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June 10, 2015
Nueces Electric Cooperative, Inc., for its NEC Retail division, has withdrawn a formal complaint against AEP Texas Central Company at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, stating that the issue has been rendered moot.
June 9, 2015
The Connecticut PURA has issued letters to 11 retail suppliers directing the suppliers to comply with a November 2014 order requiring all suppliers to update their contact information with the Authority.
June 8, 2015
Two Texas generators would collectively pay $70,000 under settlements with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of ERCOT Protocols § 8.5.1.1 and ERCOT Operating Guide §§ 2.2.8 and 2.3.1.2, relating to primary frequency response
June 5, 2015
A Texas complaint which had implicated retail electric providers' obligations to customers prior to assessing a new or modified TDU pass-through charge on customers has been dismissed by an ALJ because, with the customer's REP crediting the customer for the disputed charges, there is no remaining…
June 3, 2015
The Connecticut PURA has closed a review of Liberty Power Holdings, LLC's invocation of a change-in-law provisions of a small number of commercial contracts to pass-through costs of the 2014-15 ISO-NE Winter Reliability Program
June 2, 2015
Nordic Energy Services, LLC would issue refunds to certain customers under a settlement with Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission; the Citizens Utility Board; and the Office of the Attorney General to resolve an investigation regarding the supplier's marketing practices.
June 2, 2015
United Energy Trading, LLC d/b/a Blue Spruce Energy Services has filed a federal lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric over the utility's billing practices, alleging, among other things, that PG&E has withheld customer payments from UET, and indicated that customers have not paid their bill, even…
June 1, 2015
FERC issued an order concluding that, "Dr. Houlian Chen (Dr. Chen), Powhatan Energy Fund, LLC (Powhatan), HEEP Fund, LLC (HEEP), and CU Fund, Inc. (CU Fund) (collectively, Respondents) violated section 222 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) and section 1c.2 of the Commission’s regulations, which…
May 29, 2015
The Connecticut PURA has closed an investigation of Connecticut Gas & Electric, Inc., a trade name for a U.S. Gas & Electric company, without further review or action
May 29, 2015
An initial decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ would conclude that the use of the term "competitive" by a Palmco Energy PA, LLC sales agent during a sales call to describe rates after an introductory period, when the rates subsequently charged were not found to be competitive by the ALJ, amounts to…
May 28, 2015
A Connecticut PURA draft decision would require Choice Energy, LLC to provide refunds to certain customers, who were served under a fixed rate contract, that the draft would conclude did not receive a notice about a change in their generation price 30-60 days before the end of their contract as…
May 26, 2015
Tony C. Marsh d/b/a MAMO Enterprises would pay $10,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve Staff's allegations that MAMO Enterprises filed "false and misleading information" as part of financial statement submissions to ERCOT.
May 21, 2015
Nueces Electric Cooperative, Inc., for its NEC Retail division, filed a formal complaint against AEP Texas Central Company (AEPTCC) at the Public Utility Commission of Texas for the TDU's alleged, "refusal to disconnect ... a critical care customer/member of NEC Retail, who is served by AEPTCC…
May 13, 2015
"The duty [of retail electric providers] to disclose the applicability of demand charges is only upon enrollment , not after that time," Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas said in a statement of position concerning a complaint case regarding demand charges (all emphasis in original).
May 12, 2015
Luminant Generation Company LLC and Big Brown Power Company LLC would collectively pay $121,500 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of ERCOT Protocols § 8.5.1.1 and ERCOT Operating Guide §§ 2.2.8 and 2.3.1.2, relating to primary…
May 12, 2015
The New York Attorney General said in comments to the PSC that Buy Energy Direct, LLC's eligibility to serve residential customers should not be reinstated until several conditions are met.
May 8, 2015
Verde Energy USA, Inc. would make a $2,000 charitable contribution to Operation Fuel, Inc. to fully resolve a Connecticut PURA Notice of Violation which had alleged that Verde was not in complete compliance with the requirements for quarterly rate notices sent to customers.
May 8, 2015
The Connecticut PURA has issued a Notice of Violation to Liberty Power Holdings, LLC concerning what the NOV alleges is unlawful back-billing of customers, and would impose a civil penalty of $294,000 on the company.
May 7, 2015
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved a settlement under which Major Energy Electric Services LLC would refund to customers $262,500 and adhere to remediated sales practices.
May 6, 2015
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC and Ambit Energy have jointly petitioned the Public Utility Commission of Texas to dismiss a complaint case as moot concerning the imposition of demand charges on a customer after their delivery rate class was reclassified.
May 5, 2015
HIKO Energy, LLC would provide $2 million in customer refunds and agree to not offer variable rates through June 30, 2016, under a settlement with the Pennsylvania Attorney General and Office of Consumer Advocate to resolve a complaint filed against the suppliers by the AG and OCA.
May 5, 2015
The New York PSC announced that the Department's Consumer Advocate, "is conducting a detailed investigation into Ambit Energy, one of the largest competitive energy companies in the State."
May 4, 2015
FERC issued an order issuing a civil penalty in the amount of $5 million against Maxim Power Corporation and affiliates.
April 24, 2015
The Michigan PSC has opened a formal proceeding to review whether to revoke the electric and natural gas supplier licenses of various Glacial Energy Holdings companies.
April 24, 2015
Clearview Electric, Inc. would make a $7,500 charitable contribution to Operation Fuel under a settlement with Connecticut PURA prosecutorial staff to resolve alleged violations related to the requirement to timely file a gross revenue report.
