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Interstate Gas Supply Acquires Accent Energy, Will Enter New Markets |
TXU Affiliate "Will" Offer Residential Service in Pa. in 2011 |
NiMo Files to Implement New Electric Commodity Pricing Mechanism |
Twin Eagle Resource Management Seeks Illinois License, Pennsylvania On Tap
TERM Power & Gas, LLC, a unit of Twin Eagle Resource Management, LLC, applied for an Illinois alternative retail electric supplier license.
Energy Savers Inc. Offering Service on PA Power Switch
Broker Energy Savers Inc. has begun offering residential electric supply at the Duquesne Light territory on PA Power Switch.
Direct Energy to Supply Several Illinois Opt-Out Aggregations
Direct Energy has been selected by the Village of New Lenox and the City of Crest Hill, Illinois, to supply electricity to the municipalities' opt-out aggregation program.
Pennsylvania Residential Gas Migration Rate Slides in All Areas Except Columbia, PECO
The Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate has posted updated residential natural gas migration statistics as of July 1, 2011
RESA Seeks Additional Rate Ready Options at ConEd
The Retail Energy Supply Association has submitted a response to a working group report from Consolidated Edison regarding an evaluation of modifications to ConEd's rate ready billing system to permit ESCOs to use rate ready billing for dynamic and demand-based rates
License Briefs
• True Electric Adds Milagro Trade Names
• Start-up The Energy Consulting Group Seeking Several Broker Licenses, Including Ohio
• Options Energy Consulting Receives Ohio Gas Broker License
• Save Wave Energy Seeks Ohio Broker License
• blue2green Registers as N.H. Aggregator
Dominion East Ohio to Acquire Certain Assets of Constitution Gas Transport Co
Dominion East Ohio has entered into an agreement to acquire certain gas distribution assets from Constitution Gas Transport Co., Inc., in Washington County, Ohio
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• Texas Power Lowers Fixed Rate at Oncor
• Suppliers Seek Additional Time on PGW Alternative Default Service Proposal
• PSEG Power Closes Odessa Sale
• Pa. OCA Updates Electric Migration Stats
July 18
North American Power Launching National REC Product, Enters New Jersey Electric Market
North American Power has commenced electric service in New Jersey, and is also launching a new REC product available nationwide.
Small Commercial Customers Flocking Back to BGE for Supply; Residential Growth Steady
Baltimore Gas & Electric saw nearly 5,000 Type I commercial customers leave competitive supply during the month of June 2011
New Default Service Rate Mechanism Approved at Niagara Mohawk
The New York PSC has approved, without major modification, a revised electric default service commodity rate mechanism at Niagara Mohawk
RESA Publishes Choice Consumer Education Guide
In an effort to improve consumer education about choosing a competitive energy supplier, the Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) today released a consumer education guide at ...
License Briefs
• Quest Energy Solutions Seeks Pennsylvania Broker License
• 5Linx Enterprises Seeks Ohio Broker License
• Xpense Solutions Seeks Ohio Broker License
• Coleman Hines, Inc. Receives Ohio Broker License
• Advantage IQ Seeks D.C. Broker License
Pike County Light & Power Files New Default Service Plan
Pike County Light & Power has petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC to maintain its current default service procurement methodology through May 31, 2014
Calif. Staff Reports on Implementation of Direct Access Re-opening
Some 26,000 requests for direct access were rejected in California's Phase III of the process to implement the expanded direct access cap, according to a PUC Staff report detailing results of the Year 2 and Year 3 Notice of Intent periods
Illinois Seeks Additional Comments on Plug-In Vehicle Charging Regulation
The Illinois Commerce Commission Initiative on Plug-In Electric Vehicles is seeking comments on a series of regulatory and legal issues related to plug-in electric vehicles, and will hold a policy committee meeting on August 23rd in Chicago to discuss the responses.
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• Duke Energy Ohio Anticipates Beckjord Retirement due to EPA Rules
• Pa. PUC Sets Retainage Rates at National Fuel Gas Distribution
• Gas South Enters Partnership with Korean American Association of Greater Atlanta
• Elizabethtown Gas Expands Service Area
• CPS Energy Braunig Units Not Needed for Reliability
July 15
Michigan Gas Utilities Now Only "Contemplating" Choice Moratorium; Silent on Whether PSC Approval Needed
Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation has revised its earlier testimony and is now only "contemplating" a moratorium on choice enrollments, but it has made no statement regarding whether, after such contemplation is complete, it believes it can implement any resulting moratorium without specific PSC approval
FirstEnergy Solutions Receives Authority to Serve Residential Customers in Maryland, Provides Anticipated Entry Date
The Maryland PSC granted FirstEnergy Solutions an expanded electric supplier license to include service to residential customers in all service areas.
Starion Energy Seeks Ohio Electric License, Reports Customer Count
• Interstate Gas Supply Receives Expanded Pennsylvania Gas License
• Priority Power Management Receives Pa. Broker License
• Utilities Analyses, Inc. Receives Pa. Broker License
• Energy Savers, Inc. Receives Expanded Pa. Broker License
HOP Energy Launches Residential Offer at PPL on PA Power Switch
HOP Energy LLC has begun offering residential electricity supply at PPL Electric Utilities on PA Power Switch
AEP Texas Files to Lower Discretionary Service Charges Applicable to REPs
AEP Texas Central Company and AEP Texas North Company have submitted their annual compliance filing to reduce certain Discretionary Service Charges charged to retail electric providers, due to the cost savings from the deployment of advanced meters
N.Y. PSC Orders Continuation of Iberdrola Fossil Generation Divestiture, Assets to be Offered Separately
The New York State PSC has directed Iberdrola, S.A. to restructure the required sale of its fossil fuel generation power plants in New York by offering the plants for sale individually rather than as a group
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• BlueStar Energy Solutions Lists Ameren Residential Offer on PlugIn Illinois
• Ameresco Acquires Applied Energy Group
• Brooklyn Chamber Recommends Hess Small Business Services as Preferred Supplier
• Proposed Order on Met-Ed/Penelec Referral Program Withdrawn
• Pa. PUC Denies Stranded Cost Refund Petition
• Calif. PUC Rejects Extension of Relief from CHP Stranded Costs to Direct Access Customers
Calif. PUC Rules Electric Vehicle Service Providers Eligible for Residential Rates, Limits Utilities' Ownership of EV Equipment
The California PUC approved a decision yesterday under which, except in limited circumstances, electric vehicle service providers operating in residential settings shall be served under the otherwise applicable residential rates
July 14
Sharyland Proposes Expanding Choice to 44,000 Customers in Four New Regions of Texas
Sharyland Utilities, L.P. has proposed expanding retail choice to all of its service areas in Texas effective January 1, 2014, which would expand customer choice to over 44,000 customers who currently buy electric supply from Sharyland
FirstEnergy Solutions Launches ComEd Residential Offer with Aggressive Pricing
FirstEnergy Solutions has launched a residential electric offer at Commonwealth Edison, undercutting all other offers publicly posted on the Illinois Commerce Commission rate board.
Energy Plus Holdings Officially Launches Natural Gas Service, Expands Territories
Energy Plus Holdings, LLC officially launched its natural gas supply business in New York today, and has expanded the offerings to additional service areas
Illinois Competitive Electric Offer Website Goes Live
The Illinois Commerce Commission has launched its online residential electric offer comparison matrix on PluginIllinois.org.
NEM Develops Code of Conduct for Network Marketing
The National Energy Marketers Association has adopted a Code of Conduct for its members that use network marketing to acquire new customers, under which suppliers will not use telemarketing or door-to-door sales as part of such network marketing
HOP Energy Receives Delaware Electric License
• Liberty Power Receives Authority to Serve Small Volume Customers in Delaware
• 5Linx Enterprises Receives Maine Broker License
• U.S. Sun Energy, Inc. Receives Illinois ABC License
• Aurora Energy Receives Illinois ABC License
Weekly Residential Migration at PECO, West Penn Power Steady
Weekly residential migration at PECO was steady for the most recent week at about 3,000 new migrated customers
Luminant Considers Mothballing Capacity due to EPA Rules
Luminant said in an SEC filing yesterday that it is considering mothballing certain of its legacy lignite/coal-fueled generation due to the EPA's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR).
Energy Curtailment Specialists Seeks Changes to Maryland Gap RFP Contracts Due to Shortage in Meeting Obligations
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. has petitioned the Maryland PSC to amend its demand response capacity agreements with Pepco and Delmarva Power, after failing to obtain the required capacity resources under the contracts for the 2011-12 delivery year at each of the utilities
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• First Choice Power Accepting Prepayments Via Smart Phone
• Reliant Energy to be Promoted at FedExField
• GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA to Supply Philadelphia Phillies
• Pa. PUC to Consider Delaying Referral Program at Met-Ed/Penelec
• PUCT Considering RFP for Entergy RTO and System Agreement Cost/Benefit Analysis
July 13
Maryland PSC Excludes Early Termination Fees from POR
The Maryland PSC this afternoon ordered that early termination fees shall not be included in any receivables purchased by the utility under POR
Maryland PSC Sets Discount Rates for BGE Electric, Gas Purchase of Receivables
The Maryland PSC has adopted revised Purchase of Receivables discount rates for electric and natural gas service at Baltimore Gas & Electric.
