Broker CEO: REPs' Business Model Premised On Hoping Customers Take No Action After Cheap Rate Ends
The Houston Chronicle published a Q&A interview with Trent Crow, founder and CEO of Real Simple Energy
Of note is that Crow states, "The fundament...
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Retail Supplier No Longer Accepting Customer LOAs From Brokers Unless Broker Agreement Signed (U.K.)
E.ON's U.K. retail energy supply business said that it will no longer accept Letters of Authority from any broker that does not have an agreement wit...
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Grants To Renewable Procurement Consultants Prompt Speculation Google May Become Energy "Broker"
Google's recent announcement that it was providing grants to two renewable energy procurement advisors and consultants prompted renewed speculation Go...
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Texas PUC Staff Notifies Brokers Not To Use Draft Form For Registration
The Texas PUC's Licensing & Compliance Staff issued a notice to electric brokers reminding brokers that a proposed interim broker registration form fi...
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Texas Broker Regulation Bill Placed On House General State Calendar
Texas SB 1497, the bill which would require Texas electric brokers to register with the PUC, has been placed on the House General State Calendar for M...
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ESCO Affiliate Launches New Energy Procurement Platform To Provide Optimal Term, Rate Structure
Logical Buildings, formerly Energy Technology Savings, Inc. or ETS announced the launch of EPAX, described by the company as, "a first-of-its-kind en...
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Texas Committee Hears Broker Registration Bill, Revised Wholesale Market Subsidy Bill Presented
The Texas House Committee on State Affairs heard testimony yesterday on several electric market bills
Broker Registration
The House took testimo...
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Ofgem To Launch Review To Protect Retail Energy Customers Against Brokers
U.K. Regulator Ofgem is set to open a review of the retail energy market for small businesses, which will include a review of brokers, The Times repor...
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Final Texas Electric Scope Of Competition Report Filed
A final version of the Texas PUC Scope of Electric Competition report has been filed
Language for the final report was previously agreed to by PUC Co...
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NYT Examines Tension Between Hotels, Booking Brokers -- Sound Familiar?
The New York Times has published a good read concerning the tensions between hotel owners and various online booking brokers and sales channels, such ...
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Report: Unlicensed Sales Put Electricity Brokers In Spotlight
Following up on the previously reported complaint by Pennsylvania PUC investigatory Staff against Fair View Energy for allegedly brokering without a l...
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TX Bill: REP Must Verify Broker’s Compliance w/ Consumer Protection Rules Prior to Paying Commission
A bill (HB 2563) has been filed with the Texas legislature that would require retail electric providers to verify that a broker, agent, or other entit...
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Brokers Silent on Proposed PUC Levy or Annual Fee on ABCs
No brokers have filed comments in opposition to a proposal from the Pennsylvania PUC to impose a new annual fee or assessment on electric generation s...
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ECM: Draft Contract Summary Statement Would Require Retail Suppliers to List Fee Paid to Broker
EnergyChoiceMatters.com today has a story about a Connecticut draft decision which would require retail suppliers to disclose, on residential contract...
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