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March 11, 2020
New York ESCO Seeks Further Extension Of Deadlines For ESCOs To Offer Products Compliant With PSC's Reset Order, Other Provisions
Family Energy, Inc. petitioned the New York PSC for an extension of the compliance deadline of various ordering clauses under the New York PSC's retail energy market reset order, stating that various issues remain unresolved.
March 10, 2020
Oncor To Issue Another Credit To Retail Electric Providers To Reflect Interest Rate Savings
Oncor will again issue a credit to retail electric providers, under Rider ISR - Interest Savings Refund, additional amounts from interest rate savings related to Oncor's acquisition by Sempra
March 9, 2020
Both Houses Agree To Re-enactment Clause For Virginia Bill That Would Solidify 100% Renewable Exception For Competitive Retail Supply
Both Houses of the Virginia General Assembly have agreed to a re-enactment clause added to HB 868, the stand-alone bill addressing the current renewable electricity exemption for competitive electricity supply
March 9, 2020
PSC Launches New Electric Choice Shopping Website
The Maryland Public Service Commission has unveiled a new electricity shopping website with enhanced functionality and features -- MDElectricChoice.com -- listing offers from retail electric suppliers
March 9, 2020
PECO Withdraws Prepay Plan From Pa. PUC Consideration
PECO has withdrawn its proposed prepay pilot program from the Pennsylvania PUC
March 6, 2020
Virginia Senate, House Both Pass Scaled Down Bill Allowing Limited Pilot For Handful Of Customers To Aggregate Non-contiguous Sites To Take Competitive Retail Supply
The Virginia Senate has passed a substitute for HB 889, with the substitute significantly reducing the retail electric choice provisions versus the original version passed by the House
March 6, 2020
Arizona Municipal Aggregation Proponents: Model Where Utility Continues To Supply Standard Offer Service A "Better Fit" Than Model Removing Utility From Supply Role
A number of environmental and renewable energy advocacy groups and individuals representing the solar industry around Arizona, who support municipal aggregation, filed a letter (hereafter, "CCA letter") with the Arizona Corporation Commission stating that the "Draft B" rules for electric customer…
March 4, 2020
City of Saratoga Springs, New York, Joins Opt-out Municipal Aggregation
The City of Saratoga Springs and the Town of Niskayuna have joined the opt-out municipal aggregation run by the Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance (MEGA)
March 3, 2020
New York PSC Secretary Issues Notice Concerning Petitions For Rehearing Of Retail Energy Reset Order
The Secretary of the New York PSC issued a notice concerning petitions for rehearing of the PSC's previously reported December 2019 retail energy market reset order, and set a date for responses to the petitions
March 3, 2020
Virginia Senate Committee Reports Out Scaled Down Bill Allowing Limited Pilot For Handful Of Customers To Aggregate Non-contiguous Sites To Take Competitive Retail Supply
The Virginia Senate's Committee on Commerce and Labor has reported out a substitute for HB 889 with the substitute significantly reducing the retail electric choice provisions versus the version passed by the House
February 28, 2020
City Of Boston Asks DPU For "Full" Utility Customer List To Facilitate Mailings To Retail Supplier Customers, Who May Be "Unknowingly" Taking Service From Retail Supplier
The City of Boston, which is seeking approval of an opt-out municipal aggregation for electricity, has asked the Massachusetts DPU to require that Nstar provide it with a "full" list of utility customers, not only those eligible for aggregation enrollment on an opt-out basis, so that the City can…
February 28, 2020
Arizona Commissioner Seeks Workshop On Community Choice Aggregation
Following a Commission meeting on retail electric choice held earlier this week (see story here) , Arizona Corporation Commissioner Sandra Kennedy said that further workshops are warranted, and that, "I am particularly interested in learning more about Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) and the…
February 27, 2020
Texas PUC Approves AEP Texas Rate Case Settlement; Pact Withdraws Proposed Inadvertent Gain Fee For Retail Electric Providers
The Texas PUC approved without modification to the rates and terms applicable to delivery service and REPs a settlement among various parties to AEP Texas' rate case
February 27, 2020
Texas PUC Staff Proposing Changes To REP Complaint Scorecard On Power To Choose Site
During today's open meeting, Public Utility Commission Chairman DeAnn Walker said that Staff has shared with each of the Commissioners changes Staff has proposed to the retail electric complaints scorecard on the Power to Choose site
February 27, 2020
Updated: Pa. PUC Says Costs Of "Tangible" Products "Distinct And Separate From Generation Service" Must Be Disclosed Separately By Retail Supplier
For Introductory Rate, Supplier Must Also Disclose Price Offered After The Introductory Period
February 27, 2020
Updated: Pa. PUC Says Costs Of "Tangible" Products "Distinct And Separate From Generation Service" Must Be Disclosed Separately By Retail Supplier
Pennsylvania PUC Prohibits Imposition Of Early Termination Fees In Final 30 Days, New Per kWh Price Disclosure Rules Adopted
February 26, 2020
Arizona Staff: In Most States, Default Service Rates Lower Than Retail Supplier Rates
During an Arizona Corporation Commission workshop on its investigation of retail electric choice, ACC Utilities Division Staff reiterated its previously articulated concerns regarding retail competition
February 26, 2020
PUC Rejects Customer Switch Block Mechanism Proposed By Staff
Will Allow Retail Suppliers To Bill "Non-Jurisdictional Service" On Utility Bills If Utility Offers Service To Others, Requires Nondiscriminatory Access -- Does Not Mandate Inclusion Of Retail Supplier Non-Jurisdictional Charges
February 25, 2020
Significantly Scaled Down Virginia Retail Energy Bill Held For Further Committee Consideration, Now Would Only Allow Eight Customers To Aggregate Load
A substitute for Virginia HB 889 was submitted to the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor, with the substitute significantly reducing the retail electric choice provisions versus the version passed by the House
February 24, 2020
South Carolina House Passes Resolution To Require Study Of "Full" Retail Electric Choice
The South Carolina House has passed a joint resolution (H 4940) to require a study of electricity market reforms, including an examination of "full" retail electric choice
February 24, 2020
For Arizona, Retail Supplier Recommends Consideration Of Trading Market With, "Energy Pricing High Enough To Ensure That Sufficient Capacity Is Built," With No Explicit Requirement For Providers To Have Capacity
Stakeholders filed comments with the Arizona Corporation Commission concerning two draft proposals for retail electric choice from ACC Chairman Robert Burns and Commissioner Justin Olson
February 18, 2020
ESCO Seeks Waiver Of New York PSC Retail Market Reset Order To Offer Green Gas Products
Family Energy, Inc. petitioned the New York PSC for a partial waiver of the Commission's retail energy reset order to allow Family Energy to offer two "green gas" product offerings
February 18, 2020
National Energy Marketers Association Proposes Principles Of ESCO Financial Assurance, Files With New York PSC
The National Energy Marketers Association has filed with the New York PSC "NEM’s Principles of ESCO Financial Assurance" for consideration at a February 26, 2020, stakeholder meeting concerning ESCO financial assurance
February 14, 2020
New Hampshire Town Among The First To Put Opt-Out Municipal Aggregation Before Voters
The town of Lincoln, NH has placed on its March annual town meeting agenda a warrant proposing to adopt an opt-out municipal aggregation (community choice aggregation)