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March 29, 2012
A group of Independent Electric Generation Suppliers (EGSs) has recommended that the Pennsylvania PUC adopt an anonymous enforcement hotline, and require disgorgement for any violations of the code of conduct governing relations between electric distribution companies (EDCs) and retail suppliers.
March 28, 2012
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has approved a settlement which renews NIPSCO's alternative regulatory plan, and associated natural gas choice program, and extends the plan indefinitely.
March 28, 2012
Exelon Energy and FirstEnergy Solutions, in separately filed comments, have protested the Pennsylvania PUC's proposed rule [§ 54.122(3)(v)] that an electric generation supplier, "may not have the same or substantially similar name or fictitious name as the electric distribution company or its…
March 27, 2012
The Ontario Energy Board has revised its cost assessment model to assess the appropriate share of direct and indirect costs to electricity retailers and gas marketers, to be phased in over five years starting April 1, 2013.
March 27, 2012
Participation in Entergy Texas Inc.'s competitive generation service (CGS) tariff should be capped at 80 MW, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas said in a statement of position (38951).
March 27, 2012
Exemption from the demand ratchet should be expanded from the level currently contained in a Public Utility Commission of Texas proposal for publication, several load interests said in comments to the PUCT (39829).
March 26, 2012
A proposed order from an Illinois ALJ would establish a process to remove subsidies to residential customers with electric space heating under Commonwealth's Edison supply rates (11-0498).
March 23, 2012
A non-unanimous stipulation concerning the transition of Sharyland Utilities' former Cap Rock service areas to retail competition would randomly assign customers not making an affirmative selection to a default REP, and would limit eligibility to serve in the default REP role to the 15 largest REPs…
March 22, 2012
Approved Illinois Opt-Out Aggregations Cover 1 Million Customers, Constellation Says
March 21, 2012
Most opt-out municipal aggregations on the March 20 ballot in Illinois were approved by voters, however, a significant number of measures were defeated, including, most notably, measures in Joliet, Bloomington, and Normal.
March 21, 2012
A bill has been introduced into the Michigan House, with companion legislation to be filed in the Senate, to raise Michigan's electric choice cap.
March 20, 2012
The New York PSC ordered Consolidated Edison to provide a refund to full service customers, funded by a surcharge on transportation customers, to make full service customers whole for prior under-deliveries by transportation customers due to an error in the lost and unaccounted for gas (LAUF)…
March 20, 2012
The New York PSC has ordered Central Hudson Gas & Electric to make the necessary tariff changes to implement Weighted Average Cost of Capacity (WACOC) pricing for capacity released to retail suppliers required to accept mandatory assignment of capacity, and also approved Central Hudson's proposal to…
March 15, 2012
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft Proposal for Publication to establish the criteria for determining if 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), and to…
March 14, 2012
The Maryland PSC deferred consideration of a date for the termination of Columbia Gas' choice program, as several commissioners appeared open to providing for a longer transition to allow the bulk of choice contracts to expire.
March 14, 2012
AEP Ohio has clarified how it will re-implement the 90-day switching rule and application of the 12-month minimum stay requirement in the wake of the rejection of its electric security plan.
March 9, 2012
Maryland PSC Staff has recommended that the Columbia Gas choice program cease with the April 2012 billing cycle, as proposed by Columbia .
March 9, 2012
An audit of the Long Island Power Authority's management and operations should include an investigation of the operational steps and constructive policy actions LIPA should implement to restructure and reinvigorate its moribund "LI Choice" Program, the Retail Energy Supply Association said in…
March 8, 2012
PUCT Authorizes Increase in Oncor Commercial Load Management Program
March 8, 2012
The legal status of electric vehicle public charging stations is a key unresolved issue and will require legislation to clarify, says the Illinois Commerce Commission's Plug-In Electric Vehicle Initiative Report .
March 8, 2012
A report from two Maine hearing examiners would direct Bangor Hydro-Electric to remove certain language regarding the extension of a contract between a customer and the BHE-selected retail supplier offering dynamic pricing, but otherwise endorses the BHE dynamic rate trial which will be conducted…
March 7, 2012
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) today established an interim two-tier capacity pricing system for AEP-Ohio. The interim capacity charges take effect immediately and will remain in place through May 31, 2012.
March 6, 2012
AEP Ohio intends to file a modified electric security plan by March 30, 2012 that will include, among other things, a proposed nonbypassable generation charge addressing capacity.
March 5, 2012
Retail suppliers will be responsible for the costs of retail opt-in auctions and customer referral programs developed under a final intermediate workplan addressing the state's retail electric market, the Pennsylvania PUC ordered. Additionally, the PUC has ordered that the utility Price to Compare…
March 2, 2012
BGE Enters Castlebridge Energy, Other Suppliers into XML Testing
