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July 7, 2011
The Ontario Energy Board has revised a proposal regarding natural gas distributors' customer service policies to adopt a less prescriptive approach, and now only proposes to direct each distribution company to develop a "Customer Service Policy" for its residential customers (EB-2010-0280).
July 7, 2011
A proposed settlement in Peoples Natural Gas' annual 1307f proceeding would increase the retainage rates for transportation customers (R-2011-2228694).
July 7, 2011
A proposed settlement in several consolidated rate proceedings concerning Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania would expand the availability of choice service to small commercial customers, reduce cash-out penalties, and make other administrative changes aimed at enhancing the competitive retail market…
July 6, 2011
The Hampshire Council of Governments has petitioned the Massachusetts DPU to form a municipal opt-out electric aggregation plan covering 22 cities and towns in National Grid and Western Massachusetts Electric Company.
July 6, 2011
The Maryland PSC has set for October 26 a final decision on whether to continue the choice program at Columbia Gas of Maryland.
July 5, 2011
Retail electric providers in Texas have opposed the proposal from transmission and distribution utilities to include a separate Priority Move-In charge for premises with provisioned advanced meters with remote connect/disconnect capability (38674).
July 5, 2011
AEP Ohio has submitted proposed levels for a nonbypassable Generation Resource Rider to be included under its electric security plan for the period beginning January 1, 2012 (11-348-EL-SSO).
July 5, 2011
Absent non-recourse Purchase of Receivables, the New Jersey BPU should not require competitive suppliers to provide a customer with 30 days written notice of termination, the National Energy Marketers Association told the New Jersey BPU (EX11020089).
July 4, 2011
A California ALJ has granted a motion from several direct access parties, and directed the Energy Division to file a status report on the implementation of the direct access phase-in process (R. 07-05-025).
July 4, 2011
PUCT Staff have filed in Project 39465 a recommended proposal for publication to implement a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF) via proposed Substantive Rule 25.243.
July 4, 2011
The Illinois Office of Retail Market Development expects the online residential electric Offer Comparison Matrix to go online, "within the next few weeks," ORMD said in an annual retail market report .
July 1, 2011
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted a motion from Chairman Robert Powelson to issue for comment an interpretation of the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS) Act that permits the net metering of facilities even where not owned by the host customer (such as for financing reasons).
June 30, 2011
Southern California Edison Company (SCE) has sought to modify California PUC Decision 08-09-012 regarding nonbypassable charges for new world generation, in order to apply such charges to "continuous" direct access (DA) customers who leave direct access, return to the utility, and subsequently…
June 30, 2011
The Maine PUC has issued a Notice of Investigation to seek proposals from Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric to recover costs associated with several long term contracts, and dispose of the energy, capacity, and RECs from the contracts (Docket 2011-222).
June 29, 2011
Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation said that it, "will cease accepting new GCC [Gas Customer Choice] customer enrollments for one year," beginning September 1, 2011 (U-16481).
June 28, 2011
The Pennsylvania Senate has confirmed Pamela Witmer, former President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Chemical Industry Council, to the PUC. Witmer will succeed Commissioner Tyrone Christy, whose last Public Meeting will be June 30.
June 28, 2011
Parties have reached a settlement in UGI Central Penn Gas' rate case which would implement, without substantive modification, Central Penn Gas' proposed changes in its rate classifications to align the classes with those used at affiliates UGI Utilities and UGI Penn Natural Gas (R-2010-2214415).
June 28, 2011
A newly amended California bill would expand the current direct access load cap.
June 27, 2011
Noble Americas Energy Solutions, LLC has protested at FERC revisions to the Open Access Transmission Tariff [OATT] of PacifiCorp, seeking changes to practices which Noble Americas says hinders retail access in Oregon (ER11-3643).
June 27, 2011
Extending Commonwealth Edison's residential real-time pricing program (RRTP) for another 10 years would result in significant net costs to ComEd customers as a whole, as well as ComEd residential customers, according to a report by Navigant.
June 27, 2011
Niagara Mohawk has filed a correction to its proposed electric capacity pricing mechanism for customers for whom the utility cannot apply an individualized capacity tag (10-E-0050).
June 24, 2011
Retail suppliers and Columbia Gas of Maryland were not able to reach consensus on cost recovery issues which could lead to the elimination of the small volume choice program.
June 24, 2011
The Pennsylvania PUC, via notational order yesterday, has adopted revised final rules related to the natural gas Price to Compare, Purchase of Receivables programs, and capacity release (L-2008-2069114).
June 22, 2011
The PUCT should retain the three day right of rescission for all types of contracting for electric service, consumer advocates and the Texas Energy Association for Marketers said in separately filed comments (38674).
June 21, 2011
Duke Energy Ohio would purchase the receivables of competitive electric suppliers "at no discount" under modifications to the program proposed as part of its proposed new electric security plan, which would run through May 31, 2021.
