Michigan Representative Gary Glenn unveiled a package of energy bills which would expand the state’s energy choice market beyond a 10% cap by allowing hospitals, schools, government entities and those buying renewable power to participate without counting against the limit. Energy Manager Today Contact: Cheryl Kaften Representative Gary Glenn (R-Midland), the vice chair of Michigan’s…
View this News Release (external link)Pennsylvania Encourages Electric Customers in Southwestern PA to Shop for a Competitive Supplier
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission encourages consumers to consider shopping for a competitive electric supplier and to take advantage of the different offers that may be available to them, such renewable energy product offerings. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Contact: Robin Tilley May, 06 2015 HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today urged electric…
View this News Release (external link)ACCES interviews with SiriusXM Satellite’s Morning Briefing show
Click here to listen to ACCES spokesman Michael Meath interviewed by Morning Briefing host Tim Farley. On October 20, ACCES spokesman Michael Meath talked with host Tim Farley of SiriusXM Satellite Radio POTUS Channel’s Morning Briefing show. Meath discussed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed regulations on reducing greenhouse gas emission from power plants and the connection between those…
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to discuss energy choice at workshop on Oct. 7
The Public Utility Commission will be hosting a workshop in Pataskala, OH on October 7 to inform consumers about energy choice! The Newark Advocate Contact: Chad Klimack PATASKALA – Western Licking County residents interested in learning more about their energy choices and so-called aggregation can do just that at an upcoming public meeting. The Public Utilities…
View this News Release (external link)The future of energy service in Pa. is all about you: Badar Khan
Competitive energy supplier Direct Energy uses a great analogy to explain the benefits of energy choice in an op-ed published in PennLive. PennLive Op-Ed Written by: Badar Khan Imagine living in a town where every restaurant serves only beans – and just one kind. You’re charged strictly based on the amount of beans you eat….
View this News Release (external link)ACCES releases new educational videos – how consumers can navigate through a door-to-door sales pitch and a telemarketing sales call
What should consumers do when an energy sales representative shows up to the door or calls the home? Unleash the hound? Throw the phone out the window? Relax, there are simple steps consumers can take when a sales representative rings the door bell or calls. The American Coalition of Competitive Energy Suppliers (“ACCES”) has produced…
Pennsylvania PUC Moves into Next Phase of Its Retail Natural Gas Markets Investigation
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission will move forward with their investigation into the state’s retail natural gas market. Among the numerous issues to be addressed includes expanding consumer education. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Contact: Denise McCraken HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today directed its Office of Competitive Market Oversight (OCMO) to move…
View this News Release (external link)Ohioans comparing electricity and gas prices at new Energy Choice Ohio website
Ohio’s competitive energy shopping website has made significant process since its release, with about 31,000 visitors a month. Columbus Business First Written By: Tom Knox More than 185,000 visitors have checked out the state’s price-comparison tool for Ohio electricity and natural gas customers since its unveiling six months ago. That number averages out to almost 31,000…
View this News Release (external link)New Jersey to host Stakeholder Meeting on Energy Competition Rules and Education
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has posted on its website a public notice advising interested parties and members of the public that there will be a stakeholder meeting on proposed advertising and marketing standards; methods to educate current and potential customers about the provision of gas and/or electric service by third party suppliers;…
View this News Release (external link)Technology, cable, phone companies ‘cast covetous eye’ on power utility industry’s customers
Technology, cable, and phone companies are beginning to make their way into the retail energy market. Columbus Business First Written by: Tom Knox A lack of technological innovation and a business model that still clings to a regulated market could soon have the utility industry fighting for relevance among upstarts and businesses new to the power…
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