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April 12, 2019
The Connecticut PURA recently issued a Notice of Violation and Assessment of a Civil Penalty (NOV) against Abest Power & Gas, LLC (Abest or Company) in the amount of $240,982.
April 11, 2019
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio found Duke Energy Ohio violated its certified supplier tariff by failing to provide accurate hourly load data to PJM, but denied a request from Direct Energy Business for restitution as a result of such failure
April 11, 2019
The Pennsylvania PUC at its meeting this morning is scheduled to consider an order that would issue for public comment a proposed settlement agreement between Vista Energy Marketing, L.P. and the PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E), under which Vista would pay $4,000 to resolve four…
April 3, 2019
The Connecticut PURA today issued a revised draft decision in a proceeding investigating Direct Energy for alleged violations of Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 16-245, 16-245o, 16-245s, and 42-110b.
April 3, 2019
American Power Net Management, LP (American PowerNet) would pay $10,000 under a Settlement Agreement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violation of 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) § 25.107(i)(5), concerning an alleged failure to timely file annual and…
March 28, 2019
Great American Power, LLC would pay $13,500 under a settlement with the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to resolve allegations that certain third-party agents marketing on behalf of the company did not comply in certain instances with local…
March 22, 2019
Public Power, LLC in a response to the Connecticut PURA disagreed with PURA's characterization of the company's Monthly Fee Capacity Plan (MFCP) as a variable rate plan, which are prohibited in Connecticut.
March 14, 2019
PUC Chair: Must Make "Abundantly Clear" To Suppliers That Door-to-Door Compliance Required
The Pennsylvania PUC voted to issue an order modifying a settlement agreement between Vista Energy Marketing, L.P. and the PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) which had been entered into to resolve allegations that a vendor's agent conducted door-to-door sales on behalf of Vista…
March 14, 2019
The Connecticut PURA has issued a further directive to Public Power concerning the company's Monthly Fee Capacity Plan (MFCP), stating that revised terms and conditions, which indicate that the amount of a monthly fee could change, render the product a variable rate plan which is prohibited by law.
March 11, 2019
Update, 3/11: Further details concerning the Notices of Probable Non-Compliance issued by Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, which led to the stipulations originally reported on March 8 as noted below, have become available.
March 7, 2019
Two retail suppliers have agreed to forfeitures under separate stipulations with Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
March 7, 2019
At the direction of the Connecticut PURA, Public Power, LLC is changing the manner in which it charges and presents to customers a fee which is charged on a monthly basis over the contract's term
March 6, 2019
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA or Authority) issued correspondence to retail electric suppliers reiterating the requirements for the reimbursement filings required from suppliers who have elected to participate in PURA's amnesty program.
March 6, 2019
Vista Energy Marketing, L.P. would pay $4,000 under a settlement agreement with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) to resolve four alleged instances of slamming
March 4, 2019
Power Generation Services, Inc. (PGS) would pay $8,500 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas for alleged violations of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols § 8.1.3.3.1, related to Suspension of Qualification of Non-Weather-Sensitive Emergency…
March 1, 2019
The Connecticut PURA has issued to all retail electric suppliers several interrogatories in PURA's proceeding considering a declaratory ruling regarding licensed electric supplier practices of altering the prices in fixed-price contracts
February 27, 2019
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved a stipulation between Town Square Energy East, LLC (Town Square) and Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio under which Town Square agrees to a forfeiture of $150,000 upon approval of the stipulation to resolve allegations of non-compliance…
February 27, 2019
The Connecticut PURA today issued a draft decision under which Direct Energy Services, LLC would be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) for what the draft concludes are violations of Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 16-245, 16-245o, 16-245s, and…
February 26, 2019
FERC has terminated a show cause proceeding, with no penalty, into Footprint Power LLC and Footprint Power Salem Harbor Operations LLC after Enforcement Staff agreed that no tariff violation occurred upon the review of new information provided by Footprint during the proceeding
February 22, 2019
IGS Energy provided the following statement to EnergyChoiceMatters.com: "IGS is seeking to protect its brand and reputation as well as the reputation of the retail energy market. Beyond that, the facts in the complaint speak for themselves."
February 22, 2019
The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has formally established a docket (19-02-13), pursuant to the General Statutes of Connecticut §§ 4-176a, 16-245, 16-245o, 16-245t, 16-245u, and 42-110b, "to determine if suppliers’ practices of altering the terms of a fixed-price contract based on changes to…
February 20, 2019
Direct Energy announced that, on Monday, February 4, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an opinion, "affirming dismissal of a class action alleging that Direct Energy overcharged variable-rate electricity customers in Connecticut and Massachusetts."
February 19, 2019
ROSE Seeks Cap On REP Fees, Standardization
Texas Ratepayers Organization to Save Energy (ROSE) released a report on fees charged by retail electric providers in the Texas market, stating that, "[s]ome of the reviewed REP fees appear to violate state law."
February 15, 2019
The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) has filed a formal petition with the New Jersey BPU seeking withdrawal of Board Staff's January 22 letter which has instructed third party suppliers (TPSs) to cease and desist any pass-throughs to fixed price customers, under a change-in-law clause…
February 14, 2019
NRG Texas Power, LLC (NRG) would pay $60,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) § 25.503(f)(2), concerning failure to adhere to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols §…
