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November 1, 2022
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a draft proposal for adoption for revisions to the Provider of Last Resort pricing formula for non-volunteer POLRs (Large Service Providers or LSPs)
October 31, 2022
As part of a new rate case in Pennsylvania, National Fuel Gas Distribution has proposed a change in the merchant function charge (MFC) Under the proposed change, for customers receiving service in the Residential classification, the MFC would equal 2.6879% times the Natural Gas Supply Charge and the…
October 21, 2022
The Secretary of the New York PSC has granted, to several additional ESCOs, an extension of the deadline to comply with the PSC's prior order which had terminated the limited waiver allowing ESCOs to serve existing mass market customers under green gas products without being subject to the otherwise…
October 19, 2022
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has opened periodic reviews, as required by statute, of the rules governing electric security plans, competitive bidding plans, and the Standard Service Offer (Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-35, Case 22-862-EL-ORD); utility affiliates (OAC Chapter 4901:1-37…
October 14, 2022
The Texas PUC has assigned Project 54212 for: "Review of 16 TAC § 25.215, relating to Terms and Conditions of Access by a Competitive Retailer to the Delivery System of a Municipally Owned Utility or Electric Cooperative that has Implemented Customer Choice."
October 7, 2022
The Texas Public Utility Commission has designated retail electric providers as the non-volunteer POLRs (Large Service Providers or LSPs) for the 2023-24 term, by service area and customer class, while also approving volunteer POLRs (VREPs)
October 7, 2022
The Secretary of the New York PSC has, in a letter addressed to Family Energy, Inc., granted an extension of the deadline to comply with the PSC's prior order which had terminated the limited waiver allowing ESCOs to serve existing mass market customers under green gas products without being subject…
October 6, 2022
Texas retail electric providers raised concerns with the proposed level of a price ceiling on rates for non-volunteer POLRs (Large Service Providers, or LSPs) contained in a proposal for publication
October 5, 2022
In Pennsylvania, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation ('Distribution' or the 'Company') has proposed changes to the applicable tariff pages (Rule 33) related to cybersecurity and the standard Data Security Agreement (DSA) and Self Attestation (SA) required from retail suppliers
October 5, 2022
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has opened a statutorily required periodic review of the natural gas utility rules under Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-13, relating to utility billing, including utility consolidated billing, utility-supplier coordination, and related retail market issues…
October 4, 2022
A 2022 Virginia Energy Plan released by Gov. Glenn Youngkin on behalf of the state's Department of Energy includes proposals for certain forms of energy choice in the electric industry, "while maintaining Virginia’s existing utility model."
September 27, 2022
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a recommended (draft) proposal for publication to modify the retail electric provider certification rules
September 23, 2022
Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. and Vistra Corp. said in joint comments to the New York PSC that they envision deploying on-site and off-site renewable energy resources in conjunction with their retail power supply offerings, aided by the availability of an integrated energy data resource, but said…
September 22, 2022
Six Rhode Island cities and towns have joined together to launch opt-out municipal aggregation programs
September 19, 2022
A New Hampshire resident, described in a filing as, "an acknowledged leader in the movement toward retail competition and deregulation of the electric utility industry," has filed a petition with the state's PUC for a, "Determination of Whether New Hampshire Residential Customers Benefited From…
September 19, 2022
Revised Terms For Brokers Eliminates Switching Fee
A stipulation among certain parties in Duke Energy Ohio's electric rate case includes provisions for a supplier consolidated billing collaborative, elimination of the switching fee and other retail supplier tariff changes, and changes to the supplier tariff provisions applicable to brokers
September 15, 2022
The Texas PUC formally issued for comment a proposal for publication that would revise the the formula used to set provider of last resort (POLR) rates for non-volunteer POLR service (service from Large Service Providers, or LSPs)
September 9, 2022
In a Connecticut PURA proceeding implementing PURA's authority to condition access to utility systems on all retail electric supplier offers being just and reasonable, including, but not limited to, proof that the electric supplier's products are not overpriced or harmful to residential customers…
September 8, 2022
Utility Seeks To Delay Obligation To File Shopping Plan For CAP Customers
PECO petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC for approval to continue to restrict customers enrolled in its Customer Assistance Program (CAP) from shopping for retail electric generation supply until after the Commission issues its final Policy Statement on Electric Customer Assistance Program Participant…
September 2, 2022
Draft Would Require Affirmative Consent For A Supplier To Keep An Existing Customer, Who Becomes An Energy Assistance Customer Mid-Contract, Under A Compliant Product
August 26, 2022
In joint testimony in Oncor's rate case, the Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM) and the Alliance for Retail Markets (ARM) sought the elimination of Charge No. DD24 Inadvertent Gain (IAG) from Oncor’s Tariff for Retail Delivery Service, and an order allowing Oncor to recover the actual…
August 25, 2022
Family Energy has renewed a request for the New York PSC to extend the deadline for ESCOs offering legacy mass market green gas products to either (1) modify the products such that they comply with the pricing limits applicable to mass market products, or (2) return mass market green gas customers…
August 25, 2022
ERCOT's Retail Market Subcommittee (RMS) announced the formation of the Lubbock Retail Integration Task Force (LRITF) to assist in facilitating the transition of Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) customers to retail competition in the ERCOT market.
August 15, 2022
Family Energy, Inc. filed a petition for rehearing, clarification, and stay of the New York PSC's July 15 order which had declined to extend the waivers, from the otherwise applicable mass market pricing limits, for green gas products, which had previously been provided to certain ESCOs for legacy…
August 9, 2022
The Westchester Power opt-out municipal aggregation in New York has, "temporarily pause[d]," service under the aggregation for customers in the Con Edison utility territory (excluding Yonkers)