Viridian Energy Receives D.C. Electric License Green Mountain Energy Receives D.C. Electric License
NextEra Energy Services Receives Ohio Gas License
• YEP Energy Seeks to Serve All Customers in Pennsylvania
Conn. PURA Sets Briefing on Supplier-Agency Issue, Other Topics Connecticut Close to Launching Revised Rate Board, May Change Referral Bill Insert Final Ohio Budget Softens Language Regarding OCC Advocacy on Merchant Function Exit Requested Waiver of Security Requirement Would Give Clearview Electric Competitive Advantage, PUCT Staff Says Briefly July 12 Pa. PUC Issues Guidance to Electric Suppliers Regarding Billing of Taxes Conn. PURA Holding Working Group Meeting on Incorporating Statute in Customer Protection Rules License Briefs United Illuminating Posts June Migration Stats Pa. PUC Tentative Order Addresses Smart Meter EDI Standards TXU, SolarCity Offering $1,000 Incentive for Solar Lease WGES Seeks Rehearing on WGL POR Discount Rates BHE, National Grid Dismiss Concerns Regarding PPAs with Participants in Participant Funded Transmission Line Briefly July 11 Dominion Retail, Nicor Enter Partnership to Offer Supply at ComEd as Nicor Electric Maryland PSC Staff Recommend Adjustments to BGE POR Discount Rates
Alpha Gas and Electric Seeks Pennsylvania Electric License
Start-up Sperian Energy Corp. Seeks Pennsylvania Electric License
Border Energy Begins Offering Residential Electricity in Ohio Transfer of Sharyland SPP Load to ERCOT Approved, Opening Door for Customer Choice PUCT Directs ERCOT to Study Potential Adjustments to Offer Curves When Non-Spin, RUC Deployed PUCT Approves Territory-Wide Advanced Meter Deployment at TNMP, Sets Surcharges Briefly From the Archives: N.Y. PSC Posts March 2011 Natural Gas Migration Data July 8 Calpine, LS Power Among Notable Players for First Choice Power Book Illinois First Notice Order Includes Termination Fee Cap, Waiver Period Mich. PSC Staff: Michigan Gas Utilities May Only Cease Choice Enrollments Upon PSC Approval HOP Energy Approved as New York ESCO Weekly PPL Residential Migration Ticks Higher Residential Migration at PSE&G Tops 100,000 Court Denies Appeal on Allocation of Costs Arising from Catalyst Default in AGL Market PUCT Staff, dPi Energy File Revised Settlement in Revocation Proceeding Briefly: July 7 Maryland Staff Seeks Cessation of Billing for Any Non-Volumetric Charges Through POR Settlement at Columbia Gas Would Expand Choice Rate Eligibility, Reduce Cash-Out Penalties License Briefs Retainage Rates at Peoples Natural Gas Would Rise Under Settlement FERC Approves Nstar-NU Merger Complaint by N.Y. Capacity Suppliers Would Deprive Load of Full Benefits of Competition Revised Ontario Proposal Would Preserve Enbridge Open Bill Access July 6 Regulators to "Fish or Cut Bait" on Columbia Gas Choice Program at October 26 Meeting License Briefs Great American Power Starts Offering Service at PECO, PPL Hampshire Council of Governments Files for Opt-Out Aggregation in Massachusetts dPi Energy Seeks to Assure PUCT of Compliance Going Forward
Colman Brohan Davis Survey Finds Negative View of Electric Provider Cited by Half of Respondents
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July 5 Ampegy Launches Michigan and New Jersey Service, Offers Representative Look-Up Tool Online Pepco Planning to Use Hourly Load Data for Supplier Settlement in Late 2013 NEM Seeks Elimination of 30-Day Notice Requirement for Contract Termination in N.J. AEP Ohio Submits Level of Proposed Nonbypassable Surcharge for Solar Project Kratos Gas and Power Now Serving Residential Customers in Ohio NYISO to Require Market Participants to Demonstrate $1 Million in Tangible Net Worth ISO New England to Require Market Participants to Demonstrate $1 Million in Tangible Net Worth Texas REPs Oppose Re-introduction of Priority Move-In Charge Once AMS Deployments Complete Briefly From the Archives: Connecticut Light & Power Posts May Migration Data July 4 Illinois Commerce Commission Online Residential Price Postings to Go-Live Soon Residential Migration at ComEd Nears 100,000 Direct Energy Focuses on Small Business Market for Growth PUCT Staff File Proposal for Distribution Cost Recovery Factor Applicable to REPs PECO, PPL, West Penn Power All See Gains in Weekly Residential Migration Rate Annual Illinois Retail Market Report Calculates Supplier Concentration; Updates Muni. Aggregation Activity CenterPoint Joins Stipulation on Future of dPi Energy Calif. ALJ Orders Status Report on Phase In of New Direct Access StarTex Power Would Pay $30,000 to Settle PUCT Staff Compliance Audit FERC Rules in Favor of MISO in MISO-SPP JOA Dispute Crucial to Entergy Integration Briefly July 1 North American Power Drops Original Direct Selling Model in Favor of Customer Referrals Reliant Plans to Serve All Customer Classes in All Markets Where Active for Large Customers, Residential Offers Launched in Pennsylvania Castlebridge Energy Group Receives Pennsylvania Electric License Proposed PJM Minimum Criteria for Market Participation Said to Drive Small Players Out of Market PUCT Identifies Two Near-Term Actions to Address Energy-Market Pricing Effects from Ancillary Deployment Pa. PUC Proposes to Allow Net Metering for Projects Not Owned by Host Customers Illinois Commerce Commission Recommends Maintaining RPS Cost Cap Briefly June 30 Maine PUC Opens Investigation for Disposition of Utility Long-Term Contract Output BGE Corrects Proposed POR Discount Rates MC Squared Energy Services Receives Ohio License Viridian Reports Maryland Customer Count, Growth N.H. PUC Expresses Concern with Cost Impact from Migration in Adopting New PSNH Default Service Rate ERCOT Generators Plea for "Help" from PUCT SCE Seeks to Impose New World Nonbypassable Charge on Continuous Direct Access Customers PUCO to Consider AEP Ohio Rate Proposal for Customers Returning from Competitive Supply Briefly June 29 Michigan Gas Utilities to Cease Accepting New Choice Customers Under Moratorium Stream Energy Offering Residential Service at Met-Ed American Power Partners Seeks Pa. License, Launches Offers at BGE Wolverine Alternative Investments Receives Texas REP Certificate Interstate Gas Supply Receives Maryland Electric License Maryland PSC Accepts WGL POR Compliance Tariff With Modifications EnerNOC Seeks Changes to Maryland Gap RFP Contracts Due to Shortage in Meeting Obligations Mass. DPU Allows Recovery of Nstar Green Under-recovery from Basic Service Customers Briefly From the Archives (6/13): United Illuminating Posts May Migration Data From the Archives (6/21): Illinois Posts April Electric Migration Stats
June 28 Reliant Energy Seeks Amendment to Illinois License Online Broker Choose Energy Now Listing Popularity of Each Offer Via Enrollment Stat Calif. Bill Would Raise Direct Access Load Cap ISO-NE Forward Capacity Auction Again Hits Price Floor Settlement Reached to Align UGI Central Penn Gas Rate Classes, Retail Operations with Affiliates NEM Asks N.Y. PSC to Inform Customers of Default Service Rate Volatility Bounce Energy Accepting Enrollments Via Facebook ERCOT Conditions Yesterday Prompt Oncor to Call Curtailable Load Briefly June 27 Integrys Energy Services Launches Residential Offers At Ameren YEP Energy Seeks Pennsylvania Electric License NiMo Clarifies Retail Pricing of Capacity Under New Commodity Rate Mechanism Extension of ComEd Residential Real-Time Pricing Program Projected to Result in Net Loss for Customers OPC, Utilities Oppose Inclusion of Termination Fees in Purchased Receivables Noble Americas Energy Solutions Seeks Changes in PacifiCorp OATT to Remove Barriers to Retail Access PJM Seeks to Ease Quorum Requirements Briefly June 24 Network Marketer Independence Energy, Subsidiary of Energy Plus Holdings, Launches Service Ambit Energy Seeks Connecticut Electric License Illinois to Examine ComEd Electric Heating Supply Class, Allocation of Demand Pennsylvania PUC Adopts Final Gas Cost Unbundling, POR Regulations PUCT Staff Seeks to Vacate Approval of Twin Eagle Resource Management REP Certificate No Consensus Reached on Continuation of Columbia Gas Choice Program Majority of New England Customers Oppose Capacity Markets Briefly June 23 Interstate Gas Supply Begins Offering Residential Electricity at ComEd, Gas at BGE BGE Requests Short Deferral in Effective Date of New POR Discount Rates Constellation NewEnergy Receives Authority to Serve Residential Customers at Ameren Weekly PPL Residential Migration Slows to 1,900 PUCT Commissioners Express Skepticism of Capacity Market Duke Energy Ohio: Retail Suppliers Embrace Elimination of Capacity Obligation Maryland Industrials Seek Refund of Charges Used to Mitigate Certain Type II SOS Prices in 2008 MISO Distinguishes Upcoming Resource Adequacy Proposal from PJM in Response to APPA Briefly June 22 OSBA Seeks Investigation of Exelon-Constellation Merger, Impact on Retail Markets Ambit Releases ComEd Residential Pricing HOP Energy Receives New Jersey Electric License Cincinnati Bell Energy Represents Integrated Marketing Partnership, Not Simply Name Licensing Consumer Groups Urge Retention of Rescission Period in Texas N.Y. PSC Posts March 2011 Natural Gas Migration Data Spark Energy Augments Residential Offers at ComEd, Offers Six Flags Tickets The Power Company to Expand Brokering Business Briefly June 21 Duke Energy Ohio to Purchase Receivables at No Discount Under Electric Security Plan Generators Seek to Impose Capacity Obligation on ERCOT Retail Customers Reliant Energy Launches Solar Leasing Program, Buyback Plans ConEdison Solutions Launches Residential Electric Offers at BGE U.S. Gas & Electric Subsidiary Seeks Conn. Electric License Constellation Energy Refreshes ComEd Pricing, Finds Half of Customers Unaware of Choice Direct Energy Expands Prepaid Offer to AEP Texas Central Illinois Posts April Electric Migration Stats Briefly FERC Denies Sempra Generation Sale of Capacity to SDG&E June 20 Breaking: Duke Energy Ohio to Assume Capacity Obligation for All Distribution Customers Under Proposed ESP BGE Files Updated Type II SOS Rates AEP Retail Energy Seeks Option 1 REP Certificate in Texas CenterPoint to Automate Submission of Usage History Authorizations in July Green Mountain Energy Receives Massachusetts Electric License N.Y. PSC Posts Updated Electric Migration Data PUCT to Further Consider dPi Energy Certificate Settlement Hourly Pricing Threshold to be Lowered at Orange and Rockland N.H. PUC Approves Default Service Rates at Granite State Electric N.H. PUC Approves Default Service Rates at Unitil Briefly From the Archives: Maryland Posts Electric Migration Stats for April June 17 Massachusetts DPU Approves Model Terms for Purchase of Receivables Washington Gas Light to Begin Purchasing Maryland Supplier Receivables with July Billing Cycle Proposed Order Would Revoke TexRep6 Certificate Hourly Pricing to be Expanded at NiMo Alpha Gas and Electric Receives New Jersey Electric, Gas Licenses Briefly APPA Updates Plan to Reform RTO Markets FERC Approves PJM-MISO JOA Settlement with Limit on Future Claims June 16 Viridian to Launch ComEd Service August 1, Enters Additional Markets In New York Green Mountain Energy Receives Illinois License CL&P Unaware of Any Law or Rule Prohibiting Automatic Supplier Re-enrollments Weekly PPL Residential Migration Again Tops 5,000 N.Y. PSC Posts Updated Natural Gas Migration Stats Space Available Under SCE Direct Access Cap for September Switches Illinois Issues Second Notice Order on Revised Broker Rules June 15 TXU Offering Indexed Product with Prepaid Plan Energetix Launches Residential Electric Service at PECO Bounce Energy Seeks Pennsylvania Electric License Pepco, Delmarva File New Type II Rates in Maryland Pa. PUC Approves Purchase of Receivables at Peoples Natural Gas Nearly One Third of Georgia Gas Customers Switching Providers Regularly, J.D. Power Says Pa. PUC Approves West Penn Power Dynamic Generation Rates with Modifications to Prevent Pricing Distortions TNMP Suspends Disconnections due to Weather June 14 Viridian Begins Service as Cincinnati Bell Energy Constellation Begins Offering Residential Electricity in Pennsylvania TXU Energy Launches Prepaid Product Settlement Would Move Sharyland SPP Load into ERCOT by January 1, 2014, Potentially Allowing Retail Choice Potomac Edison Posts Updated Type II SOS Rates Connecticut Light & Power Posts May Migration Data IDT Energy Reports Second Consecutive Quarter of Customer Growth Briefly Consumers Energy Seeks to Reinstate Electric Choice Incentive Mechanism if Michigan Choice Cap Raised June 13 Ambit to Expand to Additional N.Y. Territories in July PUCT Staff File Draft Prepaid Disclosure Statement Residential Migration at ComEd 21,000 as of May 31 NextEra Energy Services Seeks Ohio Gas License United Illuminating Posts May Migration Data Potomac Edison June SOS Procurement Less Competitive Than January Procurement Maryland PSC Memorializes Changes to SOS Price Comparison Info Briefly June 10 Sources: PNM Resources Conducting Auction for Disposition of First Choice Power Maryland PSC Fines North American Power $100,000 Conn. DPUC Seeking $11,000 Fine on ResCom Energy Twin Eagle Resource Management Receives Texas REP Certificate
Xoom Energy Seeks Connecticut Electric License
Green Mountain Energy Receives Pennsylvania Electric License
