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August 3, 2015
The Small Customer Marketer Coalition filed a complaint at the New York PSC against KeySpan Gas East Corporation (National Grid), alleging that the "retroactive" cash out invoices issued by the utility to ESCOs in July 2015 covering the month of June 2015 are, "unlawful, arbitrary and capricious."
July 31, 2015
The Pennsylvania PUC has reversed an ALJ's initial decision and dismissed a complaint against Respond Power, LLC, which concerns whether the customer who authorized the contract with Respond Power was authorized to do so.
July 31, 2015
The Illinois Commerce Commission has issued a show cause order to Sperian Energy Corp. demanding that the supplier show why it should not be subject to license revocation and financial penalties in light of "significant violations" alleged by ICC Staff.
July 30, 2015
A draft PURA decision would require Viridian Energy, LLC to refund early termination fees to certain customers who left the supplier after an auto-renewal, as the draft would conclude that Viridian, "failed to uniformly apply the cancellation period set forth in Conn. Gen. Stat. §16-245o(h)(8)…
July 28, 2015
FERC Staff issued a notice of alleged violations stating that, "the staff of the Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has preliminarily determined that Etracom LLC (Etracom) and Michael Rosenberg violated the Commission’s Anti-Manipulation Rule, 18 C.F.R. §…
July 28, 2015
An initial decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ concerning a complaint filed against Liberty Power Holdings, LLC would dismiss the complaint because the PUC does not have authority to issue refunds to larger business customers.
July 28, 2015
A federal court had dismissed a lawsuit, which had sought class action status, against Ambit Energy and various affiliates, after concluding that Ambit's actions were consistent with its contract with the complainant.
July 24, 2015
The Connecticut PURA issued its preliminary findings and determination regarding each retail supplier's 2013 RPS compliance, including each company’s REC banking and required alternative compliance payments.
July 17, 2015
FERC Staff issued a notice that, "in a non-public, preliminary investigation," Staff of the FERC Office of Enforcement, "has preliminarily determined that Columbia Gas Transmission LLC (Columbia Gas) violated Part 4 of the General Term and Conditions of its FERC Gas Tariff by failing to post the…
July 16, 2015
A settlement between Palmco Power CT LLC and the Prosecutorial Unit of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority requires Palmco to make a $141,000 donation to Operation Fuel and changes to its door-to-door marketing practices to resolve an investigation into its marketing activities.
July 16, 2015
A representative of Central Maine Power, "has been passing incorrect information to the PUC regarding Clearview's marketing practices that is unverified at best, and intentionally misleading at worst," Clearview Energy said in a response to the Maine PUC concerning its marketing practices.
July 15, 2015
Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. would pay $120,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve allegations that Brazos failure to adhere to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols § 8.5.1.1 and ERCOT Operating Guide §§ 2.2.8 and 2.3.1.2…
July 15, 2015
The Maine PUC Staff has directed Ambit Northeast, LLC to respond to concerns regarding its practices related to verification and the rescission period.
July 13, 2015
A Connecticut PURA final decision requires Choice Energy, LLC to provide refunds to certain customers, who were served under a fixed rate contract, that PURA concludes did not receive a notice about a change in their generation price 30-60 days before the end of their contract as required under…
July 10, 2015
The Maine PUC Staff has directed Clearview Energy to submit certain information related to a door-to-door marketing campaign, citing customer concerns received by Central Maine Power regarding the campaign.
July 10, 2015
North American Power, LLC would make a voluntary $2.6 million charitable contribution to Operation Fuel, Inc. as part of a settlement to fully resolve a Connecticut PURA investigation into the company's trade practices.
July 9, 2015
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued a tentative order which would conclude that over a dozen retail suppliers and brokers are not in compliance with the security requirements of 52 Pa. Code §54.40(a) and (d) and therefore it is appropriate to cancel the EGS license of each company.
July 8, 2015
Victoria County has withdrawn a formal complaint at the Public Utility Commission of Texas that had originally been seeking a refund of certain charges levied by its then-retail electric provider, which were originally billed from September 2005 through February 2007 (Docket 44562).
July 6, 2015
FERC issued civil penalties totaling $15 million to City Power Marketing, LLC and an individual trader finding that their behavior concerning Up-To Congestion transactions amount to market manipulation
July 1, 2015
Light Power & Gas, LLC has responded to a show cause order issued against the ESCO by the New York PSC in which the PSC had alleged that the company failed to file an annual compliance update to its license, and allegedly failed to file with the Secretary information on the entities marketing on its…
June 22, 2015
A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit, which had been seeking class action status, against North American Power & Gas, LLC, finding that complainant's allegations concerning North American Power's rates were not factually supported.
June 19, 2015
The New York PSC has issued show cause orders to six ESCOs, directing each company to show why its eligibility to act as an ESCO in New York State should not be revoked, or why other consequences as set forth in the Commission's Uniform Business Practices (UBP) should not be imposed, for alleged non…
June 17, 2015
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved a previously reported settlement under which Nordic Energy Services, LLC will issue refunds to certain customers to resolve an investigation regarding the supplier's marketing practices.
June 15, 2015
Direct Energy, LP would pay $220,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve allegations that it initiated disconnection of customers during an extreme weather emergency, contrary to PURA § 39.101(h) and P.U.C. SUBST. R. 25.498(j)(1)
June 12, 2015
Ethical Electric has entered into an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with the Pennsylvania Attorney General to resolve allegations, as stated by the AG, that the company, "misled consumers through its marketing practices."
