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DER Aggregator Seeks Broker License
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Leapfrog Power, Inc. (Leap) filed an application for an electricity broker license in the District of Columbia to serve all customer classes
Leapfrog Power, which among other services aggregates distributed energy resources, is a registered curtailment service provider (CSP) with PJM.
Leapfrog Power stated, "Leap's services within
Washington D.C. will be restricted to requirements associated with operating as a CSP."
Under the relevant D.C. code, an electricity "broker" is defined as, "a person who acts as an agent or intermediary in the sale and purchase of electricity but who does not take title to electricity." The D.C. PSC's rules use the exact same definition
The D.C. electric broker application, in listing the types of entities an applicant may seek to operate as, lists broker as an entity, "acting as an agent or intermediary on behalf of customers in the sale and purchase of electricity and who does not take title to electricity." [emphasis added]
Leapfrog Power also recently applied for a Maryland curtailment service provider license
Leapfrog has been operating as a CSP in California
With regards to other DER and VPP services, Leap operates in California, New York, Texas, and New England
With regards to Maryland, Leap stated that it intends to aggregate
primarily residential and small commercial end use customers and bid their combined
load-reduction capabilities into PJM’s wholesale market. Leap made the same statement in its D.C. application (though still stating such statement was with respect to Maryland)
Leap stated that it intends to start marketing
to customers in the Baltimore Gas & Electric service territory starting in early 2025, "and
participate them in PJM’s upcoming (2025-2026) Capacity Delivery Year; extending from
June 2025 to May 2026."
Leap plans to continue participation in future Delivery Years as
well, the company said in the applications
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February 27, 2025
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Reporting by Paul Ring • ring@energychoicematters.com
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