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November 23, 2012
Under a settlement with the Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement, Public Power, LLC would pay $64,450, plus customer refunds, to resolve allegations of slamming and all possible liability and claims related to an accidental transmission of an incorrect data file which led to…
November 19, 2012
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a settlement between its Office of Enforcement and Gila River Power LLC for what FERC said was, "Gila River's manipulation of power markets in California."
November 16, 2012
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have petitioned for the revocation of the retail electric provider certificate of DTE Energy Trading, Inc. for failure to serve customers within two years of its certificate being granted.
November 15, 2012
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have sought comment on a presentation of complaint data intended to be presented to the Commission at the December 13, 2012 Open Meeting.
November 15, 2012
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission suspended the market-based rate authority of J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation for a period of six months, to become effective on April 1, 2013, for what FERC found to be, "repeated submission of false and misleading statements" to the California ISO…
November 15, 2012
Under a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, Exelon has agreed to make a civil payment of $400,000 to the United States Treasury to resolve allegations that Exelon violated a prior court order, which adopted conditions on its merger with Constellation, due to "inadvertent" errors which…
November 13, 2012
Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc. (Constellation) has entered into a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve and conclude Staff's investigation of Constellation for alleged violation of PURA 39.151(j) and P.U.C. Subst. R. 25.503(f)(2), concerning…
November 6, 2012
Staff of the Public Utility of Texas and Glacial Energy of Texas, Inc. have said in a status report that continued settlement negotiations may result in a resolution, entirely or in part, of a pending Notice of Violation proceeding against Glacial Energy of Texas, Inc., and parties asked for a delay…
November 2, 2012
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas has entered into a settlement agreement concerning a company alleged to have operated as a retail electric provider without a Commission-issued certificate.
November 1, 2012
FERC dismissed, as unsupported, a complaint brought against the California ISO by Shell Energy North America regarding the definition of "complete and accurate" meter data, as Shell had said that the lack of a clear definition had led to a breakdown in the integrity of the grid-wide settlement…
November 1, 2012
FERC yesterday issued a show cause order and notice of proposed penalty against Barclays Bank PLC and individual traders Daniel Brin, Scott Connelly, Karen Levine, and Ryan Smith, as FERC alleged that they manipulated the electricity markets in and around California from November 2006 to December…
October 29, 2012
FERC granted Exelon and Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. a limited, one-time waiver of section 37.11.1 of the California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO) tariff that was in effect prior to October 1, 2011, to avoid a penalty of $282,000 for untimely submission of settlement meter data.
October 17, 2012
The New Hampshire PUC has ordered Electricity NH, LLC d/b/a E.N.H. Power to modify the guarantee previously approved by the Commission as security after a complaint filed by competitor PNE Energy Supply LLC d/b/a Power New England.
October 11, 2012
Entrust Energy, Inc. would pay $30,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve allegations that Entrust Energy was not in full compliance with 3 provisions of the Substantive Rules (40820).
October 8, 2012
The Texas Coalition for Affordable Power released an analysis of electric complaints to the Public Utility Commission of Texas showing that the FY 2012 total was the lowest number of electric complaints in Texas in seven years.
October 5, 2012
The Public Utility Commission of Texas revoked the certificate of TexRep7, LLC d/b/a Saturn Power, LLC in a default order.
October 5, 2012
Infinite Electric, L.L.C. would pay $37,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve allegations that Infinite Electric was not in full compliance with 24 provisions of the Substantive Rules (40819).
September 21, 2012
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has initiated a proceeding into whether J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corp., "submitted misleading information and omitted material facts in communications with the Commission, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) and the ISO’s Department…
September 21, 2012
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, via Secretarial Letter, announced a meeting to be hosted by the Commission's Office of Competitive Market Oversight (OCMO) which, "[a]ll electric generation suppliers (EGSs) marketing to or serving residential customers are expected to attend."
September 20, 2012
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and Weir Investments Fund, LLC d/b/a Apollo Power & Light have entered into a settlement agreement to resolve and conclude an investigation of Apollo for failure to maintain the technical resources and ability to provide continuous and reliable…
September 7, 2012
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has denied interim relief sought by retail electric providers regarding REPs' complaint filed against the operation of a mass market shopping website run by CenterPoint Energy Services, Inc.
September 6, 2012
FERC yesterday directed Deutsche Bank Energy Trading, LLC to show cause why it should not be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of $1.5 million for alleged violation of the Commission's anti-manipulation rules.
August 29, 2012
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have opposed, as unsupported, a motion for interim relief from several retail electric providers, who had sought an order from the PUCT requiring broker CenterPoint Energy Services, Inc. to cease and desist operation of its retail shopping website…
August 27, 2012
Accent Energy, LP, d/b/a Dynowatt would pay $5,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve an investigation conducted by the Commission's Oversight and Enforcement Division.
August 27, 2012
The New Hampshire PUC will not take any action against Constellation NewEnergy in regards to a complaint brought by Public Service of New Hampshire regarding an allegedly forged signature on a Letter of Authorization for customer usage, but expressed concern with what the PUC perceived as a lack of…
