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HARRISBURG, PA – The Retail Energy Supply Association’s newly redesigned website was awarded “best in class” in the energy category by the Interactive Media Awards. The website, www.resausa.org, was deemed the best among 77 entries in the category. To win an award RESA’s entry successfully passed through the IMA’s comprehensive judging system, which utilizes a points-based scoring system.  The...

HARRISBURG, PA – The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) welcomes today’s action by the New York Public Service Commission to initiate a proceeding to examine potential measures to improve the retail energy shopping experience for residential and small commercial customers. To the extent that residential and small commercial customers need more transparency to compare the service...

Excerpt from Energy Choice Matters  The number of residential electric customers in Illinois who have completed at least one billing cycle on competitive supply topped 1 million for the first time in August, according to a snapshot of statistics posted by the Illinois Commerce Commission. Read more: Illinois Residential Electric Shoppers Exceed 1 Million

HARRISBURG, PA — The nation’s leading organization representing competitive energy suppliers is calling for the Wisconsin Public Service Commission to open a formal proceeding to consider the demonstrated benefits competition in electricity can provide the state’s consumers and economy. “We urge the Commission to take the steps necessary to move toward a competitive electric market...

HARRISBURG, PA— Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff are featured speakers at the Retail Energy Supply Association’s 2012 Energy Competition Symposium in Baltimore on Sept. 12. The half-day event will explore the state of play for retail energy competition nationally. “Retail energy competition is growing in the states that...

HARRISBURG, PA – The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) today applauded the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) for its dedication to promoting competition in the public interest in an order intended to put AEP-Ohio on a glide path toward full retail competition for electricity customers in the utility’s service territory. In a July 2...

TRENTON, NJ— Solar energy legislation approved last week by the New Jersey Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee will result in solar electricity costs of $337 million to $435 million annually, increasing consumer costs by 5.5 percent to 7.1 percent, or $3.84 to $4.97 per megawatt-hour, beginning June 1, 2013. With an anticipated June 21 vote...

TRENTON, NJ— The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) is calling for important amendments to New Jersey solar energy legislation to ensure all electricity consumers in the state are treated equitably. This week, the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee will consider legislation (A-2966) that, as proposed, would increase the amount of Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs)...

HARRISBURG, PA — The Retail Energy Supply Association has established a new regulatory policy monitoring group to advance retail natural gas competition issues in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. David Cetola was elected to chair the monitoring group. “I’m excited that RESA’s membership has entrusted me with the responsibility to spearhead our efforts...

HARRISBURG, PA. — Roy Boston, Illinois chair for the Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA), today issued the following statement in support of testimony by the STOP Coalition before the Illinois House Public Utilities Commission: “Today the Illinois House Public Utilities Committee considers legislation that would saddle the state’s electricity consumers with the cost of a...