May 1, 2017
Increase In Nstar Residential, Commercial POR Discount Approved
The Massachusetts DPU approved new purchase of receivables discount rates (standard complete billing percentages) at Nstar (Eversource), effective May 1, 2017.
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April 28, 2017
Ohio PUC Chair: We Need To "Tie Up" Disparate Pending Retail Market Enhancements (POR, Supplier Consolidated Billing, Etc.)
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio needs to, "tie up," several disparate proposed or pending retail energy market enhancements, PUCO Chairman Asim Haque told attendees at the National Energy Marketers Association's 20th Annual National Energy Restructuring Conference
April 26, 2017
Broker Wants To Require Texas Retail Providers To Include New Customer-Specific Code On All Bills As Part of SMT Access
Awesome Power, as part of comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas concerning Smart Meter Texas (SMT) in Project 42786, has proposed that retail electric providers be required to include on all bills a new, unique code that would facilitate a new customer registration process for SMT
April 24, 2017
Baltimore Gas & Electric Seeks Authorization To Offer Prepay Pilot
Baltimore Gas & Electric has petitioned the Maryland PSC to offer a prepaid pilot to 1,000 residential dual fuel and electricity-only customers.
April 21, 2017
New POR Rates To Jump To 2% and 6%
Utilities Seeking To Recover Accelerated Switching Costs In Purchase of Receivables Discount
Pepco and Delmarva in Maryland are seeking to recover the costs of implementing accelerated switching in their purchase of receivables discount rates, and have filed proposed new rates to be effective June 1, 2017
April 20, 2017
NRG Proposes Pennsylvania Supplier Consolidated Billing Be Limited To Suppliers With 5 Years Experience In Billing, Serving Customers; Recommends Security, LOC Requirements
As part of a Pennsylvania PUC rulemaking addressing utility billing, payment, and termination rules, NRG Energy has made specific recommendations regarding eligibility requirements for electric suppliers to engage in supplier consolidated billing, as NRG urged the PUC to formally adopt rules…
April 10, 2017
PSC Approves Significant Increase in POR Discount For Certain Residential Customers
The District of Columbia has approved new purchase of receivables discount rates at Pepco, effective April 7.
March 28, 2017
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Texas PUC To Hold Workshop on SMT Web Portal
March 28, 2017
Data Miners Seeking Texas Customer AMI Data Say They Shouldn't Be Subject To Same Requirements As Retail Electric Providers
Third party non-LSE energy service providers seeking access to customers' Smart Meter Texas (SMT) data should not be held to the same standards as retail electric providers, several data firms said in comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas
March 21, 2017
Retail Supplier Opposes "Unprecedented" Extension of Switching Timeline Sought By Utility
Choice Energy, LLC objected to the, "unprecedented," application of National Grid in Massachusetts to extend the number of days that a competitive electric supplier must submit a switch, from two to four days prior to the scheduled meter read date, for the switch to occur at the next meter read
March 17, 2017
National Grid Residential POR Discount to Decrease, Commercial POR Discount To Increase
National Grid in Massachusetts has filed new proposed purchase of receivables discount rates (standard complete billing percentages) to be effective May 1, 2017.
March 17, 2017
Nstar Residential POR Discount To Increase
Nstar (Eversource) has filed new proposed purchase of receivables discount rates (standard complete billing percentages) to be effective May 1, 2017.
March 17, 2017
Utility's Residential POR Discount Rate To Increase 60%, To Over 4%
Western Massachusetts Electric Company (Eversource) has filed new proposed purchase of receivables discount rates (standard complete billing percentages) to be effective May 1, 2017.
March 14, 2017
Implementation of Utility Billing Of Non-Commodity Retail Supplier Charges Dropped Under Revised Default Service Stipulation
A revised stipulation, which now includes PUCO Staff as a signatory, governing Dayton Power & Light's electric security plan would revise certain pilot retail market enhancements which would have been required under an earlier stipulation.
March 6, 2017
PSC Expresses Concern With Supply-Related Billing Charges In Distribution Rates, Will Further Examine Issue
PSC Adds Costs To Default Service Rate, Eliminates Optional Default Service Product
In an order on Washington Gas Light's rate case, the District of Columbia PSC expressed concern that billing costs related to default service supply may be embedded in WGL distribution rates, and said it would further examine the issue in Formal Case No. 1138 (a docket considering WGL's billing…
March 3, 2017
Utility Provides Update For Cost of Purchase of Receivables Implementation
Washington Gas Light has filed with the District of Columbia PSC an updated estimate for the cost to implement purchase of receivables
February 24, 2017
PUC Approves Settlement Providing Single Retail Supplier With Ability To Use Supplier Consolidated Billing
The Public Utility Commission of Ohio has approved without modification a global settlement concerning several remanded AEP Ohio proceedings which will allow a single additional retail electric supplier to utilize supplier consolidated billing on a pilot basis
February 14, 2017
Texas PUC Staff Seeks Comments On Third Party Authorization To Access Smart Meter Texas Data, SMT Functionalities
The Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas has requested comments from interested parties relating to a rulemaking concerning third party authorization to access Smart Meter Texas (SMT) data (Project 46204)
January 31, 2017
Utility Would Institute Pilots For Supplier Consolidated Billing; Billing of Non-Commodity Costs on Utility Bill Under Stipulation
A stipulation among several parties in Dayton Power & Light's proposed electric security plan proceeding would establish several pilot retail market enhancements
January 25, 2017
PECO: $31 Million Spent on Retail Market Enhancements, Augurs Against Supplier Consolidated Billing Implementation Until Other Enhancements Given Time
PECO has spent $31 million on various retail market enchantments, and the Pennsylvania PUC should give such enhancements time to be evaluated prior to determining whether to implement supplier consolidated billing, PECO said in comments.
January 25, 2017
Exclusive: PPL Electric Utilities Initially Discloses Retail Supplier's Customer Count In Comments on Supplier Consolidated Billing Petition; Later Modifies Filing To Remove Disclosure
In its initially filed comments opposing NRG Energy's petition for electricity supplier consolidated billing in Pennsylvania, PPL Electric Utilities ("PPL Electric" or "PPL") disclosed the aggregate customer count of several NRG Energy retail supplier affiliates in PPL Electric's service area.
January 24, 2017
Pa. Consumer Advocate Says Supplier Consolidated Billing Would Increase Costs, Opens Door For Texas-Style Fees For Customer Service Functions
The Pennsylvania PUC should reject a petition from NRG Energy to implement electricity supplier consolidated billing (SCB) because SCB would increase costs and open the door for the charging of additional fees for customer service functions, the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate said in…
January 24, 2017
PPL: Provision Contained in NRG's Supplier Consolidated Billing Proposal Could "Trap" Customers On "Substantially" Higher Retail Supplier Rates
A provision proposed by NRG Energy as part of its request to institute supplier consolidated billing for electricity in Pennsylvania could "trap" customers on higher retail supplier rates, PPL Electric said in comments to the PUC
December 22, 2016
Single Retail Supplier To Receive Ability To Use Supplier Consolidated Billing Under AEP Ohio Settlement
A global settlement concerning several remanded AEP Ohio proceedings would allow a single additional retail electric supplier to utilize supplier consolidated billing on a pilot basis
December 16, 2016
PSC Opens Proceeding To Consider New Purchase of Receivables Program
The District of Columbia PSC has opened an investigation to consider introduction of a purchase of receivables program at Washington Gas Light