Ambit Surpasses 500,000 Customers, Consultants Report ComEd Entry This Month TNMP Advanced Metering Settlement to Lower Certain Discretionary Charges Pa. PUC Removes Rule Limiting POR to Small Volume Customers in Clarified Gas Market Regulations Pa. PUC Seeks Comment on Customer List Rules Under Remand AEP EPA Compliance Plan Contemplates New Ohio Generation Contingent on Ohio Regulatory Treatment Briefly: June 9 Powelson: Pennsylvania Retail Market Status Quo Unacceptable PPL Records Net Growth of 4,600 Residential Shoppers in Past Week License Briefs Briefly Dominion Retail Seeks Stricter Supplier License Requirements in Pennsylvania Md. PSC Authorizes WGL Hedging Through 2011-12 Winter Only June 8 Maryland Posts Electric Migration Stats for April New Direct Survey Finds Continued Support for Retail Auction Draft New Jersey Energy Master Plan Calls for Lower Dynamic Pricing Threshold License Briefs Briefly New Brunswick Power Generation Says Emera, Algonquin Transactions Will Increase Market Power in Northern Maine June 7 Conn. Senate Passes Bill Requiring Portfolio Management for Standard Service, Additional Customer Protections License Briefs Md. PSC Assigns Docket for Customer Choice Working Group Pepco Says D.C. POR Could be Implemented in Six Months Illinois Posts Official Prices to Compare Constellation Energy Terminates Sale of Quail Run Plant Pa. Industrials Seek Fixed Price Default Service for Large Customers D.C. PSC to Investigate Integration of Dynamic Pricing into SOS Significant Pennsylvania Migration Shows Few Barriers from Default Service, Consumer Advocates Say Retail Suppliers Seek Alternative Default Service in Pa. By June 2013 Capacity Suppliers File Complaint to Raise Capacity Prices in New York ISO-NE Market Monitor Warns of Decline in Virtual Transactions Retail Suppliers Seek Enhancements to Pepco POR if Program Brought to D.C. FERC Suspends PJM Tariff Changes Regarding Demand Response Measurement Briefly June 3 Simple Power Customers Acquired by Cirro Primarily Residential DPL Energy Resources Launches Guaranteed Savings Residential Offer at Dayton Power & Light Weekly Residential Migration at PPL Nears 6,000 Illinois Posts Electric Migration Stats for March PennFuture Seeks to Mandate Net Metering Compensation Paid by Electric Suppliers; Alternative AEPS Mechanism Reliant Energy Providing Free Home Energy Monitors to 1,000 Low-Income Customers CMP Seeks Investigation of Liberty Power Over Alleged Marketing Violations Briefly June 2 Proposed Order Would End Bypassable SOS Admin Charge, Return at BGE Cirro Energy Acquires Customers of Simple Power RESA Seeks Delaware Proceedings on SOS Procurement, POR NEM Seeks Clarification that FERC Affiliate Capacity Release Rules Wont Impact Retail Access Releases License Briefs Chain Lakes Power Would Pay $39,500 to Settle PUCT Staff Compliance Audit Briefly June 1 Maryland PSC to Review Inclusion of Termination Fees in Purchased Receivables Pa. PUC Issues Secretarial Letter Concerning "Serious" Violation of Unit Billing Requirement by Retail Suppliers Santanna Energy Services Seeks Illinois Electric Supplier License Conn. DPUC Says Rejection of Third-Party Contract Cancellations May Violate Billing Standards ERCOT Energy-Only Market Again Produces Adequate Capacity Indiana Retail Gas Choice Expanded to Two New Territories Allegheny Power Confirms New Maryland POR Discount Rates Briefly May 31 Stipulation at Equitable Gas Would Lower Retainage Rate License Briefs MISO Ignores Cost of Unbundling Capacity in Describing Resource Adequacy Construct Texas Legislature Enrolls Distributed Generation Bill Texas Legislature Defines Electric Storage as Generation Michigan PSC Approves Settlement Providing Greater Flexibility to Choice Supplies at Consumers May 30 StarTex Looks to National Expansion After Constellation Acquisition PPL EnergyPlus Starts Offering Electric Supply to Non-Residential Customers in New Jersey, Delaware Reliant Energy Receives Massachusetts Electric License PPL Weekly Residential Migration Jumps to 3,500 Texas Legislature Enrolls Market Power Disgorgement Bill Texas Legislature Formally Delays El Paso Electric Transition to Competition May 27 Constellation Acquires StarTex Power for $143 Million Ameren Posts Updated Generation Rates for Period Beginning June 1 License Briefs Duquesne Light Files Updated Non-Residential Generation Rates Briefly Maine PUC Adopts Updated Long-Term Contracting Rules
From the Archives: Smitherman: PUCT Must Consider "Non-Quantifiable" Metrics in Entergy Decision
May 26 Reliant "Open for Business" for Residential Service in Maryland, New Jersey PUCT to Consider Heightened Verification of Power to Choose Listings Dallas Fed Study Finds Retail Choice Lowers Prices When Participation High PUCO Approves Removal of Network Integration Transmission Services As Bypassable Rate Component at Duke Energy Ohio Constellation/Exelon Say No Adverse Impact on SOS, Maryland Retail Market from Merger PUCO to Gradually Eliminate Competitively Neutral All-Electric Credits at FirstEnergy Companies PUCO Maintains Current POLR Charges at AEP Ohio, Subject to Refund YEP Energy Launches Affinity Program Supporting USO Liberty Power Affiliate Would Pay $39,000 to Settle PUCT Staff Compliance Audit Briefly
From the Archives: Suppliers in MISO Exploiting Tariff for Larger Make-Whole Payments May 25 ICC Disallows POR Costs from ComEd Base Rates, Invites ComEd to File Supplemental Charge on Retail Suppliers Financial Marketers Appeal Resettlement of ERCOT Market Microsoft Seeks Illinois Electric License
MC Squared Energy Services Seeks Ohio License
• TES Energy Services Receives Ohio Electric Broker License Texas Legislature Enrolls Distribution Cost Recovery Factor Bill Texas Legislature Enrolls Demand Ratchet Waiver Bill Suit Alleges Ambit Multi-Level Marketing Contrary to Federal Law Over 100 ABC Employees Pass TEPA Certification Test FERC Dismisses Calif. Complaints on Bilateral Energy Crisis Contracts, Price Cap From the Archives: N.Y. PSC Approves Lowering of Hourly Pricing Cutoff at Rochester Gas & Electric From the Archives: Connecticut Light & Power Posts April Migration Data May 24 ComEd Posts Generation Rates for Period Beginning June 1, 2011 Reliant Energy Seeks Massachusetts Electric License
Green Mountain Energy Seeks Maryland Electric License
• TYBEC Energy Management Seeks Pa. Gas Broker License ComEd Residential Migration Surpasses 25,000 Calif. PUC Issues Draft 2012 Resource Adequacy Order, LSEs' Capacity Would Not be Discounted for Outages SDG&E Seeks Nonbypassable Cost Recovery for 450 MW in Peaking PPAs Blended POR Uncollectibles Rate at ComEd Needed to Mitigate Flat Administrative Cost Charge, Dominion Retail Says PUCO Approves New Supplier Tariff for FirstEnergy EDCs May 23 Constellation Said to be Near to Acquiring StarTex PPL Residential Rate to Fall, Small Commercial Rate Spikes Spark Energy Enters PSE&G Residential Market Infinite Energy Seeks Authority to Offer Prepaid Service at AGL License Briefs MXenergy Adjusted Earnings Lower on Gas Customer Attrition Weekly Residential Migration at PECO Again Tops 4,000 Constellation/Exelon Claim No Adverse Retail Market Impacts from Merger, Offer Additional Mitigation N.Y. PSC Details Amount of RGE Customers Remaining on Default Service in New Hourly Pricing Classes PUCT Schedules Workshop on ERCOT Reserve Adequacy May 20 Reliant Energy Receives Authority to Serve Residential Customers in Pennsylvania, Seeks Connecticut License for All Classes Interstate Gas Supply Receives Pennsylvania Electric License N.Y. PSC Approves Lowering of Hourly Pricing Cutoff at Rochester Gas & Electric Just Energy Reports Higher Earnings on Weather, Customer Additions Cawley Cites Areas to Address to Improve Choice at T.W. Phillips Starion Energy to Pay $20,000 Under Settlement with DPUC Staff FERC Waives Penalties for Prior Late Meter Data Submissions in CAISO, Declines to Revise Penalty Rules AEP Ohio Companies' Tariffs Still Include POLR Charges ERCOT Board Approves Interim Shadow Price Cap for Valley Pa. PUC Approves New UGI Default Service Rates May 19 ACN Principals Starting Separate Retail Supplier Wolverine Alternative Investments Seeks Texas REP Certificate Residential Migration at ComEd Less Than 2,000 as of March 31 ComEd Files Purchase of Uncollectibles Tariff Adagio Energy Receives Illinois License Connecticut Light & Power Posts April Migration Data Illinois Posts ComEd Default Service RFP Results May 18 PECO Updates Price to Compare for Period Beginning July 1 Viridian Energy Now Named Cincinnati Bell Energy in Ohio Supermarket Procurement Co-op Expanding to Electricity Brokering United Illuminating Files Updated Last Resort Service Rates Connecticut Light & Power Files Updated Last Resort Service Rates Direct Energy Recommends Abating Met-Ed/Penelec Residential Referral Program Pending Default Service Investigation Nania Energy Launches Separately Branded Mass Market Broker, Named EverBright Energy Joseph Waldman Named COO of Viridian Energy From the Archives: FirstEnergy Provides Competitive Load Targets May 17 True Electric Using Milagro Power Brand Energy Plus Holdings, LLC Enters Affinity Partnership with Penn State Alumni Association Viridian Energy Serving Over 25,000 Customers in Maryland Consumers Energy to Provide Additional Flexibility to Gas Choice Supplier Deliveries License Briefs Residential Migration Lower at Peoples Natural Gas CenterPoint Competitive Gas Supplier Reports Flat Earnings Briefly May 16 Rest of RTO Capacity Prices in PJM See Five-Fold Spike Under BRA Suppliers in MISO Exploiting Tariff for Larger Make-Whole Payments NextEra Energy Services Seeks Amendment to Illinois License, Residential Service Likely
Viridian Energy Receives Ohio Gas License
• Chicago Power Company.com Seeks ABC License Weekly PECO Residential Migration Again Rises Above 5,000 Retail Gas Suppliers Seek Additional Time for PGW Alternative Default Service Proposal Illinois Posts Energy, Capacity Prices from Ameren Default Service RFP RESA Seeks Additional Changes to NiMo Capacity Cost Calculation Voluntary REC Retirements in ERCOT Again Outpace RPS Retirements From the Archives: D.C. PSC Opens Inquiry into Purchase of Receivables May 13 Texas Power to Choose Price Ranking Will Not be Based on Promotional Rates Smitherman: Capacity Markets Not Producing Intended Results FERC Order Mandating Capacity Price Floors Leaves Ending Retail Choice as One of Few Options Available to States to Lower Retail Rates AGL Files CNG Fueling Station Proposal, Would Rely on Marketers to Supply Stations License Briefs Smitherman: PUCT Must Consider "Non-Quantifiable" Metrics in Entergy Decision Entergy RTO Evaluation Glosses Over Capacity Costs PUCT Approves Settlement Under Which AllStar Energy Will Relinquish REP Certificate Briefly May 12 Constellation to Acquire MXenergy Oncor Stipulation Would Include Load Factor Grouping to Address Demand Ratchets Respond Power Launches Dynamic Rate Option for Customers at PPL Amerex Energy Services Acquires Energy Choice Solutions License Briefs Federal Environmental Regulations Could Force Nearly 14,000 MW of Retirements in ERCOT Exelon to Acquire 720 MW Wolf Hollow Plant in ERCOT Briefly May 11 Retail Electricity Seen as Natural Fit for Gulf Oil Brand TXU Files Statement Of Intent to Offer Prepaid Service Twin Eagle Resource Management, Led by Former Eagle Energy/Champion Principals, Seeks Texas REP Certificate Conservice Acquires Iluminar Energy Ohio Gas Marketers Seek Use of Financial Instruments for Columbia SCO Cross Collateral Briefly Maine PUC Rejects Undisclosed Long-Term Contract Proposals May 10 D.C. PSC Opens Inquiry into Purchase of Receivables ResCom Energy Receives N.J. Electric License
DTE Energy Supply Receives Option 1 REP Certificate
• GearyEnergy Seeks to Serve Additional Territories in Pa.
dPi Energy to be Sold Under Settlement Agreement with PUCT Staff United Illuminating Reports April Migration Data Pa. PUC Allows ESPI Use of Trade Name Pennsylvania Gas & Electric With Disclosures StarTex's Bob Zlotnik Raises Concerns on REP Disclosures; Use of Non-Spin Potentia Energy Grows Book by Emphasizing Customer Service O'Malley to Sign Maryland Choice Education Bill Today May 9 Stream Energy Seeks D.C. Electric License
• 5Linx Enterprises Receives D.C. Broker License Constellation NewEnergy Results Weighed by Lower Margins, Texas Weather Event First Choice Power Reports Compressed Margins Reliant Authorized to Serve Residential Customers in N.J., D.C. Direct Energy U.S. Residential Churn Steady Constellation Seeks Temporary Budget Billing Waiver in Pennsylvania as it Prepares for Residential Service Alliance Power Company Would Pay $18,000 to Settle PUCT Staff Compliance Audit FERC Finds No Manipulation in High Offers by New England Capacity Importers Calif. Draft Would Require Third Party Access, Upon Customer Authorization, to Smart Meter Data May 6 Reliant "Well Along" Process to Launch Residential Retail Supplier in Northeast
The Connecticut PURA has established a briefing schedule for several issues related to electric customer protection rules under Docket No. 10-06-24 and changes under recent statute
Connecticut is "very close" to implementing significant changes to the electric rate board, and the PURA will also accept comments on changes to the referral program to drive customers to the rate board.
A final budget bill passed and signed in Ohio eliminated prescriptive language regarding the Ohio Consumers' Counsel's advocacy regarding the merchant function of the natural gas utilities.
Granting Clearview Electric's requested temporary waiver of the REP certification financial requirements would provide Clearview with a "clear competitive advantage" over other REPs, PUCT Staff said in a post-hearing brief
• Reliant Energy to Supply Redskins, NRG Installing Solar
• New York Incumbent Generators File Yet Another ICAP Buyer-Side Market Power Complaint
• Md. PSC Sets Hearing on SOS Type II Mitigation Refund
• Aero Energy Launches New Website
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued guidance on the placement of tax information on residential customer electric bills.
