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January 22, 2015
Exelon Generation Company LLC would pay $10,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of ERCOT Protocol § 3.9(7), related to current operating plans (COP).
January 21, 2015
Wolf Hollow I Power, LLC would pay $70,000 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 frequency response (PFR).
January 20, 2015
The Connecticut PURA has issued a draft decision regarding retail supplier RPS compliance for 2012, and which would assign alternative compliance payments to various suppliers.
January 19, 2015
EDF Trading North America, LLC would pay $50,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve allegations that EDF violated Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols § 8.1.1.4.2(1)(b), related to Responsive Reserve Service (RRS) energy deployment…
January 19, 2015
Exelon Generation Company, LLC would pay $50,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve allegations that Constellation Energy Commodities Group violated Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols §§ 8.1.3.1, relating to Performance Criteria…
January 12, 2015
The Maryland PSC fined U.S. Gas & Electric, Inc. and subsidiary Energy Services Providers, Inc. (collectively d/b/a Maryland Gas & Electric) $5,000 for operating in several service areas prior to being specifically licensed to serve customers in those territories.
January 9, 2015
HIKO Energy, LLC has agreed to pay $2.1 million, including $1.85 million in restitution to consumers, and to significantly revise its business practices, in order to resolve a complaint filed by the Acting Attorney General, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU), and New Jersey Division of…
January 8, 2015
Public Power informed the Connecticut PURA that a hold message for customers calling Public Power that continued to reference Levco Energy was an oversight, and was promptly corrected.
January 7, 2015
Just Energy has entered into a settlement with the Massachusetts Attorney General under which it will pay $4 million to address allegations that the supplier or its agents engaged in, "deceptive marketing and sales that promised savings but charged significantly higher rates, entered consumers into…
January 7, 2015
Staff of the Maryland PSC have filed testimony recommending that Starion Energy, "be ordered to cease serving customers in the State."
January 6, 2015
The Connecticut PURA has removed Public Power from the Energize CT rate board, alleging that a message for customers calling Public Power placed on hold still references Levco Energy.
December 31, 2014
Twin Cities Power – Canada, Ltd., Twin Cities Energy, LLC, and Twin Cities Power, LLC has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $2.5 million, and disgorge nearly $1 million, to settle an investigation into alleged market manipulation.
December 29, 2014
An initial decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ would assess a civil penalty of $10,000 to Respond Power, LLC for what the ALJ would conclude were, "false and misleading statements" by a sales agent.
December 23, 2014
The District of Columbia PSC issued show cause orders to several retail suppliers regarding allegedly unpaid assessments.
December 23, 2014
A Texas ALJ has declined to wholly dismiss a formal customer complaint against Ambit Energy concerning demand charges, and referred the matter for potential mediation.
December 19, 2014
FERC has granted a complaint from GDF Suez Energy Resources, NA concerning Consolidated Edison's submission of estimated data to NYISO for billing purposes which grossly overstated the consumption of a Suez customer, and has ordered resettlement of the affected November/December 2012 billing period…
December 18, 2014
FERC issued an order to show cause to Powhatan Energy Fund and related parties directing parties to show cause that they have not engaged in what FERC alleges are fraudulent Up To Congestion (UTC) transactions in PJM, and why they should not be subject to $30 million in penalties, plus disgorgement.
December 18, 2014
The Maryland PSC has assigned to the Public Utility Law Judge Division the question of whether three retail suppliers' marketing and pricing practices were "misleading" or otherwise provided inadequate information to allow a customer to make an informed choice regarding the purchase of electricity…
December 17, 2014
Update: REP Energy said that it has cured the suspension at ISO New England and has re-registered Load Asset IDs. It will be working with customers who were affected and dropped to default service to resume service to them. REP Energy also said that it will compensate customers to the extent they…
December 16, 2014
MP2 Energy, LLC would pay $45,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of to P.U.C. SUBST. R. 25.507(d)(6), related to emergency response service, and Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols § 8.1.3.3.1(1)(b) and (c)…
December 10, 2014
The Connecticut PURA will hold a technical meeting with Reliant Energy Northeast, LLC on December 17, 2014 to discuss the following items:
December 6, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that a complaint filed against Ambit Energy, which implicated the responsibility of retail electric providers to notify customers of changes in TDU charges and when new charges could be collected, be dismissed.
December 1, 2014
Sunwave Gas & Power Inc. has committed to refrain from marketing to new low-volume residential consumers in Ontario for the remainder of its license terms, and pay a $20,000 (Canadian $) penalty under an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance accepted by the Ontario Energy Board.
November 25, 2014
The District of Columbia PSC issued show cause orders to 10 retail electric suppliers after the PSC alleged that the suppliers failed to respond to a prior directive to confirm the data used in their filed fuel mix reports, while directing numerous other suppliers to file reports or bring their…
November 25, 2014
At least two more lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed against retail suppliers -- this time Direct Energy and Viridian Energy -- whose only allegation is that suppliers' rates were not "market-based" as claimed in various supplier materials.
