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March 7, 2025
Public Service of New Hampshire (Eversource) has provided an update on its planned date for implementing a new purchase of receivables program in New Hampshire
March 7, 2025
Neither the Maryland utilities nor retail suppliers filed any new "comprehensive proposals" that were to detail how retail energy suppliers could serve new or renewed residential customers under utility consolidated billing in Maryland without purchase of receivables (POR)
March 6, 2025
New POR Discount Could Be In 10% Range, Or Higher
The District of Columbia PSC has again instructed Pepco to re-calculate an update to the residential POR discount rate (originally envisioned to take effect in July 2024), as the PSC concluded, "there is no simple way to mitigate a high POR Discount Rate without impacting non-POR ratepayers."
March 4, 2025
Due to severe weather, and, "to ensure all field resources are available for any remaining restoration activities," Oncor will unexecute disconnect for non-pay (DNP) orders received Wednesday March 5, 2025 using the T022 - Force Majeure Event code
March 4, 2025
Granite State Electric (Liberty Utilities in NH) has filed two proposed schedules for the implementation of a new purchase of receivables (POR) program
February 21, 2025
Adopting without modification a hearing examiner's report, the New Hampshire PUC approved agreed changes to Granite State Electric's (Liberty Utilities) tariff and supplier agreement to implement a purchase of receivable program
February 19, 2025
A New Hampshire PUC hearing examiner has recommended PUC approval of agreed changes to Granite State Electric's (Liberty Utilities) tariff and supplier agreement to implement a purchase of receivable program
February 6, 2025
In response to a request for reconsideration of a recent Maryland PSC decision which prohibits utility consolidated billing for any new or renewed residential customer, the Maryland PSC issued further specific direction to retail suppliers and utilities to negotiate on a form of UCB without POR for…
January 28, 2025
As part of a rate case, UGI Utilities - Gas Division in Pennsylvania has filed to increase its purchase of receivables discount rates, due to a proposed change in the merchant function charge
January 27, 2025
The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) and CleanChoice Energy Inc. (the supplier coalition) have proposed at the Maryland PSC a mechanism under which utility consolidated billing could continue for new and renewed customers, while also ensuring that receivables for such customers are not…
January 23, 2025
The Maryland PSC approved an updated Maryland Gas Standards Manual which includes new XML transactions to implement SCB
January 13, 2025
A discount rate needs to be added to the purchase of receivables program at…
January 10, 2025
An EDC is seeking a new date for the implementation of a new purchase of receivables (POR) program
January 9, 2025
Oncor issued a market notice stating that…
January 9, 2025
A PUC has tentatively adopted further waivers of its existing…
January 7, 2025
A TDU announced that a Chat function is now available for retail electric providers through the TDU's REP Portal
December 30, 2024
PSC Directs That Utilities Not Required To Offer "Any" Utility Consolidated Billing
A PSC today ordered that all residential retail electric and gas enrollments effective January 1, 2025 and thereafter, and any renewals as defined below, must be billed under dual billing
December 24, 2024
Eliminates Language Which Had Suggested Supplier-Specific POR Discount Rates
An updated proposed tariff and supplier agreement to implement purchase of receivables at…
December 19, 2024
Addressing a petition from the Retail Energy Supply Association, a PUC…
December 19, 2024
The Pennsylvania PUC approved without modification tariff changes at…
December 18, 2024
PSC Staff have requested that the PSC authorize Staff to lead work group development of…
December 11, 2024
"Impossible" To Comply By Jan. 1, 2025 Deadline, Suppliers Say, Citing Risk Of Billing Errors
The Retail Energy Supply Association has sought from a PUC an extension to comply with a new…
December 11, 2024
Citing a lack of retail suppliers who have agreed to participate in utility testing for supplier consolidated billing, a PSC ordered the state's utilities to pause work on implementing supplier consolidated billing (SCB)
October 14, 2024
Utility Proposes Supplier-Specific Discount Rates For POR
Retail electric suppliers currently serving, or seeking to serve, customers at…
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