December 12, 2016
OCC Seeks To Sunset POR Program After One Year, Require Separate Approval For Continuation
The purchase of receivables program that has been mandated at AEP Ohio should be put "on hold" or be subject to further workgroup discussions due to the introduction of a supplier consolidated billing (SCB) pilot, and the impact that the SCB pilot may have on POR program participation (and…
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December 9, 2016
Proposes Switch "Block" Mechanism For Customers With SCB Past Due Balances
Note: Story updated at 10:51 am to provide more discussion on the block mechanism
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December 8, 2016
Pepco has filed with the District of Columbia PSC proposed new purchase of receivables discount rates to be effective January 1, 2017.
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November 28, 2016
The Massachusetts DPU has approved, effective December 1, 2016, new purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates at Fitchburg Gas & Electric (Unitil)
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November 16, 2016
The New Jersey BPU has issued a letter to retail suppliers regarding implementation of a decrease in the sales and use tax
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November 10, 2016
The Pennsylvania PUC at its meeting yesterday ratified a prior one-commissioner emergency order which granted certain relief requested by Respond Power in a dispute concerning a POR clawback charge at the FirstEnergy EDCs
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November 10, 2016
Regulators Express Concern About Suppliers' Pricing, Marketing To Low-Income Customers, Will Be Monitoring Rates, Complaints Under POR
The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved purchase of receivables programs at North Shore Gas and Peoples Gas
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November 9, 2016
The FirstEnergy utilities have filed an answer opposing Respond Power's petition at the Pennsylvania PUC which was filed to prevent the EDCs from withholding nearly $500,000 of Respond receivables as an offset against a POR clawback charge.
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November 9, 2016
EnergyChoiceMatters.com exclusively reported last week that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, in a rehearing order on AEP Ohio's electric security plan, had directed that implementation of a purchase of receivables program at AEP Ohio move forward, with PUCO directing that a procedural…
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November 4, 2016
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, in a rehearing order on AEP Ohio's electric security plan, directed that a procedural process be developed to implement purchase of receivables at AEP Ohio.
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October 28, 2016
The Pennsylvania PUC approved a revised compliance plan governing Philadelphia Gas Works' implementation of a remote account number look-up mechanism, which now does not recover costs through PGW's purchase of receivables discount rate, and which instead recovers implementation costs through a…
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October 28, 2016
The Connecticut PURA issued a final order to re-open proceeding Docket 14-07-19 to consider whether summary information required to be listed on residential customer bills should apply to business customer bills.
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October 28, 2016
PECO has petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC to implement a prepayment (advance payments plan) pilot.
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October 27, 2016
Respond Power LLC has petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC to issue an ex parte Emergency Order to prohibit Penelec and West Penn Power from, "unilaterally withholding from Respond Power Purchase of Receivables ('POR') payments as an offset for a nearly one-half million dollar POR Clawback Charge…
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October 17, 2016
Emera Maine opposed requiring the T&D utilities to collect deposits from customers on behalf of competitive electricity providers (CEP).
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October 13, 2016
The Connecticut PURA issued a draft order that would re-open proceeding Docket 14-07-19 to consider whether summary information required to be listed on residential customer bills should apply to business customer bills.
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October 13, 2016
Connecticut Light and Power (Eversource) informed the Connecticut PURA that, due to EDI problems, it had erroneously informed PURA that for certain customer accounts, retail suppliers were not providing information regarding early termination fees which must be provided to the EDCs for inclusion on…
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October 3, 2016
PECO has filed at the Pennsylvania PUC to increase its natural gas purchase of receivables (POR) discount rate, to reflect the PUC's approval of recovering 50% of the costs of implementing a natural gas remote account number look-up mechanism through the discount.
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September 27, 2016
Under a non-unanimous settlement in Duquesne Light's default service proceeding, the utility would remove the uncollectibles component of the purchase of receivables (POR) discount, and instead collect such amounts through a nonbypassable delivery service surcharge on all customers.
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September 15, 2016
In compliance with a Pennsylvania PUC directive, Philadelphia Gas Works has filed an updated plan to implement a remote account number look-up mechanism which does not recover costs through its purchase of receivables discount rate, as PGW proposed to recover implementation costs through a delivery…
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September 14, 2016
Washing Gas Light told the District of Columbia PSC that, "implementation of a POR program in the District of Columbia can be more easily accommodated," in its new billing system, but said that a current docket reviewing the impacts of the new billing system on retail suppliers should not consider…
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September 12, 2016
The Maine PUC has initiated an inquiry to receive comment and collect information regarding the collection and allocation of customer deposits for electricity supply service by electric transmission and distribution utilities
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September 6, 2016
The Retail Energy Supply Association has asked the District of Columbia PSC to include the accommodation of purchase of receivables as part of the PSC's review of billing system upgrades at Washington Gas Light, and such upgrades' impact on retail suppliers
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September 2, 2016
The Pennsylvania PUC approved National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp.'s amended compliance plan to implement a remote natural gas account look-up mechanism, with initial costs no longer recovered from retail suppliers
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September 2, 2016
Fitchburg Gas & Electric (Unitil) has filed with the Massachusetts DPU updated Standard Complete Billing Percentages (POR discount rates), effective December 1, 2016
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