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December 29, 2015
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday that, "an investigation by the Department of Public Service’s Consumer Advocate has resulted in 1,566 utility consumers receiving $950,700 in energy bill refunds from Ambit Energy, a retail electricity provider, following customer complaints filed…
December 28, 2015
The Pennsylvania PUC stayed, for a period of 30 days, its recent order that Hiko Energy, LLC pay a $1.8 million civil penalty
December 18, 2015
The Pennsylvania PUC issued for public comment a previously filed proposed settlement between Public Power LLC and the PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement under which Public Power would pay a civil penalty of $72,500 and issue certain customer refunds to resolve the charging of an…
December 17, 2015
FERC issued a show cause order directing ETRACOM LLC and its principal member and primary trader Michael Rosenberg to show cause, "(i) why they should not be found to have violated section 1c.2 of the Commission’s regulations and section 222 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), by submitting virtual…
December 16, 2015
A draft Connecticut PURA order would fine Public Power, LLC $14,000 for what the draft would conclude were four incidents of slamming and non-compliance with certain record keeping requirements
December 14, 2015
An Illinois ALJ has denied a motion from Sperian Energy Corp. which had sought, citing due process concerns, to require Illinois Commerce Commission Staff to issue a formal complaint or "more definite statement" in a proceeding examining the company's marketing practices
December 8, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have alleged that Jade Energy, LLC is not in compliance with the requirement to maintain certain financial resources under 16 TAC § 25.107(f).
December 4, 2015
The Pennsylvania PUC imposed a $1.8 million civil penalty on HIKO Energy, LLC for what the PUC called, "knowingly and deliberately," deciding not to honor guaranteed savings contracts with customers due to the polar vortex
November 25, 2015
A Maryland proposed order adopting a settlement among Washington Gas Light and several retail suppliers became a final order by operation of law on November 24 after the proposed order was not appealed
November 20, 2015
ALJs Recommend Approval of $2.4 Million Settlement With Retail Supplier
November 19, 2015
In a procedural ruling, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio ruled that it has authority to review a complaint concerning FirstEnergy Solutions' polar vortex surcharge filed by Power4Schools, denying a motion to dismiss from FES which had argued PUCO lacked jurisdiction over what it deems a…
November 17, 2015
Astral Energy LLC submitted an additional response to a show cause order issued by the New York PSC, arguing that revocation of its license would be, "overly and unnecessarily prescriptive," in light of the PSC's recent suspension of Astral's ability to market to and enroll customers, and proposing…
November 17, 2015
Energy 95, LLC d/b/a Quake Energy, LLC responded to a Notice of Material Default issued to the supplier by Dominion East Ohio (DEO), saying that the allegations as described in the notice have been inflated and in one case amounted to a, "sweeping and deceptive assertion," and that Dominion East…
November 16, 2015
Prosecutorial Staff of the Connecticut PURA have withdrawn their support of a previously reported settlement with Palmco Power CT, LLC concerning an investigation into Palmco's marketing activities.
November 10, 2015
Dominion East Ohio has served a Notice of Material Default upon Energy 95, LLC d/b/a Quake Energy, LLC, and filed the notice with the Public Utility Commission of Ohio, citing alleged, "conduct and communications that could be considered unfair, misleading, deceptive, or unconscionable."
November 9, 2015
WGL Energy Services, Inc. would pay a civil penalty of $1,000 under a settlement issued for comment by the Pennsylvania PUC to resolve an investigation of WGL Energy in which it was alleged that a door-to-door sales agent employed by a third party marketing vendor, conducting sales calls on behalf…
November 9, 2015
The New York PSC suspended Astral Energy, LLC's ability to market to and enroll residential and non-residential customers until the Commission orders otherwise.
November 3, 2015
A proposed order from a Maryland Public Utility Law Judge would impose a civil penalty of $40,000 on XOOM Energy Maryland, LLC and require certain customer refunds due its automatic renewal of fixed price customers onto variable rates in what is found to be in violation of the original contracts…
November 1, 2015
Texas retail electric providers have offered recommendations to change to an annual report concerning complaints to the Public Utility Commission of Texas
October 29, 2015
Stream announced that it recently realized a key appellate victory in its ongoing federal class action litigation before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
October 28, 2015
Public Power LLC would pay a civil penalty of $72,500 and issue certain customer refunds under a settlement with the Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement to resolve the charging of an incorrect rate to some 50 customers due to a billing error
October 26, 2015
FERC issued a Staff Notice Of Alleged Violations stating that, "in a nonpublic investigation pursuant to 18 CFR Part 1b (2015), the staff of the Office of Enforcement of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has preliminarily determined that Berkshire Power Company LLC (Berkshire) and Powerplant…
October 26, 2015
Astral Energy, LLC informed the New York PSC that it has voluntarily suspended all marketing and enrollment of residential customers in response to a show cause order concerning the ESCO's marketing, which was first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com
October 26, 2015
A proposed order from a Maryland Public Utility Law Judge would impose a civil penalty of $250,000 on Major Energy Electric Services, LLC, for what the proposed order finds to be, "its misleading, false and deceptive statements or trade practices," and would impose a $50,000 civil penalty, jointly…
October 22, 2015
Duke Energy has reached an $81 million settlement agreement to end a 2008 lawsuit related to contracts between former Duke Energy subsidiary Duke Energy Retail Sales and certain large electric customers located within the utility service area of Duke Energy Ohio.