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (formerly the DPUC) is holding a working group meeting today on Docket No. 10-06-24, regarding electric consumer protection measures, and incorporation of recent legislation into the standards
• Interstate Gas Supply Seeks Expanded Pa. Electric License
• Rhoads Energy Corporation Seeks Expanded Pa. Gas License
• Consumer Energy Solutions Receives Illinois ABC License
• Chicago Power Company.com Receives Illinois ABC License
• Ultimate Energy Advisors Receives Illinois ABC License
United Illuminating has posted migration data for the month of June 2011.
The Pennsylvania PUC, via a Tentative Order, proposes to direct the Electronic Data Exchange Working Group (EDEWG) to review each Electric Distribution Company's current smart meter plan to ensure that third parties, with customer consent, have direct meter access and electronic access to customer meter data
TXU Energy and SolarCity are expanding their partnership by establishing a $5 million incentive fund to encourage and accelerate solar energy adoption in Texas
Washington Gas Energy Services has sought rehearing on the Maryland PSC's June order establishing Purchase of Receivables discount rates at Washington Gas Light (see 6/17).
Bangor Hydro-Electric Company and National Grid Transmission Services Corporation have sought a declaratory order from FERC affirming that a participant funded transmission line, to be subscribed by First Wind Holdings, Inc., meets the Commission's policy and precedent
• Oncor: No Change Required in AMS Surcharge
• First Choice Power Adds Holly Reynolds to Indirect Sales Team
• DEFG Forming Resource Adequacy Working Group
• Pa. PUC Names Executive Director
• Md. PSC Schedules Net Metering Rulemaking
Dominion Retail and Nicor Inc. have entered into a partnership under which they will market electricity at Commonwealth Edison as Nicor Electric
Maryland PSC Staff have recommended modifications to Baltimore Gas & Electric's proposed updates to the electric and natural gas Purchase of Receivables discount rates.
• InSource Power Seeks Pa. Broker License
• Consumer Energy Solutions Receives Ohio Gas Broker License
Border Energy Electric Services, Inc. has begun offering residential electric supply at Duke Energy Ohio
The PUCT approved without modification a stipulation among Sharyland Utilities, PUCT Staff, and other parties to move Sharyland's Stanton and Colorado City load from the Southwest Power Pool to ERCOT, potentially allowing for the introduction of retail choice
The PUCT has directed ERCOT to examine potential adjustments to the offer curves when Non-Spin or Reliability Unit Commitment is deployed for reliability purposes, to preserve scarcity pricing signals
The PUCT approved a stipulation authorizing Texas-New Mexico Power's plan for the territory-wide deployment of an advanced metering system
• Dynegy Anticipates Re-organizing into Coal, Gas Subsidiaries
• PUCT Publishes Distribution Tracker Proposal for Comment
• Smitherman Appointed to Railroad Commission
As first reported on EnergyChoiceMatters.com on June 22
Calpine and LS Power, as well as several usual suspects, are reportedly among the parties providing indications of interest for the first round of the auction of First Choice Power by PNM Resources (see 6/10)
Early termination fees for electric service would be limited to $50, and shall be waived for cancellations within 10 days of the first bill, under a new First Notice Order concerning electric customer protections in Illinois
Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation may only stop accepting new choice enrollments, "after obtaining Commission approval to change its program and tariff," Michigan PSC Staff argued in a filing yesterday
• Usource Receives Ohio Broker License
• American Energy Consulting Receives Ohio Broker License
• Energy Enablement, LLC Receives Ohio Broker License
Weekly residential migration at PPL ticked higher in the most recent week, again approaching 3,000 customers.
The New Jersey BPU has posted electric migration statistics for the month of May 2011
The Georgia Court of Appeals has denied a petition from MXenergy to review a lower court's ruling which affirmed the Georgia PSC's allocation of costs arising from the default of Catalyst Natural Gas, LLC in 2008
PUCT Staff, dPi Energy, and other parties in the case, "have been unable to reach agreement on every issue discussed at the last open meeting, including whether dPi will pay additional administrative penalties," Staff said in presenting a revised settlement which does answer several of the Commissioners' concerns
• Smitherman Resigns from PUCT
• Energy Management Resources Launches EnergyExpress Information Tool for Clients
• ERCOT Informs Resource Entities of Potential Water Restrictions from TCEQ
The Maryland PSC should direct electricity suppliers to, "immediately cease billing any and all charges that are not billed using a kilowatt-hour ('kWh') rate via utility consolidated billing," PSC Staff recommended in reply comments concerning the inclusion of early termination fees in Purchase of Receivables.
A proposed settlement in several consolidated rate proceedings concerning Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania would expand the availability of choice service to small commercial customers, reduce cash-out penalties, and make other administrative changes aimed at enhancing the competitive retail market
• Verde Energy Seeking to Serve All Illinois Customers
• 5Linx Enterprises Seeks Maine Broker License
• Global Energy Market Services Seeks Texas Aggregation License
• Brakey Energy Retail Seeks Ohio Broker License
• Devonshire Energy Seeks N.H. Supplier License
A proposed settlement in Peoples Natural Gas' annual 1307f proceeding would increase the retainage rates for transportation customers
FERC has approved the merger application of Nstar and Northeast Utilities, finding that the merger will have no adverse effect on competition as a result of either horizontal or vertical market power
The, "full benefits of competitive markets would not be allowed to materialize," if FERC were to grant a complaint from several generators against the New York ISO regarding the implementation of existing buyer-side mitigation rules in the ICAP market, the New York PSC said
The Ontario Energy Board has revised a proposal regarding natural gas distributors' customer service policies to adopt a less prescriptive approach, and now proposes to only direct each distribution company to develop a "Customer Service Policy" for its residential customers
Future of choice program hangs on potential alternative proposals
• Energy Plus Natural Gas Seeks Ohio License
• Verde Energy Seeks Illinois Electric License
• Direct Energy Business Receives Maine License
• Energy Trust Seeks Ohio Broker License
• InSource Power Seeks Ohio Broker License
Great American Power has begun offering residential and commercial electricity in several Pennsylvania service territories.
The Hampshire Council of Governments has petitioned the Massachusetts DPU to form a municipal opt-out electric aggregation plan covering 22 cities and towns in National Grid and Western Massachusetts Electric Company.
dPi Energy sought to assure the PUCT that, should it be allowed to continue as a certificated REP under new ownership, it will be compliant with Commission regulations and will not repeat any prior actions which have prompted concerns from Commissioners
A national survey by Chicago marketing firm Colman Brohan Davis found that half of customers have negative perceptions of their provider of electricity supply.
• Nordic Energy Services Partners with Midwest Lighting Services
• FirstEnergy Solutions Extends Residential Offer at Dayton Power and Light
• FERC, DOE Staff Post National Action Plan on Demand Response Implementation Proposal
Ampegy, Spark Energy's network marketing arm, has expanded service to Michigan and New Jersey
Pepco is planning to use hourly data for load settlement with suppliers in the PJM marketplace by the, "latter part of 2013," it informed the District of Columbia PSC
Absent non-recourse Purchase of Receivables, the New Jersey BPU should not require competitive suppliers to provide a customer with 30 days written notice of termination, the National Energy Marketers Association told the New Jersey BPU
AEP Ohio has submitted proposed levels for a nonbypassable Generation Resource Rider to be included under its electric security plan for the period beginning January 1, 2012
Kratos Gas and Power, a division of United Energy Trading, has launched natural gas offers at the Dominion East Ohio territory
New York ISO's proposed capitalization requirement for market participants would require market participants to demonstrate, based on their most recent audited financial statements, either $10 million in assets or $1 million in tangible net worth.
Market participants in ISO New England would be required to have an investment grade credit rating, maintain a minimum tangible net worth of $1 million, or maintain a minimum of $10 million in total assets under proposed new minimum participation requirements proposed by ISO-NE.
Retail electric providers in Texas have opposed the proposal from transmission and distribution utilities to include a separate Priority Move-In charge for premises with provisioned advanced meters with remote connect/disconnect capability
• Cincinnati Bell Reports 1,400 Customers Sign with Cincinnati Bell Energy
• Reliant Energy Not Yet Actively Marketing Residential Service in PJM
• Md. Work Group Seeks Extension for Uniform Electronic Transaction Report
As first reported on EnergyChoiceMatters.com on June 14
The Illinois Office of Retail Market Development expects the online residential electric Offer Comparison Matrix to go online, "within the next few weeks," ORMD said in an annual retail market report
ORMD updates data, explains metrics in prior reports
Direct Energy is making small business sales a key driver in its U.S. growth plans, executives recently told investors at a Centrica investor conference
PUCT Staff have filed in Project 39465 a recommended proposal for publication to implement a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF) via proposed Substantive Rule 25.243.
PECO, PPL Electric Utilities, and West Penn Power all saw an increase in the weekly rate of residential migration during the most recent week.
An annual retail electric market report by Illinois' Office of Retail Market Development finds that the Commonwealth Edison non-residential market is generally less concentrated among suppliers versus the year-ago.
CenterPoint Energy has now joined a settlement among Staff and dPi Energy under which Amvensys Telecom Holdings, LLC, which ultimately owns dPi Energy and is owned by Zahed "Ed" Lateef and his wife, would divest all of its ownership and control of dPi Energy
A California ALJ has granted a motion from several direct access parties, and directed the Energy Division to file a status report on the implementation of the direct access phase-in process
StarTex Power would pay $30,000 under a settlement with PUCT Staff to resolve allegations that StarTex was not in full compliance with 13 provisions of the Substantive Rules
FERC has ruled in favor of the Midwest ISO in an interpretation of the MISO-Southwest Power Pool Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) which is critical in the proposed integration of Entergy into MISO as a transmission owner
• Constellation Now Serving 900,000 Residential Customers with Close of MXenergy Acquisition
• Milagro Power REP Certificate Withdrawn
• FERC Approves Merger of Columbus Southern Power into Ohio Power
• New England Munis Seek Technical Conference on Self-Supply in FCM
North American Power has ended its direct selling program that it utilized for the first 12 months of operations, it informed the Maryland PSC in a compliance report
Reliant told Matters yesterday that its plan is to serve all classes of customers in the states where it offers service to large commercial and industrial customers
• Grocery Procurement Cooperative TopSource, LLC Receives Pa. Broker License
• GearyEnergy Receives Amended Pa. License
• Constellation Receives Amended Pa. License
• Advantage IQ Receives Pa. Broker License
PJM has proposed two sets of minimum participation criteria which market participants would be required to meet in order to participate in the PJM market, which small firms have said will drive them out of the market
The PUCT has focused attention on two relatively near-term solutions to reduce the pricing effects that various ancillary service deployments have on energy market prices in ERCOT. Specifically, such deployments tend to depress energy prices, reducing scarcity prices needed to incent new investment
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted a motion from Chairman Robert Powelson to issue for comment an interpretation of the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS) Act that permits the net metering of facilities even where not owned by the host customer (such as for financing reasons).
The Illinois Commerce Commission reported to the General Assembly that a statutory restriction on how much is spent for renewable energy resources (above and beyond the least-cost portfolio of resources) is appropriate and necessary to protect the best interests of the vast majority of Illinois consumers of electricity
• NRG Greens Bayou 5 Submits Notice of Suspension
• Appeals Sought on Proposed Order to End SOS Admin Charge at BGE
• IGS Energy Confirms Active Marketing at ComEd
• Pa. PUC Approves New Supply Rates at Citizens/Wellsboro
• Pa. PUC Confirms Final Retail Gas Market Order
• Pa. PUC Tentative Order to Address Smart Meter EDI Protocols
The Maine PUC has issued a Notice of Investigation to seek proposals from Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric to recover costs associated with several long term contracts, and dispose of the energy, capacity, and RECs from the contracts
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed with the Maryland PSC revised proposed Purchase of Receivables discount rates for electric and gas service
• Verdigris Energy Seeks Texas Aggregator Certificate
• Commercial Utility Consultants Receives Maine Broker License
• Texas Retail Energy Receives Maine License
Data included in report to PSC
The New Hampshire PUC approved a new energy service rate (default service) at Public Service Company of New Hampshire effective July 1
Calls for various changes in the ERCOT energy-only market design amount to generators seeking "help" from the PUCT in building new generation
Southern California Edison Company (SCE) has sought to modify California PUC Decision 08-09-012 regarding nonbypassable charges for new world generation, in order to apply such charges to "continuous" direct access (DA) customers who leave direct access, return to the utility, and subsequently return to direct access
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has established a procedural schedule to address the proposal of Columbus Southern Power and Ohio Power to establish new market-based rate schedules for customers returning to utility-provided generation service after having elected competitive supply and opting to bypass the POLR charge
• Nstar Files Adder for All Basic Service Rates due to Green Under-recovery
• FERC Sets Date for Minimum Offer Price Rule Technical Conference
Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation said that it, "will cease accepting new GCC [Gas Customer Choice] customer enrollments for one year," beginning September 1, 2011
Stream Energy announced today that it has launched a residential electric offer at Met-Ed.
