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May 15, 2014
Unitil (Northern Utilities) has petitioned the Maine PUC for a series of tariff changes in its non-residential natural gas choice program, arguing that the changes are needed to ensure appropriate planning and reliability
May 14, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC is again delaying the requirement for the electric distribution companies to mail to customers a postcard promoting the PUC's PA Power Switch site.
May 12, 2014
Champion Energy Services, LLC has suggested to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that PUCO should consider, "standardiz[ing] certain terms of service in CRES contracts for the residential and small commercial customer class," in order to avoid misleading and deceptive practices concerning…
May 12, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for adoption containing proposed revisions to Subst. R. 25.272, relating to the Code of Conduct for electric utilities and their affiliates.
May 7, 2014
The New York PSC has scheduled for May 15, 2014 a technical conference on winter price spikes.
May 6, 2014
The Connecticut House yesterday passed without amendment SB 2 which contains a host of electric market consumer protections, and the bill, which is supported by Gov. Malloy, is set to become law.
May 6, 2014
The Maryland PSC has opened a proceeding (PC 35) to review the current status of protections for customers in connection with competitive retail gas and electricity supply, and to solicit recommendations on ratepayer protections.
May 5, 2014
Several of the NRG Energy retail electric providers have filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to assign their non-volunteer POLR responsibility to affiliate Reliant Energy Retail Services, LLC.
May 2, 2014
Dayton Power & Light has filed to implement a nonbypassable rider for certain generation supply costs, under a "circuit breaker" provision for certain reconciled default service costs.
April 30, 2014
The Connecticut Senate has passed a bill (SB 2) which would limit variable rate changes during the initial months of service, and would require electric bills to include any rate changes effective for the next billing cycle.
April 28, 2014
The New York PSC will address several questions raised in a Staff report, including whether utilities should continue to supply default commodity service to customers, as part of its Reforming the Energy Vision proceeding.
April 28, 2014
Due to extended consideration of rehearing requests, the New York PSC has stayed several of the significant retail market changes contained in a February order.
April 25, 2014
If retail electric suppliers will be required to send customers advanced mailed notice of price changes, as proposed in Connecticut, then utilities should be required to similarly mail customers notice of default service price changes, the Retail Energy Supply Association said in exception to a…
April 25, 2014
Interim changes to Connecticut's retail electric market rules and consumer protections contained in a draft order would not have the force of law, the Retail Energy Supply Association noted in exception
April 24, 2014
Direct Energy announced that it is capping its residential electric variable rates in Connecticut.
April 23, 2014
Direct Energy has availed itself of new rules allowing Texas retail electric providers to assign their non-volunteer POLR responsibilities to an affiliate.
April 18, 2014
A draft "interim" order in the Connecticut PURA's review of electric market consumer protections would prohibit retail suppliers from offering certain products to mass market customers via utility consolidated billing, and would also require suppliers to provide written notice of variable rate…
April 17, 2014
The Michigan PSC has approved a reservation charge applicable to retail natural gas choice customers at DTE Gas (MichCon).
April 16, 2014
A settlement among Citizens' Electric Company of Lewisburg, PA, Wellsboro Electric Company, the Office of Consumer Advocate and the Office of Small Business Advocate would institute a nonbypassable rider, up to 1¢/kWh, to recover generation costs from the polar vortex.
April 14, 2014
Michigan Sets Date for Collaborative on Supplier Pricing Website
April 14, 2014
PPL Electric Utilities would meet its statutory obligation to offer a Time of Use rate to customers by relying on electric generation suppliers under an open process, under a partial settlement with various stakeholders.
April 10, 2014
A settlement among Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Oncor, and the 9/12 Association would establish the fees applicable for customers who opt-out of advanced metering service.
April 4, 2014
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has adopted new rules regarding the provision of marketing materials and data for retail supplier and utility voluntary green power programs.
April 4, 2014
As part of its final rulemaking order on customer disclosures, the Pennsylvania PUC adopted a standard template for an Electric Generation Supplier Contract Summary, for residential and small commercial customers.
April 4, 2014
Departing from an earlier proposal, the Pennsylvania PUC will not require electric generation suppliers to notify variable rate customers, "of a rate increase of more than 50% over the prior billing cycle as soon as the EGS becomes aware that such an increase will occur."
