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Read the full article here. As regulators and advocacy groups call for Connecticut to revisit its decision to deregulate its energy market, third-party suppliers say they have helped customers save money. In particular, Chris Kallaher, director of government and regulatory affairs for Direct Energy, said the presence of third-party energy suppliers has forced Eversource and United...

Read the full article here. Dive Brief: Dive Insight: Electricity prices in many states with retail choice are high, but RESA’s analysis concludes they are moving lower, as consumers reap the benefits of cheap natural gas and lower electricity demand. But the same cannot be said for states with monopoly utility structures. “In the last...

Read the full article here. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., state Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz and a number of consumer groups are calling for an end to the third-party residential electric market. The market, which debuted in Connecticut in 2000, is part of a larger electric utility deregulation that proponents promised would yield savings...

Read the full article here. Nevada this year is in an election battle of the billionaires. Two ballot measures could radically remake the state’s electricity market, and investor Warren Buffett, environmentalist Tom Steyer and casino magnate Sheldon Adelson all have money in the fight. But the biggest potential losers are Nevada residents, whose electricity bills...

Harrisburg, PA – The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA), the nation’s leading trade association representing competitive retail energy suppliers, has announced its officers and state chairs for 2018. These newly elected officers were confirmed during RESA’s annual meeting last month, and will form the association’s executive committee. RESA’s officers effective Jan. 1, 2018 are: RESA...

A review by the Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) finds competitive retail energy suppliers in New Hampshire actively posting more than 70 different residential product offerings at prices highly competitive with default rates offered by the state’s utility distribution companies. “New Hampshire’s website presents a wealth of competitive electricity products that offer Granite State consumers the opportunity to realize...

Harrisburg, PA – Watch “A Conversation About Retail Energy Choice in Pennsylvania” featuring special guest Gladys Brown, Chair of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, and Ritchie Hudson, the Retail Energy Supply Association’s Pennsylvania state chair. This RESA-produced half-hour educational program explains what retail energy choice is and how it benefits consumers and the environment. It aired...

Measured Actions Will Improve the Shopping Experience for Retail Energy Consumers Harrisburg, PA – In testimony today before the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee, the Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) commended the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) for two orders the commission issued last week to improve the retail energy shopping experience for customers in the Commonwealth.  The...

Company Joins RESA’s Efforts to Promote Retail Markets That Benefit Consumers Harrisburg, PA – The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA), the nation’s leading organization representing competitive energy suppliers dedicated to creating and sustaining vibrantly competitive electricity and natural gas markets for the benefit of consumers, welcomes IGS Energy as a member. “RESA member companies are dedicated...

 ‘Conversations’ Highlight Customer Benefits of Retail Energy Choice Harrisburg, Pa. – The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) has developed a series of short videos intended to enhance the organization’s website by providing consumer-friendly content highlighting the benefits of customer choice for electricity and natural gas. The video series, entitled “A Conversation on Energy Choice and Competition,”...