American Power Partners LLC, led by Robert J. Kreppel, has applied for a Pennsylvania electric generation supplier license to serve all customer classes in the seven major utility service areas.
• Energy Services Providers, Inc. Seeks to Serve Additional Electric Territories in Pa.
The Maryland PSC accepted, with modifications, Washington Gas Light's compliance tariff to implement Purchase of Receivables with bills rendered on and after June 29, 2011, which is the start of the July billing cycle.
EnerNOC has petitioned the Maryland PSC to amend its demand response capacity agreements with Potomac Edison, Pepco, and Delmarva Power, after failing to obtain the required capacity resources under the contracts for the 2011-12 delivery year at any of the three utilities
The Massachusetts DPU has approved Nstar's proposal to collect an under-recovery in the optional Nstar Green product from all basic service customers over a one-year period
• Integrys Energy Services Seeks FERC Action on SECA Rehearing, Compliance Filings
• FirstEnergy Solutions Extends West Penn Power Residential Pricing
• Bounce Energy Launches iPhone App
• OCC Seeks Refund of AEP IGCC Costs
• The Energy Link Seeks Pa. Broker License
• Blue & Silver Energy Consulting Seeks Ohio Broker License
• Power Management Co. Receives Illinois ABC License
• Utility Service Consultants Receives Illinois ABC License
Online shopping platform Choose Energy is now ranking the popularity of each of the residential Texas electric offers listed on the site
A newly amended California bill would expand the current direct access load cap
The ISO New England Forward Capacity Auction for the 2014-2015 delivery year cleared at the floor price of $3.209 per kW-month.
Parties have reached a settlement in UGI Central Penn Gas' rate case which would implement, without substantive modification, Central Penn Gas' proposed changes in its rate classifications to align the classes with those used at affiliates UGI Utilities and UGI Penn Natural Gas
The New York PSC should inform customers of the volatility in default service rates, in addition to removing specific default service rate information from the Power to Choose website, the National Energy Marketers Association said in comments to the PSC
Bounce Energy is now offering enrollments onto its Texas electric products via Facebook
ERCOT yesterday entered Energy Emergency Alert Level 1 for about an hour and a half, which prompted Oncor (independently of the ERCOT process) to initiate its first unscheduled curtailment order under the voluntary Commercial Load Management program
• Senate Confirms Witmer to Pa. PUC
• Competitive Parties Protest SDG&E PPAs
Integrys Energy Services has begun offering residential electric supply at Ameren
• Alphabuyer Receives N.J., Illinois Aggregator License
• First Point Power Seeks Maryland Electric License
• Energy Enablement Seeks Md. Broker License
Niagara Mohawk has filed a correction to its proposed electric capacity pricing mechanism for customers for whom the utility cannot apply an individualized capacity tag
Extending Commonwealth Edison's residential real-time pricing program (RRTP) for another 10 years would result in significant net costs to ComEd customers as a whole, as well as ComEd residential customers, according to a report by Navigant
"Under no circumstance," should competitive supplier early termination fees be included in purchased electric or gas receivables, the Office of People's Counsel said in comments to the PSC.
Noble Americas Energy Solutions, LLC has protested at FERC revisions to the Open Access Transmission Tariff [OATT] of PacifiCorp, seeking changes to practices which Noble Americas says hinders retail access in Oregon
PJM has filed revisions to its operating agreement to lower the quorum requirement for any meeting of the PJM Members Committee.
• Astrum Solar Receives Investment from Constellation
• Direct Energy Business Signs Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Independence Energy, a subsidiary of Energy Plus Holdings, LLC which is focused on multi-level marketing, has launched service in New Jersey
• NextEra Energy Services Receives Authority to Serve Illinois Residential Customers
• Microsoft Receives Illinois Electric Supplier License
• Muirfield Energy to Broker Residential Customers in Ohio
The Illinois Commerce Commission has initiated a Section 9-250 investigation to address issues related to supply rate design for residential customers at Commonwealth Edison, and to address the proper allocation of non-coincidental peak demand among the four residential customer classes
The Pennsylvania PUC, via notational order yesterday, has adopted revised final rules related to the natural gas Price to Compare, Purchase of Receivables programs, and capacity release
PUCT Staff have moved for rehearing to vacate the Notice of Approval granting Twin Eagle Resource Management, Inc. a REP certificate ...
Retail suppliers and Columbia Gas were not able to reach consensus on cost recovery issues which could lead to the elimination of the small volume choice program.
More than half of New England customers are opposed to government intervention in resource adequacy, according to a recent survey conducted for the New England Energy Alliance
• PSEG Power Enters Second Agreement for Odessa Plant Sale
• Duke Energy Ohio Clarifies Rider RE Rate Changes
• Dynegy Names Kevin Howell EVP, COO
Interstate Gas Supply has begun offering residential electric supply at Commonwealth Edison
Baltimore Gas and Electric has requested that the Maryland PSC defer the effective date of its new Purchase of Receivables discount rates for both electric and gas service
• Texas Retail Energy Receives Maryland Electric License
• Sustainable Star Seeks D.C. Gas Broker License
PPL Electric Utilities saw net growth of 1,870 new residential shoppers during the past week, according to the latest stats from the Pennsylvania PUC
Texas, "must not in a reactionary mode rush to impose up-front administrative fixes to potential future threats, and thereby do exactly that [about] which we are fighting the EPA: and that is increasing the cost of doing business ... through [higher] electric charges," Luke Bellsnyder, executive director of the Texas Association of Manufacturers, said ...
Competitive retail suppliers in Ohio have "embraced" the removal of their responsibility for a customer's PJM capacity obligation, and assumption of this obligation by Duke Energy Ohio for all distribution customers in its service area, Keith Trent, President of Duke Energy's Commercial Businesses, said yesterday
RG Steel Sparrows Point, LLC and the Maryland Energy Group have petitioned the Maryland PSC to direct Baltimore Gas & Electric to immediately issue refunds to customers who paid higher distribution rates in 2008 in order to mitigate the Type II generation rates of certain commercial customers who were being transitioned to Type II SOS service from Type I service
Responding to the American Public Power Association's characterization of proposed changes to the Midwest ISO Module E resource adequacy construct, MISO emphasized several key differences in the MISO proposal versus the PJM Reliability Pricing Model.
• ICC to Investigate ComEd Supply Rate Design
• BlueStar's Guy Morgan Named Regional Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
• Flexon Named CEO of Dynegy
• DOE Loan Guarantee to Aid NRG Energy Solar Development
The Pennsylvania Office of Small Business Advocate has filed a complaint at the Pennsylvania PUC seeking, among other things, an investigation into the impact of the proposed Exelon-Constellation Energy merger on the state's retail electricity and natural gas markets
Ambit Energy has released residential pricing for its entry into the Commonwealth Edison service area, which will officially launch June 23.
• Just Energy Seeks to Expand Pa. Licenses to All Service Areas
• Titan Gas Seeks to Serve Customers at UGI
• Priority Power Management Seeks Maryland Broker Licenses
Viridian Energy's electric supply offer at Duke Energy Ohio is being fully integrated into Cincinnati Bell's suite of products under the agreement which brands the offer as Cincinnati Bell Energy.
The PUCT should retain the three day right of rescission for all types of contracting for electric service, consumer advocates and the Texas Energy Association for Marketers said in separately filed comments
The New York PSC has posted natural gas migration statistics for the month of March 2011, as well as several prior months.
Spark Energy has launched additional residential electric offers in the Commonwealth Edison service area, and is offering free Six Flags tickets for new enrollments
The Power Company, a broker-consultant, said that it has formed a relationship with Capital Window Corporation, a provider of end-to-end investment packaging and business services, "to advance the company's marketability and define investment opportunities for national expansion in the growing deregulated energy marketplace."
• ARM Seeks Intervention in AEP Retail Energy REP Certificate Docket
• Green Mountain Energy Signs SoftLayer Technologies
Duke Energy Ohio would purchase the receivables of competitive electric suppliers "at no discount" under modifications to the program proposed as part of its proposed new electric security plan
Texas Competitive Power Advocates is seeking to impose a "backstop" capacity obligation on ERCOT loads
Reliant Energy has launched a solar leasing program and two excess distributed generation buyback products for renewable power
ConEdison Solutions has re-entered the Maryland mass market with new offers for residential and small commercial customers at Baltimore Gas & Electric
• Texas Retail Energy Receives Ohio Electric License
• Power Brokers, LLC Receives Delaware Broker License
• Dome-Tech Receives Delaware Broker License
• U.S. Sun Energy Receives Delaware Broker License
Constellation Energy has refreshed its pricing for residential electric products at Commonwealth Edison, and also released results of a poll showing nearly half of customers are unaware of choice
Direct Energy has commenced offering prepaid electric service in the AEP Texas Central area, and has launched a new marketing effort for its existing prepaid products at Oncor and CenterPoint
The Illinois Commerce Commission has posted updated electric migration stats for the month of April 2011
• Stream Energy Elected to NEM Executive Committee
• IDT Expects Spin Off of Competitive Supplier in Fall
• Spark Energy Signs Hotel Granduca
FERC has denied a request from Sempra Generation to make capacity sales to its affiliate San Diego Gas & Electric Company pursuant to a competitive solicitation, as FERC found that the solicitation does not satisfy the Commission's concerns regarding the potential for affiliate abuse
Duke Energy Ohio announced this morning the filing of a new proposed electric security plan (ESP) under which it would assume the capacity obligation of all retail customers taking its distribution service
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed new Type II SOS rates for the three-month period beginning September 1
AEP Texas Commercial & Industrial Limited Partnership has again applied to amend its Texas REP certificate from an Option 2 REP to an Option 1 REP
CenterPoint Energy informed REPs on Friday that it will soon begin testing a new automated tool for accessing customer usage history
• EnviroGen Marketing Receives Massachusetts Electric License
• First Point Energy Receives Massachusetts Electric License
• Energy Advisory Services Receives Massachusetts Broker License
• Health Trust Purchasing Group Receives Massachusetts Broker License
• Select Energy Partners Receives Massachusetts Broker License
• STEP Resources Consulting Receives Massachusetts Broker License
• Tobelmann Energy Brokers Receives Massachusetts Broker License
The New York PSC has posted updated electric migration stats.
The PUCT held until its next meeting action on a settlement between dPi Energy and Staff that would require dPi Energy to be sold in order to retain its REP certificate.
New lower threshold adopted in rate case order
The New Hampshire PUC approved updated default service electric rates for customers at Granite State Electric (National Grid)
The New Hampshire PUC approved updated default service electric rates for customers at Unitil
• PUCT Publishes Draft Prepaid Disclosure Statement for Comment
• PUCT Grants REPs' Clarification on Effective Date of New CenterPoint Rates
• PUCT Revises Date for Entergy Texas-MISO Workshop
• Md. PSC Staff Timeline Contemplates Pilot Proposal on EV Charging by Feb. 2012
As originally published by EnergyChoiceMatters.com on June 8
The Massachusetts DPU has approved model terms and conditions to implement electric Purchase of Receivables
Washington Gas Light will begin purchasing the receivables of Maryland competitive gas suppliers with bills rendered on and after June 29, 2011, which is the start of the July billing cycle.
A proposal for decision would revoke the Texas REP certificate of TexRep6, LLC, for failure to comply with provisions of the new certification requirements of Subst. R. 25.107 for several months after the compliance deadline
The New York PSC approved Niagara Mohawk's implementation plan to expand the cutoff for Mandatory Hourly Pricing for default electric service to 250 kW
• BidURenergy Seeks Conn. Aggregator Certificate
• Energy Initiatives Seeks Pa. Broker License
• Andrea Barbeau Joins AEG Affiliated Energy Group
• Oncor Suspending Disconnections in Three Counties
• PUCT Schedules Workshop on Entergy Texas MISO Proposal
• Conn. DPUC Adopts Settlement to Resolve Starion Notice of Violation
• N.Y. PSC Adopts O&R Rate Plan
Frustration of policymakers in Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut and other states with capacity prices, "stems from a basic flaw in RTO-run centralized markets -- they do not sufficiently support new generation investment but instead overcompensate existing generators," the American Public Power Association said in an update to its Competitive Market Plan
FERC has approved without modification a settlement under which all claims that arose, or could have arisen, under the PJM-Midwest ISO Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) are released, and which imposes a one-year time limit for future claims arising under the JOA
Viridian Energy will begin offering electricity to mass market customers at Commonwealth Edison on August 1.
