Published: Friday, March 25, 2011, 2:49 PM Updated: Friday, March 25, 2011, 2:55 PM By Tim Knauss / The Post-Standard The Post-Standard SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The nuclear crisis in Japan may drive up utility prices in the United States, according to the CEO of an energy company that sells electricity and natural gas in [...]
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Energy Expert Predicts Higher U.S. Energy Prices Resulting from Japan’s Nuclear Crisis – 866-572-2274
March 31st, 2011
Rival Suppliers Flood Electricity Market – 866-572-2274
March 26th, 2011
By Kim Leonard, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, March 24, 2011 Duquesne Light’s latest cost increase for residential power and the way the utility sets its prices have helped open the door to competing suppliers, Pennsylvania’s consumer advocate said Wednesday. Eight companies list prices lower than Duquesne Light’s 8.89 cents per kilowatt hour on state websites comparing [...]
Editorial: Texas State Electric Grid Operator Needs Accountability – 866-572-2274
March 25th, 2011
Published 23 March 2011 12:34 PM Frustrated lawmakers and consumer groups have complained for years that the power industry wields too much influence over the state’s electric grid manager, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. There’s good reason for that perspective. While it may sound like a regulatory agency, ERCOT is a private council led [...]
ComEd: 99 Percent of Customers Restored After Tuesday’s Blizzard – 866-572-2274
February 4th, 2011
CHICAGO, Feb. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Working round-the-clock, ComEd crews have restored power to virtually all 190,000 customers affected by the historic blizzard that blew through northern Illinois. The blizzard packed the third highest snowfall in Chicago’s history. Battling icy roads, deep snow and road closures, crews were able to restore power to 90 percent [...]
ComEd to Renew Push For Automatic Rate Hikes – 866-572-2274
January 30th, 2011
By: Julie Wernau Posted Jan. 14 at 4:19 p.m. Commonwealth Edison Co. is pushing for legislation that would increase gas and electric bills according to a formula, rather than through the more complicated regulatory process used today. The company said a more streamlined regulatory process would allow it to quickly and predictably recoup investments aimed [...]
Illinois Gas Customers Can Earn Rebates, Reduce Energy Bills and Lower Energy Consumption With Programs From Nicor Gas, North Shore Gas and Peoples Gas – 866-572-2274
January 30th, 2011
NAPERVILLE, Ill., Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Gas customers throughout northern Illinois can now save money, lower their gas bills and reduce their carbon footprint with the help of energy efficiency programs from Nicor Gas, North Shore Gas and Peoples Gas. With the winter heating season upon us, now is the time for residential and [...]
Illinois Commerce Commission Move Opens State To More Electric Utilities – 866-572-2274
January 29th, 2011
By Julie Wernau Posted Tuesday at 3:47 p.m. This time last year, Chicagoans had just one choice when it came to their electricity supplier: Commonwealth Edison. As of this week, they have four choices and could see more, thanks in part to a recent Illinois Commerce Commission decision that allows alternative electric suppliers to bill [...]
Electricity Supply Choice Can Put Dollars Into Consumers Pocket – 866-572-2274
January 29th, 2011
WARRENVILLE, Ill., Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — For years now, TV news shows, magazines, and financial gurus have been suggesting ways for consumers to cut back on purchases to save money. At the top of the money saving lists are “cut out your morning coffee” and “brown bag your lunch.” Now, thanks to continuing deregulation [...]
Texas Cities Which Are Deregulated – 866-572-2274
January 23rd, 2011
Houston, TX Dallas Fort Worth Arlington Corpus Christi Plano Garland Lubbock Irving Laredo Pasadena Brownsville Grand Prairie Mesquite, TX Abilene Beaumont Waco Carrollton McAllen Wichita Falls Midland Richardson Odessa San Angelo Killeen Tyler Dento Lewisville, TX Longview College Station Baytown Bryan Sugar Land Round Rock Victoria Harlingen Galveston The Woodlands, TX North Richland Hills, TX [...]
Con Ed Commericial, Industrial Customers Enticed to Shed Electricity Load – 866-572-2274
January 21st, 2011
by New York State Public Service Commission ALBANY, NY (01/20/2011)(readMedia)– The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today approved changes in Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.’s (Con Edison) demand response programs to increase enrollment, improve response to events, leverage enrollment from New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) demand response program participants and [...]



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