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In Complaint Against Utility, Retail Supplier Seeks Subpoena Against Another Retail Supplier
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Email This Story Inova Energy, LLC has petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC to issue a subpoena to Direct Energy, a non-party and non-respondent, in a complaint case filed by Inova Energy against Pike County Light & Power and Corning Energy Corporation (Pike's parent)
Inova's original complaint, as well as Pike's original answer, were not immediately available.
However, in the request for the subpoena, Inova alleges, "This proceeding concerns Respondents’ [Pike] refusal to provide Customer Data requested by Inova in its capacity as a licensed Electric Generation Supplier ('EGS')."
Inova Energy, LLC has not filed a complaint against Direct Energy.
Although Pike has received a waiver from the requirement to provide info to retail suppliers via EDI, Inova alleged that such waiver does not relieve Pike, "of its continuing obligations under the Public Utility Code,
Commission regulations, or subsequent Commission directives to provide Inova Energy,
LLC ('Inova') with information reasonably necessary to carry out its duties as an Electric
Generation Supplier."
Inova alleged that Inova has, "identified Direct Energy as the only Electric Generation Supplier operating within Pike's service territory from January 1, 2020, to present. Complainant possesses Pike billing records identifying Direct Energy LLC as the supplier for Pike customers. Direct Energy therefore possesses information directly relevant to the categories of Customer Data available to Electric Generation Suppliers operating within Pike's service territory and the manner in which such information is obtained and used."
Inova seeks through the subpoena to require Direct to provide documents sufficient to identify the categories of Customer Data received by Direct Energy relating to Pike customers, and to identify the method by which Customer Data relating to Pike customers is transmitted to Direct Energy.
Inova seeks through the subpoena to require Direct to provide documents sufficient to identify whether Direct Energy has received any of the following relating to Pike customers:
(a) historical usage data;
(b) monthly usage data;
(c) load profile information;
(d) load profile group or strata information;
(e) peak demand information;
(f) peak/off-peak usage information;
(g) PLC data;
(h) ICAP data;
(i) capacity obligation information; or
(j) settlement or reconciliation information.
Additionally, Inova seeks through the subpoena to require Direct to provide documents sufficient to identify the sources from which Direct Energy obtains Customer Data relating to Pike customers, including but not limited to:
(a) Pike;
(b) Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.;
(c) NYISO;
(d) EDI transactions;
(e) FTP transfers;
(f) file exchanges; or
(g) any third-party service provider.
Inova also sought the issuance of a subpoena to Orange and Rockland Utilities, alleging that Pike customer data may be maintained by third parties including O&R
Inova alleged that the requested subpoenas are necessary to establish the following facts:
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Whether customer usage, load profile, load profile strata, peak demand, peak/off-peak usage, PLC, ICAP, capacity obligation, settlement, reconciliation, and related Customer Data exists for Pike customers.
2.
Whether Orange and Rockland Utilities maintains, generates, calculates, stores, receives, transmits, or otherwise possesses such information.
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Whether Pike has access to, control over, or the ability to obtain such information from Orange and Rockland Utilities.
4.
Whether any Electric Generation Supplier receives such information relating to Pike customers.
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Whether Customer Data relating to Pike customers is transmitted through EDI transactions, FTP transfers, file exchanges, or other electronic means.
6.
Whether information identified in the November 20, 2018, Joint Petition for Settlement, the January 17, 2019, Order, the February 19, 2019, Order, and the November 30, 2018, Recommended Decision is generated, maintained, transmitted, or otherwise available for Pike customers.
7.
Whether Customer Data identified as being available “if available” under the Commission-approved settlement exists within systems utilized by Pike or Orange and Rockland Utilities.
8.
Whether Pike’s refusal to provide requested Customer Data to Inova is inconsistent with the manner in which such information is generated, maintained, transmitted, accessed, or used in the operation of Pike’s electric system.
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Whether Customer Data identified in Paragraph 13(d) of the November 20, 2018, Settlement and discussed in the Recommended Decision at Docket No. P-2018-3002709 was generated, maintained, calculated, transmitted, or otherwise available through O&R for Pike customers.
10.
Whether the Customer Data available to Direct Energy LLC as an Electric Generation Supplier operating within Pike's service territory differs from, exceeds, or is otherwise inconsistent with the Customer Data provided to Inova Energy LLC.
Pike County Light & Power provided the following statement concerning the matter: "Pike County Light & Power appreciates the opportunity to respond and address this complaint. However, as this is an ongoing legal matter, we cannot make any comments beyond what is already publicly available."
Pa. PUC Docket C-2026-3060035
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