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Roughly three months ago, Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) initiated an upgrade to its billing and customer information systems. The upgrade has not gone smoothly. In addition to negatively affecting ComEd’s own customers, over the last three months and counting, the upgrade has affected key systems and processes used daily by retail energy suppliers to bill...

Proposed ban is solution in search of a problem Imagine if your choice for a mobile phone company had one option because your state’s legislators believed you didn’t understand the rate plan. What about your right to select your doctor? Or choose your home insurance provider? As an American, you would likely find these scenarios unacceptable....

Read the article here. The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) celebrated National Energy Shopping Day (June 21) and reminded consumers in 14 states and jurisdictions with energy choice to explore competitive energy offers. “Observed annually on the first day of summer, National Energy Shopping Day was created to empower consumers with information and tools to...

Read the full article here. The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) has filed a motion requesting the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) re-open a previous Customer Choice Docket (RE-00000A-18-0405), “to identify and study critical issues necessary for the ACC to create a customer choice program in Arizona,” RESA said “The Phoenix area topped the nation in...

Read the full article here. The Maryland PSC adopted final regulations to implement a 2021 law [Chapter 637; amending the annotated code Section 4-308] that prohibits retail electric and gas supplier service to energy assistance customers outside of a PSC-approved plan whose price is less than SOS The PSC adopted substantially similar rules for electricity...

Read the full article here. Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA), the nation’s leading trade association representing competitive retail energy suppliers, announced today (March 13) Frank Caliva is the organization’s new national spokesperson, effective immediately. In this role, Caliva will be responsible for being RESA’s media spokesperson, developing content on retail energy market developments, testifying at upcoming state legislatures...

Read the full article here. Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA), the nation’s leading trade association representing competitive retail energy suppliers, announced today Frank Caliva is the organization’s new national spokesperson, effective immediately. In this role, Caliva will be responsible for being RESA’s media spokesperson, developing content on retail energy market developments, testifying at upcoming state legislatures and public...

Read the full article here. In response to Laurel Peltier’s recent commentary about third-party energy suppliers, the Retail Energy Supply Association believes she has the story all wrong (“BGE bill sky-high? Check for third-party energy suppliers overcharging you.” Feb. 9). RESA, the nation’s leading trade association representing competitive retail energy suppliers, finds Peltier’s article not...

Read the full article here. An insider’s look into breaking down the costs and benefits When businesses face competition from one another, they must strive to find ways to either produce their product or service at a lower cost, or they must find ways to offer their customers superior value for the same money.  Despite...

Read the full article here. The Retail Energy Supply Association and NRG Energy, Inc. filed a petition at the Pennsylvania PUC for a declaratory order finding that certain communications sent by PPL Electric Utilities (PPL or PPL Electric) to supply customers of electric generation suppliers (EGSs) about their electric supply prices and contracts with EGSs...