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December 23, 2014
The "erratic" behavior of FirstEnergy regarding the competitive market makes the health of the current retail market at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities precarious, and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio should not rely on current migration levels as indicative of a sustainable market, IGS Energy…
December 22, 2014
Requiring DTE Gas (f/k/a Detroit Edison) to release capacity to retail suppliers is the, "only economically reasonable long-term solution," to provide for the equitable allocation of pipeline reservation costs, a Michigan ALJ would find in a proposed decision, but the ALJ would decline to mandate a…
December 22, 2014
Adding a field to allow customers to sort plans based on minimum usage fees, and including variable rate history information, are among the suggestions received by Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas for changes to the Power to Choose website.
December 19, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued a tentative order to implement Act 155 of 2014, which allows the PUC to assess annual fees to electric generation suppliers and natural gas suppliers related to the PUC's oversight costs of such suppliers.
December 19, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued a final order establishing the scope of its review of improvement to the retail natural gas market, and has accelerated its consideration of standard offer customer referral programs for natural gas.
December 19, 2014
As part of its natural gas retail market investigation (I-2013-2381742), the Pennsylvania PUC has immediately commenced a review of changes to the natural gas disclosure requirements related to residential and small business customers.
December 16, 2014
Dayton Power & Light CEO Derek Porter has filed a letter with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio arguing that ratepayer-backed power purchase agreements, such as those proposed by the FirstEnergy utilities, are a, "key component to allowing reliable coal generation to continue operating and…
December 16, 2014
The New York PSC has opened a formal proceeding to consider enabling opt-out municipal aggregation programs (community choice aggregation) in New York.
December 15, 2014
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced "milestone" steps taken in New York State's comprehensive "Reforming the Energy Vision," including steps concerning municipal aggregation.
December 12, 2014
The Massachusetts DPU intends to launch a website providing customers with retail electric supplier rates and other information.
December 12, 2014
As part of a wide-ranging proceeding to update a host of retail electric market provisions, the Massachusetts DPU has proposed new provisions governing the assignment of a retail suppliers' customers to another retail supplier.
December 12, 2014
As part of a wide-ranging proceeding to update a host of retail electric market provisions, the Massachusetts DPU is proposing to eliminate, for residential and small C&I customers, the basic service cost recalculation applicable to customers who leave basic service for competitive supply.
December 12, 2014
As part of a wide-ranging proceeding to update a host of retail electric market provisions, the Massachusetts DPU will consider changes to the disclosure labels required to be produced by retail electric suppliers.
December 11, 2014
The Massachusetts DPU's position that it may only narrowly review opt-out municipal aggregation plans to determine whether they conform to specific statutory criteria, "creates a substantial void in the regulatory and oversight structure for municipal aggregators, a void that leaves ratepayers and…
December 5, 2014
The Michigan PSC has directed the state's utilities and retail suppliers to file assessments of their abilities to meet their customers' expected electric requirements for the years 2015 through 2019.
December 3, 2014
Texas Sets New Interest Rates for REP Deposits Over-billings
December 1, 2014
The Connecticut PURA intends to improve the state's electric supplier rate board, at EnergizeCT.com, with the effort to be informed by "best practices" used in other states.
November 26, 2014
Oncor has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to reduce the charge for a Priority Move-In for a Self-Contained Meter, for non-AMS meters or AMS meters without remote connect/disconnection functionality (43846).
November 25, 2014
The Public Utility Commission of Texas will suggest to the legislature that lawmakers grant the Commission explicit authority to issue informal guidance in the form of advisory opinions.
November 18, 2014
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has scheduled for December 19 a forum on the Power to Choose website
November 10, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a recommended proposal for publication to address Subsynchronous Oscillation (SSO) risk in ERCOT.
November 10, 2014
In draft legislative recommendations for the 2015 scope of competition report, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that the legislature explicitly provide the Commission with authority to ban certain companies or individuals from participation in the retail market.
November 7, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has revived the retail electric supplier working group to address issues relating to the evolving Connecticut competitive electric market
November 7, 2014
The Massachusetts DPU said that it, "plans to open an investigation in the near future into improving access to the competitive supply market, particularly for residential and small C&I customers."
November 5, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has assigned a docket to review the current code of conduct regulations for electric and natural gas utilities.
