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December 11, 2018
East Coast Power & Gas, LLC ('East Coast') filed with the New York PSC a complaint and formal dispute resolution request for expedited resolution against, "KeySpan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid, ('KEDNY')" [sic], concerning its annual reconciliation charges of over four hundred thousand…
December 6, 2018
The Illinois Commerce Commission initiated a proceeding to determine whether Great American Power, LLC (GA), "has violated 83 Ill. Adm. Code Part 412," and whether, if violations are found to have occurred, if GAP should be, "ordered to cease and desist from, or correct, the violation(s) of or…
December 5, 2018
Note: This story was first published on Dec. 5 with an alert to our email subscribers
December 4, 2018
Town Square Energy East, LLC (Town Square) and Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have entered into a stipulation under which Town Square agrees to a forfeiture of $150,000 upon approval of this stipulation to resolve allegations of non-compliance, including allegations that…
December 4, 2018
Note: This story was first published on Dec. 4 with an alert to our email subscribers
December 3, 2018
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has set forth a comment schedule concerning a final report from the SAGE Management Consultants, LLC (SAGE) on a Compliance Audit of the FirstEnergy Operating Companies (including the Ohio regulated utilities, or Ohio Companies) with the Corporate Separation…
November 30, 2018
Ector County Energy Center LLC would pay $15,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Nodal Protocols § 8.1.1.4.3(3)(a) and (b), relating to non-spinning reserve service energy…
November 30, 2018
The Connor Group, A Real Estate Investment Firm, LLC (The Connor Group) would pay an administrative penalty of $96,000 and issue refunds totaling almost $89,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve allegations that The Connor Group was providing services…
November 29, 2018
A non-residential customer complaint received by the Connecticut PURA alleges that Spark Energy, L.P. has informed the complainant, who is on a fixed rate contract, that Spark will be passing-through certain changes in ISO New England capacity costs
November 27, 2018
A non-residential customer complaint received by the Connecticut PURA alleges that Agera Energy has informed the complainant that Agera will be exercising a regulatory change clause in its contract to pass-through certain ISO New England costs
November 21, 2018
Verde Energy USA New York, LLC has submitted to New York Department of Public Service Staff responses to a Notice of Apparent Failure ("NOAF") dated October 24, 2018.
November 19, 2018
Supplier Will Provide $3 Million In Refunds AG Again Calls For End To Residential Electric Choice
Note: This story was first published at 12:40 pm on Nov. 19 with an alert to our email subscribers
November 9, 2018
Some Customers Saw Rate Increases of Almost 10¢/kWh From Practice
Ambit Texas, LLC would pay $160,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of Public Utility Regulatory Act §§ 17.008 and 17.151, as well as 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §§ 25.475 and 25.481 as a result of Ambit's prior practice of…
October 29, 2018
Vows To Expand Regulator's Authority Over Refunds, Fines
In comments on a draft Connecticut PURA decision that would, among other things, drop customers to default service if their retail supplier does not provide timely and complete next month rate information to the EDCs (first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com here) , Connecticut State Senator Len…
October 26, 2018
Note: This story was first published on Oct. 26 with an alert to our email subscribers
October 25, 2018
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted a motion today (10/25) which increases a proposed fine on Choice Energy, LLC for what the PUC Vice Chair Andrew Place said was, "abusive telemarketing and intentional misconduct."
October 25, 2018
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio issued a ruling on a complaint case against an entity engaged in submetering (Nationwide Energy Partners, LLC, or NEP), which provided an opportunity for the Commission to opine on application of its previously adopted bill cost (price) test on default service…
October 17, 2018
The Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) has filed a lawsuit in state court against Starion Energy, Inc., alleging various "unfair or deceptive act" were committed in the selling of electricity
October 16, 2018
Sperian Energy Corp. has entered into a consent decree with the Illinois Attorney General under which Sperian will refund $2.65 million to customers, and agrees to refrain from marketing activities in Illinois for two years. Sperian has also entered into a settlement with the AG and Staff of the…
October 15, 2018
Reliant Energy Retail Services, LLC would pay $100,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) § 25.479(b)(2), concerning the alleged failure to timely issue bills and (b)(3), concerning the alleged…
October 1, 2018
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed the dismissal, without prejudice, of a lawsuit, which had sought class action status, against Stream Gas & Electric, Limited, and various affiliates including Ignite.
September 27, 2018
Town Square Energy (TSE) on September 24 submitted a letter to the Connecticut PURA expressing concerns with allegations cited in a draft order to open an investigation of TSE's marketing practice, as TSE cited its strong record of compliance and savings to customers
September 25, 2018
Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Rio Grande or RGEC), which as previously reported recently affirmed in a response to an RFI that it was not seeking to transfer customers away from AEP Texas (and the customers' selected retail electric providers) as a result of the service area dispute, Rio…
September 24, 2018
The Connecticut PURA has posted a draft order to open a proceeding which would investigate the marketing practices of Town Square Energy, LLC.
September 21, 2018
Outside counsel for Plymouth Rock Energy, LLC, in a letter to National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation ("National Fuel"), a copy of which was also filed with the New York PSC in Matter No. 18-M-0376, contested National Fuel's characterization of whether Plymouth Rock Energy is in compliance with a…
