an opt-out municipal aggregation run by ...

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Maine PUC Sets New Standard Offer Rates

The Maine PUC has set the Standard Offer rates for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric (Emera-BHD aka BHE) for the month of November 2019.

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RetailEnergyX: Arizona Commissioner Cites Studies Showing Savings From Retail Electric Choice

RetailEnergyX: PJM Posts 2019 5CPs And Weather-Normalized Zonal Peaks

October 16

New York Utility To Include Reconciliation Refund Of 7¢/Ccf In Default Service Rate

Numerous LDCs File For Reconciliation Refunds of 1-2¢/therm

Two Utilities To Add Reconciliation Surcharge Of About 1¢/Ccf To Default Service Rate

The New York natural gas utilities have filed their annual reconciliations of their default service gas supply costs for the twelve-month period ended August 31, 2019.

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Utilities Receive Proposals From Retail Suppliers For Supplier-Offered Load Shaping Pilot Programs

Baltimore Gas & Electric and Pepco have informed the Maryland PSC that, in aggregate, two retail electric suppliers have filed proposals in response to the utilities' RFPs for load shaping pilot programs

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Former Dynegy EVP, Strategic Transformation Leader Joins AEP

American Electric Power has named ...

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RetailEnergyX: Another U.K. Retail Energy Supplier Ceases To Trade, Customers To Be Assigned

Provider Of Building Energy Retrofits, Automation Seeks Electric Broker License

• Online Retail Energy Marketplace WattBuy Seeks Broker Licenses In More New States

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Utilities Aren't Seeking To Recover From Retail Suppliers Costs Of Billing System Changes Needed To Implement Supplier-Provided Refunds Under Amnesty Program

In addressing how to implement a proposed Connecticut PURA order which would provide that refunds due to customers under amnesty programs filed by retail electric suppliers should be effectuated through utility bills and not mailed checks, both Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating proposed to recover any costs of needed billing system changes through a nonbypassable customer charger, rather than assigning the cost to retail suppliers

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RetailEnergyX: Texas-based Microgrid Provider (Affiliate Also Has A REP License) Announces Expansion Into California Market

RetailEnergyX: Large U.K. Retail Energy Supplier Cutting Up To 600 Jobs, Citing Challenging Market Conditions, "Distorted" Price Cap

RetailEnergyX: Exelon Utilities CEO Retires Amid Investigations

RetailEnergyX: Report: PPL, Avangrid In Merger Talks

RetailEnergyX: County Of San Diego Authorizes Opt-out Municipal Aggregation, Waits On Joining Others

RetailEnergyX: New York Utilities File Terms & Conditions For Green Button Connect My Data Access, Retain Data Security Agreement

October 15

FirstEnergy Solutions Says Judge Indicates Bankruptcy Exit Plan Will Be Approved

FES, With Retail Electric Supply Business, Prepares To Be Stand-Alone Company

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PECO Generation Supply Charge To Decrease For Residential, Small Commercial Customers On Dec. 1

Final Prices To Compare Await Updated Transmission Charge

PECO has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new electric Generation Supply Adjustment (GSA) charges for the period beginning December 1, 2019

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Texas Retail Electric Providers Expected To Offer More Demand Response Products To Small Customers In Wake Of ERCOT Summer

PUC Chair: "May Be Moving To A Market That's Not To Incent Generation As Much As To Incent The Response On The Demand Side"

Market Expected To Attract Resources With Low Capital Costs, Potentially High Operating Costs (Or High Curtailment Costs)

During a Public Utility Commission of Texas workshop last week discussing the ERCOT market's summer performance, PUC Chairman DeAnn Walker said that, "We may be moving to a market that's not to incent generation as much as to incent the response on the demand side."

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Former FERC General Counsel Joins Operator Of Retail Energy Concierge Shopping Service, Renewable Energy Marketer

The operator of a retail energy concierge shopping service has named ...

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RetailEnergyX: Texas Municipal Utility Sues Solar PPA Counterparty

RetailEnergyX: ComEd, Exelon Subpoenaed In Investigation Of Another Politician

RetailEnergyX: Con Edison Solutions Launches New Community Solar Program

RetailEnergyX: Virginia Delegates Say State Should "Consider" Restructuring Electric Industry

From 8/28: Texas PUC Chair, ERCOT CEO To Tell NERC How ERCOT Achieves Reliability

As was first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters on August 28, Texas PUC Chairman DeAnn Walker and ERCOT CEO Bill Magness will soon be going to NERC to explain how the ERCOT market achieves reliability, with Walker previously stating, "We've got it."

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RetailEnergyX: 85% Of Singapore Residential Customers Switching Their Retail Electric Provider Are Satisfied With Service
-- Regulator Ranks Top Retail Suppliers By Customer Satisfaction

RetailEnergyX: Clean Energy Ventures Launches $110 Million Early-Stage Venture Fund for Clean Energy Innovation

October 14

PUC Staff: Data Supports End Of Program Assigning Customers To Retail Suppliers; Re-introduction Of Auction For Default Service

PUC Staff: Current Customers Assigned To Retail Supplier Under Monthly Rate Program Should Be Transferred Back To Auction-Based Service

PUC Staff: Market Is Not Protecting Customers

Retail Suppliers Say PUC Lacks Authority To Change Customer Assignment Program Due To Time Limit Placed In Rules

OCC: Program "Gouges" Customers; "Roulette"; "Fiasco"

Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio said that the auction-based Standard Choice Offer (SCO) should be re-established as the default service to all customers at Dominion East Ohio, including residential and all other classes of non-residential customers, with Staff further saying that current customers assigned to retail suppliers under the Monthly Variable Rate (MVR) program should be transferred back to the SCO

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Retail Suppler Proposes Eligibility Criteria For Customer Assignment Program

Proposes Pricing Restrictions For Small Suppliers

Proposes Time Limit On Service To Assigned Customers

Retail supplier Dominion Energy Solutions, Inc. has offered recommended changes to the Monthly Variable Rate (MVR) customer assignment program at Ohio utility Dominion Energy Ohio, including restrictions on eligibility for MVR suppliers

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Retail Supplier Launches AI-powered Energy Management Solution For Large Institutions, Energy-as-a-Service Software Solution

A retail supplier announced ...

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RetailEnergyX: NRG Energy Appoints Two New Directors To Board; Other Board Changes Announced

Retail Supplier, Broker Named National Award Winners By The Energy Professionals Association

The Energy Professionals Association (TEPA) named ...

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RetailEnergyX: Court Grants Temporary Order Blocking Requirement For Ohio Petition Gatherers To Reveal Identity (Relief Sought By Nuclear Subsidy Opponents)

RetailEnergyX: New York PSC Orders KeySpan To Provide Natural Gas To 1,100 Customers Denied Due To Moratorium

October 11

Retail Supplier Exiting Market Paying Customers To Switch To Alternative Provider

A retail supplier exiting the market is paying remaining customers to switch away from the company

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PSC Seeks Comment On Integrating Long-Term Contracts Into SOS, Cost Recovery

A PSC has sought stakeholder comments on integrating long-term renewable energy contracts into SOS, and cost recovery mechanisms

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Settlement Would Impose New TDU Charge On Texas Retail Electric Providers

Various parties have filed a settlement concerning rate case expenses at Texas-New Mexico Power, under which a new rider, Rider RCE, would be adopted to recover rate case expenses from retail electric providers

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Retail Supplier’s Bankruptcy Filing Leaves N.H. Renewable Energy Fund "In A Bind"

Texas PUC Chair Favors Dropping HAN Requirement From Smart Meter Rules, But Still Including Some Type Of On-Demand Read Requirement

During today's open meeting, DeAnn Walker, Chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas said that, as a starting point, she favors deleting the current home area network (HAN) requirements in the PUC's advanced metering system (AMS) rules, but supports including a requirement in the rules for on-demand reads, with limits

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PECO Posts Prices From Default Service Auction

PECO has posted results from its September 2019 procurement of a portion of electric default service supplies for various periods through 2021.

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RetailEnergyX: Release: Agera Bankruptcy Filing Not a Sign of Financial Stress at Greg Lindberg's Companies

RetailEnergyX: Texas PUC Approves $700,000 Settlement With Retail Electric Provider

From 4/23: New York Power Authority Now Authorized To Supply Power To Municipal Aggregations, Provide Low-Cost Finance To CCA Renewable Projects

The New York budget adopted earlier this year authorizes the New York PSC to provide power supplies to municipal aggregations (CCAs) and also provide financing for CCA renewable energy projects

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RetailEnergyX: Calif. PUC Requires Retail Suppliers' Non-Resource-Specific RA Import Contracts To Self-Schedule Into CAISO Market

RetailEnergyX: Calif. PUC Revises Inputs, Calculations For Forecasts, True-Ups Used In Exit Fees For Customers Taking Competitive Supply

October 10

Provider Which Incents Mass Market Demand Response Via Rewards, Gamification Seeks Market-Based Rate Authority At FERC, Noting "Retail" Transactions

A provider which incents demand response via gamification has applied for ...

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Proposed Texas Order Would Deny Company's Sought Aggregator Registration, Says Name Similar To Existing REP Would Lead To "Misleading And Deceptive" Communications To Customers

A proposed order from a Texas ALJ would deny the application of ...

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Retail Supplier Launches 8 MW Of Community Solar In New York

An ESCO is now accepting subscriptions for an 8 MW community solar portfolio to be built in Albany and Orange county New York.

