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Broker Discloses Investigation By State
Utilities Commission
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In a customary Ohio electric broker/aggregator license renewal application, Arbor Energy Brokerage Services LLC (AEBS) reported that, "AEBS is actively resolving a non-public investigation with a state
utilities commission," and that AEBS expects that a settlement will be finalized within 60 days
AEBS filed with PUCO further specifics concerning the investigation on a confidential basis, and requested that PUCO grant such confidential treatment
AEBS said that PUCO Staff, notwithstanding the sought confidential treatment, is able to review the specific information filed by AEBS concerning the investigation
As noted below, AEBS is seeking confidential treatment for a limited time period until confidential settlement discussions with the non-Ohio utilities commission conclude.
Public disclosure of the investigation specifics at such time will be of interest to the market as, on a relative basis, few actions are brought by PUCs and similar agencies against brokers, in comparison to retail suppliers. Aside from technical compliance issues (such as non-renewal of a bond), most actions to date involving "brokers" have been against entities better characterized as marketing vendors (who may hold a broker license). Connecticut, due to its unique definition and precedent concerning what Connecticut terms an aggregator and its consideration of agency relationships, has seen greater regulatory activity concerning channel partners.
AEBS in a filing with PUCO said, "Due to ongoing confidential settlement discussions with a state commission
to resolve this matter, AEBS seeks to keep Exhibit B-3 out of the public domain until the matter
is resolved. AEBS expects that the settlement will be finalized with the state commission within
sixty (60) days, after which AEBS will file a public version of Exhibit B-3."
AEBS in a filing with PUCO said, "AEBS’s motion is reasonable to protect competitively sensitive information during
ongoing confidential settlement discussions. The state commission investigation at issue is not
currently public and is not known outside AEBS and the state commission staff working on the
matter. Requiring AEBS to publicly disclose information relating to ongoing settlement
discussions regarding a matter that is not otherwise public could provide sensitive information to
AEBS’s competitors prior to a possible resolution or enable AEBS’s competitors to attempt to
interfere with or misrepresent this process in the marketplace."
AEBS in a filing with PUCO said, "AEBS only seeks to protect the disclosure for a short
period of time until the settlement discussions have resolved."
AEBS in a filing with PUCO further said, "beyond this
one matter, there are no other liabilities of investigations to AEBS to disclose."
Arbor Energy Brokerage Services provided the following statement to EnergyChoiceMatters.com concerning the matter:
"Arbor Energy Brokerage Services is proactively engaging Public Utilities Commissions across competitive markets, helping to inform public policy and enable innovative, consumer-centric products and services. While one commission staff has opened an inquiry, Arbor has not been found in violation of any rules by the Commission."
--- Statement from Arbor Energy Brokerage Services
Case No. 23-0857-EL-AGG
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