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December 1, 2011
The Pennsylvania PUC will continue to work on standardizing natural gas distribution companies' (NGDC) supplier coordination tariffs, but will do so in a new rulemaking as the current rulemaking was approaching its automatic withdrawal date (L-2009-2069117).
November 30, 2011
Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc., an exploration and production company, has sought to make, "[i]ssues related to the manner in which retail electric providers ('REP') offer service upon the initiation of unbundling in Sharyland's service area and as Sharyland's unbundled service matures," part…
November 30, 2011
The Illinois Senate has passed SB 678 which would require, among other things, that alternative retail electric suppliers enter into sourcing agreements with an initial clean coal generating facility to be developed under the law, which is to be the Tenaska Taylorville Energy Center.
November 29, 2011
The Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee has reported out of committee HR 505, a concurrent resolution disapproving the PUC's regulation on natural gas distribution companies and the promotion of competitive retail markets.
November 23, 2011
A proposed order from a Michigan ALJ would conclude that Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation's proposed level for a reservation charge applicable to choice customers, "is the simplest and fairest method to allocate the cost of providing reliable service to each customer class."
November 23, 2011
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is, "open to considering applications [from gas utilities] to exit-the-merchant-function and will seriously consider such applications that are just and reasonable," the Commission said in issuing proposed revisions to relevant rules governing any such exit…
November 22, 2011
The PUCT has assigned Project 39926 for a rulemaking proceeding to amend PUC Subst. R. §25.483 to review reconnection of service.
November 22, 2011
A fourth revision to a California PUC proposed decision regarding electric service provider security requirements would exclude certain small commercial accounts from triggering heightened security requirements for electric service providers, while also deferring to a subsequent proceeding the…
November 21, 2011
N.H. Electric Cooperative Customers Ask to be Served by National Grid
November 18, 2011
In a final rule, FERC has dropped its earlier proposal to require that, if more than one affiliate of the same entity participates in an interstate natural gas pipeline open season, then none of those affiliates may release any capacity obtained in that open season pursuant to a pro rata allocation…
November 18, 2011
The Maryland PSC has gone live with its website listing available residential electric offers in the market.
November 16, 2011
A draft California PUC decision (A. 11-06-004) would require Pacific Gas and Electric to file a petition for modification of the decision establishing its Power Charge Indifference Amount (PCIA) for 2012 within 60 days of the issuance of a decision in R.07-05-025, where changes to the methodology…
November 16, 2011
Public Service Company of New Hampshire has proposed an alternative cost recovery methodology for the above-market costs of PPAs it is seeking to execute with several wood-burning IPPs (DE 11-184).
November 16, 2011
The Pennsylvania PUC has ordered that customer telephone numbers be excluded from the eligible customer lists (ECL) provided by electric distribution companies (EDCs) to electric generation suppliers (EGSs), in an order published yesterday (M-2010-2183412).
November 11, 2011
Sharyland to File Rate Case for Delivery Tariffs in New Choice Areas
November 11, 2011
During a retail markets hearing yesterday, Pennsylvania PUC Commissioner James Cawley asked stakeholders whether the default order of retail electric offers on PA Power Switch should be modified.
November 11, 2011
The PUCT is not authorized to allow TDUs to charge REPs for lost TDU revenues as a result of the TDU's statutorily required energy efficiency programs, and the Commission appropriately declined to grant the TDUs such a Lost Revenue Adjustment Mechanism (LRAM), the Third Court of Appeals of Texas…
November 10, 2011
The PUCT approved a final Prepaid Disclosure Statement for REPs, adopting Staff's latest proposal without substantive modification (Project 39357).
November 9, 2011
CMS Energy and Consumers Energy President and CEO John Russell does not expect legislation to raise Michigan's electric choice cap to gain any traction.
November 8, 2011
Sharyland Choice Expansion to Proceed to Hearings
November 7, 2011
PUCT Staff filed a draft order adopting a standard form prepaid disclosure statement in Project 39357.
November 3, 2011
D.C. Orders Base Rate Investigation at WGL
October 27, 2011
The Illinois Senate today voted down the latest version of the Tenaksa clean coal bill (SB 678), but the measure is still alive.
October 27, 2011
The PUCT, with several clarifying revisions, adopted Staff's latest proposal for adoption for amendments to customer protection rules and the retail delivery tariff relating to advanced meters (38674).
October 27, 2011
PUCT Commissioners have all agreed with Staff's proposed worksheet to be added to the Prepaid Disclosure Statement to address the disclosure of TDU discretionary charges (39357).