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RetailEnergyX: Energy Ogre Serving 100,000 Customers

Retail Choice Regulator Opens Proceeding On "Energy Affordability"; Part Of Modern Grid Investigation

New Rate Designs To Be Examined

Opens Review Of Resource Adequacy In Light Of State's Carbon Goals

Also Opens New Proceedings On AMI, Storage, DERs, EVs

A regulator has opened a number of specific proceedings as part of a larger grid modernization docket, including a new proceeding on energy affordability

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PJM, Numerous Parties File Settlement Concerning GreenHat Default, FTR Auction

$12.5 Million To Be Paid To Certain Participants; Funded Via Default Allocation Assessments On PJM Members

PJM and numerous parties have filed a settlement to resolve all issues concerning liquidation of the GreenHat Energy, LLC's Financial Transmission Rights (FTRs) as a result of GreenHat's default, and the July 2018 FTR auction (July Auction)

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RetailEnergyX: New York Court Denies Challenge To New York Nuclear Subsidies (Costs Recovered From ESCOs)

RetailEnergyX: PUC Issues Forfeiture To Retail Suppliers, Brokers

RetailEnergyX: Arizona Commission Issues Questions On Retail Electric Choice For Comment, Sets Deadline

October 9

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Sells Retail Natural Gas Marketing Business To Three Suppliers

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (the Company ) today announced that it is exiting the natural gas marketing business through the sale of the majority of the assets of Peninsula Energy Services Company, Inc. (PESCO), the Company's natural gas marketing subsidiary.

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Retail Supplier Expanding Renewable Natural Gas Offering

Partners With Nonprofit To Provide Energy Audits, Energy Efficiency

A retail energy supplier announced an expansion of its renewable natural gas (RNG) offering

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Ameren Expresses Concern With Unfilled Hedges For Capacity For Default Service Customers, Warns Of Potential For Higher Prices For Default Service Customers

Ameren Illinois has raised concern at the Illinois Commerce Commission with the levels of hedged capacity for default service electric customers which are lower than the hedging targets in the Illinois Power Agency's procurement plan

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RetailEnergyX: First Opt-Out Municipal Aggregation In Rhode Island Advances With Selection Of Consultant, Moves To Supplier Negotiations

Applicant For Texas Aggregator Certificate Again Lists Intent To Operate Under "Power of Choosing Inc." Name

A sole proprietor has applied for a Texas electric aggregator certificate to serve residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers.

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Nordic Energy Services Seeks Gas Supplier License In New State

• Edison Energy Receives Licenses In New State

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Update: ERCOT To Seek Board Review Of DAM Prices For Certain September Operating Days, Due To Erroneous Withdrawn Outage Modeling

ERCOT said in the October 9 market notice that it will seek ERCOT Board review of the following DAM prices related to September 16-23, 2019

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PSE&G Lowers Default Service Rate

Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G) announced that the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities recently approved part of PSE&G’s June 2019 residential Basic Gas Supply Service filing that includes a lower rate for residential customers

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PUC Discloses Winning Prices From Default Service Auction

A PUC has disclosed the winning prices from a procurement of default service electricity supplies at ...

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RetailEnergyX: Energy Advisory Firm 5 Named to Entrepreneur 360 List of Top Companies in the U.S.

From 10/8: Just Energy Announces Sale Price, Buyer For UK Operations

Identifies a Further C$20 Million of Cost Savings in North American Operations

Just Energy Group Inc. (the "Company") announced today that it has executed a share purchase agreement to sell the Company’s UK operations, Hudson Energy Supply UK Limited ("Hudson UK"), to ...

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October 8

Just Energy Announces Sale Price, Buyer For UK Operations

Identifies a Further C$20 Million of Cost Savings in North American Operations

Just Energy Group Inc. (the "Company") announced today that it has executed a share purchase agreement to sell the Company’s UK operations, Hudson Energy Supply UK Limited ("Hudson UK"), to ...

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Consumer Financial Information Website Expands To Retail Energy Brokering

A start-up which operates a website offering consumer guides for various financial services will also offer a retail energy supply comparison service on its site.

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Energy Procurement Consultant Names Market Vet As New Vice President Of Sales And Marketing

A broker-consultant has named ...

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ERCOT Says Workgroup "Re-Examining" Surety Bonds As Financial Security Based On Summer 2019

ERCOT Provides Preliminary Estimates Of Load Reductions During Summer 2019 Peak Days

IMM: Peaker Net Margin At Record Level

Texas PUC Staff Details Increased Complaints Against REPs From Summer 2019

Staff: "Wholesale Pricing Plans" Saw Significant Increases In Complaints During August, September

ERCOT, the IMM, and Staff of the Texas PUC filed presentations reviewing the summer 2019 market performance in advance of an October 11 workshop

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RetailEnergyX: Mailers To Florida Voters Signing Electric Choice Petition Warn Signatories That They Were "Duped"; Tells Voters To Rescind Signatures

All American Power & Gas Seeks Retail Supplier License In New State

NextEra-Owned Broker Seeks License In New State

• Elite Energy Solutions Seeks License In New State

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Utility Further Revises Price To Compare Language On Bills Under Proposed Bill Changes

An EDC has filed updated sample bills in a docket concerning revisions to its bill format, and the latest draft sample bills include revised language for the Price to Compare information included on all utility electric bills versus the samples originally filed

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Schedule For DPU Consideration Of Boston Municipal Aggregation Plan Extends Into Late January 2020

The Massachusetts DPU has released a procedural schedule in a docket considering the opt-out electric municipal aggregation plan filed by the City of Boston, MA, and the schedule extends though late January 2020

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Broker Active In Municipal Aggregations Seeks Pennsylvania License

A broker active in municipal aggregations applied for a Pennsylvania electric broker/marketer license to serve all customer classes in all service areas.

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Chicago-area Mom's Energy Bill Triples With Retail Energy Supplier

RetailEnergyX: Group Seeking To Repeal Ohio Nuclear Subsidies Files Federal Lawsuit Over State's Referendum Rules

October 7

Update: Constellation Stalking Horse Purchase Price For Agera Energy Book Revealed

The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Agera Energy LLC and affiliates (the Debtors) reveals that Constellation's (Exelon Generation Company, LLC, or Exelon) acquisition of the Agera customer book is subject to a bid process under which Exelon has been named the stalking horse bidder

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AEG Affiliated Energy Group Retained By Three Retail Energy Providers To Run At Least Three M&A Processes

The M&A Team of AEG Affiliated Energy Group announced today their retention by three separate retail energy providers, which in aggregate operate in over 10 states, spanning several ISOs, including ISO-NE, ERCOT, NYISO, a portion of PJM as well as several northeastern gas markets and Georgia’s gas market.

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Retail Supplier, Which Is Newly Entering The U.S., Partnering With Samsung To Launch "World’s First Home Energy Control Service"

Bulb, a U.K.-based retail energy supplier which is newly entering the U.S. market (as first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com here) announced that it is working with Samsung to offer U.K. customers the "SmartThings Energy Control" -- a service that runs within the SmartThings app and helps people with smart meters monitor their energy use in (almost) real-time from the convenience of their smartphone or tablet.

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Retail Supplier Recently Entering Natural Gas Market For Commercial Service Reaches 1,000 Customer Milestone

Since entering select commercial natural gas markets one year ago, a retail supplier ...

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PSC Staff Recommends Marginally Higher Bypassable SOS Administrative Adjustment At BGE

In rebuttal testimony, Staff of the Public Service Commission of Maryland have filed an updated recommendation for the bypassable electricity SOS Administrative Adjustment at Baltimore Gas & Electric, with the rates marginally higher than Staff's initially proposed rates

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Retail Suppliers Seek PSC Order That Suppliers Are Not Required To Pay Offshore Wind Costs Prior To Commercial Operation

The Retail Energy Supply Association filed a motion at the Maryland PSC requesting that the PSC hold that retail suppliers are not required to make payments related to offshore wind obligations in advance of a commercial operation date (COD), as RESA said that a provision of COMAR could require such advance payments in contravention of statute.

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RetailEnergyX: Shell New Energies Invests In Orb Energy, An Indian-Based Solar Provider

PSC Publishes Draft Rule To Eliminate Minimum Stay On SOS

A PSC has published draft revisions to its SOS rule to eliminate the minimum stay on SOS for non-residential customers who return to SOS from a competitive retail supplier

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RetailEnergyX: Calif. Gov. Signs Several Laws Imposing New Requirements On Retail Suppliers; Also Allows Non-Utility POLR

RetailEnergyX: FirstEnergy Solutions' Accounting Firm Quits

RetailEnergyX: Campaign To Repeal Ohio Nuclear Subsidies "Struggling" To Find Canvassers, Hires Supervisor With Fraud Conviction

October 4

Agera Energy, LLC Files Chapter 11 Protection, Enters Into Agreement to Sell Its Retail Assets

Agera Energy and its affiliates have filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York and is facilitating an asset sale to ...

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Retail Supplier, Which Is Newly Entering The U.S., Partnering With Samsung To Launch "World’s First Home Energy Control Service"

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Pa. PUC Approves 30% Decrease In Purchase Of Receivables (POR) Discount Rate

Pa. PUC Approves Settlement Which Drops Utility's Original Proposal Which Would Have Constrained Retail Suppliers' Ability To Hedge, Assign Capacity

Also Sets MFC, Bypassable Gas Procurement Charge

The Pennsylvania PUC adopted without modification a partial settlement in a rate case at Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC (the "Company" or "Peoples"), which includes the merger of rates of the Company’s Peoples and Equitable Divisions

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Regulator Issues Final Order On Proposal To Increase Billing Fee On Retail Suppliers

Order Also Changes Priority For Retail Supplier Charges In Partial Payment Situations

A final order from the Illinois Commerce Commission in Nicor's natural gas rate case ...

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Illinois Approves Time Of Use Supply Rate Pilot At ComEd, With Capped Number Of Customers

Authorizes Reconciliation Charge For TOU Customers

Denies Relief Concerning Retail Supplier AMI Settlement & Data Access, But Requires Staff Report On Barriers To Retail Supplier TOU Plans

The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved a modified version of Commonwealth Edison's proposed electric supply rate Time of Use program for non-shopping customers.