• Options Energy Consulting Seeks Ohio Gas Broker License
• Energy Edge Consulting Receives D.C. Broker License
• Utility Savings Solutions Receives D.C. Broker License
• American Utility Management Registers as N.H. Aggregator
Connecticut Light & Power informed the Connecticut DPUC that it is unaware of any rule or law that explicitly states electric suppliers may not automatically re-enroll customers should the customer's underlying customer contract provide for such action
PPL Electric Utilities saw net growth of 5,500 new residential shoppers during the past week, according to the latest stats from the Pennsylvania PUC
The New York PSC has posted updated natural gas migration statistics.
Nearly 300 GWh of direct access load has opened up at Southern California Edison, the utility has informed customers, allowing some customers to switch prior to Phase 3 of the expansion of direct access
The Illinois Commerce Commission has issued a second notice order regarding revisions to the electric agent, broker, and consultant rules under 83 Ill. Adm. Code 454
TXU is offering an indexed product as part of its FlexPower prepaid plan first reported by Matters yesterday (6/14).
Energetix has begun offering residential electric supply at PECO.
• People's Power & Gas Seeks Illinois Electric License
• Texas Retail Energy Seeks Connecticut Electric License
• HealthTrust Purchasing Group Registers as N.H. Aggregator
Pepco and Delmarva Power have filed updated Type II SOS rates with the Maryland PSC for the three-month period beginning September 1, 2011
The Pennsylvania PUC has adopted without modification a settlement that will introduce Purchase of Receivables at Peoples Natural Gas.
Approximately 15 percent of customers of Georgia natural gas retailers say they plan to switch providers within the next 12 months, while an additional 15 percent indicate that they switched within the past year, according to J.D. Power
The Pennsylvania PUC approved West Penn Power's modified dynamic pricing program as contained in a settlement, with direction to clarify when a reconciliation charge will apply to non-residential customers who have taken Critical Peak Pricing
Texas New Mexico Power has suspended disconnections for non-pay for the rest of the week in parts of its West Texas Service Territory after the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for Terrell county
Viridian Energy has begun offering electric supply at Duke Energy Ohio as Cincinnati Bell Energy
Constellation Energy has begun offering residential electric supply in several service areas in Pennsylvania.
TXU Energy has launched a prepaid product in ERCOT.
Sharyland Utilities, PUCT Staff, and other parties have filed an unopposed stipulation which would move Sharyland's Stanton and Colorado City load from the Southwest Power Pool to ERCOT, potentially allowing for the introduction of retail choice
Potomac Edison (Allegheny) has posted updated Type II generation rates in Maryland as a result of the June 6 SOS procurement
Connecticut Light & Power has posted migration statistics for the month of May 2011
IDT Energy reported $8.6 million in income from operations for the quarter ending April 30, 2011, versus $9.9 million a year ago, due to higher marketing expenses and well as a decrease in natural gas gross margin.
• Ambit Energy Reports N.Y. Customer Count
• FERC Schedules Technical Conference on Self-Supply Under RPM
• Integrys Energy Services Installing Distributed Solar at Bloomberg N.J. Facility
Consumers Energy is seeking to reinstate the Electric Choice Incentive Mechanism should the Michigan legislature raise the electric choice cap above 10%.
Ambit Energy will continue its New York expansion in July, entering two additional territories, CEO Jere Thompson, Jr. and Chief Marketing Officer Chris Chambless told Matters
PUCT Staff have filed a draft Prepaid Disclosure Statement in Project No. 39357
Residential migration at Commonwealth Edison stood at just over 21,000 customers as of May 31, 2011, according to a discovery response quoted by the Retail Energy Supply Association
• Texas Retail Energy Seeks Maine Electric License
• Clearview Electric Applies for Illinois Electric License
• ConocoPhillips Receives Expanded Maryland Gas License
• Rhoads Energy Corporation Receives Expanded Pa. Gas License
• Cokinos Natural Gas Receives Pennsylvania License
• Smith Energy Group Receives Pa. Broker License
• Blue Pilot Energy Receives Pa. Broker License
• Unity Electric Discount Receives Pa. Broker License
• ArcelorMittal Receives Pa. Electric License
United Illuminating posted migration data for the month of May 2011
Potomac Edison's (Allegheny) June 6 procurement of 12-month and 24-month SOS supply in Maryland saw one fewer bidder than the January procurement, but still produced competitive results, bid monitor Boston Pacific said in a procurement report.
The Maryland PSC memorialized in a formal order its prior directions to the investor owned utilities (IOUs) regarding additional modifications to the SOS price comparison information
• PUCT Schedules Additional Reserve Adequacy Workshop
• Draft Would Maintain Level of Texas SBF Charge
PNM Resources has commenced an auction process for the disposition of First Choice Power, and potentially its Optim Energy generating facilities as well, two sources familiar with the process told Matters
The Maryland PSC has ordered North American Power and Gas, LLC to pay a civil penalty of $100,000 after the Commission found that North American Power (NAP) committed multiple deceptive practices
The Connecticut DPUC has issued a Notice of Violation against ResCom Energy, under which ResCom would be fined $11,000, for what the Department said were unauthorized switches.
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Ambit Energy announced that it passed 500,000 active customers in the first quarter of 2011
Parties have filed an unopposed stipulation to approve Texas-New Mexico Power's advanced metering system (AMS) deployment plan (Docket 38306).
The Pennsylvania PUC has made what it termed to be "clarifications" to its previously adopted final rulemaking regarding retail natural gas market issues (L-2008-2069114), and issued a revised set of regulations for comment with the intention of later adopting the revised rules as final
The Pennsylvania PUC will return to the rules applicable to electric customer lists in effect prior to the issuance of Interim Guidelines on customer lists in November 2010, as the PUC considers the issue on remand
AEP announced a plan to comply with a series of regulations proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency which includes the retirement of nearly 6,000 megawatts of coal-fueled power generation, including some in Ohio, and the refueling of an Ohio facility, "depending on regulatory treatment in Ohio."
• Columbia Withdraws Request to Extend Maryland Hedging Program
• Gateway Suit Against Champion Energy Dismissed
The status quo default service model and retail market design is "unacceptable," Pennsylvania PUC Chairman Robert Powelson said at the conclusion of an en banc hearing regarding alternative methods of default service.
PPL Electric Utilities saw net growth of 4,600 new residential shoppers during the past week, according to the latest stats from the Pennsylvania PUC
• HOP Energy Receives Rhode Island Electric License
• Maryland Energy Advisors Seeks Illinois ABC License
• Energy Trust LLC Seeks D.C. Broker License
• Coleman Hines Seeks Illinois ABC License
• TXU Affiliate Brighten Energy Looks Forward to Competing in Pennsylvania
• Abacus Resources Energy Seeking Bankruptcy Protection
• FirstEnergy Solutions Refreshes Penelec Residential Pricing
• DPUC Draft Would Accept Starion Settlement
• PUCO Staff Seek Delay in AEP Ohio ESP Hearing In Light of Remand
The Pennsylvania PUC, "should make it more difficult to get away with entering the market if not prepared, and should make it harder for any EGS [electric generation supplier] to engage in conduct that is not fair to customers," Dominion Retail said in comments to the Pennsylvania PUC, in the PUC's investigation of default service
The Maryland PSC denied Washington Gas Light's application for a permanent gas supply hedging program, but did authorize hedging through the 2011-12 winter
The Maryland PSC has posted electric migration statistics for the month ending April 2011
A new survey by Zogby International conducted for Direct Energy finds that 82 percent of respondents support Direct Energy's auction proposal for default service in Pennsylvania.
A draft of New Jersey's updated energy master plan calls for the state to, "gradually expose customers with lower energy demands to dynamic pricing."
• Direct Energy Business Seeks Maine Electric License
• Priority Power Management Seeks Pa. Broker License
• Zap My Bill Seeks Illinois ABC License
• Coleman Hines Seeks Ohio Broker License
• PPL EnergyPlus Surpasses 10,000 Residential Customers
• Connecticut Portfolio Management Bill Heading to Governor
• TXU Creates iPhone App for Payments
• Corbett Names Pamela Witmer to Pa. PUC
• NYISO, ISO-NE to Hold Competition Symposium
New Brunswick Power Generation Corporation has protested at FERC several transactions involving Emera, Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., and First Wind Holdings, alleging that the transactions would, "adversely affect competition by creating affiliated entities possessing horizontal and vertical market power in the northern Maine region."
The Connecticut senate passed unanimously SB 1243 which revises the procurement methodology for standard service, and includes several new customer protection measures for customers of electric suppliers.
• MC Squared Energy Services Receives Authority to Serve Residential Customers in Illinois
• Energy Services Providers, Inc. Receives Illinois Electric License
• Consumer Energy Solutions Seeks Ohio Gas Broker License
The Maryland PSC has initiated administrative docket PC25 for the purpose of convening a Consumer Education on Customer Choice Workgroup, as required by recent legislation.
Pepco is not opposed to the introduction of Purchase of Receivables in the District of Columbia, but urged the PSC to carefully weigh costs and benefits of POR
The Illinois Commerce Commission has posted official Price to Compare information through September 2011
Constellation Energy has terminated an agreement to sell the 550-megawatt Quail Run natural gas plant in west Texas to High Plains Diversified Energy Corporation
Pennsylvania electric distribution companies (EDCs) should be required to offer a fixed-price default service option for customers with peak loads in excess of 500 kW, a group of industrials told the Pennsylvania PUC
June 6
The District of Columbia PSC has sought stakeholder input regarding the potential integration of dynamic pricing and the Standard Offer Service procurement for electric generation services, and the opportunities available to alternative retail electricity suppliers to provide dynamic pricing products to customers in the District
The significant customer migration to competitive suppliers at several Pennsylvania electric distribution companies (EDCs) in just a short period since the expiration of rate caps should counsel the PUC against any significant changes to the default service model at this time, several consumer groups told the PUC
"[A] properly functioning and workably competitive retail electric generation market does not exist in Pennsylvania," Direct Energy Services said in comments to the Pennsylvania PUC, arguing that the retail markets are progressing only as far as the current default service structure will allow
No doubt emboldened by several recent FERC decisions, several New York capacity suppliers have filed a complaint at FERC alleging that the New York ISO's implementation of its buyer-side market power mitigation provisions is in violation of its tariff
A disproportionately high level of transaction costs may threaten the viability of virtual transactions in the ISO New England Day-Ahead Energy Market, the Internal Market Monitor said in an annual markets report
Retail suppliers submitted comments to the District of Columbia PSC in support of electric Purchase of Receivables, with several suppliers pushing for program elements not contained in the POR program used by Pepco in Maryland
FERC has suspended PJM's tariff filing to revise the rules for measuring reductions from demand response resources which have cleared the capacity market, and ordered a technical conference on issues raised by protestors
• TXU Again Touting Protection from Variable Offers
• Citizens'/Wellsboro Post Generation Rates
Half of customers located in Oncor service area
DPL Energy Resources, marketing as DP&L Energy, has launched a new residential electric offer at affiliate Dayton Power & Light, guaranteeing customers 15% off the utility's Standard Service Offer
PPL Electric Utilities saw a 60% increase in its weekly residential migration rate over the past seven days, according to the latest stats from the Pennsylvania PUC
Illinois has posted electric migration statistics for the month of March 2011.
If the Pennsylvania PUC removes the default service role from the electric distribution utilities, it must require, "that any default service provider(s) and all EGSs [electric generation suppliers] offer full net metering compensation to their customers," PennFuture said in comments to the PUC
Reliant Energy announced that it is providing up to 1,000 free home energy monitors to Reliant low-income customers in Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth with provisioned smart meters, and announced several other assistance programs for high summer bills.
Central Maine Power has requested that the Maine PUC investigate the actions of Liberty Power and issue a cease and desist order preventing Liberty Power from representing that they are in any way connected with CMP
• PSEG Power Terminates Sale of Odessa Facility, Seeks New Buyer
• PPL Reports Price for Solar REC Procurement
• ERCOT Corrects Reserve Margin Forecast
The bypassable SOS Administrative Charge and bypassable return component at Baltimore Gas & Electric would be eliminated under a proposed order at the Maryland PSC
Chain Lakes Power Company, L.P., which marketed as Simple Power, has sold and transferred all of its customers to Cirro Energy
The Retail Energy Supply Association has petitioned the Delaware PSC to open proceedings to investigate the procurement mechanism for SOS at Delmarva Power, and the introduction of other retail market enhancements, such as Purchase of Receivables.
