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February 2, 2011
Empiric Marketing & Sales, LLC, which intends to offer prepaid electric generation service in Pennsylvania, has petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC for a declaratory order finding that provisions of 52 Pa Code § 56.17 do not apply to its prepaid service (P-2011-2222777).
February 1, 2011
Several market participants believe that the amount of new direct access load available under Phase Three of the limited re-opening of direct access in California was hit essentially upon the Notice of Transfer period opening yesterday morning. Phase Three allotments are for direct access service…
January 31, 2011
Ohio Power's proposed electric security plan is designed to eliminate the "free ride" enjoyed by competitive suppliers and decrease migration in the AEP Ohio territories, AEP CEO Michael Morris said during an earnings call Friday.
January 28, 2011
Pa. PUC Approves West Penn Power POR, Supplier Tariff The Pennsylvania PUC approved West Penn Power's (Allegheny) updated supplier coordination tariff, which includes a new POR program. Specific details of the POR program and other revisions under the approved supplier tariff may be found in our…
January 28, 2011
Yesterday, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio issued a further order regarding the credit to be paid to Columbus Southern Power customers as a result of the determination that Columbus Southern Power over-earned under the application of the Significantly Excessive Earnings Test (SEET), but the…
January 26, 2011
Pepco, Delmarva Ask to Withdraw SOS CWC Tariffs from Admin Meeting Pepco and Delmarva Power filed formal requests with the Maryland PSC to withdraw their January 18, 2011 tariff filings, under which SOS rates would be increased next month to reflect higher cash working capital costs, from today's…
January 26, 2011
TransCanada Power Marketing Ltd. applied for clarification and/or rehearing of the New York PSC's December decision revising the Uniform Business Practices to incorporate the ESCO Consumer Bill of Rights and related provisions, in order to ensure a consistent definition of a residential customer (98…
January 26, 2011
Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation has sought approval from the Michigan PSC (U-16513) to implement a Reservation Surcharge applicable to both non-shopping Gas Cost Recovery (GCR) customers and Gas Choice Customers (GCC).
January 25, 2011
The New York PSC has approved a revision in the commodity price points and weightings used to price Winter Bundled Sales (WBS) Service at Central Hudson Gas & Electric (10-G-0541).
January 25, 2011
Under existing laws, the Illinois Commerce Commission, "does not have jurisdiction[] to broadly regulate electric vehicle charging service or providers as public utilities," BlueStar Energy Services said in comments to the ICC.
January 24, 2011
The New York PSC has approved National Fuel Gas Distribution Company's new cash-out procedures, which replace the prior end of the month rollovers for imbalances (10-G-0474, 12/8 ).
January 24, 2011
UGI Central Penn Gas has proposed significant changes in its rate classifications to align the classes with those used at affiliates UGI Utilities and UGI Penn Natural Gas, as part of a newly field rate case before the Pennsylvania PUC (R-2010-2214415).
January 24, 2011
As expected, the Connecticut legislature's joint Energy & Technology Committee has voted to draft Senate Bill 1, An Act Concerning Energy Policy and Finance, which will serve as the vehicle to re-introduce last year's failed energy bill which would have erected several barriers to retail choice.
January 21, 2011
N.Y. PSC Approves Monthly Balancing at KEDLI The New York PSC approved KeySpan Energy Delivery Long Island's tariff (06-G-1186) to implement an Interim Monthly Balancing Transportation Program for its non-firm transportation customers receiving service under Service Classification No. 7…
January 21, 2011
The Oregon PUC has re-opened Docket UM 1182 to further examine issues related to the competitive bidding guidelines for procurement of supplies for the investor-owned utilities.
January 21, 2011
The PUCT approved without modification to any substantive terms an unopposed stipulation to establish new delivery rates to be charged by Texas New Mexico-Power to retail electric providers (38480).
January 20, 2011
Delaware PSC Approves Recovery of Long-Term RFP Administrative Costs in Base Rates The Delaware PSC issued an order in Delmarva Power's rate case, under which Delmarva will be permitted to recover from distribution customers about $4 million in administrative costs related to conducting an…
January 19, 2011
Robert Kramb, president of broker Bmark Energy, expects the California Phase Three direct access cap to be hit immediately upon the start of the next Notice to Transfer period, which commences January 31, 2011.
January 18, 2011
Citing $1 billion in annual costs to Maryland ratepayers from PJM’s centralized, forward capacity market which has failed to lead to new baseload, Baltimore Sun columnist Jay Hancock has three recent columns/posts on the need to re-regulate Maryland’s procurement of electric supplies. As first noted…
January 18, 2011
The California PUC has withdrawn a proposed decision governing community choice aggregation (CCA) bonding and re-entry fee issues, and re-opened the proceeding for limited briefing (R. 03-10-003).
January 18, 2011
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania has filed to lower its uncollectible percentage, used in both the Purchase of Receivables discount rate and the bypassable Price to Compare, as part of its newly filed rate case (R-2010-2215623).
January 17, 2011
The New Jersey BPU has formed a working group to address Purchase of Receivables and the Price to Compare, for both electricity and natural gas.
January 14, 2011
As first reported by Matters yesterday in our live blog , the Pennsylvania PUC adopted final regulations relating to the natural gas market which, among other things, will include all supply-related procurement costs incurred by the local distribution companies in the Price to Compare…
January 13, 2011
The Secretary of the New York PSC has denied an appeal from Hess Corporation regarding a record access officer's earlier determination denying confidential protection to sales contracts which Hess filed with the PSC in compliance with the Uniform Business Practices.
January 12, 2011
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio ruled yesterday that Columbus Southern Power generated $42.6 million in significantly excessive earnings in 2009, which will be refunded to customers through bill credits and the elimination of deferrals.