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RetailEnergyX: In Texas, Oxy Starts Up "First-of-its-kind" Solar Facility Directly Powering Oil and Gas Operations, Also Signs PPA

Pure Energy Receives Retail Supplier License In New State

• Sunwave Gas & Power Receives Supplier License In New State

• Bright Power Seeks License In New State

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Pa. PUC Adopts Order Changing Capacity Release Prices At PECO; Balancing Charge; Retainage Rate

The Pennsylvania PUC approved without modification a settlement among PECO, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement, the Office of Consumer Advocate, and the Office of Small Business Advocate to resolve PECO's Section 1307(f) purchased gas cost (PGC) rate investigation

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Final Calif. Order Denies Retail Suppliers' Sought Relief Relating To Disaggregation Of PG&E 'Other' Local Resource Adequacy Area

Clarifies Retail Suppliers Must Meet Local RA Requirement For Disaggregated PG&E 'Other' Area

The California PUC issued a final written order denying a petition from the Alliance for Retail Energy Markets for certain relief related to a prior decision to disaggregate the PG&E Other local resource adequacy area.

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RetailEnergyX: NYISO Releases Study On Incorporating Social Cost Of Carbon Into The Wholesale Price Of Electricity

RetailEnergyX: TriEagle Energy Gives Entire Year of Free Electricity to Houston Dynamo Fans

October 3

PSC Vacates Prior Order Which Had Closed Staff Complaint Against Retail Supplier; Expands Scope Of Inquiry

The Maryland PSC, on rehearing, has vacated a July order (Order #89193) which had originally closed, without the Commission taking further action, a proceeding addressing a complaint filed by Staff of the PSC against ...

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Energy Procurement Consultant (Broker) Offering Customers EV Charging Stations In Partnership With Juice Bar

An energy advisor to commercial and industrial customers announced a joint initiative to promote electric vehicle (EV) charging stations

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Consumers' Counsel Seeks Rejection Of $675,000 Settlement Between Retail Supplier And PUC Staff

OCC Seeks Rescission Of Supplier's License, Greater Restitution To Customers

Opposes Use Of "Shopping Rewards" As Restitution Offset

The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel has filed testimony opposing a settlement between ...

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RetailEnergyX: ERCOT Informs Market Of Potential Price Correction For Certain September Operating Days

Ohio Discloses Winning Default Service Suppliers

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed winning bidders from a September 2019 auction to procure a portion of electricity default service supplies at Duke Energy Ohio for the period June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2022

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Texas ALJ Denies Retail Provider's Motion To Intervene In Aggregator's Registration Docket (REP Has Raised Concerns With Aggregator's Similar Name)

A Texas ALJ denied a motion to intervene from ...

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RetailEnergyX: Virginia Data Center Selects Supplier For Renewable Energy

RetailEnergyX: Parent Of Retail Supplier Announces Organizational Changes

RetailEnergyX: Contra Costa County Selects Provider For Solar-Plus-Storage

October 2

PJM Declares "Pre-Emergency" Load Management Reduction Action In Several Service Areas (Capacity Market RTO)

PJM earlier today declared a Pre-Emergency Load Management Reduction Action in the AEP, Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE), Dominion (DOM) and PEPCO service territories.

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Duquesne Light Residential, Small Commercial Default Supply Rate To Fall On December 1

Medium C&I Supply Rate Increases 24%

Duquesne Light filed with the Pennsylvania PUC the default service supply rate for the period beginning December 1, 2019

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Regulator Proposes Change In How Retail Suppliers Shall Refund Customers For Inaccurate Billing Information

The Connecticut PURA issued a draft order to modify how retail electric suppliers are to refund customers amounts which were overbilled as the result of not providing customers with timely Next Cycle Rate information, under amnesty plans filed by various suppliers

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RetailEnergyX: Illinois Approves New Time Of Use Supply Rate Option For Non-shopping Residential Customers At ComEd

Infinite Energy Formally Launches Service In New State

Infinite Energy formally announced that it has begun offering ...

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Regulator Will Continue REC Add-On Program For Default Service, Other Customers

The Connecticut PURA has ruled that the current Connecticut Clean Energy Options REC add-on programs, under which default service and other customers may purchase RECs without changing their supplier, shall be extended to the later of 1) the date the Authority approves a successor program or 2) December 30, 2020

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Texas Retail Provider Asks That Brokers Be Required To Disclose All Websites Where Services Offered

In comments filed with the Texas PUC on a strawman rule to adopt regulations for electric brokers, Young Energy, LLC recommended that brokers, "be required to disclose the websites through which they advertise or describe electric services."

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RetailEnergyX: Chron's Tomlinson: Competitive Energy-Only Texas Electric Grid Proves Critics Wrong Again

RetailEnergyX: REP Affiliate Selected By Entergy Texas For Deployment Of Back-up Generation At Customer Site
--- Part Of Utility's Effort To Develop "Innovative Solutions" For Customers

RetailEnergyX: UPI: Major Texas Solar Project Underway To Add Relief For Grid

RetailEnergyX: UMass Selects Provider For Solar, Storage, EV Smart Chargers

RetailEnergyX: U.K. Regulator Threatens To Revoke Licenses Of Four Retail Energy Suppliers

Updated: New York ESCO Launches New Brand MyRate Energy Offering "Daily Flat Rate" Electricity Plan

An ESCO has launched its new MyRate Energy brand for residential electricity and natural gas customers in New York

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From 9/17: ComEd Files New Default Service Purchased Electricity Charges, Transmission Charges

Commonwealth Edison has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission updated Purchased Electricity Charges (PECs) for the period beginning October 1, 2019

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October 1

Broker: Texas Strawman's Broker Compensation Disclosure Requirement Would Put Brokers Out Of Business, Only Benefit Large REPs

TEPA: Disclosure Would Lead To "Commoditization" Of Brokerage Services

Brokers Note Retail Providers Not Required To Disclose Margins

REPs Seek Prohibition On Use Of TDU Branding By Broker

Adopting a proposal in a strawman draft rule to require Texas electric brokers to disclose the amount or calculation of their compensation, from retail electric providers, to customers, "would have the end result of putting brokers out of business," and only serve to benefit large REPs, RES Nation, LLC, a broker, said in comments to the Texas PUC

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EC Infosystems Announces Jorge Lopez as 2019 User Conference Keynote

EC Infosystems, a leader in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Billing/Customer Information Solutions (CIS) for companies in the deregulated energy industry, has announced Jorge Lopez will open up the annual user conference as the headline keynote speaker at Philadelphia’s The Bellevue Hotel on October 16-18, 2019.

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Texas Retail Provider Seeks Reconsideration Of Approval Of Aggregator's License, Citing Similar Names

Evolve Retail Energy, LLC d/b/a Evolve Energy ("Evolve Energy") and d/b/a Evolve ("Evolve"), on its own behalf and on behalf of its affiliates in Texas and other markets owned and operated under Evolve Energy Inc., asked the Public Utility Commission of Texas to reconsider the approval of E-Volve Energy Holdings, LLC's ("E-Volve Energy") Application for an aggregator registration, "in light of Evolve Energy's timely filed objections."

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Nordic Energy Services Seeks Authority To Serve Customers In New Service Areas

Nordic Energy Services, LLC applied for ...

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RetailEnergyX: Real Estate Investment Trust Enters Agreement With Retail Supplier For Texas Wind

Retail Energy Shopping, Rate Comparison Website Providing Rebates On Smart Thermostat

An online retail energy rate comparison and shopping marketplace announced a rebate partnership with ...

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Oncor To Refund To Retail Electric Providers Additional Interest Rate Savings

Oncor has filed at the Texas PUC to refund to retail electric providers additional interest rate savings related to its acquisition by Sempra.

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Retail Supplier, "Expands Partnership With Swell Energy for Residential Energy Storage Program"

CleanChoice Energy announced in a news release that it ...

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PJM Announces Several Organizational Changes

PJM announced that ...

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Texas Broker Registration Update: Over 1,000 Thus Far

As of publication time, over 1,000 brokers have filed as Texas electric brokers thus far.

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Texas ALJ Grants Additional Time For PUC Staff To Comment On Merits Of Aspire Re-pricing Complaint (Staff Had Already Recommended Dismissal On Procedural Grounds)

A Texas PUC ALJ granted a motion from Commission Staff to extend the time to file comments on the merits of a complaint filed by Aspire Commodities, LLC ("Aspire") against ERCOT, in which Aspire has sought an order directing ERCOT to re-price the published settlement prices for interval 14:50 on May 30, 2019

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RetailEnergyX: San Francisco Seeks To Take Over PG&E Assets For $2.5 Billion

RetailEnergyX: U.K. Regulator Selects Retail Supplier To Assume Customers Of Failed Eversmart Energy

RetailEnergyX: FERC Schedules Workshop On "Grid-Enhancing Technologies"

September 9

Texas Retail Electric Provider Selling Customer Book To NRG Energy

REP Says "Financially Challenging Circumstances" Led To Book Sale To NRG

A Texas retail electric provider said that it is selling its Texas retail electric customer book to NRG Energy.

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New York Municipal Aggregation Opt-Out Letters Still Using Higher July 2017 To July 2018 ConEd Average Rate In Comparison Chart

Updated opt-out notification letter formats filed with the New York PSC by municipal aggregation Westchester Power include, in a rate chart presented to customers, an average rate from July 2017 to July 2018 when listing the rate for Consolidated Edison

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ERCOT: Seasonal Assessments Show Sufficient Generation For Fall And Winter

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) announced today that it, "anticipates there will be sufficient installed generating capacity available to serve system-wide forecasted peak demand this fall and winter."

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RetailEnergyX: Power Marketer, Broker Named Official Energy Partner Of Kraft Sports + Entertainment, Management Company For New England Patriots

RPA Energy Seeks Authority To Serve Customers In New Service Area

RPA Energy Inc. d/b/a Green Energy Choice applied for ...

