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(Harrisburg, PA) March 18, 2022 – Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA), the nation’s leading trade association representing competitive retail energy suppliers, announces the addition of Aggressive Energy as the organization’s newest member. Based in New York City, Aggressive Energy is a leading and fast-growing, full-service energy supply company. “RESA is pleased to welcome our newest member, Aggressive...

It’s National Consumer Protection Week – A time to celebrate the importance of competition and the right to choose March 6 officially marks the start of the Federal Trade Commission’s National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW). Promoted by other federal, state, and local agencies, consumer and national advocacy organizations, the FTC will spend March 6-12 sharing...

In February 2021, a large portion of the central United States was impacted by Winter Storm Uri, which triggered lengthy power outages in Texas and led to record electricity and natural gas prices. The public narrative concerning the energy industry in the aftermath of this storm has generally been: The implication is that neither of these...

By: Dan Allegretti How would you feel if your elected officials did your subscription shopping for you, deciding who will provide your mobile phone service, which streaming networks you can watch, what newspapers you can read or where you can have a gym membership? Most of us would not sit still for something that heavy-handed...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Retail Energy Supply Association Announces Election of 2022 Executive Committee and State Chairs (Harrisburg, PA) January 24, 2022 – The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA), the nation’s leading trade association representing competitive retail energy suppliers, today announced its new officers and state chairs for 2022. Both the new officers elected for the Executive Committee and state...

Are you spending unnecessarily on your home or business energy bills this year? This week is National Energy Savings Week, which encourages consumers to monitor and manage their energy usage to not only save money but to also protect a precious resource. So how can you make sure you’re getting the best value? It starts...

January 10th is National Cut Your Energy Costs Day, which encourages consumers to explore their energy provider options and remind them to keep up with scheduled maintenance. Energy bills can get pricey, especially during the winter months, so it is important to be mindful of the energy you are using. Identifying energy usage that is...

Read the full article here. Washington motorists have choices when it comes to fueling their vehicles, thanks to the free market. But the benefits of competition, beginning with cost and quality, aren’t consistently available throughout our state’s energy sector. Reliable and affordable home energy continues to be a challenge for Washington, including locally. During the...

By Dan Allegretti After nearly three years of asserting that utility basic service is always a better deal for residential consumers than retail choice, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey just proved herself spectacularly wrong. Here’s what happened. On October 22, 2021, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities approved a settlement agreement between electric utility company...

More than twenty years ago federal regulators adopted rules promoting competition in regional wholesale electricity markets and the first states adopted programs to promote competition in retail electricity markets. These reforms congealed in the 1990s with considerable momentum nationally for competition in electricity—that is until the well-intentioned but poorly-conceived market restructuring in California imploded. This...