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Pa. PUC Denies Retail Supplier's Late-Filed Intervention In Default Service Case Addressing Major Retail Market Reforms
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The Secretary of the Pennsylvania PUC has denied a late filed petition from Spark Energy, LLC to intervene in the default service proceeding of FirstEnergy Pennsylvania, which is addressing proposed retail market reforms such as a ban on auto renewals and a price cap for purchase of receivables eligibility
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The Secretary found that no extraordinary circumstances warrant Spark's late-filed intervention
More notably, the Secretary rejected Spark's argument that, even if late intervention is denied, the PUC may consider Spark's exceptions to a recommended decision which would adopt the retail market reforms listed above
Spark had cited a prior PUC order in a complaint case ("Blue Pilot") against a specific retail supplier in which RESA sought late intervention and filed exceptions, in what was essentially an amicus brief concerning market-wide implications of the specific complaint case
Spark had argued that, although intervention was denied to RESA as a late intervenor in such prior complaint case, the Commission proceeded, as described by Spark, to consider and resolve on the merits the substantive questions RESA, the late intervenor, sought to raise.
Spark said, "The questions Spark presents
are questions of law arising on the face of the Recommended Decision and the existing record.
Their consideration burdens no party, requires no new evidence, and assists the Commission in the
discharge of its review function. Spark asks, at minimum, that the Exceptions be accepted for that
limited purpose."
The Secretary rejected Spark's analysis of the prior Blue Pilot complaint case, stating that the PUC did not consider exceptions from RESA in the case, but rather addressed issues which were also raised by party Blue Pilot in Blue Pilot's own exceptions, which were the same issues raised by RESA
The Secretary stated, "Following denial of RESA’s intervention, the Commission did not address the exception filed by RESA. Rather, the Commission addressed the Exception of Blue Pilot which raised the same issue raised by RESA in its request to intervene ... Contrary to Spark’s reading, Blue Pilot does not provide support for accepting exceptions filed by a nonparty."
The Secretary ordered that Spark's exceptions be stricken as filings by a nonparty, and held that Spark's exceptions will not be considered by the Commission.
In seeking to intervene and in filing exceptions, Spark had stressed, "Spark's request is narrowly tailored. Spark seeks intervention solely for purposes
of presenting legal Exceptions and participating in the Commission's review of the
Recommended Decision on the existing evidentiary record. Spark seeks no reopening of
discovery, no additional testimony, no new evidence, no additional hearings, and no alteration of
the procedural schedule established in this proceeding."
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