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PUC Staff Recommend That Assessment Fee Collected Through SOS Rates Be Refunded To Customers, Through Nonbypassable Rider

Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have recommended that amounts currently collected by Dayton Power and Light through its bypassable standard offer rates for PUCO/OCC assessment fees be credited back to customers, via nonbypassable surcharge, to prevent double recovery of the costs due to such costs also being included in distribution rates

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RetailEnergyX: Report: The Movement For Florida 'Energy Choice' Is Losing Power

PSC Staff Seek Revocation Of Previously Suspended Supplier's License

Staff of the Maryland Public Service Commission has requested that the Commission revoke Smart One Energy, LLC's natural gas supplier license and direct that the full $250,000 amount of a bond previously provided by Smart One Energy be paid to the Commission

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RetailEnergyX: Start-up Australian Retail Supplier, Offering Subscription-based Wholesale Pricing, Raises Capital For Expansion

RetailEnergyX: Owners Of Subsidized Resources Ask PJM To Allow Time For FRR Legislation In Future RPM Capacity Market Schedules

RetailEnergyX: Groups Protest Dominion Virginia's Overearnings, Seeks Energy Regulation Reforms

September 6

Retail Supplier To Pay $675,000, Exit From Non-shopping Customer Assignment Program Under Settlement

Supplier Continues Voluntary Marketing Suspension, Will Issue $1 Million In Refunds

A retail supplier would pay a forfeiture of $675,000 under a settlement with ...

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NRG Names Former PSC Chair As Vice President, Regulatory Affairs

NRG Energy has named ...

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Just Energy Group Announces September Dividend For Its "Series A Preferred Shares"

Just Energy Group Inc. (Just Energy) filed notice with the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange today (Sept. 6) announcing that ...

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AEP Texas Sets Date For Retail Provider Workshop

AEP Texas will host its 2019 competitive retailer (CR) workshop on ...

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RetailEnergyX: Chron: Texas Power To Choose "Slow To Reflect New Rates"

Retail Supplier Opens New Community Solar Development For Subscriptions

CleanChoice Energy and Hartz Solar, a developer and owner of over 40MW of solar assets in the Mid-Atlantic, have opened 1.9 megawatts of new community solar for Maryland residents served by Baltimore Gas & Electric.

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RetailEnergyX: Another U.K. Retail Energy Supplier Ceases To Trade, Customers To Be Assigned To New Supplier Under Safety Net

FERC Staff Requests RTOs Report On Distributed Generation Participating In Wholesale Markets vs. Those Not Participating; Aggregation; Interconnection

FERC Staff have requested that the Commission-jurisdictional RTOs provide responses to a series of questions related to distributed energy resource (DER) participation in the RTO markets, the aggregation of DERs, and interconnection issues.

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From 9/4: Public Advocate Seeks Suspension Of Retail Supplier's License, $1 Million Fine

An Office of the Public Advocate has recommended to a PUC that the PUC suspend ...

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September 5

Texas Retail Provider To Pay $35,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff Concerning Number Of Decimal Places Shown In Rates

A Texas retail electric provider would pay $35,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve ...

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OCC: Duke Ohio Residential Customers On Competitive Gas Supply Paid $11 Million More Than Default Service In 2018 ($0.59/Mcf Higher)

OCC Asks PUCO To Place Notice On Customer Bills, Apples-to-Apples Shopping Site Of Difference In GCR vs. Marketer Rates

OCC Seeks Competitive Auction To Procure Duke Default Service Gas Supplies

The Ohio Consumers' Counsel said in testimony filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that, in 2018, residential customers on competitive natural gas supply at Duke Energy Ohio paid $11 million more than if they had paid Duke's GCR default service rate.

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Consumers' Counsel Opposes Settlement Under Which Retail Supplier Would Sell Ohio Book, Exit Market

OCC Seeks Immediate Return Of Customers To Default Service

The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel submitted testimony to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio opposing a proposed settlement between ...

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RetailEnergyX: BBB Warns Of Door-to-Door Energy Agents Allegedly Telling Residents Agent Has "Warrant" To Review Customer's Bill

Retail Energy Vet Joins Broker As Director, Energy Consulting

A broker announced that ...

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Texas Retail Providers Say Prohibition On Utilities Providing Competitive Energy Service Should Extend To Energy Usage Info Value-Add (Dashboard, Graphs, Email Summaries, Estimates, Disaggregation Services)

In comments on a strawman rule which includes rule provisions related to advanced metering and Smart Meter Texas, the Alliance for Retail Markets said that the prohibition against a TDU's provision of a competitive energy service should equally apply in the context of a web portal providing customers with advanced meter data

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Update: Texas Retail Provider Makes Payment To ERCOT On Outstanding Settlement Invoice, QSE Short-Pay To Be Refunded

ERCOT on September 4 issued a market notice stating that ...

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Freedom Energy Logistics Seeks License In New State

Freedom Energy Logistics, LLC applied for ...

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RetailEnergyX: Another Town In LIPA Service Area Considers Forming Electric Municipal Aggregation

New York ESCO Suggests "Strict Guidelines" For Enrollments/Drops Of Community Solar Customers, Foresees Multiple Providers Seeking To Enroll Same Customer

In comments to the New York PSC concerning utility consolidated billing for community distributed generation (CDG), EnergyMark said that the PSC should adopt "strict guidelines" governing for community solar customer enrollments and drops

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RetailEnergyX: Ofgem Fines Engie Global Markets £2.1 million

RetailEnergyX: FirstEnergy Solutions Sues To Block Ballot Referendum Seeking To Overturn Nuclear Subsidies, Claims Referendum Unconstitutional

RetailEnergyX: TCEQ Using Generation Emissions Enforcement Discretion, As ERCOT Expects Tight Conditions

September 4

Public Advocate Seeks Suspension Of Retail Supplier's License, $1 Million Fine

An Office of the Public Advocate has recommended to a PUC that the PUC suspend ...

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PUC To Require Utilities To Provide Customers With 10-Year History Of Default Service Rates

A PUC issued a proposed rule to require electric investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities to annually provide customers with a 10-year history of Standard Offer rates as part of the customer bill.

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Report: Retail Suppliers Crediting $50 Million To Illinois Customers From FERC RTEP Settlement, Other Suppliers To Lower Future Rates

Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission's Office of Retail Market Development filed a report concerning its review of retail supplier actions relating to a FERC settlement concerning regional transmission enhancement plan (RTEP) costs in PJM that generally resulted in lower costs to LSEs in the Commonwealth Edison transmission zone

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RetailEnergyX: More New York Pols Float Government Takeover Of ConEd, Making ConEd A Publicly-Owned Utility

Start-up Led By Texas Retail Energy Vets Receives Texas Aggregator Certificate

The Texas PUC granted ...

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ERCOT: Texas Retail Provider Failed To Make Payment On Settlement Invoice On Aug. 30, Results In Short-Pay To QSEs

ERCOT on September 3, 2019 issued a market notice stating that, "Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSEs) and Congestion Revenue Right Account Holders (CRRAHs) that are owed monies from ERCOT on the Settlement (STL) Invoices due for payout on September 3, 2019 will notice that the amount of funds transferred is short of the balance payable on the Settlement Invoice."

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Affiliate Of Retail Supplier Acquires Provider Of Managed Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Technology

--- Enables Single Ecosystem For Distributed Energy, Seamlessly Integrating EV Smart Charging, Solar, Storage & Building Load

EDF Renewables North America today announced it has acquired ...

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Texas-Based Energy Consultant/Broker Closes Acquisition of EE Partners

Priority Power Management, LLC ("Priority” or the "Company”), an energy management services and consulting firm headquartered in Midland, Texas, today announced the closing of the acquisition of EE Partners, Ltd. ("EEP”). Priority is backed by Ara Partners Group ("Ara Partners”)

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Texas Broker Registration Update: Nearly 925 Thus Far

As of publication time, nearly 925 brokers have filed as Texas electric brokers thus far.

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BGE Files Updated Bypassable SOS Admin. Charge, Transmission Rates

Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed with the Maryland PSC updated amounts for the bypassable SOS Admin. Charge and bypassable transmission rate, effective October 1

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New York Power Authority Seeks Utility Consolidated Billing For All DER And Clean Energy Solutions

In comments supporting the expansion of utility consolidated billing to include community distributed generation (CDG), the New York Power Authority said that the New York PSC should, "adopt and implement consolidated billing for all DER [distributed energy resources] and CS [Clean Energy Solutions]."

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Energy Simply Receives Texas Aggregator Certificate

The Texas PUC granted ...

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Two Communities Join New York Municipal Aggregation

In New York, the Town of ...

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From 8/30: Pennsylvania PUC Requires Retail Suppliers To Carry $5 Million Cybersecurity Insurance, Sign Data Security Agreement At One Utility

The Pennsylvania PUC has approved a tariff filing from a utility which requires retail suppliers and other entities to sign a data security agreement and carry $5 million in cybersecurity insurance as a condition of accessing the utility's systems, including web portals

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RetailEnergyX: Tenaska Amends Financing for Natural Gas-fueled Power Plant in Pennsylvania

RetailEnergyX: Tri Global Energy Announces Sale of 231 MW Texas Panhandle Wind Project

September 3

Retail Supplier To Exit Service Area, Drop Remaining Customers To Default Service If They Don't Select Another Provider

A retail supplier intends to cease providing service in the ...

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CEO Departs Energy Services Company/Broker, New CEO Named; Retail Energy Vet Joins Board

An energy services company and broker has named ...

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New York DPS Staff Support Utility's Offering Of Green Gas Supply, With Changes

Staff Provides Recommendation On Merchant Function Charge

Staff of the New York Department of Public Service have filed testimony in support of the proposal from KeySpan New York and KeySpan Long Island (collectively, National Grid) for a "Green Gas" tariff offering that will allow customers to voluntarily purchase renewable natural gas [RNG] to meet all or a portion of their energy needs.

