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June 1, 2012
In its report on ERCOT resource adequacy (see related story) , The Brattle Group urged the Public Utility Commission of Texas to, "revisit provisions to ensure that retail electric providers (REPs) can cover their positions as reserve margins tighten and price caps increase."
June 1, 2012
Texas Approves New Delivery Rates for Sharyland
May 31, 2012
New York State Electric & Gas Corporation has requested a temporary waiver of certain portions of the company's Gas Cost Refund tariff provision to allow a refund received by the company from Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company to be returned to non-daily metered (aggregation) gas customers as well as…
May 30, 2012
Retail electric providers offered differing interpretations regarding whether a change in the ERCOT System Wide Offer Cap would amount to a change in law allowing REPs to modify fixed price contracts with small volume customers.
May 28, 2012
Retail Suppliers Protest PG&E Green Tariff Proposal
May 28, 2012
The District of Columbia PSC has opened a Notice of Inquiry regarding overarching issues relating to regulatory treatment of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and related services, and issued a series of initial questions for stakeholder comment (FC 1096).
May 28, 2012
The Arizona Corporation Commission has approved a settlement in Arizona Public Service Company's rate case proceeding under which a limited amount of large customers will be able to choose an alternative provider of wholesale energy under a "buy through" mechanism (Docket E-01345A-11-0224).
May 25, 2012
The Maryland PSC has ordered Baltimore Gas and Electric Company and Pepco to implement dynamic pricing consistent with a working group report, which had recommended expanding dynamic pricing eligibility beyond only SOS customers, except that the PSC ordered that Pepco's 2012 implementation of…
May 22, 2012
The Pennsylvania PUC proposed in a secretarial letter delaying two mailings from the electric distribution companies intended to educate customers about electric choice.
May 21, 2012
The Public Utility Commission of Texas adopted with no modifications to the rule's language a Staff proposal for adoption to establish a demand ratchet waiver threshold of 25% (39829).
May 21, 2012
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has resolved threshold issues regarding the design of a competitive generation service (CGS) tariff at Entergy Texas, and with such direction parties will now work to bring a consensus final program design before the Commission for approval (Docket 38951).
May 17, 2012
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has accepted a stipulation regarding changes to the retail market under Vectren Energy Delivery's Standard Choice Offer (SCO) auction, including the possible introduction of a discount rate to purchased receivables.
May 14, 2012
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for adoption to amend P.U.C. SUBST. R. 25.361 in order to give ERCOT the authority to conduct pilot projects to evaluate new and emerging technologies, such as energy storage projects, to determine the benefits that these…
May 14, 2012
Rochester Gas & Electric has filed with the New York PSC to modify its tariff to allow the use of an alternative suitable index for cashouts as set forth in its Gas Transportation Operating Procedures (GTOP) Manual.
May 14, 2012
A settlement in National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation's 1307(f) proceeding in Pennsylvania would allocate a portion of contingency capacity, and attendant costs, to choice customers (R-2012-2281465).
May 14, 2012
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas would retain the previously proposed demand ratchet waiver threshold of 25% in a draft proposal for adoption to implement House Bill 1064 (39829).
May 10, 2012
Connecticut PURA Opens Docket to Review Electric Bill Charges, Including Bypassable and Nonbypassable Components
May 10, 2012
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has directed Staff to form a proposal recommending the appropriate next steps for the Commission's review of consumer privacy protection and customer data access issues, and to file its proposal in a new docket.
May 8, 2012
Texas retail electric providers have asked the PUCT to modify a proposal to establish the criteria for determining whether prepaid electric service sold to residential customers is less than the price charged by the Provider of Last Resort, as required by the PURA §39.107(g), as REPs said that the…
May 7, 2012
An Arizona ALJ has recommended that a settlement at Arizona Public Service, which contains an opportunity for certain large customers to elect an alternative source of wholesale power, should be approved without modification.
May 3, 2012
Expanding the unbundling of the natural gas industry to allow for residential choice in Connecticut would increase distribution rates, while any cost savings from competitive supply are "unclear," the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority said in comments to the Department of Energy and…
April 30, 2012
The Public Utility Commission of Texas will not expand the scope of a rulemaking concerning conforming changes to the disconnection and reconnection rules to address changes in retail electric providers' disconnection notices or their obligation to submit reconnection requests.
April 26, 2012
In separate orders, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has denied certain waivers separately requested by Ohio Power, and also Cleveland Electric Illuminating, Ohio Edison and Toledo Edison, concerning the information required to be filed in support of their respective electric security plans.
April 26, 2012
The reconciliation rider recommended for approval by an ALJ at PPL Electric Utilities is, "an illegal bad idea that will most assuredly harm the development of retail competition in the electricity market," the Retail Energy Supply Association said in a brief on exceptions.
April 24, 2012
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have sought comment on a series of questions exploring the feasibility and effects of offering a smart meter opt-out in the Texas electric market (40190).
