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November 30, 2012
The New York PSC has confirmed the entity responsible for paying credits for excess generation generated by net metered customers who qualify for default hourly pricing, but are served by an ESCO.
November 29, 2012
Dominion East Ohio (DEO) has filed at PUCO to revise its General Terms and Conditions of Energy Choice Pooling Service, including the Energy Choice Pooling Service Agreement, to reflect supplier recommendations and conform to existing practices.
November 29, 2012
Proposed rules relating to various municipal aggregation issues filed by Illinois Commerce Commission Staff, "heavily tilts the playing field in favor of those Retail Electric Suppliers ('RES') who emphasize municipal aggregation as their preferred marketing channel, at the expense of those RESs…
November 29, 2012
Texas Industrial Energy Consumers (TIEC) petitioned the Public Utility Commission of Texas to adopt a Competitive Generation Service (CGS) program tariff at Entergy Texas after negotiations between TIEC and Entergy failed to reach a consensus program tariff.
November 28, 2012
The New York State Public Service Commission took action on three items highlighted in Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's Energy Highway Blueprint issued by the Energy Highway Task Force in October.
November 28, 2012
The Maryland PSC will conduct a rulemaking session on January 9, 2013 to consider whether to finally adopt the proposed revisions to COMAR 20.52.03 relating to conforming changes to the electric switching period.
November 27, 2012
Two interrelated draft decisions recently issued by the California PUC would grant retail natural gas suppliers at Pacific Gas & Electric a modicum of relief regarding the cost of capacity assigned by Pacific Gas & Electric, but would deny marketers' request for an opt-out of certain capacity…
November 26, 2012
The Pennsylvania PUC, in an order on clarification and reconsideration, has clarified the pricing applicable to the retail opt-in program to be implemented at PECO for electric customers (in place of an opt-in auction), and has also clarified its prior order with respect to cost recovery for the…
November 23, 2012
The New York State Office of General Services (OGS) has sought a change to New York's 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.
November 22, 2012
Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, and West Penn Power have filed with the Pennsylvania PUC a proposed design for a retail opt-in aggregation program, meant to jump-start the retail market in place of an earlier proposed retail opt-in auction which the PUC ordered be modified into a new program.
November 21, 2012
The California PUC has posted a proposed decision which would adopt rules governing the treatment of Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) by electrical corporations (utilities), and establishing an expedited complaint procedure for use by Community Choice Aggregators (R. 12-02-009).
November 21, 2012
A proposed California PUC decision would adopt a formula to determine the amount of financial security and re-entry fee requirements applicable to Electric Service Providers (ESPs), and would also define the size of customers for which security must be provided (R. 07-05-025).
November 15, 2012
Philadelphia Gas Works has filed at the Pennsylvania PUC to unbundle certain natural gas procurement costs into a bypassable Gas Procurement Charge (GPC) and unbundle supply-related uncollectibles into a bypassable Merchant Function Charge.
November 14, 2012
If Ohio regulators approve Columbia Gas' exit from the merchant function, non-shopping customers should be allocated to competitive suppliers on a proportional basis, based on each supplier's market share, two retail suppliers independently said in separately filed testimony before PUCO.
November 14, 2012
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC a tariff to unbundle certain gas procurement charges from distribution rates, for inclusion in the bypassable Price to Compare.
November 13, 2012
The Illinois Commerce Commission has issued a First Notice order containing proposed rules which require that entities installing, maintaining, and repairing electric vehicle (EV) charging stations shall be certified by the Commission.
November 12, 2012
A draft California PUC decision would adopt 2013 Power Charges for the Department of Water Resources (DWR), and would also set the 2013 DWR Bond Charge.
November 12, 2012
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a proposal for adoption concerning new rules regarding reconnection timelines and responsibility that clarify the responsibilities of retail electric providers versus an earlier proposal for publication.
November 9, 2012
A tentative order concerning the end-state design of the Pennsylvania retail electric market deferred consideration of numerous issues raised in the retail markets investigation, including issues surrounding supplier consolidated billing, the switching timeline, and cost recovery from retail…
November 7, 2012
Voters in Chicago have given approval for the city to conduct an opt-out municipal electric aggregation.
November 7, 2012
A recommended decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ would deny a proposal from Equitable Gas to implement a purchase of receivables program because, "there is no documented level of interest in participating in a POR program by any NGS's [natural gas suppliers] in Equitable's service territory."
November 1, 2012
Commonwealth Edison has petitioned the Illinois Commerce Commission for expedited approval of modifications to ComEd's Rate GAP – Government Aggregation Protocols (Rate GAP), including the provision of the account numbers of customers already on competitive supply to government aggregators.
October 31, 2012
A California PUC proposed decision would order that mandatory dynamic pricing for small non-residential bundled service customers at San Diego Gas & Electric shall begin on November 1, 2013.
October 26, 2012
In a recently filed rate case at the Pennsylvania PUC, Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania has filed a proposed tariff to implement a bypassable Gas Procurement Charge, a mechanism required by the PUC to unbundle certain supply costs from base rates.
October 22, 2012
The New York PSC will consider eliminating the availability of retail choice to certain low-income customers as part of its retail market investigation, as the comprehensive investigation will also include a review of a host of policies concerning ESCO marketing and pricing traditionally opposed by…