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RetailEnergyX: Facebook Signs 200 MW Texas Wind PPA

Retail Suppliers, Calif. Utility File Settlement To Establish Central Buyer For "Residual" Capacity

LSEs Would No Longer Be Obligated To Individually Procure Capacity, But Could Elect To Do So

A group of retail suppliers, generators, community choice aggregators and San Diego Gas & Electric Company have filed a settlement with the California PUC that would adopt a "residual" central buyer structure to resolve issues respecting central procurement of Resource Adequacy (RA) under the multi-year forward

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PJM Details Remaining Uplift Costs To Be Assigned To Retail Suppliers, LSEs Under Fast-Start Pricing Changes

In a compliance filing at FERC to reflect greater fast-start resource costs in LMP (thereby generally reducing uplift), PJM detailed several instances in which certain costs will be allocated to real-time load (uplift)

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RetailEnergyX: Attorney General Chief Of Staff Named To Lead PUC

FERC Extends Until Next Spring Deadline For ISO-NE Long-Term Fuel Security Mechanism

FERC has extended until April 15, 2020 for ISO-NE to file a long-term fuel security mechanism.

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Texas Broker Registration Update: Nearly 850 Thus Far

As of publication time, nearly 850 brokers have filed as Texas electric brokers thus far.

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RetailEnergyX: City With Muni Aggregation Tells Residents To "Beware of Door-To-Door Electricity Sales"

From The Archives (August): Arizona Commissioners Split On Electric Choice Next Steps

EnergyChoiceMatters.com was first to report throughout August the Arizona Corporation Commissioners' thoughts on the next steps for the electric choice investigation.

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RetailEnergyX: Report: "Attorney Inadvertently Admits Deregulation Ballot Language Is Inconsistent, Misleading"

RetailEnergyX: The Drew Las Vegas Withdraws Application To Take Competitive Supply

RetailEnergyX: New York Community Solar Provider Announces Subscriber Agreement With New York Museum

RetailEnergyX: Williams Completes Rivervale South To Market (Transco) Project, Supplies Northeastern U.S.

August 30

Pennsylvania PUC Requires Retail Suppliers To Carry $5 Million Cybersecurity Insurance, Sign Data Security Agreement At One Utility

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Utility's Residential POR Discount Rate To Increase 50% (More Than 1 Percentage Point)

Commercial POR Discount To Change From Negative To Positive

Fitchburg Gas and Electric d/b/a Unitil has filed revised Standard Complete Billing Percentages (purchase of receivables [POR] discount rates), to be effective December 1

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PSC Seeks Comment On Changes To SOS Procurement Due To Delay Of PJM 2022-23 Capacity Auction

A PSC invited stakeholder comments on proposed changes to an upcoming SOS procurement due to the indefinite delay of the 2022-2023 PJM Base Residual Auction for capacity pending further FERC order.

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RetailEnergyX: Tentative Order Would Cancel Licenses Of Multiple Active Retail Suppliers, Brokers

SCC: Dominion Virginia Generation Earned $376 Million In Excess Of Base ROE In 2018

The Virginia SCC released a report stating that, in 2018, Dominion Virginia's Generation segment earned $376.3 million above the base Return on Equity of 9.2% that was most recently approved by the Commission for Dominion's RACs (rate adjustment clauses)

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Pa. PUC Approves Changes In Penalty Rates For Retail Supplier Gas Underdeliveries; Storage Changes Approved

The Pennsylvania PUC approved several tariff changes at ...

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RetailEnergyX: Texas PUC Approves Settlements With Multiple Retail Electric Providers Totaling $100,000

Texas Broker Registration Update: Nearly 800 Thus Far

As of publication time, approximately 785 brokers have filed as Texas electric brokers thus far.

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Draft Interim Decision Would Set Disposition Of Power Procured From Millstone Nuclear Units By Connecticut EDCs, Cost Recovery

A draft Interim Decision from the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority would approve ten-year power purchase agreements between Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. and Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating Company, and addresses disposition of the power and cost recovery

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Texas PUC Sets Costs Assigned To Individual Retail Providers For Provision Of Low-Income Sync List

The Public Utility Commission of Texas adopted an order setting the specific individual amounts which will be allocated to individual retail electric providers for provision of the low-income customer identification service for the State fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2019 (FY2020).

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RetailEnergyX: Retail Supplier Parent Showcasing IOTA Distributed Ledger Technology

RetailEnergyX: Ohio Attorney General Approves Revised Ballot Summary Language For Measure To Repeal Nuclear Subsidies

RetailEnergyX: IESO Demonstration Project To Test Ontario's First Local Electricity Market

August 29

Arizona Commissioner: "Many" Issues Need To Be Resolved Before Ready For Staff To Prepare Retail Electric Choice Rules Package

-- Doesn't Want To Lose Momentum, Suggests Firm Process For Questions, Workshops

A PUC approved without modification a rate case settlement that includes a provision requiring the study of the feasibility of providing to retail suppliers lists of customers who pay the highest rates to their retail supplier

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Texas PUC's D'Andrea: ERCOT Has Provided Reliability, "Probably The Most Efficient Grid In The World," Saves Texans A Lot Of Money

Chair Walker Interested In Demand Response, 4CP In Particular, During Recent Scarcity Conditions

During a discussion of recent ERCOT grid conditions at today's open meeting, Texas Public Utility Commissioner Arthur D'Andrea, while noting that it was still August, commended ERCOT's recent performance and observed that, "We asked you to run a grid with very tight reserve margins, and you stepped up and you've given us reliability and probably the most efficient grid in the world, that saves Texans a lot of money."

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ERCOT CEO: No Defaults At ERCOT, So Far, From Recent Scarcity Pricing

During an update on recent ERCOT scarcity conditions provided at today's Texas PUC open meeting, ERCOT CEO Bill Magness said that ERCOT has not seen any defaults so far this summer

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RetailEnergyX: Florida Supreme Court Justices Question Language Of Electric Choice Initiative, One Calls Language "Confusing"
--- Use Of Term "Choose" On Ballot, When Prohibiting Customers From Choosing To Buy Power From Utility, Questioned

Retail Energy Supplier Expands Relationship With Syracuse University Athletics

An ESCO announced an exciting expansion of its relationship with Syracuse University Athletics

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On Rehearing, FERC Allocates Must-Offer Generation Costs To Retail Suppliers, Rather Than Single LSE

FERC has granted rehearing of a prior order concerning the allocation of must-offer generation commitment costs in the California ISO, and in doing so, allocated the costs to a broader group of LSEs (which includes retail suppliers), rather than a single LSE.

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RetailEnergyX: PUC Issues $1,000 Forfeiture Against Multiple Retail Suppliers, Brokers For Late Annual Reports, Warns On Revocation

Proposed Order Would Deny Retail Suppliers' Sought Relief Relating To Disaggregation Of PG&E 'Other' Local Resource Adequacy Area

Would Clarify Retail Suppliers Must Meet Local RA Requirement For Disaggregated PG&E 'Other' Area

A proposed decision from a California PUC ALJ would deny a petition from the Alliance for Retail Energy Markets for certain relief related to a prior decision to disaggregate the PG&E Other local resource adequacy area.

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New York Utilities Receive Extension For Green Button Connect Terms, Conditions, Due To Ongoing Data Security Proceeding

The Secretary of the New York PSC granted the joint utilities an extension until October 14, 2019 to develop Green Button Connect (GBC) terms and conditions, including terms governing third party access

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RetailEnergyX: Pa. PUC Sets Amount, Factors To Be Assessed To Retail Electric, Gas Suppliers

August 28

PUC Authorizes Utility To Study Providing Retail Suppliers With Lists Of Customers Paying Highest Retail Supplier Rates; Imposes Conditions (Including Recording Of Entire Sales Call)

SCO Suppliers Also Must Record Full Sales Call For Sales Resulting From Utility Call Transfer

PUC Adopts Retail Market Billing Enhancements, Addresses Other Retail Market Issues In Settlement Approval

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PUC Orders That Retail Supplier Can Not Enroll New Customers, Finds Supplier Out Of Compliance, Issues $250,000 Fine

A PUC today voted to find that ...

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RetailEnergyX: ERCOT Files NPRR To Increase Physical Responsive Capability Trigger For Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 3

Utility To Revise Price To Compare, "Savings" Advisory Language On Bills

An EDC has filed to revise its bill format

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Spark Energy Names Amanda Bush To Board Of Directors

Spark Energy, Inc. ("Spark" or the "Company") announced that Amanda (Mandy) Bush has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective August 27, 2019, as an independent director.

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Energy Market Vet Joins Results Energy Consulting As Vice President, Energy Management

Results Energy Consulting Inc of Harrisburg, PA named a new Vice President of Energy Management.

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RetailEnergyX: Customers At Municipal Utility Austin Energy Facing Rate Increase Due To Plant Outages, Lack Of Wind Output During ERCOT Scarcity Pricing

Residents Energy (Genie Energy Sub.) Seeks Retail Supplier License In New State

• Edison Energy Seeks Licenses In New State

License Briefs

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ISO New England Releases FCM Capacity Cost Allocation Estimates Report

Report, "May Assist Market Participants With Their Estimations Of Forward Capacity Market Monthly Cost Allocations To Load Obligation"

ISO New England said in a market notice that, a new report, which the ISO said may assist market participants with their estimations of Forward Capacity Market monthly cost allocations to load obligation starting in the 2022-2023 capacity commitment period, is now available on the ISO New England (ISO) website.

