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January 12, 2011
The Tenaska Taylorville Energy Center sourcing agreement bill failed another vote in the Illinois Senate early this morning, as the Senate concluded its 2010 lame duck session.
January 10, 2011
The Connecticut DPUC has denied United Illuminating's request to move certain costs from the bypassable Generation Services Charge to the nonbypassable Federally Mandated Congestion Charge (FMCC), in a final order in a reconciliation proceeding (10-08-01).
January 10, 2011
Oncor has filed a rate case with the PUCT which would significantly modify how demand charges are applied to customers of REPs in the Secondary Service Greater than 10 kW class (38929).
January 6, 2011
The Tenaska Taylorville Energy Center sourcing agreement bill (SB2485) failed a vote in the Illinois Senate yesterday, but is still alive due to a parliamentary measure.
January 4, 2011
In just about a week's time, Illinois alternative retail electric suppliers should know one way or another whether a new mandate that requires them to purchase the output of the Tenaska Taylorville Energy Center, with no cap on their obligations, will be enacted, or will fail.
January 4, 2011
Although the 82nd Texas legislative session does not convene until January 11, a number of bills have been pre-filed regarding switch holds, disconnection, deferred payment plans, REP advertising, and net metering.
January 3, 2011
A Pennsylvania administrative law judge has recommended accepting without modification a settlement in Citizens' Electric Company of Lewisburg's rate case that would institute a direct load control pilot with costs recovered in base rates, rather than generation charges as originally proposed…
January 3, 2011
IDT Energy Offering PPL Residential Service on PA Power Switch IDT Energy has started listing a market-wide offer for PPL Electric Utilities Rate RS residential customers on PA Power Switch. On the PA Power Switch website, IDT Energy is offering a monthly variable rate currently priced at…
December 31, 2010
United Illuminating has filed exceptions to the Connecticut DPUC's draft finding that the Generation Services Charge Administrative Adder should remain bypassable (10-08-01).
December 30, 2010
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has opened a generic proceeding regarding the "throughput incentive" faced by electric distribution companies, and whether to pursue decoupling, a lost revenue adjustment mechanism, or other mechanism to mitigate this incentive (10-3126-EL-UNC).
December 30, 2010
Hess Corporation has appealed a New York PSC records access officer's determination that standard form contracts submitted by ESCOs to show compliance with the Uniform Business Practices are not eligible for confidential protection.
December 29, 2010
IGS Energy Offering Service at Columbia Gas of Virginia Interstate Gas Supply, as Columbia Retail Energy, has begun offering service to customers at Columbia Gas of Virginia. IGS Energy's Virginia application was first reported in Matters ( 8/20 , 9/23 ). Through a direct mail offer, IGS Energy is…
December 29, 2010
The Kentucky PSC will examine the reasonableness of the current eligibility thresholds for non-residential customers to qualify for transportation service at Atmos Energy Corporation, Delta Natural Gas Company, Duke Energy Kentucky, and Louisville Gas and Electric in their next individual general…
December 28, 2010
A New York PSC records access officer denied Hess Corporation's request for continued confidential treatment of a standard variable rate contract submitted as part of compliance with the Uniform Business Practices, and granted a Freedom of Information Law Request (FOIL) from Halifax-American Energy…
December 27, 2010
Pennsylvania's electricity rates, allowing for inflation, are 5 percent lower than the national average and have remained relatively stable since the 1996 passage of the Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act, Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future said in a recent analysis .
December 27, 2010
In a recent ruling regarding a refund of self-implemented rates at Detroit Edison, the Michigan PSC held that refunds need only be paid to customers currently taking bundled service, and not customers who took bundled service during the period of over-charges, but have since switched to retail open…
December 27, 2010
The National Energy Marketers Association has recommended revisions to several safe harbor provisions proposed by National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation in its New York tariff revisions regarding imbalances and cash-outs (10-G-0474, 12/8 ).
December 24, 2010
West Penn Power Extends Date for POR, Coordination Tariff West Penn Power (Allegheny) has extended the effective date of its proposed new Electric Generation Supplier Coordination Tariff, which includes a new Purchase of Receivables program, from January 1, 2011 to January 31, 2011 (R-2010-2207938…
December 24, 2010
In an Assigned Commissioner's ruling, California PUC President Michael Peevey denied Commercial Energy of California's motion to show cause and request for related relief regarding the implementation of the direct access phase-in at Pacific Gas & Electric (Rulemaking 07-05-025).
December 24, 2010
Maryland PSC Staff were unable to file a schedule for briefing outstanding issues related to Columbia Gas' Purchase of Receivables program, citing a lack of data from the company.
December 23, 2010
A draft Connecticut DPUC decision would deny United Illuminating's request to move the Generation Service Charge (GSC) Administrative Adder from the bypassable Generation Service Charge rate component to the Non-Bypassable Federally Mandated Congestion Charge (NBFMCC) rate component (10-08-01).
December 22, 2010
ICC Opens Rulemaking on ABC Licensing, Rules The Illinois Commerce Commission has opened Docket 10-0733 to address in a rulemaking amendments to 83 Ill. Adm. Code 454, relating to electric agent, broker, and consultant licensing. No documents are yet associated with the docket. However, legislation…
December 20, 2010
The California PUC has adopted a final decision which sets the core brokerage fee at Pacific Gas & Electric at $0.025 per decatherm, effective January 1, 2011, and remaining in effect until PG&E's next cost allocation proceeding is resolved (A.09-05-026).
December 20, 2010
The Small Customer Marketer Coalition has raised new concerns regarding revised imbalance procedures at National Fuel Gas Distribution in New York, specifically regarding the components used in the index price for cash-outs (10-G-0474).
December 20, 2010
ESCOs will have to receive a new customer consent to renew residential customers onto contracts with material changes, but the definition of material changes excludes changes only in price, or renewals onto a monthly variable rate, under revisions to the New York Uniform Business Practices issued…