The National Energy Marketers Association has asked FERC to clarify its proposal prohibiting multiple affiliates from bidding in open seasons for pipeline capacity, and prohibiting the release of capacity to affiliates, in terms of how the proposal would affect state retail choice programs and capacity releases made thereunder
• Option One Energy Seeks Pa. Broker License
• Energy Enablement, LLC Seeks Pa. Broker License
• Commonwealth Energy, Ltd. Receives Ohio Broker License
• Global Energy Market Services Registers as New Hampshire Aggregator
Chain Lakes Power Company, L.P., would pay $39,500 under a settlement with PUCT Staff to resolve allegations that Chain Lakes Power was not in full compliance with 26 provisions of the Substantive Rules
• PSE&G Files to Lower Gas Commodity Charge
• DPUC Again Declines to Find Jurisdiction Over NU-Nstar Merger
• Clearview Electric Offers Affinity Program in Connection with LPGA Sponsorship
The Maryland PSC will consider at the July 13 administrative meeting whether early termination fees for competitive electric supply are "commodity" charges which can properly be purchased under Purchase of Receivables.
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a Secretarial Letter regarding the failure of some electric generation suppliers (EGSs) to include the unit price (kWh) on customer bills, which the PUC deemed a "serious" deficiency, and the inappropriate inclusion of sales taxes on residential customers' bills by some EGSs
Xoom Energy Seeks Michigan Gas License
An automatic determination under which third party cancellations or attempted cancellations of retail electric contracts or enrollments are invalid (and thus rejected by the supplier), "may conflict with the billing and metering protocols" set forth in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244i(c), the DPUC said
ERCOT has forecast adequate reserve margins through 2013, as its energy-only market has once again led to an increase in installed capacity and an increase in reserve margins as the prompt year draws closer
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved without modification a settlement under which retail gas choice will be expanded to customers at the former Kokomo Gas and Fuel and the Northern Indiana Fuel and Light Company Inc. territories, which are being merged into NIPSCO
Allegheny Power has filed in Maryland a compliance filing to implement new Purchase of Receivables discount rates
• True Electric Confirms Purchase of Milagro Assets
• Stream Energy Leads Retail Suppliers in Direct Selling Rankings
A stipulation in Equitable Gas Company, LLC's 1307(f) proceeding would lower the retainage allowance for residential transportation service to 6%
• Alphabuyer Receives Maryland Broker License, Will Enter N.Y., N.J. Markets
• Reflective Energy Solutions Seeks Maryland Broker Licenses
• Unity Electric Discount Seeks Pa. Broker License
• Freedom Energy Logistics Receives Massachusetts Gas Broker License
• HealthTrust Purchasing Group Receives Massachusetts Gas Broker License
The Midwest ISO ignored the fact that its Module E Resource Adequacy construct, regardless of whether an auction is used to procure capacity, has imposed new costs on load that would otherwise not be required, and that such costs would be imposed on customers at Entergy Texas should it join MISO
The Texas legislature has enrolled and sent to the governor SB 981, relating to the registration of distributed renewable generation.
The Texas legislature has enrolled and sent to the governor SB 943, which defines electric storage as generation.
The Michigan PSC approved without modification a settlement under which Consumers Energy will provide additional flexibility to natural gas choice suppliers to adjust their required daily deliveries of natural gas
StarTex Power hopes to quickly expand nationally after its acquisition by Constellation Energy, which closed last Friday, StarTex CEO Bob Zlotnik told Matters
PPL EnergyPlus has entered the New Jersey and Delaware retail electric markets to serve commercial, industrial, and institutional customers
• Energy Enablement Seeks Ohio Broker License
• American Energy Consulting Seeks Ohio Broker License
• Innovative Energy Advisors Receives Massachusetts Broker License
• LEE Energy Group Receives Massachusetts Broker Licenses
A net of 4,400 new residential customers migrated to competitive supply at PECO from May 18 to May 24, according to the most recent stats from the Pennsylvania PUC.
The Texas legislature has enrolled and sent to the governor HB 2133 which requires the PUCT to order the disgorgement of all excess revenue resulting from a violation of Section 39.157 of PURA, relating to market power
The Texas legislature has enrolled and sent to the governor SB 1910, which postpones the transition to competition at El Paso Electric
StarTex Power formally announced this morning that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Constellation Energy
Ameren has posted its new generation rates for the period beginning June 1, 2011
• Owner of CTEnergySavings.com Seeks Pennsylvania Broker License
• FirstEnergy Solutions Seeks to Serve Residential Customers in Maryland
• dPi Energy Seeks to Add Trade Name Empergy Texas to Certificate
• CenterPoint Energy Services Receives Michigan Gas License
• Consumer Energy Solutions Seeks D.C. Broker License
• HealthTrust Purchasing Group Receives D.C. Broker Licenses
Duquesne Light has filed updated generation rates for commercial and industrial customers for the period beginning June 1.
• FirstEnergy Solutions to Supply Fulton, Illinois Opt-Out Aggregation
• Spark Energy Launches Affinity Program with Helping a Hero
• Viridian Energy Enters Affinity Partnership with La Salle Athletics
• GSA Extends Contract with Constellation Energy
• Vacancy at Maryland PSC as Goldsmith Named Insurance Commissioner
The Maine PUC has amended its rules regarding long-term generation contracting by the utilities to reflect updated legislation.
At yesterday's open meeting, PUCT Commissioners again discussed concerns with the future of the Entergy Texas system, and various questions which need to be answered regarding the cost/benefit analysis for MISO membership. Much of the issues were reiteration of questions Commissioners raised during the May 12 open meeting, as first reported by Matters
Reliant Energy is "open for business" to serve residential customers in Maryland and New Jersey
The PUCT needs to have a dedicated staffer who monitors Power to Choose and REPs' individual websites for compliance, particularly with respect to variable products, teaser rates, and variable rate histories, Commissioner Donna Nelson recommended during this morning's open meeting
"The effects of a competitive retail electricity market are mixed across states, but generally appear to lower prices in states with high participation and raise prices in states that have little customer participation," says a white paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved, without modification, a settlement which, among other things, transfers the obligation for Network Integration Transmission Services (NITS) to Duke Energy Ohio for itself as well all competitive retail suppliers in its service area
"[I]f a proposed merger does not adversely affect wholesale market competition, it is unlikely to adversely affect retail market competition," Dr. Joe Pace of Navigant Economics said in testimony supporting the merger application of Exelon and Constellation Energy before the Maryland PSC
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio established an eight-year transition to end the current nonbypassable Residential Generation Credit (Rider RGC) at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities, which provides a discount to certain electric heating (all-electric) customers
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio will allow Columbus Southern Power and Ohio Power to continue to charge existing tariffed rates, reflecting current POLR and environmental carrying charges, until a further order on a remand proceeding, with the caveat that the companies shall file new tariffs explicitly making such charges subject to refund based on the outcome of the remand case.
YEP Energy has launched an affinity program under which it will donate care packages to the USO for customer enrollments
LPT, LLC would pay $39,000 under a settlement with PUCT Staff to resolve allegations that LPT, LLC was not in full compliance with 25 provisions of the Substantive Rules
• Pa. PUC Grants Extension for PGW Alternative Default Service Proposal
• TXU Launches Mobile Website
The Midwest ISO has filed expedited tariff changes at FERC to prevent the current exploitation of a flaw by certain market participants which allows suppliers to inflate make-whole payments by inducing reductions in output through their own changes in day-ahead and real-time offers.
No costs related to Purchase of Receivables will be included in Commonwealth Edison's distribution rates, according to an order issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission in ComEd's distribution rate case
Two financial marketers, Longhorn Energy LP and West Oaks Energy LLC, have appealed, to the PUCT, ERCOT's resettlement of Operating Days December 1, 2010 through February 1, 2011
• APN Starfirst Receives Ohio License
The Texas legislature has enrolled and sent to the governor SB 1693, which authorizes the PUCT to allow the use of mechanisms, such as a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor, to adjust certain distribution rate components paid by retail electric providers outside of full rate cases
The Texas legislature has enrolled and sent to the governor HB 1064, which requires transmission and distribution utilities to waive the demand ratchet charged to REPs in connection to their service to certain customers.
An Ambit Energy consultant has filed a suit against Ambit alleging breach of contract, and that Ambit's multi-level marketing network is a "pyramid scheme" contrary to federal law
The Texas Electricity Professionals Association (TEPA) announced that over 100 employees of its member aggregators, brokers, and consultants have taken and passed the ABC certification test
FERC dismissed a complaint filed in 2009 by the California attorney general which had alleged that various market participants had made short-term bilateral sales at unjust and unreasonable prices to the California Energy Resources Scheduling Division (CERS) of the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) during the period January 18, 2001 to June 20, 2001
As first reported on EnergyChoiceMatters.com on May 20.
As first reported on EnergyChoiceMatters.com on May 19.
Commonwealth Edison has posted generation rates for the 12-month period beginning June 1, 2011.
• Utilities Analyses Seeks Pa. Broker License
• U. S. Sun Energy Seeks D.C. Broker License
Over 26,000 residential customers have migrated to competitive supply at Commonwealth Edison
The California PUC has issued a proposed decision establishing local procurement obligations for 2012 and further refining the resource adequacy program
San Diego Gas & Electric has sought approval at the California PUC for three power purchase tolling agreements (PPTAs) totaling 450 MW of local peaking power which SDG&E said are needed for local reliability, and accordingly sought to recover costs through a nonbypassable surcharge.
A blended Purchase of Receivables discount rate is appropriate at Commonwealth Edison because it alleviates some of the inequities caused by the flat 50¢ administrative charge per bill issued under utility consolidated billing with POR, Dominion Retail said in rehearing testimony before the ICC
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has approved updated supplier tariffs at the FirstEnergy utilities, including memorializing the companies' withdrawal of any change in the switching fee.
Constellation Energy is said to be in talks to acquire StarTex Power, according to a source with knowledge of the discussions.
PPL's residential rate will fall by about 5 mills per kWh effective June 1, but the rate for small business customers will jump a whopping 3.3 cents per kWh
Spark Energy has begun offering residential electric service at Public Service Electric & Gas.
Infinite Energy will offer a prepaid natural gas product to customers in Georgia, and has asked for necessary waivers of the administrative rules required to offer prepaid service.
• People's Power & Gas Seeks Ohio Electric License
• Palmco Energy Seeks Additional Gas Territories in Pa.
• National Energy Group Seeks Maine Broker License
• Sustainable Star Receives Ohio Broker License
• Southeast Energy Consultants Receives Maine Broker License
MXenergy reported lower adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ending March 31, 2011 of $45.9 million, versus $49.7 million a year ago, due to lower natural gas gross profit and higher operating expenses.
A net of nearly 4,300 new residential customers migrated to competitive supply at PECO from May 11 to May 17, according to the most recent stats from the Pennsylvania PUC
In addition to previously announced divestitures, Constellation Energy and Exelon have committed to sell 500 MW of baseload energy under contracts that will extend through the end of 2014 as part of seeking approval of their merger at FERC
The vast majority of RGE customers to be newly exposed to hourly pricing already take service from an ESCO, the PSC said
The Public Utility Commission of Texas scheduled a workshop for June 22 regarding the potential effect of proposed federal environmental regulations on reserve adequacy in ERCOT
Reliant Energy Northeast LLC has applied for a Connecticut electric supplier license to serve residential, commercial, and industrial customers
• Planet Energy Authorized to Serve Customers at UGI
• Hawk Energy Corp. Receives Pennsylvania Supplier License
• TWP Energy LLC Receives Pa. Gas Supplier License
The New York PSC approved a plan to lower the hourly priced default service threshold at Rochester Gas & Electric
Just Energy Group Inc. reported adjusted EBITDA of $118.3 million for the quarter ending March 31, 2011 (fourth quarter of fiscal 2011), up from $109.0 million a year ago (all figures Canadian).
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted, without modification, an initial decision approving the sale of T.W. Phillips Gas and Oil Co. to a subsidiary of Steel River Infrastructure Fund North America.
Starion Energy would make a $20,000 donation to Connecticut energy assistance fund Operation Fuel in lieu of a civil penalty to resolve a Connecticut DPUC Notice of Violation previously issued by the Department against Starion
FERC granted the California ISO's request to waive the imposition of penalties, for the period starting from the November 1, 2009 trade date through the February 1, 2011 trade date, on scheduling coordinators that submitted amended meter data between 43 calendar days and 61 business days from the trade date.
