July 6, 2026
The Maryland Office of People's Counsel has sought rehearing of a recent Maryland PSC order which requires the public disclosure of various retail energy supplier data, including customer counts, as OPC said that supplier volumes should not be afforded confidential protection, or, alternatively…
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July 6, 2026
Staff of the PUC of Ohio have again proposed that East Ohio Gas Company d/b/a Enbridge Gas Ohio (EOG, formerly Dominion East Ohio) should impose a cap or other limit on purchased receivables in EOG's purchase of receivables program, or alternatively should "wind down" the POR program
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July 6, 2026
All retail electric suppliers currently operating in the PPL Electric Utilities service area in Pennsylvania will need to provide to PPL Electric a "credit history" to continue operating in the PPL Electric territory beyond December 31, 2027
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July 2, 2026
The Texas Retail Electric Provider Coalition requested that, in any Texas PUC order approving ERCOT Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) 1309, implementing Dispatchable Reliability Reserve Service (DRRS), the PUC include, in the order, language, "that designates this new ancillary service as one…
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July 2, 2026
The Retail Energy Advancement League (REAL) issued the following statement after the Massachusetts Senate voted to advance legislation allowing municipalities to eliminate residents' ability to shop for their own electricity supplier (Senate Bill 3143, Section 35), which was first reported by…
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July 2, 2026
In comments on implementation of an energy storage procurement obligation on retail suppliers and SOS suppliers, Staff of the Maryland PSC said that accomplishing such procurement through the electric utilities via a nonbypassable "utility" charge would be "optimal[]", though Staff said that…
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July 2, 2026
In a PUC of Ohio proceeding governing electric utility corporate separation rules, the Retail Energy Supply Association and Interstate Gas Supply said in joint comments that PUCO, "should adopt rules that prohibit affiliate preferences arising from nonpublic utility data unless there is…
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July 2, 2026
As a resident of the District of Columbia, Christopher Ercoli, President & CEO of the Retail Energy Advancement League (REAL), urged the Council of the District of Columbia to strike, from the proposed Budget Support Act (D.C. Bill 26-661), a section (Subtitle E) which would impose various…
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July 1, 2026
Amendment (Unintentionally?) Allows Any Muni Aggregation Suppliers To Conduct Residential Marketing, Statewide, Notwithstanding Any Town's Ban On Residential Marketing
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July 1, 2026
The Retail Energy Supply Association announced: "A new independent statewide poll commissioned by the Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) found overwhelming support among Massachusetts electricity ratepayers for preserving the right to choose their electricity supplier, even as lawmakers…
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July 1, 2026
Texas State Rep. Drew Darby, Chair of the House Energy Resources committee, requested in a letter to the Texas PUC that the PUC, "extend demand-based transmission rate participation to Retail Electric Providers (REPs) serving residential customers".
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July 1, 2026
Duke Energy Ohio has filed updates to bypassable electricity Rider UE-GEN, which recovers uncollectibles related to generation supply, including competitive supply-related uncollectibles for purchase of receivables customers
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June 30, 2026
In a procedural update in a docket that has included a broad energy affordability review, the Massachusetts DPU said that, with regards to the feasibility of creating a maximum threshold for the amount that charges assessed to customers may change from one month to another, the DPU, "intends to…
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June 29, 2026
Delmarva Power & Light in Delaware has filed with the Delaware PSC an updated bypassable transmission rate
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June 29, 2026
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC has entered into a settlement with Texas PUC Staff and several cities with original jurisdiction to lower the amount charged to retail electric providers under Rider TEEEF - Temporary Emergency Electric Energy Facility
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June 25, 2026
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine vetoed the Substitute version of HB 173, governing submetering and submetered electric rates, that had passed the Ohio House and Senate
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June 24, 2026
Bill's $5 Million Bond Requirement For Retail License May Still Be Read As Including Brokers, But Bill Does Now Limit $5 Million Bond To Residential Service $1 Million Bond For C&I Service (May Include Brokers)
"Written Consent" Needed For An "Automatic" Renewal
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June 24, 2026
The PUC of Ohio denied a rehearing request from the Retail Energy Supply Association which had objected to what RESA argued was a misalignment in the applicability of new customer signature requirement rules for electric enrollments and natural gas enrollments
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June 23, 2026
The Ohio Senate and House have both agreed on a Substitute version of HB 173, governing submetering and submetered electric rates, and the bill has been sent to the governor
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June 18, 2026
In a statement concerning the PUC's decision to defer action on a proposal from Duquesne Light to implement the automatic enrollment of certain customers into the Customer Assistance Program (CAP) based on the customer's LIHEAP status, PUC Chair Stephen DeFrank expressed concern with various…
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June 15, 2026
The FirstEnergy Ohio utilities have filed a proposed data center tariff that would, among other things, require data centers to take generation service from a competitive retail electric provider
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June 15, 2026
The Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) and the Office of Ohio Consumers’ Counsel filed a rehearing request at the PUC of Ohio arguing that PUCO erred when, in a recent order approving an amended corporate separation plan at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities, PUCO failed to impose certain…
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June 15, 2026
Staff of the Texas PUC have recommended denying a petition for a declaratory order that had been filed by Tenaska Power Services Co. (TPS), an Option 2 Texas retail electric provider, in which TPS had sought a declaratory order from the Texas PUC under which the PUC would find that a requirement for…
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June 12, 2026
A Maryland workgroup report has made non-consensus recommendations regarding implementation of energy storage procurements required to be undertaken by retail electric suppliers and the utilities (for SOS customers) under Public Utilities Article (PUA) § 7-1224 through § 7-1229 (Next Generation…
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June 12, 2026
A Maryland workgroup report has made non-consensus recommendations regarding implementation of energy storage procurements required to be undertaken by retail electric suppliers and the utilities (for SOS customers) under Public Utilities Article (PUA) § 7-1224 through § 7-1229 (Next Generation…
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