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RetailEnergyX: Report: Texas Industrial Electric Rates Lower In Choice Areas Versus Non-Competitive Areas

RetailEnergyX: Opponents Of Florida Electric Choice Make Case Ahead Of Today's Supreme Court Arguments

RetailEnergyX: Duke Energy Ohio Files New Amount For Bypassable Rider AER-R

RetailEnergyX: Enquirer Fact Check Labels Claims Linking Opposition To Ohio Nuclear Subsidies To China As "Weak"

RetailEnergyX: Castleton Commodities International LLC Completes Acquisition Of Wind Farm In PJM

August 27

Illinois Governor Signs Retail Energy Bill Prohibiting Termination Fees

Prohibits Retail Supplier Service To Assistance Program Customers, Except Where Savings Guaranteed

Allows Some Auto-Renewals

Requires Suppliers To Report All Rates To Attorney General

Requires Disclosure Of Price To Compare In Marketing, On Supplier Bills

Includes Higher Supplier Security Requirements

New TPV Requirements

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed retail energy marketing bill SB0651, known as the Home Energy and Affordability Transparency (HEAT) Act

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Start-Up Retail Supplier Registers As New York ESCO, Renewables Focused

A start-up retail supplier registered as a New York ESCO

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Pennsylvania Utility: Some Retail Suppliers, "Are Not Putting Customers First"

Consumer Group: Retail Supplier Pricing During Polar Vortex Shows Need For Default Service

In reply comments in a Pennsylvania PUC proceeding concerning potential changes to electricity default service, including a potential move away from a "plain vanilla" default service product, PPL Electric Utilities said that, "some retail suppliers are not putting customers first"

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RetailEnergyX: Poll: 40% Of Florida Voters In Favor Of Electric Choice, Support Drops On Hearing Arguments About Costs

Retail Energy Vet Joins Mansfield Energy

A retail energy vet has joined ...

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CenterPoint-TDU Informs Texas Retail Electric Providers Of New CIS Cutover Schedule, Impact On Retail Transactions

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric (CenterPoint or CNP) informed Texas retail electric providers that it will be performing a phased Customer Information System Conversion beginning Friday, October 4, 2019, through March 2020.

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RetailEnergyX: New U.K. Retail Supplier Offering Service Designed Around App, Machine Learning

RetailEnergyX: Report: Texas Electricity Rates "Climbing Higher" Than U.S. Average

RetailEnergyX: Pennsylvania Energy Ratings Ranks Top Electricity Providers

RetailEnergyX: Texas PUC Names New Director Of Market Analysis

RetailEnergyX: Why Victoria, Texas Saw Negative Pricing During ERCOT Scarcity Pricing

RetailEnergyX: New York Department Of Public Service Publishes Municipal Aggregation Guidance Document

RetailEnergyX: Group Supporting Ohio Nuclear Subsidy Launches $1 Million Ad Campaign Against Referendum

August 26

Consumers' Counsel: PUC Should Find Ways To "Elevate" Use Of Market Rate Offers For Default Service

Utility Seeks To Delete "Obsolete" Default Service Rules Requiring RTO Membership, Independent RTO Market Monitor

In a five-year review of Ohio rules governing the filing requirements for electric security plans and market rate offers, the Ohio Consumers' Counsel said that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, "should find ways to elevate the use of market rate offers instead of electric security plans."

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Duke Energy North Carolina Opens Program Allowing Customers (Under Load Cap) To Procure Power Directly From Renewable Developers

Consistent with a recent North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) decision, Duke Energy North Carolina will soon begin accepting applications under its Green Source Advantage (GSA) program in North Carolina, which allows 600 MW of load to directly contract with a renewable energy developer for supply

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Nstar Files New Basic Service Rates For Eastern Territory, Suppliers Disclosed

Nstar (Eversource) has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new electric basic service rates for large C&I customers in its Eastern Massachusetts service territory for the period beginning October 1, 2019.

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RetailEnergyX: Just Energy Comments On Inaccuracies In Recent Globe And Mail Article
--- Globe And Mail Report Also Cites Challenges To Any Sale, Liquidity

Former Calif. PUC Commissioner To Join SCE As Senior Vice President Of Regulatory Affairs

Southern California Edison has named former California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) member ...

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Electric Connection Seeks Texas Aggregator Certificate

• Taurus Advisory Group Receives Licenses In New State
• Atlas Retail Energy Receives New License

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RetailEnergyX: Crain's: A Chicago Power Giant (Exelon) Has Its #MeToo Moment

Texas Broker Registration Update: 575 Thus Far

As of publication time, approximately 575 brokers have filed as Texas electric brokers thus far.

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RetailEnergyX: Florida Politics Columnist: Electric Choice Would Make People Sick; Dueling Op-Eds Debate Texas Experience

From 8/23: Texas PUC Staff Recommend Dismissal Of Aspire Complaint On May ERCOT Price Spike Caused By QSE Input Error

Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that the Commission dismiss a complaint filed by Aspire Commodities, LLC ("Aspire") against ERCOT, in which Aspire has sought an order directing ERCOT to re-price the published settlement prices for interval 14:50 on May 30, 2019

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RetailEnergyX: Analyst Expects More Than Five U.K. Retail Energy Suppliers To Fold By Year-End

RetailEnergyX: Centrica Signs Subsidy-free Solar PPA With German Retail Supplier

RetailEnergyX: DMN Watchdog: "Texans Pay More For Electricity Now Than Other Major Markets"

RetailEnergyX: GlidePath Acquires 149 MW Wind Portfolio In Texas, Plans For Battery Storage Expansion, Wind + Storage Development

August 23

Texas PUC Staff Recommend Dismissal Of Aspire Complaint On May ERCOT Price Spike Caused By QSE Input Error

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Maryland PSC Directs Utilities To Solicit Energy Storage Proposals, Directs That Impacts On Retail Market Be Considered

The Maryland PSC directed the investor-owned electric utilities to solicit offers to develop energy storage projects, and thereafter submit them to the Commission for approval

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Arizona Commissioner: Chair's Proposed Direction On Retail Choice Rules Development Could Result In "Anchoring Bias"

Says Staff Should Not Develop Any Formal Retail Choice Rules Package At This Time, In Favor Of More Workshops

Proceeding with the consideration of retail electric choice as proposed by Arizona Corporation Commission Chair Bob Burns in a recent memo would, "unnecessarily burden an already overworked and understaffed Utilities Division, as well as threaten our ability to adopt ideal policies by prematurely anchoring our discussions to a defined proposal," ACC Commissioner Lea Márquez Peterson wrote in a memo.

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AEP Names Vice President, Information Technology; Cites "Critical" Role Of IT In Providing "New Products And Services" To Its Customers

American Electric Power has named ...

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RetailEnergyX: Bankruptcy Judge "Expects" Confirmation Of FirstEnergy Solutions Reorganization Plan, But Adjourns Hearing For FES To Address Union Contracts

A Pennsylvania ALJ would adopt without modification a settlement among various parties in UGI Utilities - Gas Division's (the "Company") rate case that addresses various natural gas market issues

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FERC Dismisses Petition Seeking Order Than Non-Wired Interstate Transmission Of Electricity (Such As Rail Transport Of Electric Storage) Is Within FERC's Jurisdiction

Texas PUC Had Opposed Petition As Threatening To Subject ERCOT To FERC Regulation

FERC has dismissed a petition for a declaratory order from Alternative Transmission Inc. (ATI), which had sought a finding that the non-wired transport of electricity is within FERC's jurisdiction under the FPA

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RetailEnergyX: ESCO Reports Customer Transfers Under Previously Reported Book Sales Complete, Withdraws From New York Market

RetailEnergyX: Bernie Sanders Releases "Green New Deal" To "End Greed In Our Energy System", Favors Community Choice Aggregations

RetailEnergyX: State AGs, Phone Companies Make It Easier To Prosecute Robocall Bad Actors

RetailEnergyX: Eversource, Ørsted JV Submits Bid In Second Massachusetts Offshore Wind RFP

August 22

Retail Energy Broker Makes Strategic Investment In Provider Of Facility Asset Management Solutions, Energy Consulting

A retail energy broker has made an investment in a provider of software-enabled facility asset management consulting solutions to commercial, government and institutional facility owners throughout North America.

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RetailEnergyX: Shell Energy To Acquire Australian Retail Supplier ERM Power

Start-up Led By Retail Market Veterans Seeks Texas REP Certificate

Focus Will Be Affinity Causes, Renewables

A start-up led by Texas market vets applied for ...

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Start-up Applies For Texas Retail Electric Provider Certificate

A start-up REP filed at the Texas PUC for ...

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Texas PUC Staff Propose Cost To Be Allocated To Individual Retail Providers For Provision Of Low-Income Sync List

Staff of the Texas PUC have proposed the individual amounts to be allocated to individual retail electric providers for provision of the low-income customer identification service for the State fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2019 (FY2020).

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New York ESCO Submits Distributed Energy Resource Supplier Registration With PSC, May Market Community Solar

An ESCO submitted to the New York PSC a Distributed Energy Resource Supplier (DERS) Registration Form

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RetailEnergyX: Retail Supplier Parent Providing Support For Blockchain-based Local Electricity Market Demo

From 8/21: Dominion Virginia Ordered To Immediately Process Enrollments From Retail Electric Suppliers For 100% Green Customers

The Virginia SCC issued an order directing Dominion Virginia Power, "to immediately resume processing enrollment requests under Section A 5 for customers who wish to purchase from Direct Energy or Calpine," pending a final order from the Commission concerning a dispute regarding the requirements for customers to take 100% renewable electric supply from retail suppliers

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RetailEnergyX: Under Draft, Regulator Would Re-open Retail Supplier's Licensing Docket For Investigation Of Marketing, Compliance

RetailEnergyX: PUCO Directs FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs To Cease Charging Rider DMR, Issue Refunds Since July 2 (Impacts Broader Electric Security Plan)

RetailEnergyX: ERCOT Upgrades Mobile App, Consumers Able To Monitor Real-Time Grid Conditions, Receive Alerts

August 21

Satori Energy Acquires Retail Energy Broker

Satori Energy has acquired ...

