October 7, 2013
Connecticut Modifies Utility Bill Inserts Promoting Electric Choice
The Connecticut PURA has ordered Connecticut Light and Power and United Illuminating to modify the current quarterly billing inserts which promote electric choice.
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October 2, 2013
Draft Michigan Report: Subsidized Rates for Large Customers Should Be Considered
A draft segment report on Michigan's energy future from the PSC and Michigan Energy Office states that subsidized electric rates for large volume users should be carefully examined.
October 1, 2013
Texas TDUs File Fees for Advanced Meter Opt-Out (Monthly Fee As Low As $18)
Texas transmission and distribution utilities have filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas initial tariffs to implement an opt-out from advanced metering, including sought levels for the one-time and ongoing opt-out fees.
September 27, 2013
Texas Staff File Draft to Implement Cease and Desist Authority
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for publication to implement PURA Chapter 15 Subchapter D, which grants the commission the authority to issue a cease and desist order to various market participants, including retail electric providers.
September 27, 2013
Texas Staff Proposes Assessments on REPs to Fund Broadcasting of PUCT Meetings
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have proposed annual assessments on certain retail electric providers to fund the public online broadcasting of Commission meetings, consistent with statute.
September 25, 2013
Michigan Orders Utility to Complete Delayed Switches to Retail Supplier
The Michigan PSC has ordered Wisconsin Electric Power Company to arrange for two customers, for which Wisconsin Electric was delaying switches to an alternative electric supplier, to be switched to choice service immediately.
September 25, 2013
Texas REPs Seek to Prohibit Use of Logo, Brand By Both Utility and Competitive Affiliate
Several retail electric providers have urged the Public Utility Commission of Texas to adopt a new rule which would prohibit a utility from sharing any same brand, logo, or any identifying brand feature with a competitive affiliate engaged in competitive electric service in Texas.
September 24, 2013
Pennsylvania Adopts Interim Guidelines for Customer Lists
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a final written order adopting interim guidelines for natural gas distribution company (NGDC) eligible customer lists (ECLs) made available to retail suppliers.
September 19, 2013
Massachusetts DPU Chair: 70 Additional Communities Expected to Launch Municipal Aggregation in Next Two Years
Over 70 additional Massachusetts communities are expected to seek approval for opt-out municipal aggregations over the next two years, Ann Berwick, Chair of the Massachusetts DPU, told the Retail Energy Supply Association's Energy Competition Symposium.
September 19, 2013
Group Formed to Oppose Opt-Out Municipal Aggregation
Updated 1:20 pm ET to reflect that Crius Energy, the parent of Viridian Energy, confirmed after this story was originally published that Crius Energy, Viridian, and Crius' other retail energy brands are not affiliated with Citizens Against Municipal Aggregation in any way
September 17, 2013
RESA, Customers Urge Indiana Lawmakers to Pursue Retail Choice
The Retail Energy Supply Association, and a group of sixteen end users, in separate letters, have urged Indiana lawmakers to pursue an evaluation of retail electric choice.
September 13, 2013
Connecticut Legislators Question Need for Retail Auction, Stress Need for Proposal to Originate at Energy Committee, Not Budget Process
Several Connecticut legislators, addressing the National Energy Marketers Association Connecticut Policy Leadership Roundtable, expressed skepticism about a retail auction of electric default service customers, and said that addressing the auction through the budget process, rather than the Energy &…
September 13, 2013
2005, 2008, or 2013? Pennsylvania PUC Opens Another Proceeding to Jumpstart Retail Natural Gas Market, Citing "Dismal" Residential Market
The Pennsylvania PUC has instituted what is essentially its third generic proceeding to examine barriers to a workably competitive retail natural gas market, after two prior efforts have failed to create meaningful opportunities for residential customers to choose an alternative gas supplier.
September 13, 2013
With Pennsylvania's Track Record, Not Much, Other than Sound & Fury, Should Be Expected from New Retail Natural Gas Market Investigation; Focus Should be on Threshold Legal Questions, Not Policy
Pennsylvania has launched its third investigation in the last 10 years to jumpstart the chronically "dismal" retail natural gas market, but the PUC's track record with its prior investigations, as well as its recently concluded retail electric market investigation, should counsel any retail…
September 12, 2013
OVER: Arizona Commission Closes Investigation of Retail Choice, Maintains Current System
Citing insurmountable legal hurdles, the Arizona Corporation Commission yesterday voted 4-1 to close the Commission's investigation of retail electric choice, and to maintain the current system.
September 10, 2013
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AEP, Dominion Retail File Settlement Over SECA Charges
September 9, 2013
Texas Staff File Draft to Implement List of REPs Offering Bill Assistance to Military Veterans with Severe Burns
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for publication to implement SB 981, which requires the PUCT to post a list of REPs offering bill payment assistance programs to customers who are military veterans with a significantly decreased ability to regulate body…
September 5, 2013
Calif. Draft Order Would Require Retail Suppliers to Meet Energy Storage Mandate
A proposed California order would require load serving entities, including retail electric service providers and community choice aggregators in addition to utilities, to meet mandates for the procurement of energy storage.
September 5, 2013
Arizona Commissioner Frustrated with Polarization of Retail Choice Investigation, Suggests Hearing and Issues Supplemental Questions -- Texas Capacity Issues to Take Center Stage
Frustrated with stakeholders that have chosen to "polarize" the Arizona Corporation Commission's investigation of retail electric choice, Commissioner Bob Burns suggested that an evidentiary hearing may be appropriate, and issued a list of supplemental questions.
September 3, 2013
Arizona Commissioner to Hold Stakeholder Meetings on Retail Choice Topics
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Brenda Burns informed her colleagues that she will hold a series of meetings with stakeholders regarding specific topics in the Commission's retail electric choice investigation, stating there is, "a great deal more information to acquire, research, study and discern…
August 30, 2013
California PUC to Host Discussion on Business Model for the Electric Utility of the Future
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced it will hold an educational discussion regarding the nature of the impact of new technologies and services on the traditional electric utility model.
August 30, 2013
Michigan PSC Grants Utility "Limited" Deferral of Costs Rising from Spike in Retail Choice Sales
The Michigan PSC granted Wisconsin Electric Power Company what it termed "limited authorization" to defer certain costs arising from the mass exodus of sales to competitive supply at the utility.
August 29, 2013
Texas to Hold Workshop on REP Collateral Requirements, POLR Rates, Other SWOC Impacts; Issues Questions for Comment
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has scheduled a workshop for October 17 to discuss the potential impacts of increases to the system wide offer cap on retail markets, including REP collateral requirements.
August 26, 2013
CFTC "Not of the View" that Retail Energy Transactions Fall Within Dodd-Frank Regulated Exchange Section
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced an Interpretation concerning its authority over retail commodity transactions, as provided by Section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA).
August 21, 2013
Energy Choice Now: Michigan Electric Rates Continue to Climb Under Choice Cap
Michigan electric rates continue to increase as the state lacks the price competition present under electric choice to discipline pricing.