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November 24, 2014
FERC has denied a request from 3 Phases Energy Services, LLC for a waiver of Section 37.11.1 of the California Independent System Operator tariff, which imposes financial penalties on scheduling coordinators that submit untimely meter data.
November 20, 2014
Washington Gas Energy Systems has agreed to pay more than $2.5 million in fines and monetary penalties for, "conspiring to commit fraud on the United States by illegally obtaining contracts that were meant for small, disadvantaged businesses," the U.S. Department of Justice said yesterday.
November 20, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has issued a cease and desist order to Public Power, LLC after alleging that Levco Energy, in marketing supply from Public Power, is doing so under the name Levco Energy rather than Public Power.
November 14, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC affirmed yesterday its authority to require retail electric suppliers to provide refunds to customers under certain circumstances
November 14, 2014
After receiving more information regarding the impact on customers from the alleged violations, the Pennsylvania PUC accepted without modification a settlement between its Staff and ResCom Energy LLC under which ResCom will pay $59,000 to resolve an investigation into alleged slamming, Do Not Call…
November 14, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC has affirmed that it lacks jurisdiction to enforce the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law and Telemarketer Registration Act, but that the Commission may determine whether a retail electric supplier's prices conform to its disclosure statement
November 14, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has put retail electric suppliers on notice regarding new requirements for rate disclosures.
November 14, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC has ruled on whether it can interpret the terms and conditions of a contract between an electric generation supplier (EGS) and a customer to determine whether a breach has occurred, or set the rates an EGS can charge.
November 6, 2014
A final Connecticut PURA decision concerning retail supplier customer notice requirements (click here for related story today) does not state any intent by PURA to investigate two suppliers' compliance with the rules governing the use of third-party agents.
November 6, 2014
The Maryland PSC says that responses from U.S. Gas & Electric and affiliate Energy Service Providers, Inc. to show cause orders issued by the PSC show that the complaints levied against USG&E in the show cause orders should be dismissed — with one exception
November 5, 2014
Power Resources, Ltd. would pay $37,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve allegations that Power Resources violated PURA § 39.151(d), and P.U.C. SUBST. R. 25.503(f)(2), concerning failure to adhere to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)…
November 4, 2014
FERC issued a formal notice stating that, "in a nonpublic investigation pursuant to 18 C.F.R. Part 1b, the staff of the Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has preliminarily determined that Maxim Power Corporation (Maxim) engaged in three schemes in…
October 31, 2014
PSEG confirmed in reporting earnings yesterday that PSEG Power has been verbally notified by the FERC Staff that Staff has initiated a preliminary, non-public staff investigation into certain bidding by PSEG Power.
October 31, 2014
FERC revoked the market-based rate authority of about 25 power marketers, including several retail suppliers, for alleged failure to file electric quarterly reports.
October 31, 2014
The Connecticut PURA approved a settlement under which the principal of People's Power & Gas, LLC is to pay $35,000, plus forego claims to a $25,000 letter of credit, to resolve alleged violations arising from its market exit as a result of defaulting at ISO New England last winter, and allegations…
October 30, 2014
Danger: Suit Says Utility Rates An "Accurate Reflection" of "Prevailing Market Conditions"
A lawsuit, seeking class action status, has been filed in United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, against North American Power & Gas, LLC, and the sole allegation in the suit is that because North American Power's rates exceeded Commonwealth Edison's…
October 28, 2014
Summitt Energy Management Inc. has agreed to remove from its promotional materials statements relating to consumer enrollment trends for retail energy products that cannot be independently verified and appropriately sourced, under an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance accepted by the Ontario Energy…
October 28, 2014
Active Energy Inc. and Active Energy Corp. have agreed to make changes to their marketing materials, including removing the phrase "peace of mind" in describing a product, under an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance accepted by the Ontario Energy Board
October 24, 2014
The Maryland PSC granted Manhattan Energy, LLC electric and natural gas broker licenses to serve commercial and industrial customers.
October 23, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has opened a review of Choice Energy, LLC's compliance with the requirement to send renewal notices to customers whose fixed price contracts are expiring.
October 17, 2014
EDF Trading North America, LLC would pay $57,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of PURA § 39.151(j) and P.U.C. SUBST. R. 25.503(f)(2), concerning failure to adhere to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols §§ 3.9…
October 17, 2014
FERC Enforcement Staff revealed during a Commission meeting yesterday that Staff has opened two informal, non-public investigations related to generator offers during the polar vortex.
October 16, 2014
A lawsuit, seeking class action status, has been filed in United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina against Xoom Energy, LLC and ACN, Inc., and similar to other recent suits against competitors, focuses on the supplier's pricing as compared to its marketing and…
October 14, 2014
The Connecticut PURA, in a draft decision, has indicated that it intends to initiate an investigation into two retail electric suppliers' compliance with the agent training requirements under statute, and whether contracts should be "voided" should PURA determine non-compliance.
October 10, 2014
FERC stated that it intends to revoke the market-based rate authority of about 40 power marketers, including several retail suppliers, for alleged failure to file electric quarterly reports.