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Dominion Virginia Ordered To Immediately Process Enrollments From Retail Electric Suppliers For 100% Green Customers

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ESCO Under Marketing Suspension Says Enrollments Cited In New York PSC Show Cause Order Were Permissible Winbacks

Says UBPs Allow Winback Process For Customers Dropping To Default Service, Contrary To Order's Interpretation

Says "Specific" -- Not "Verifiable" -- Authorization Is Required For Winbacks

An ESCO has filed a response to a show cause order recently issued by the New York PSC, stating that the enrollments at issue were permissible reinstatements, and were not in violation of a prior marketing suspension

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Massachusetts Attorney General Seeks Process For Discovery, Potential For Evidentiary Hearings, In DPU Review Of Boston Municipal Aggregation Plan

AG Cites Potential Harm To Default Service Customers From Boston Aggregation

City Had Sought Approval By End Of August, For January 2020 Start Date

The Massachusetts Attorney General (AGO) has requested that the Massachusetts DPU set a procedural schedule in the DPU's consideration of the City of Boston's electricity opt-out municipal aggregation plan that would allow for discovery and the ability to request evidentiary hearings

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Arizona Commissioner Asks That ACC Schedule Next Retail Choice Workshop, Supports Burns' Proposed Process

Arizona Corporation Commissioner Justin Olson filed a memo expressing support for the process to consider retail electric choice outlined by Chairman Bob Burns, with Olson also requesting that the Commission schedule its next workshop on retail competition

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RetailEnergyX: Walmart Sues Tesla, Alleging Tesla Rooftop Solar Panels Caused Fires

ComEd Files Updated Default Service Charges Due To Changes In Uncollectibles Factor

Commonwealth Edison has filed updates to its Purchased Electricity Charges (PECs), for both the summer PECs effective September 2019, and the non-summer PECs, as well as updates to its bypassable transmission rate, to reflect changes in the Incremental Supply Uncollectible Cost Factors (ISUFs).

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Inspire Energy Receives License In New State

A PSC granted Inspire Energy Holdings, LLC a retail electric supplier license to serve ...

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Texas Broker Registration Update: 411 Thus Far

As of publication time, approximately 411 brokers have filed as Texas electric brokers thus far.

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Vistra Energy To Close Four Power Plants

Vistra Energy and its subsidiaries today announced the four Illinois power plants that will retire in order to meet the requirements of the recently approved revisions to the Multi-Pollutant Standard (MPS) rule imposed by the Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB).

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From 8/19: AEP Ohio Proposes Rule That "All" Retail Supplier Charges Should Be "Readily Comparable" To The Price To Compare

Retail Supplier Charges To Be "Summarized In One Price Per kWh"

In a Public Utility Commission of Ohio proceeding reviewing the rules applicable to electricity billing, AEP Ohio suggested that all competitive retail electric service (CRES) charges, "should be readily comparable to the price-to- compare."

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From 8/14:Retail Energy Suppliers, Brokers Included In Inc. 500/5000 Rankings Of Growth (Revenues Disclosed)

Several retail suppliers and brokers were included in the annual Inc. Magazine 500/5000 rankings of revenue growth (as a %) at private companies over the past three years.

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RetailEnergyX: FirstEnergy Solutions Bankruptcy Confirmation Hearing Enters Second Day

RetailEnergyX: Clean Energy Future Terminates Development Of Ohio Gas-Fired Merchant Power Plant, Citing Nuclear Subsidies

August 20

Vistra Energy Announces Agreement To Acquire Ambit Energy, Purchase Price Announced

Today, Vistra Energy (VST) announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Ambit Energy for ...

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Automation, Energy Services Firm (Broker) Acquires New York-Based Environmental Energy Corporation

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Retail Supplier Agrees To $19,000 Forfeiture, Customer Re-Rates, Under Stipulation With PUC Staff

PUC Staff Had Alleged Sales Calls Had Referred To Enrollments As Simply Entering A Sweepstakes

A retail supplier has entered into a stipulation with Staff of a PUC under which the supplier agrees to a forfeiture of $19,000, upon approval of the stipulation by the Commission, to resolve all of the issues identified by the Staff in a Notice of Probable Non-Compliance

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RetailEnergyX: Academic Says Time To Ditch "Soviet" Style Energy-Only Market In Texas -- Wants To Replace With Command-and-Control Capacity Market, Or Re-Regulation

Another Northeast, Renewables-Focused Retail Supplier Seeks Texas REP Certificate

A renewables-focused retail supplier has applied for a Texas retail electric provider certificate

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Arizona Commissioner: "Long Way To Go" Before Deciding Retail Electric Choice

Cites Experience in California, Texas (Notes Recent Texas Emergency Alert, Price Spikes)

Cites "Pattern Of Consumer Fraud" Under Retail Choice

Suggests 20 Square Mile Geographic Pilot For Retail Choice (All Customer Classes)

The Arizona Corporation Commission has, "a long way to go," before being able to make a decision concerning retail electric choice, Commissioner Sandra Kennedy wrote in a memo filed in the electric choice proceeding

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Retail Supplier Adding Carbon Offsets To All Natural Gas Service, "At No Change In Cost" To Customers

A retail supplier announced today the launch of ...

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Nstar Files New Basic Service Rates, Supplier Disclosed

NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy filed new basic service rates for the Medium & Large Commercial and Industrial customer class in the WCMA Load Zone, the former Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECO) service area, for the three-month period beginning October 1, 2019

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RetailEnergyX: Retail Supplier Awarded Contract To Supply New Jersey School

Energy Simply Seeks Texas Aggregator Certificate

Energy Simply LLC applied for a Texas electric aggregator certificate to serve ...

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RetailEnergyX: CalChoice Municipal Aggregation Selects Supplier For Wind Power PPAs

RetailEnergyX: GlidePath Acquires 149 MW Wind Portfolio In Texas, Plans For Battery Storage Expansion, Wind + Storage Development

RetailEnergyX: Tesla Offering Solar Rental In Several Retail Choice States

August 19

Retail Suppliers Suspended From Marketing Under Settlements With Attorney General

AG Announces Settlements With Three Retail Suppliers, $3 Million In Refunds

AG: Suppliers Which "Defrauded" Customers Are Not "Outliers"

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced three settlements totaling more than $3.1 million with alternative retail electric suppliers ...

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Utility Proposes Rule That "All" Retail Supplier Charges Should Be "Readily Comparable" To The Price To Compare

Retail Supplier Charges To Be "Summarized In One Price Per kWh"

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Utility "Applauds" Proposed Switch-Block Mechanism

Retail Supplier Says PUC Lacks Authority To Adopt Switch-Block

In a Public Utility Commission of Ohio proceeding reviewing the rules applicable to electricity billing, AEP Ohio said that it, "applauds" a proposed switch-block mechanism included in the draft rules.

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Texas PUC Staff Now Recommend Aggregator's Application Be Denied Due To "Misleading" Name

Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed an amended recommendation concerning the application of ...

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Ohio Utilities Seek To Maintain Ability To Bill Non-Commodity Services From Third Parties

Retail Suppliers Note Ambiguity In Proposed Prohibition On EDC Billing For Non-Commodity Services, Applicability To Retail Suppliers

Ohio utilities generally opposed a proposed prohibition on the utility billing of non-commodity services as contained in newly proposed rules from Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, with EDCs and retail suppliers also noting ambiguity in the proposal

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Consumers' Counsel Says PUC Should Adopt Rule Requiring Shadow Billing Of Default Service Costs

In a Public Utility Commission of Ohio proceeding reviewing the rules applicable to electricity billing, the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel said that PUCO should adopt a rule requiring EDCs to record shadow-billing data and make such information available to the PUCO, OCC, and the general public

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Texas Broker Registration Update: 321 Thus Far

As of publication time, approximately 321 brokers have filed as Texas electric brokers thus far.

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RetailEnergyX: Update: Florida Group Spends $800K On Petition Gatherers In Scheme Allegedly Designed To Create Barriers To Other Initiatives (Electric Choice)

RetailEnergyX: Group Seeking To Repeal Ohio Nuclear Subsidies Submits Revised Petition

RetailEnergyX: From The Archives: IKEA Offering Retail Electricity Supply

PUC Sets Evidentiary Hearing On Petition To Change Default Service Structure

Consumers' Counsel Seeks To Re-establish Standard Choice Offer As Default Rate Customers, End Monthly Variable Rate Assignment Process To Retail Suppliers

Says Monthly Variable Rate Up to 300% Higher Than SCO, Over $9/MCF

Says Default Monthly Variable Rates A "Rip-off", Reflect "Price Gouging"

The Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel filed a motion with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to re-establish the competitively bid Standard Choice Offer (SCO) as the default service for all choice-eligible residential customers at Dominion East Ohio, "so that they have the benefit of competitive pricing without marketer price gouging."

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Innovative Northeast Retail Supplier Seeks Texas REP Certificate

A retail supplier has applied for ...

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Gexa Energy Providing 100% Renewable Electricity With All New Texas Plans "At No Additional Cost To Customers"

Gexa Energy announced that, going forward all, new Gexa Energy residential plans in Texas will be powered by 100% renewable energy, "at no additional cost to customers."

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RetailEnergyX: Report: U.K. Retail Supplier Octopus In Talks To Acquire Significant Book Of Customers

Regulator Directs Retail Suppliers To Report On Customers Served Via Auto-Renewal, Fixed Vs. Variable, Low-Income

Invites Revised Proposals On Marketing Scripts, Contract Summary, Renewal Notice

A hearing office directed retail suppliers to submit information concerning their numbers of customers served under auto-renewals, and the nature of such service

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Texas Generator, PUCT Staff Seek Approval Of Voluntary Mitigation Plan

A generator and Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed for approval of a Voluntary Mitigation Plan (VMP) which would ...

