2025 Year in Review: CES Insights
By Nina Callanan, Managing Director of Communications & Human Relations Throughout 2025, CES energy experts shared insights on a variety of topics including energy master planning, rate design and the act of changing the peak window to benefit the future of the grid, the U.S. renewable energy sector and how it’s evolving amid policy shifts, […]
Cold Weather Months: How CES Helps Clients Power Through
By Zack Hallock, Senior Energy Services Advisor Focusing on seasonal and annual weather patterns may not be top of mind, but for some of us at Competitive Energy Services (CES) it’s critical to keep on the front burner. Whether we like it or not, climate trends and seasonal weather patterns are a critical focus when […]
Electricity Rates for Mainers are Going Up Because More Natural Gas is Being Sold Overseas
By Tux Turkel, tuxturkel@gmail.com Most Maine homes and small businesses can expect the cost of their electricity supply to go up in January. Nine out of 10 Maine homes receive their electricity supply through the state-run standard offer program. They’re likely to see an estimated 15 percent or so jump in rates, according to an […]
What Goes into a CES Client Meeting?
By Eliza Pohle, Senior Energy Analyst As a senior member of the Analytics Team here at Competitive Energy Services (CES), I ensure that we are compiling and presenting accurate and useful energy data, reporting on relevant market trends and policy updates, and maintaining strong working relationships with our clients. A key element of building long-term […]
Energy Master Planning: Create a Plan Not a Study
By Zac Bloom, Vice President, Head of Sustainability and Renewables An Energy Master Planning exercise can be undertaken for a multitude of reasons and at a variety of levels. Establishing a clear intent for the plan is essential to making the most of the time and money invested in the plan. If done correctly, it should […]
CES Unveils Refreshed Market Summary Design
By Ora Rogovin, Senior Energy Analyst With the July 2025 issue of the CES Insider, Competitive Energy Services is excited to introduce a refreshed design of one of our flagship offerings, the weekly Market Summary. Open to all, the CES Market Summary is circulated to subscribers at the start of each work week and provides […]
Future of Maine’s Renewable Energy Projects Uncertain, Says E2 TEch Panel
By Laurie Schreiber Changes in federal policies are disrupting renewable energy projects in Maine that were either midstream or on the drawing board. “I think it’s going to affect development. I don’t think it’s going to put it to a standstill. I think it’s going to be something that requires us to adjust,” said Adam […]
Maine Benefited from $2.2B in US Clean Energy Spending and Incentives
By Stephen Singer, Portland Press Herald A report by the Natural Resources Council of Maine is looking to provide information before President Trump and congressional Republicans move to end Biden-era federal spending on clean energy. Maine businesses and residents and Wabanaki Nations benefited from an unprecedented $2.2 billion in federal clean energy spending and private […]
Large Building Ordinance Requirements: Massachusetts’s Growing Momentum Toward Carbon Neutrality
By Emmett Burns, Associate Manager of Analytics In recent years, in regions with carbon reduction goals, incentive policies and falling renewable technology costs have resulted in reduced electricity sector carbon emissions. Transportation emissions have also declined because of electrification and improved fuel efficiency. Now, many local and state governments across the country have set their […]
No New England Forward Capacity Auction This Year?
By Simon Pritchard, Managing Director of Analytics As regular readers of the Competitive Energy Services Insider Newsletter may recall from past years, the March-April newsletters typically feature an update on the latest New England Forward Capacity Auction (FCA). The FCA is the process by which the New England regional grid operator, ISO New England (ISO-NE), […]