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July 16, 2013
The New Hampshire PUC has voted to proceed with a competitive bidding process to, "obtain a valuation expert to perform a more detailed analysis of the value of PSNH's generation assets and entitlements, which will help to inform any adjudicatory or legislative analysis of divestiture, possible…
July 15, 2013
A retail supplier has proposed that the Massachusetts DPU consider a retail opt-out auction of certain customers.
July 12, 2013
Consistent with recent legislation, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft order to set the nonbypassable system benefit fund fee (charged to REPs) at 0¢/MWh for the period beginning September 1, 2013 and ending September 1, 2016.
July 12, 2013
A proposed first-notice order from an Illinois Commerce Commission ALJ concerning municipal aggregation rules would prohibit the retail suppliers selected by municipal aggregations from receiving the customer information of customers already on competitive supply.
July 11, 2013
Parties recently filed comments in Ohio's investigation of the retail natural gas market, and the comments of Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy and other low-income consumer advocates (LIA) aptly describe the dim prospects for widespread expansion of energy choice, both in Ohio and nationwide, in…
July 10, 2013
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio will initiate several smaller working groups to address aspects of the short-term retail electric market workplan to be developed by Staff.
July 9, 2013
The Illinois Commerce Commission has denied a tariff filing by Commonwealth Edison relating to changes to provisions governing municipal aggregations (Docket 12-0590), as the same issues are pending before the ICC in a separate rulemaking (Docket 12-0456)
July 9, 2013
Ohio should require the disclosure of all incentives and commissions under opt-out municipal electric aggregation contracts, which should be subject to the state's public records law, several parties told PUCO in supplemental comments in Ohio's retail electric market investigation.
July 8, 2013
The Texas PowerToChoose.com site has been updated with anticipated changes, including an indicator of the REP's complaint score in the list of REP offers.
July 5, 2013
The Pennsylvania PUC's PAPowerSwitch.com rate board has launched a new design and new features.
July 5, 2013
The Public Utility Commission of Texas directed Staff to proceed with an evaluation of credit requirements for retail electric providers, and other issues, prompted by the increase in the ERCOT price cap, eventually to $9,000/MWh in 2015.
July 5, 2013
During the July 3 open meeting, Donna Nelson, Chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and Commissioner Kenneth Anderson agreed to a framework allowing customers to opt-out of having a provisioned advanced meter, including agreement on the entity responsible for billing the charges in…
July 3, 2013
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has granted AEP Ohio certain waivers to allow the accelerated return of customers from a defaulting supplier back to SSO to resolve a credit dispute between AEP Ohio and FirstEnergy Solutions, with the accelerated drop timeline obviating the need for further…
July 3, 2013
A key Arizona Senator has written a letter to Arizona Corporation Commissioner Bob Burns urging the ACC to, "shy away from experimenting with the option of deregulation."
July 1, 2013
A retail supplier has filed comments with the Pennsylvania PUC urging the PUC to mandate volumetric, unit pricing for residential electric offers.
June 28, 2013
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has opened a proceeding to review potential adverse rate impacts for AEP Ohio customers during the transition to market based rates.
June 27, 2013
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have sought guidance on moving forward with several projects to address retail market impacts from the higher system wide offer cap (SWOC), including potentially increasing the capital required of retail electric providers for certification.
June 26, 2013
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has assigned project numbers for several new rulemakings, including a review of the REP certification rules.
June 26, 2013
A new law recently signed by Texas Gov. Perry requires that the Public Utility Commission of Texas shall publish a list of retail electric providers offering payment assistance programs customers who are military veterans with a significantly decreased ability to regulate body temperature because of…
June 26, 2013
The Public Utility Commission of Texas will examine the issue of the average pricing disclosure required of retail electric providers offering time-based rates.
June 25, 2013
Pennsylvania's proposal to prohibit the use of pass-through clauses on fixed rate electric contracts, and only allow such pass-throughs in a new product category called Price With Pass-Through Clause, amounts to the regulation of retail supplier pricing, and will also raise customer rates…
June 21, 2013
The Public Utility Commission of Texas yesterday dismissed a petition from retail electric providers seeking a declaratory ruling regarding the use of the CenterPoint Energy brand by utility CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric and broker CenterPoint Energy Services Inc., particularly with regards to…
June 19, 2013
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have filed an allocation methodology to assign non-shopping non-residential customers at Columbia Gas of Ohio to a competitive supplier should an exit from the merchant function for non-residential service be triggered.
June 18, 2013
New Jersey Assembly Utilities Chairman Upendra Chivukula yesterday announced that it is important to update the Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act of 1999 to reflect changes in the marketplace and to evolve a fully articulated retail energy policy for New Jersey as well as a road map for…
June 14, 2013
Niagara Mohawk expects to launch its online comparison of ESCO and default service costs in early July, it informed the New York PSC in a report on a collaborative process.