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RetailEnergyX: Former Florida PSC Chair Says FPL "Distort[ing] Truth", Using "Scare Tactics" In Fight Against Retail Energy Choice

August 16

Just Energy In "Advanced Discussions" With Potential Buyer For Its Overseas Retail Energy Businesses

In an MD&A for the quarter ending June 30, 2019, Just Energy provided the additional detail that ...

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Illinois ALJ Would Approve ComEd's Proposed Time Of Use Supply Rate Pilot, With Capped Number Of Customers, Under Proposed Order

Low-Income Customers Would Receive Bill Protection Under TOU Pilot

Draft Order Would Allow Reconciliation Charge For TOU Customers

ALJ Would Deny Relief Concerning Retail Supplier AMI Settlement & Data Access, But Would Require Staff Report On Barriers To Retail Supplier TOU Plans

An Illinois ALJ would approve a modified version of Commonwealth Edison's proposed electric supply rate Time of Use program for non-shopping customers.

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Utility Presents Potential Changes For Upcoming Procurement Of 2022-2023 SOS Due To Delay In PJM Capacity Auction

Several Wholesale Suppliers Supporting Having SOS Bids Set At $0/MW-day For Capacity, With Future Reimbursement By Pepco Once PJM Capacity Price Set

An EDC has filed with a PSC a report concerning a work group meeting that was convened to discuss how to address an upcoming SOS procurement that is ...

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RetailEnergyX: New York Town -- In LIPA Service Area -- Selects Administrator For New Municipal Aggregation (Would Be First In LIPA)

New York Town "Anticipate[s]" Westchester Municipal Aggregation Will Seek To Offer Community Solar On Opt-Out Basis

In a town resolution filed with the New York PSC, the Bedford, New York Town Board said that ...

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Connecticut Light & Power Files New Default Service Rates

Connecticut Light & Power has filed Last Resort Service Rates for the period October 2019 to December 2019

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PUC Staff Support Another Retail Supplier's Sought Waiver Of Certain TPV Requirements For Electronic TPV

Competitor Says Waivers Should Only Be Granted When Sales Force Is Internal Employees

Subject to an additional condition, Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have recommended that the Commission grant the petition of ...

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RetailEnergyX: Ofgem Selects Retail Supplier To Serve Customers Of Solarplicity After Default

ERCOT Posts Reliability Analysis Determination For Generating Units Filing For Mothball Status

ERCOT has posted a reliability analysis determination for ...

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Maine PUC Sets New Standard Offer Rates

The Maine PUC has set the Standard Offer rates for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric (Emera-BHD aka BHE) for the month of September 2019.

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RetailEnergyX: Calif. PUC Sets Treatment Of PCIA (Nonbypassable Exit Charge) For Pre-2009 Vintage Direct Access Customers At Two Utilities

Texas Broker Registration Update: 217 Thus Far

As of publication time, 217 brokers have filed as Texas electric brokers thus far.

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RetailEnergyX: Arizona Republic Columnist Favor Electric For Residential Customers As Well As C&Is

RetailEnergyX: U.K. Catholic Church Selects Retail Supplier For 4,500 Properties

RetailEnergyX: Update: Calif. Taxpayer Advocate Says Municipal Aggregation, "A Luxury Amid San Diego’s Poverty and Homelessness"

RetailEnergyX: Australian Retail Supplier To Launch Air Conditioning Cycling Plan

RetailEnergyX: Australian Retail Supplier Pays Penalties For Alleged Unlawful Customer Disconnections

RetailEnergyX: Reason Op-Ed Encourages California To Re-examine Electric Deregulation

August 15

MeterGenius Seeks Retail Electric Supplier License (Gamification, Customer Engagement Company)

Hires Energy Market Vet To Lead Operations

MeterGenius, Inc. has applied for an Illinois alternative retail electric supplier license to serve all customer classes at Commonwealth Edison

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PSC Draws On Retail Supplier's Security, Finds Retail Supplier In Default Of Obligation

The Maryland PSC issued a Notice of Default concerning ...

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Texas Retail Provider Supports Re-pricing Of Erroneous ERCOT Interval On May 30, Cites Impacts On Forwards/Futures, Bilaterals

Retail electric provider V247 Power Corporation filed comments at the Public Utility Commission of Texas in support of a complaint that seeks re-pricing of published settlement prices for interval 14:50 on May 30, due to, as previously reported, Calpine providing erroneous telemetered Resource status information to ERCOT.

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RetailEnergyX: Market Chatter: Vistra Energy Nears Purchase of Ambit Energy

Texas Retail Providers Oppose New Inadvertent Gain Fee Sought By AEP Texas

In a statement of position in AEP Texas' current rate case, the Alliance for Retail Markets opposed a proposed new inadvertent gain fee sought by AEP Texas

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Just Energy Seeks Reconsideration Of Denied Intervention In Just One Energy, LLC Texas Aggregator Application, Says Rules Prohibit Misleading Aggregator Behavior

Just Energy Texas, LP d/b/a Just Energy ("Just Energy") has sought reconsideration of a Texas PUC procedural order which had denied Just Energy's motion to intervene the proceeding considering the application of Just One Energy, LLC, for a Texas electric aggregator certificate, as Just Energy argued that the PUC's Substantive Rules prohibit an aggregator from engaging in misleading or deceptive practices

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Retail Energy Regulators, Thought Leaders To Address National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) Fall Leadership Roundtable

The National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) will convene its Fall Leadership Roundtable October 16 to October 18, 2019 in Hershey, PA

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RetailEnergyX: Claim: Half of U.K. Retail Energy Suppliers "Could Go Bust" In Next Few Years, From Crowded Market, Price Caps ("Game of Thrones Showdown")

Texas Broker Registration Update: 182 Thus Far

As of publication time, 182 brokers have filed as Texas electric brokers thus far.

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RetailEnergyX: Summer Energy Reports Quarterly Results, Compressed Unit Margins On Competitive Pressure, More Commercial Customers

RetailEnergyX: Ofgem (U.K. Regulator) To Revoke Retail Supplier's Licence

RetailEnergyX: Nevada Customer's Exit From NV Energy Supply Affirmed By PUC

August 14

Just Energy To Dispose Of U.K. Business

Common Share Dividend Suspended As Part Of Strategic Review

Further Details Texas Bad Debt, Enrollment Impairment; Negative Cash Flows

Customer Non-Payment Issue Led To "Material Weakness" In Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting For Prior Quarters

RCE Count Down 2%

Reports California Market Exit

Names Walter M. Higgins III to Board of Directors

In announcing earnings for the quarter ending June 30, 2019 a few minutes ago, Just Energy Group Inc. said that it, "plans to dispose of its assets in the U.K. due to a decision taken during the strategic review."

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Griddy Refunding To Customers Membership Fee For Month Of August

Griddy, which offers Texas retail electric service using a pass-through of wholesale rates and a subscription model, informed customers that it is crediting back all of its members their membership for August.

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Arizona Chair Seeks To Have Staff Develop Rules Package For "Full" Retail Electric Competition, For All Customers

Sets Proposed Deadline For Staff Draft Submission

Arizona Corporation Commission Chairman Bob Burns has proposed that ACC Staff put together a rules package for, "full retail electric competition for all customers."

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Start-up Led By Texas Retail Energy Vets Seeks Aggregator Certificate

A start-up applied for ...

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Reliant Announces Partnership With Microgrid, Back-up Generation Provider To Bring Power, Resiliency Services To Texas Customers

Reliant and a resiliency-as-a-service provider announced an alliance, "to deliver reliable power solutions to commercial and industrial customers in Texas."

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Utility Affiliate Seeks Retail Electric Supplier License In New State, First Outside Of Home State

A utility affiliate applied for ...

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RetailEnergyX: ERCOT Scarcity Prices Test Subscription, Wholesale Pass-Through Model For Retail Energy

Retail Energy Suppliers, Brokers Included In Inc. 500/5000 Rankings Of Growth (Revenues Disclosed)

Several retail suppliers and brokers were included in the annual Inc. Magazine 500/5000 rankings of revenue growth (as a %) at private companies over the past three years.

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El Paso Electric Applies For Texas PUC Approval Of Acquisition By Infrastructure Investments Fund; Files Testimony Regarding Impact On Competition

El Paso Electric Company and the Infrastructure Investments Fund, an investment vehicle advised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (IIF), have filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas for approval of the previously reported transaction (details here) under which IIF would purchase EPE for $68.25 in cash per share representing an enterprise value of approximately $4.3 billion.

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Texas Broker Registration Update: 116 Thus Far

As of publication time, 116 brokers have filed as Texas electric brokers thus far.

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RetailEnergyX: Several NY Capital Region Cities Forming Municipal Aggregation

RetailEnergyX: Taxpayer Group Warns California Municipal Aggregations Could Funnel Revenues To Non-Electric Uses (Unfunded Pensions, Etc.)

RetailEnergyX: Patriot Energy Group Receives ABC Excellence Award

RetailEnergyX: ERCOT Prices Hit $9,000 On Aug 13, As EEA 1 Was Declared (First Since 2014)

RetailEnergyX: From 8/12: Ovo In Talks To Acquire SSE Retail Energy Supply Business

August 13

New York PSC Allows ConEd, O&R To Include Certain CNG, LNG Costs In Gas Supply Charges, And Rates Applicable To ESCOs

The New York PSC has approved, with modification, natural gas tariff revisions from Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison) and Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) (together, the Companies) to expand the recovery of certain costs associated with trucked and stored compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) through the Companies’ respective gas supply recovery mechanisms, the Gas Cost Factor (GCF) for Con Edison and Gas Supply Charge (GSC) for O&R, and to recover such costs from ESCOs as well.

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