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June 14, 2013
The Pennsylvania PUC has expanded the universe of customers eligible to take service under PECO's Standard Offer customer referral program, under which retail suppliers enrolling in the program offer customers, referred from PECO, a 7% discount off the Price to Compare applicable at the time of…
June 12, 2013
A proposed California PUC decision would deny a petition from retail suppliers and other direct access advocates to institute a rulemaking regarding nonbypassable charges and related mechanisms, including exit fees
June 12, 2013
The failure of Connecticut to pass a retail auction of Standard Service customers during this year's legislative session is a sobering reminder of the Herculean challenges facing an expansion of retail choice, and like the Pennsylvania experience, will negatively impact efforts in other states to…
June 7, 2013
Although disappointing, the takeaways from attempts to auction off retail Standard Service customers in Connecticut this legislative session are more positive than meets the eye, Chris Kallaher, senior director of government and regulatory affairs for Direct Energy, told Matters.
June 7, 2013
Commissioners of the Public Utility Commission of Texas are considering opening a generic rulemaking on policies applicable to the use of a transmission and distribution utility brand by a competitive affiliate.
June 6, 2013
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has issued a request for stakeholder comments to launch an investigation into the state of competition in the retail natural gas market.
June 6, 2013
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has issued another series of questions for stakeholder comment in its retail electric market investigation, including a series of questions regarding corporate separation among utilities and affiliates, and about "predatory" pricing and "market power" in the…
June 5, 2013
Donna Nelson, Chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, requested to hear oral arguments at June 6's open meeting concerning a petition filed by various retail electric providers concerning the use of the CenterPoint Energy brand by utility CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric and broker…
June 4, 2013
Staff of the New York PSC have recommended that Consolidated Edison be required to implement an online bill calculator comparing ESCO and shadow-billed default service costs
June 3, 2013
Sharyland Utilities, L.P. has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas unbundled delivery rates for the former Cap Rock Energy territories, to permit the introduction of retail electric choice in the service areas in May 2014.
June 3, 2013
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has assigned a docket for an investigation into the development of the state's retail natural gas market.
June 3, 2013
Staff of the New York PSC have recommended that Consolidated Edison should "plan" for the expansion of mandatory hourly pricing (MHP) below the current 500 kW threshold, but did not recommend any immediate changes, in testimony in ConEd's current rate case.
May 30, 2013
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio yesterday announced a series of stakeholder meetings to address improvements in the state's retail electric market, including development of a, "short term market development work plan."
May 29, 2013
The Arizona Corporation Commission has issued a series of questions for stakeholder comment regarding its review of instituting a formal proceeding to re-open retail electric access, with the questions emphasizing rate and other impacts on small customers from any opening of the retail market.
May 24, 2013
The Pennsylvania PUC has officially dropped a customer education mailing about electric choice, consisting of a postcard regarding the PA Power Switch website, for 2013.
May 24, 2013
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued a tentative order to modify the definition of an electric fixed price product, and add a new category for products with pass-through components, due to concerns about current fixed rates with pass-throughs.
May 23, 2013
The New York PSC has opened a proceeding to review policies that may impact consumer acceptance and use of plug-in electric vehicles and to further develop the Commission's policies regarding electric vehicles and the services and infrastructure that they require.
May 22, 2013
Staff of the New Hampshire PUC and the Office of Consumer Advocate have petitioned the PUC to open a rulemaking to review the applicable codes addressing retail electric supplier licensing and marketing rules.
May 17, 2013
Texas Legal Services Center and Texas Ratepayers' Organization to Save Energy have raised concern regarding a Texas strawman rule to revise the Provider of Last Resort mechanism to allow a non-volunteer POLR (LSP) to delegate its LSP obligations to a REP-certificated affiliate of the LSP.
May 15, 2013
The Pennsylvania PUC will likely rule on the issue of fixed price electricity contracts which nevertheless contain pass-through components which may be adjusted by the supplier during the fixed term, especially as the PUC has found that these pass-throughs have trickled from large C&I contracts down…
May 14, 2013
A new Indiana law urges that the topic of electric customer choice be studied.
May 13, 2013
The Pennsylvania PUC has approved a revision to PECO's dynamic pricing program under which the selected retail supplier serving customers under the plan, Reliant, will take on a greater role in the program.
May 10, 2013
The Arizona Corporation Commission will schedule two public meetings, and opened a comment process, to examine whether retail electric choice should be introduced into the state.
May 8, 2013
Several California end-users, along with competitive market trade associations, sent a series of letters to the California General Assembly in support of a bill to increase the current caps on the amount of electric direct access load.
April 30, 2013
FERC has approved AEP's application to transfer the utility generation owned by Ohio Power Company to a competitive generation affiliate, consistent with the corporate separation approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
