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July 10, 2014
The California PUC has proposed expanding the rescission period to natural gas service to core customers from 3 days after contract signing to 30 days after the first bill, in a proposed order which would also establish a registration process for retail gas suppliers (core transportation agents, or…
July 10, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC has said that its Office of Competitive Market Oversight will update stakeholders on the next steps in the PUC's retail natural gas market investigation during the third quarter.
July 9, 2014
The only barriers to implementing opt-out municipal aggregation in New York are existing Uniform Business Practices wholly within the jurisdiction of the PSC, meaning that the PSC is empowered to authorize opt-out municipal aggregation if it so desires, notes a working group report on the PSC's…
July 7, 2014
The Massachusetts DPU has approved 10 new electric opt-out municipal aggregation programs, and has extended a pricing benchmark to additional customer classes.
July 7, 2014
Consolidated Edison and several ESCOs have filed a stipulation at the New York PSC addressing ESCO complaints concerning alleged underforecasting by ConEd, which led to significantly higher imbalances and cashouts by ESCOs this winter.
July 3, 2014
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to set Rider RCE - Rate Case Expenses Surcharge to zero, as rider has collected all of the necessary expenses.
July 2, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas will conduct a workshop on Project No. 42631, Rulemaking Regarding Subsynchronous Oscillation in the ERCOT Region, on July 28.
July 1, 2014
A Maryland working group charged with exploring the expansion of budget billing to competitive supply and permanently accelerating the switching timeline also addressed more holistically issues which caused unexpectedly high bills for certain electric customers this winter, prompting the workgroup…
June 24, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has scheduled for June 30 a technical meeting on implementation of Public Acts 14-75 ( the recent retail electric market and consumer protection changes ) and 14-94 (which does not directly relate to the retail market but does include changes to certain municipal power…
June 23, 2014
The Public Utility Commission of Texas won't conduct further formal proceedings regarding the sharing of customer information by retail electric providers with third parties at this time, instead electing to continue to monitor the issue for potential future action as warranted.
June 20, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC in a tentative order has proposed requiring electric distribution companies to conduct triennial solicitations informing customers of their ability to opt-out of inclusion on the eligible customer list (ECL) provided to retail suppliers.
June 19, 2014
NRG Energy's Independence Energy Group LLC d/b/a Energy Rewards intends to offer to Pennsylvania customers an offer bundling electric and natural gas supply, according to a regulatory filing.
June 16, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for adoption containing revisions to the Pro-Forma Retail Delivery Tariff.
June 16, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that the Commission deny a petition to eliminate or otherwise modify the small-fish-swim-free exemption under Subst. R. §25.504(c).
June 12, 2014
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved an amendment to Duke Energy Ohio's corporate separation plan and tariff to grant Duke flexibility to offer, "additional electric-related services to residential and nonresidential customers."
June 4, 2014
Three Towns to Join Massachusetts Regional Opt-Out Aggregation
June 4, 2014
During last week's open meeting, Texas Public Utility Commissioners expressed concerns with various aspects of REPs' sharing of customer information with third parties.
June 4, 2014
Last week, the Public Utility Commission of Texas adopted an update to its code of conduct rules governing utilities and competitive affiliates which did not contain any major changes to the existing provisions as sought by certain retail electric providers (such as a blanket prohibition on shared…
May 30, 2014
The California Assembly this week passed a bill, AB 2145, which would terminate the ability of community choice aggregations to enroll customers on an opt-out basis effective January 1, 2015.
May 29, 2014
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has approved implementation of a nonbypassable rider for certain deferred generation costs at Dayton Power & Light, but denied making additional deferred transmission costs nonbypassable.
May 27, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have provided the Commission with two options concerning a proceeding examining the sharing of customer information by Retail Electric Providers (REPs) with third parties (Project 42030).
May 23, 2014
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) announced that the state's Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) approved regulations recently adopted by the PUC to reform disclosures required by retail electric suppliers, and to accelerate the switching timelines.
May 23, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to implement a uniform interest rate applicable to over- and under-collections of electric default service costs via reconciliation of automatic adjustment clauses.
May 22, 2014
The Connecticut PURA will convene a technical meeting on May 28 to discuss the impact of new legislation on its ongoing retail electric market customer protection docket, 13-07-18.
May 21, 2014
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have proposed that the Commission reject AEP Ohio's proposed Power Purchase Agreement Rider, in testimony on AEP Ohio's electric security plan filing.
