September 8, 2011
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September 8, 2011
Separation of AEP Ohio Generation Provides New Wholesale, Retail Possibilities for Company
The contemplated corporate separation of AEP Ohio's existing ratebased generation from its Ohio distribution companies opens up a whole new view for the company going forward, executives said during an investor call yesterday.
September 7, 2011
N.H. PUC Adopts Disclosure Label for Electric Suppliers
The New Hampshire PUC adopted a standard form environmental disclosure statement which electric suppliers and utilities will be required to provide to customers (DE 10-226).
September 7, 2011
Duke Energy CFO: Electric Security Plan Not Anti-Competitive
Duke Energy Ohio's proposed electric security plan is "not anti-competitive" and "not a platform to build uneconomic generation," Duke Energy CFO Lynn Good said this morning at a Barclays Capital investor conference.
August 30, 2011
Compete Coalition Claims Duke Energy Ohio ESP Would Double Charge Migrated Customers
The Compete Coalition yesterday claimed in a blog posting that customers of competitive retail suppliers would be "doublecharged" under Duke Energy Ohio's proposed electric security plan. However, that is not Matters' understanding of the Duke Energy Ohio proposal.
August 30, 2011
Settlement Would Increase Retainage Rate at PECO
A settlement in PECO's Section 1307(f) Purchased Gas Cost rate investigation would increase the retainage volume adjustment for transportation service customers to 3.0% for the 12 months beginning December 1, 2011 and ending November 30, 2012 (R-2011-2239263).
August 29, 2011
Large Michigan Customers Attack Evidentiary Support for 1 Mill/kWh Choice Surcharge
A 1 mill per kWh surcharge which would be imposed on retail open access customers (ROA) in Michigan under a proposed decision lacks evidentiary support and is contrary to statute, large customers and suppliers said in briefs on exceptions.
August 29, 2011
DP&L Tariff Changes Would Reinforce Barriers to Competition, FirstEnergy Solutions Says
Newly proposed changes to Dayton Power & Light's supplier coordination tariff would, "reinforce ... barriers to competition," FirstEnergy Solutions said in a motion to intervene (11-4504-EL-ATA).
August 29, 2011
Customers, ESCOs Seek Assurance Recharge New York Delivery Discount Will Apply to Market-Sourced Power
Customers eligible for the Recharge New York economic development rates should be relieved from paying various monthly distribution riders if they elect to buy their market-based portion of Recharge New York supplies from an ESCO, large customers and ESCOs said in comments to the New York PSC…
August 29, 2011
REPs, TDUs Recommend Deadline for Submission of Same-Day Switches Under AMS
Members of the ERCOT Market Coordination Team, composed of REPs and TDUs, have proposed that the PUCT add a deadline for the submission of same-day switches for customers with provisioned advanced meters.
August 29, 2011
PPL Seeks New Nonbypassable Rider to Recover All Default Service Deferrals Through May 2012
PPL Electric Utilities has amended its proposal to implement a migration rider on customers, and is now seeking authority to also implement a fully nonbypassable Competitive Transition Rider (CTR) on all customers for all generation and transmission reconciliations accruing from January 1, 2010…
August 26, 2011
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August 26, 2011
Michigan PSC Approves New Threshold for Choice Service
The Michigan PSC has approved revisions to the electric choice tariff of HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Cooperative, including a revision to insert a 1,000 kW threshold for a customer to qualify for choice service.
August 26, 2011
SEMCO Energy to Study Effect of Choice Volumes on SOLR Function Under GCR Settlement
SEMCO Energy Gas Company will conduct an internal evaluation regarding its ability to perform as the Supplier Of Last Resort under the current Gas Customer Choice level of participation and future forecasts of choice volumes, under a settlement in SEMCO's gas cost recovery plan proceeding approved…
August 26, 2011
Proposed Rule Would Prohibit Pennsylvania Suppliers from Using Name "Substantially Similar" to Utility or Utility Parent
An electric generation supplier in Pennsylvania, "may not have the same or substantially similar name or fictitious name as the electric distribution company or its corporate parent," under a proposed rulemaking order from the Pennsylvania PUC regarding electric utility affiliate regulations (L-2010…
August 25, 2011
Transportation Customers at NYSEG Due $6 Million Refund, Recovery Under Sales Service Addressed in Future
The New York PSC has ordered NYSEG to refund to transportation-only customers $6.03 million, representing amounts due to these customers which had been inappropriately applied to the Gas Supply Charge paid by sales service customers (10-G-0467).
August 24, 2011
Calif. Draft Would Make Electric Supplier Bond Cover All Incremental Costs from Involuntary Mass Transition
A draft California PUC decision would conclude that the security posted by electric service providers must include all of the investor-owned utilities' (IOUs) incremental costs to serve customers involuntarily returned to the utility, and would adopt, with modifications, a formula proposed by…
August 24, 2011
Migration Rider at PPL Would be "Disastrous," Retail Suppliers Say
PPL Electric Utilities' proposal to extend default service reconciliation to an annual process, rather than quarterly, in combination with a new nonbypassable migration rider, "will prove to be disastrous" to the retail market, and, "provide very real incentives to have large numbers of customers…
August 23, 2011
Mich. Staff Briefs Proposed Reservation Charge at Michigan Gas Utilities
The Michigan PSC should authorize Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation to implement a Reservation Charge of $0.6844 per Mcf applicable to both Gas Cost Recovery (GCR) and Gas Customer Choice (GCC) customers, PSC Staff said in a post-hearing brief (U-16481).
August 19, 2011
Illinois Commerce Commission Finds Statute Only Allows Single POR Discount Rate
Statute permits only a single Purchase of Receivables discount rate, the Illinois Commerce Commission concluded in an order on rehearing regarding Commonwealth Edison's POR program.
August 18, 2011
Maine PUC Seeks Comments on Long-Term Contract Rules
The Maine PUC issued a Notice of Inquiry regarding a legislative directive that the Commission adopt rules to help ensure that long-term contracts for capacity, energy and renewable energy credits (RECs) provide benefits to ratepayers (2011-270).
August 15, 2011
Proposed Michigan Order Would Impose 1 Mill/kWh Charge on Retail Access Customers
A proposed order from a Michigan ALJ would allow Detroit Edison to charge retail open access customers 1 mill per kWh, for the cost of Detroit Edison's environmental compliance (U-16472).
August 12, 2011
Pa. PUC Approves New Rate Classifications, Supplier Tariff at UGI Central Penn Gas
The Pennsylvania PUC approved, without modification to provisions relating to retail supply, a settlement at UGI Central Penn Gas which will modify CPG's rate classifications to align the classes with those used at affiliates UGI Utilities and UGI Penn Natural Gas (R-2010-2214415).
August 10, 2011
Calif. PUC Draft Would Impose Conditions for Demand Response to Receive Local RA Credit
The California PUC issued a proposed decision which would modify several aspects of the treatment of demand response under the Resource Adequacy (RA) mechanism.
August 10, 2011
PPL Electric Utilities Seeks to Impose Migration Rider on Customers
PPL Electric Utilities petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC to implement a default service reconciliation rider, or "migration" rider, to charge or refund to customers any default service reconciliations for their past service under default supply, regardless of the customer's current supplier.