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August 13, 2012
Parties have reached a settlement to establish a new level for the reservation charge applicable to choice customers at Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation (MGUC)
August 10, 2012
PECO has filed at the Pennsylvania PUC to increase its electric Transmission Service Charge (TSC) on October 1, 2012, versus the customary January 1, 2013 revision, to avoid accumulating a large under-collection and to avoid a larger increase come January.
August 10, 2012
Texas retail electric providers and several cities with original jurisdiction are seeking to reverse a Public Utility Commission of Texas preliminary order, in order to continue the use of a system-wide Energy Efficiency Cost Recovery Factor (EECRF) applicable across an entire TDU territory, as…
August 9, 2012
A settlement in Peoples Natural Gas Company's Pennsylvania rate case would establish the level of the new, bypassable Gas Procurement Charge (R-2012-2285985).
August 8, 2012
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's order on AEP Ohio's electric security plan issued this afternoon does not fully address the recovery of deferred capacity costs at AEP Ohio, and also includes an accelerated use of auctions to procure a significant portion of default service load.
August 6, 2012
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has signed S.2395 which, among other things, requires the DPU to investigate procuring capacity via long-term contracts, and directs the Department of Energy Resources to study the impacts of restructuring the New England electricity marketplace.
August 6, 2012
NYSEG has proposed consolidating its remaining two Gas Supply Areas (GSAs) into a single GSA, and adopting a system-wide weighted average cost of capacity (WACOC) for the release of capacity to ESCOs, in a report on a NYSEG and Rochester Gas & Electric gas supply collaborative filed with the New…
August 3, 2012
In its binding poll conducted yesterday concerning the FirstEnergy electric distribution companies' default service plan, the Pennsylvania PUC agreed to expand the universe of customers eligible to participate in a series of programs at the EDCs meant to encourage customers to take competitive…
August 2, 2012
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted a motion from Commissioner Pamela Witmer concerning the structure of the retail opt-in auction at the FirstEnergy electric distribution companies.
August 1, 2012
The Illinois Commerce Commission opened Docket 12-0456 for development and adoption of rules concerning municipal electric aggregation.
July 31, 2012
The Public Utility Commission of Texas in Project 39969 has adopted as final several tests to determine whether prepaid electric service sold to residential customers is less than the price charged by the Provider of Last Resort, as is required by PURA §39.107(g).
July 27, 2012
The Brattle Group conceded in a response to industrial customers that it has not studied issues regarding Texas retail electric provider credit and qualification provisions, "in detail" -- despite recommending that the PUC revisit REP qualification standards to address certain "risks."
July 25, 2012
A California PUC draft decision (R. 08-12-009) would extend the advanced metering customer privacy protections previously adopted in D.11-07-056 for investor-owned electric utilities to the residential and small commercial customers of electric service providers (ESPs), and to the customers of…
July 23, 2012
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have proposed an additional test to determine whether prepaid electric service sold to residential customers is less than the price charged by the Provider of Last Resort, in a draft proposal for adoption (Project 39969).
July 20, 2012
Reversing a recommended decision from an ALJ, the Pennsylvania PUC rejected PPL Electric Utilities' proposal to impose a conditionally nonbypassable migration rider (called a reconciliation rider by PPL) on customers (P-2011-2256365).
July 19, 2012
The Retail Energy Supply Association has raised concerns with a prepaid pilot proposed by Baltimore Gas & Electric
July 19, 2012
"Adequacy of the [FirstEnergy Ohio utility] Companies' current corporate separation is a legitimate question worthy of Commission consideration," Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Commissioner Cheryl Roberto said in a dissent concerning PUCO's approval of the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities' electric…
July 19, 2012
The Delaware PSC has re-opened Regulation Docket 49 is to consider further revisions to the existing rules applicable to the retail electric market as set forth in 26 Del. Admin. C. §3001.
July 18, 2012
Indiana Michigan Power's (AEP) approach to establish a state compensation mechanism for capacity provided to retail suppliers under the Fixed Resource Requirement is "reasonable," Michigan PSC Staff said in testimony, though Staff did recommend a minor reduction in the nonbypassable capacity costs.
July 17, 2012
Retail suppliers, end users, and California utilities have jointly proposed a lottery process to assign any space which becomes available under the current direct access cap, such as from a current direct access customer leaving direct access service (R. 07-05-025).
July 13, 2012
The Illinois Commerce Commission has adopted as final new rules for internet enrollments for retail electric service.
July 10, 2012
Connecticut should examine, "whether additional unbundling is necessary to separate out the full retail costs to the utility of providing 24/7 no-notice, last resort [electric] standard service," the National Energy Marketers Association said in comments to PURA (12-05-04).
July 10, 2012
Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC would begin recovering additional costs of gas supply outside of base delivery rates under a settlement filed with the Pennsylvania PUC (R-2012-2292082 et al.).
July 9, 2012
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company (Unitil) has filed at the Massachusetts DPU to implement a change to its default service tariff regarding costs included in the default service reconciliation (Docket 12-42).
July 5, 2012
A California PUC proposed decision would deny Pacific Gas & Electric's request to provide certain small non-residential customer classes with the ability to opt for a flat rate in lieu of mandatory Time of Use (TOU) rates (A. 09-02-022).