Ohio Power and Columbus Southern Power have filed tariffs to continue to charge customers nonbypassable Provider of Last Resort charges, though not at the rates set in their electricity security plan (ESP), but at rates based on the prior Rate Stabilization Plan
ERCOT's Board of Directors approved a temporary price cap revision for the Valley area
The Pennsylvania PUC has approved new electric default service rates at UGI Utilities for the period beginning June 1, 2011 as follows ...
Several owners of LKN Communications, Inc. d/b/a ACN, Inc. have started a new retail energy supplier, Xoom Energy, LLC
Wolverine Alternative Investments, LLC has applied for a Texas REP certificate.
As of March 31, 2011, the number of residential customers who have switched to an alternative retail electric supplier at Commonwealth Edison was 1,862, ComEd informed Matters yesterday.
The Illinois Commerce Commission yesterday suspended Commonwealth Edison's Purchase of Uncollectibles rider for further investigation
• Sustainable Star Receives Maryland Broker License
• Satori Energy Receives Ohio Broker License
• Pegasus Energy Receives Ohio Broker License
Connecticut Light & Power has posted migration statistics for the month of April 2011.
The Illinois Commerce Commission has posted results from the recent procurement of default service energy products at Commonwealth Edison
PECO has posted actual Prices to Compare for residential and commercial electric customers for the three-month period beginning July 1
• Global Energy Market Services Seeks D.C Broker License, Receives Ohio License
• MCENERGY Seeks Illinois ABC License
• Seven - Utility Management Consultants Seeks Pa. Broker License
• Consumer Energy Solutions Receives Ohio Broker License
TopSource LLC, the not-for-resale procurement arm of grocer cooperative Topco Associates LLC, is expanding its suite of services to include procurement of competitive electricity.
United Illuminating has filed updated Last Resort Service rates for the three-month period beginning July 1
On May 17, Connecticut Light & Power filed updated Last Resort Service rates for the three-month period beginning July 1.
The Pennsylvania PUC should abate the customer referral mailer for residential customers at Met-Ed and Penelec while moving forward with the referral program for small businesses, Direct Energy Services said in comments to the PUC.
Broker Nania Energy has launched a dedicated residential and small commercial broker, initially focused on the Illinois market, branded as EverBright Energy
Viridian Energy has named Joseph Waldman as chief operating officer
Yesterday, FirstEnergy held an annual shareholders meeting in which it reiterated its growth plans for the competitive business. More detailed plans were first reported during a May 3 analyst conference
True Electric LLC is retailing power under the trade name Milagro Electric, indicating it was likely the purchaser of at least some (if not all) of the Milagro book
Energy Plus Holdings, LLC, has entered into a partnership with the Penn State Alumni Association to offer more than 360,000 Penn State alumni a variable rate on electricity and ongoing cash-back rewards
Viridian reports customer counts at BGE, Pepco
Consumers Energy would provide additional flexibility to natural gas choice suppliers to adjust their required daily deliveries of natural gas under a settlement in its current rate case
• NextEra Energy Services Illinois Application Confirms Expansion to Residential Service
• Texas Retail Energy Seeks Ohio Supplier License
• Reflective Energy Solutions Seeks to Serve Residential Customers in Ohio
• TWP Energy Will Select New Name, Not Related to Distribution Affiliate, After Sale
• Public Power Energy Withdraws Maryland Gas Application
• Allstate Power Relinquishes REP Certificate
Three Pennsylvania natural gas distribution companies saw lower levels of residential migration as of April 1, 2011 versus January 1, 2011, according to the latest statistics from the Office of Consumer Advocate
CenterPoint's Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services unit reported adjusted earnings of $12 million for the first quarter of 2011, flat versus the year-ago quarter, the company announced earlier this month
• Jim Crane, of Crane Capital/Champion Energy, Leads Group Purchasing Houston Astros
• MP2 Energy Seeks Market-Based Rates at FERC
PJM's Base Residual Auction for the 2014-2015 Delivery Year produced a clearing price, for all resources except Limited Demand Response, of $125.99/MW-day for the Rest of RTO region, a spike of nearly $100 versus the 2013-2014 clearing price of $27.73/MW-day.
The Midwest ISO has filed expedited tariff changes at FERC to prevent the current exploitation of a flaw by certain market participants which allows suppliers to inflate make-whole payments by inducing reductions in output through their own changes in day-ahead and real-time offers.
• Health Trust Purchasing Group Seeks D. C. Broker License
A net of 5,100 new residential customers migrated to a competitive electric supplier at PECO from May 4 to May 10, according to the most recent statistics from the Pennsylvania PUC.
Dominion Retail and Interstate Gas Supply have requested that the Pennsylvania PUC provide retail gas suppliers with an additional 60 days prior to notifying the PUC of whether they wish to continue the evaluation of replacing Philadelphia Gas Works as the default supplier
The Illinois Commerce Commission has posted results from the May RFP for both energy and capacity for default service customers at Ameren
In addition to transitioning to spot-based capacity pricing for retail customers, Niagara Mohawk must ensure that capacity costs are tied, to the maximum degree possible, to the customer's actual usage patterns, the Retail Energy Supply Association said in comments to the New York PSC
RECs retired by retail electric providers in ERCOT for voluntary renewable products exceeded RECs retired for RPS compliance for the third consecutive year, ERCOT reported Friday.
As first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com on May 10
Variable priced products with promotional rates will be listed on the Texas Power to Choose website using their underlying, non-promotional rate, under changes made by the PUCT.
Capacity markets do not appear to produce the results they are designed to produce, while engendering significant litigation and conflict between consumers and generators, PUCT Chairman Barry Smitherman said during yesterday's open meeting.
The Fixed Resource Requirement (FRR) alternative to the PJM Reliability Pricing Model capacity auctions is "effectively unavailable" to any state with retail choice, the Maryland PSC said in a rehearing request at FERC, which begs the question, if Maryland and New Jersey are unable to overturn FERC's decision which inhibits the development of capacity in a retail competitively neutral manner, will states be forced by FERC's decision to pursue their only remaining strategy to mitigate capacity prices -- adoption of an FRR and abandonment of retail choice?
Atlanta Gas Light has submitted a revised proposal to the Georgia PSC to build a network of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling stations over the next five years in the metropolitan Atlanta region and along major transportation corridors in the state
• ConocoPhillips Seeks to Serve Illinois Non-Residential Customers Above 15,000 kWh
• People's Power & Gas Seeks D.C. License
• Southeast Energy Consultants Seeks Maine Broker License
• Beacon Energy Solutions Receives Maine Broker License
The PUCT needs to consider "non-quantifiable" metrics as it studies the future of Entergy Texas, PUCT Chairman Barry Smitherman said during yesterday's open meeting.
Entergy's comprehensive evaluation of alternative transmission arrangements, in which it justifies its selection of Midwest ISO membership, essentially dismisses capacity costs as a potential cost to ratepayers under the MISO option.
The PUCT accepted without significant modification a settlement that will require TexRep5, LLC d/b/a AllStar Energy to relinquish its REP certificate.
• First Choice Power Mission Store Opening Set for May 20
• PUCT Accepts Settlement Requiring Proton Energy to Pay $10,000
Constellation Energy announced this morning a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of MXenergy, which serves more than half a million customers in 15 states and two Canadian provinces.
An unopposed non-unanimous stipulation in Oncor's rate case would implement its proposal to modify how demand charges are applied to customers of REPs in the Secondary Service Greater than 10 kW class
Respond Power has launched a dynamic pricing plan for customers at PPL Electric Utilities with smart meters, called Respond Power Rewards
Amerex Energy Services, the commercial and industrial energy consulting division of Amerex Brokers LLC, has acquired the operations of Energy Choice Solutions based in Philadelphia, Pa.
• People's Power and Gas Seeks Conn. License
• NetGain Energy Advisors Receives Illinois, Delaware Broker Licenses
• America Approved Commercial Receives Delaware Broker License
• Goldstar Energy Group Receives Delaware Broker License
• Global Energy Market Services Receives Delaware Broker License
Various proposed regulations by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could lead to the retirement of 8,100 MW of gas-fired generation, and, in a worst case scenario, 5,600 MW of coal-fired generation
Exelon Corporation has inked an agreement to acquire Wolf Hollow, a combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant in north Texas, from Sequent Wolf Hollow, LLC, for $305 million, as adjusted for working capital
• DTE Energy Trading Wins UI Last Resort Service Load
• Mint Energy Joins RESA
• Texas REPs Honored by BBB
Gulf Oil Limited Partnership has expanded to retail electricity marketing because competitive energy supply is a natural fit for an "energy brand" such as Gulf, Michael Lordi, Director of Retail Energy Business Development for Gulf, told Matters
TXU Energy has filed a statement of intent with the PUCT to offer retail electric service using a customer prepayment device or system
Twin Eagle Resource Management, LLC has applied for an Option 1 REP certificate in Texas
Conservice LLC has acquired Texas retail electric provider Iluminar Energy LLC, it disclosed in a filing to update Iluminar's REP certificate
Several Ohio retail gas suppliers have requested that PUCO require Columbia Gas to allow the use of financial instruments for the required "cross collateral" which winning suppliers must post under Columbia's proposed Standard Choice Offer
• Pa. ALJs Recommend Approval of Settlement Requiring POR at Peoples Natural Gas
• Calif. Draft Would Deny Change to Direct Access Baseline Sought by Edwards AFB
• GDF SUEZ Names Kelly Tomblin VP of PJM-Mid-Atlantic
The Maine PUC denied proposals for long-term contracts for capacity, energy, and RECs associated with two undisclosed renewable energy projects
The District of Columbia PSC has issued a Notice Of Inquiry (FC 1085) into the adequacy of the current method of allocating customer payments on utility consolidated bills between Pepco and competitive electric suppliers, and whether the Commission should "permit or require" Purchase of Receivables
dPi Energy, LLC would be sold by its current owner, Amvensys Telecom Holdings, LLC, or face revocation of its REP certificate, under a settlement among the company, PUCT Staff, and several of the TDUs
United Illuminating posted migration data for the month of April 2011.
The Pennsylvania PUC, in licensing Energy Services Providers, Inc. as an electric generation supplier, will allow ESPI to use the trade name Pennsylvania Gas & Electric, but will require certain disclosures to ensure customers do not mistake the supplier for a utility.
Greater enforcement of retail pricing plans and disclosures in Texas is needed given some of the current practices in the market, said StarTex Power CEO Bob Zlotnik.
Since first enrolling customers in the summer of 2009, Potentia Energy has grown its ERCOT book by emphasizing customer service and transparency, as the family-run REP is seeing its high-touch approach drive referrals and customer retention.
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley will sign into law electricity choice consumer education legislation (SB 244/HB 597) in a ceremony today.
• TES Energy Services Receives D.C. Broker License
• EMEX, LLC Receives D.C. Broker License
• Sustainable Star Receives D.C. Broker License
Constellation's NewEnergy segment reported an adjusted loss of $16 million for the first quarter of 2011, versus adjusted earnings of $109 million a year ago, due to a combination of the February weather event in Texas, lower margins, as well as charges related to its international divestiture.
First Choice Power unit margins were down for the first quarter of 2011, but were partially offset by increased commercial volumes.
In addition to seeking authority to serve residential customers in Maryland (granted last week) and Pennsylvania, Reliant has authority to serve residential customers in New Jersey and the District of Columbia
Direct Energy's residential churn levels in the U.S. remain at the lower levels achieved towards the end of 2010 while organic customer growth in the Northeast continues, parent Centrica said this morning in an interim management statement.
Constellation NewEnergy has submitted an expedited petition at the Pennsylvania PUC for a temporary waiver of the PUC rules regarding electric generation supplier budget billing, to the extent they require a supplier to provide budget billing information for its residential customers
Alliance Power Company, LLC would pay $18,000 under a settlement with PUCT Staff to resolve allegations that Alliance was not in full compliance with 11 provisions of the Substantive Rules
FERC affirmed an initial decision from an ALJ and found that Brookfield Energy Marketing, Constellation Energy, and Shell Energy North America did not engage in market manipulation when offering energy associated with their capacity, as obligated to do as capacity suppliers in the ISO New England transitional capacity adequacy mechanism, at very high levels near the price cap
A proposed California PUC decision would require the investor owned utilities to share customer data from advanced meters with authorized third parties upon affirmative customer consent
Reliant Energy is "well along" in the process to launch as a residential retail provider in the Northeast, said NRG Energy COO Mauricio Gutierrez yesterday during an earnings call.
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