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September 29, 2023
Texas PUC Staff Designate New Non-Volunteer POLRs Due To Market Exit
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed…
September 27, 2023
Regulator Dismisses Retail Suppliers' Sought Declaratory Ruling On Regulator's Rate Cap Authority
A retail energy regulator declined to issue a declaratory ruling sought by…
September 26, 2023
Texas REPs Say CenterPoint-TDU's "Vague" Low-Income Discount Proposal, Proposed To Be Administered By REPs, Not Feasible
In testimony before the Texas PUC, the Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM) said that a proposal from CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric (CEHE or CenterPoint) for a special low-income customer rate (discount) under Rider TEEEF, with the program administered by retail electric providers, is not feasible
September 20, 2023
New York Gov. Signs Bill Banning ESCO Rate Changes Without Express Customer Consent (Not Limited To Small Customers)
New Governor Kathy Hochul has signed bill…
September 19, 2023
PSC Staff Proposes New Reporting Requirement For Carbon Offset Retail Supply Plans
Staff of a PSC have proposed a new reporting requirement for…
September 18, 2023
CenterPoint-TDU Further Discusses Envisioned Operation Of Enrolling Customers Onto New Low-Income Discount Rate, New REP Responsibilities
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric (CEHE) has provided further information, via a response to an RFI from the Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM), concerning its proposed low-income customer rate (discount) under Rider TEEEF, which collects the costs of Temporary Emergency Electric Energy Facilities used by CEHE
September 15, 2023
PUC Staff Give Cold Shoulder To Retail Suppliers' Request To Allow Adjustment of Fixed Rates Due To Unknown PJM Capacity Costs
Staff a the Public Utilities Commission have not endorsed…
September 15, 2023
PSC Says That Choice Utility Shall Not Own Any Behind-The-Meter Make-Ready EV Infrastructure Equipment Moving Forward
A PSC has issued an order providing that…
September 14, 2023
Texas PUC Directs Staff To File New Petition For Declaratory Order Concerning Treatment Of ERCOT Securitization Charges By REPs In Customer Rates (Is Pass-Through Permissible?)
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has instructed PUC Staff to file…
September 13, 2023
Texas PUC Staff Proposes Draft Rule To Allow TDUs To Implement New Rider For Resiliency Plans Under New Statute
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed, under a recommended draft proposal for publication, proposed new rules at…
September 12, 2023
People's Counsel Sees Recently Opened Retail Market Proceeding At PSC As Potentially "Most Comprehensive Re-evaluation" Of Retail Choice Since 1999
An Office of People's Counsel said that a newly opened inquiry by…
September 6, 2023
PUCO Adopts Price Cap For Certain Sales Of Electricity
In a complaint case a Public Utilities Commission found…
September 1, 2023
Retail Suppliers Seek Declaratory Ruling On Regulator's Rate Cap Authority
The Retail Energy Advancement League (REAL), the NRG Retail Companies, and Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., have filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling at the Connecticut PURA seeking a determination of the applicability (i.e. to what customers) of a statutory provision authorizing PURA to impose…
August 31, 2023
Settlement Reached Among Major Parties To Allow FirstEnergy To Consolidate Pennsylvania Distribution Companies Into Single Utility; Includes Changes To Supplier Tariff
Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, and West Penn Power have reached a settlement with several parties, including the Office of Consumer Advocate and industrial customers, which would approve various transactions which would merge Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, and West Penn Power into a single distribution…
August 30, 2023
New York PSC Sets Process For Consideration Of Rehearing Requests Of Broker Registration & Regulation Order
The Secretary of the New York PSC has issued a process for consideration of requests for rehearing of the New York PSC's June 2023 order on energy broker registration and regulation
August 29, 2023
New York ESCO Says Broker Fees "Often Higher Than Hypothetical Margin" Of ESCO, Up to 5x Higher
In recent comments to the New York PSC, EnergyMark, LLC stated, "EnergyMark and other ESCO’s have noted Energy Broker and Consultant fees that are often higher than the hypothetical margin (before associated physical and financial risks) of the ESCO on a given opportunity -- sometimes 3-5 times…
August 28, 2023
Texas ALJ Approves TDU Interim Rate Change On 3 Days' Notice To REPs
A Texas ALJ today approved, effective on and after September 1, 2023, new interim rates applicable to retail electric providers proposed by CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric (CenterPoint Houston) under an update to CenterPoint Houston's Rider Temporary Emergency Electric Energy Facilities (TEEEF)
August 28, 2023
Texas PUC Staff Says ERCOT Securitization Charges, Which May Vary By Month, Are Not "Pass Through" Charges, And Are Instead Recurring Charges (REP's Fixed Rate Cannot Be Changed), Seeks PUC Confirmation
Also Seeks Guidance That Securitization Charge Opt-Outs Are Not Transferable
Staff of the Texas PUC requested guidance from the Commission regarding two issues that relate to the implementation of the ERCOT Debt Obligation Order that was filed on October 13, 2021 in Docket No. 52322 (the uplift financing program for certain Uri costs)
August 23, 2023
Texas REPs Oppose Interim TDU Rate Change On 3 Days' Notice; Incorporation By REPs Into EFLs, Etc. On Short Notice Called "Infeasible"
The Texas Energy Association for Marketers and Alliance for Retail Markets (collectively, REP Coalition) opposed an application by CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric (CEHE) to implement, on an interim basis, new charges applicable to REPs under Rider Temporary Emergency Electric Energy Facilities…
August 22, 2023
Regulator Seeks To Require Municipal Aggregations To File Specific Start Date When Seeking Needed State Approval; Intent Is To Lower Default Service Prices
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has opened an investigation to (1) establish guidelines governing the filing requirements and the process by which the Department reviews and evaluates municipal aggregation plans, as well as the rules governing operation of a municipal aggregation…
August 18, 2023
Regulator Directs Workgroup Concerning Implementation Of Retail Supplier Rate Cap
Group To Consider, "Potential Legal Considerations Associated With Changing The Customer’s Rate To A Rate That Is Different From The Rate In The Contract Between The Customer And The Supplier"
August 14, 2023
Texas Retail Electric Provider Withdraws Request For Declaratory Order Concerning Levelizing Prepaid Customers Account Balance
Pogo Energy filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to withdraw, without prejudice, its 2019 petition that had sought a declaratory order concerning the construction of Substantive Rule 25.498(a) as it relates to a proposed offering of a levelized payment option for prepaid service
August 14, 2023
Regulator's Staff Floats "Eliminating" Incidental Residential Account (IRA) Designation
In response to a request for comments from the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (Authority or PURA) concerning a determination of the "appropriate limitations" with which all customer contracts with electric suppliers, entered into on and after a determined date, must comply, PURA's…
August 10, 2023
New York PSC Issues Extension Of Certain Broker Regulation Ordering Clauses, Deadlines
The Secretary of the New York PSC has issued a letter extending the deadlines set forth in Ordering Clauses 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8 of the PSC's June 23 broker and consultant regulation order