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March 11, 2014
The Electricity Distributors Association (EDA), representing Ontario utilities, recently "commended" a call from Andrea Horwath, leader of Ontario's New Democrats, to curtail fixed commodity price retail electricity contracts for residential customers.
March 10, 2014
PNE Energy Supply, LLC sought a declaratory ruling from the New Hampshire PUC regarding the proper interpretation of Rule Puc 2004.07(b)(1)b. with respect to the availability of off-cycle meter reads.
March 7, 2014
Texas PUC Approves Cease & Desist Authority
March 5, 2014
Texas PUC Posts List of Cities Requiring Copy of REP Disconnect Notice Sent to Certain Multi-Family Dwellings
March 5, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed testimony recommending lower upfront and ongoing advanced meter opt-out charges at Texas-New Mexico Power.
February 28, 2014
The New York PSC, in its retail markets order, has revised the uniform business practices (UBPs) to allow customers to aggregate their electric load in order to meet the threshold of a "direct customer" and participate in the market without an ESCO.
February 27, 2014
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has directed Staff to convene an informal workshop to review the financial security requirements applicable to retail suppliers, as PUCO addressed rehearing requests regarding recently adopted changes to the electric market rules.
February 27, 2014
As noted by EnergyChoiceMatters.com's extensive coverage (click here) , the New York PSC's retail markets investigation order directed a wealth of significant, market-altering changes, including the introduction of a measure of recourse to POR, subjecting ESCO service to certain low-income customers…
February 26, 2014
As part of its continued retail market investigation focused on facilitating the development of value-added product and service offerings for mass market energy consumers, the New York PSC has issued a series of questions for stakeholder comment regarding ESCO customer acquisition costs, billing…
February 26, 2014
With the prohibition on electric and natural gas ESCOs serving customers in utility low-income assistance programs, except under certain conditions, the PSC's written retail markets order explains how utility low-income assistance program customers currently shopping with an ESCO are to be treated.
February 26, 2014
The New York PSC has adopted new procedures governing the renewal of residential and small non-residential ESCO electric and natural gas contracts, in its retail markets order.
February 26, 2014
The sweeping changes that the New York PSC has ordered in the retail market were adopted, "[i]n light of the apparent scarcity of energy-related value-added products and services available in the residential and small non-residential markets; the high complaint rates; and what appears to be a large…
February 26, 2014
The New York PSC has ordered the utilities to cease offering ESCO referral programs, as part of its retail markets order.
February 26, 2014
New York electric and natural gas ESCOs will be required to "guarantee" their prices as listed on New York Power to Choose, including for small commercial service, which will be added to the site
February 26, 2014
As noted Friday, the New York PSC has ordered electric and natural gas ESCOs to file pricing history for certain residential and small commercial products.
February 25, 2014
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have recommended approval of an alternative proposal from AEP Ohio to mitigate the impact of the transition to market-based rates on residential customers at Columbus Southern Power (CSP).
February 24, 2014
A final New York PSC order in Consolidated Edison's electric rate case requires the utility to file a proposal to expand mandatory hourly pricing (MHP) to customers with demands over 300 kW.
February 21, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued for comment a proposed rulemaking that would revise certain regulations of the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act (AEPS) of 2004, including regulations pertaining to net metering, interconnection and compliance provisions of the AEPS Act.
February 21, 2014
Concerns that PECO Customer Assistance Program customers will suffer "irreparable harm" under the program adopted by the PUC to allow these customers to shop for their electric supplier are not "speculative," given, "the recent volatility we have seen in the energy markets," Pennsylvania Public…
February 21, 2014
New York ESCOs will be required to disclose their pricing history for certain products, the New York PSC said yesterday.
February 21, 2014
The New York PSC has banned ESCOs from serving customers participating in utility low-income assistance programs, unless the ESCO meets certain conditions.
February 21, 2014
With more than 750 high bill informal complaints filed by consumers so far this year, the Pennsylvania PUC has opened an investigation into disclosures and other regulations governing variable rate electric contracts (Docket M-2014-2406134).
February 20, 2014
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has launched its new website focusing solely on electric and natural gas choice in Ohio: www.energychoice.ohio.gov
February 19, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed testimony recommending a lower upfront advanced meter opt-out charge at AEP Texas Central and AEP Texas North, with a marginally higher monthly ongoing opt-out charge for an initial five years.
February 18, 2014
As noted in our related story today, a Texas customer has taken up the fight to introduce electric choice to El Paso Electric, which is the latest example of a disturbing trend in Texas of so-called competitive market advocates not proactively seeking to extend choice to the still significant areas…
