April 23, 2019
A Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings Administrative Law Judge suspended the effective date of Oncor's requested update to its Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF), a charge applicable to retail electric providers taking delivery service, from September 1, 2019, until November 1, 2019
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April 23, 2019
--- Require Affirmative Consent For Renewals --- Require Suppliers To Report All Rates To Attorney General --- Require Written Notice Of Rate Change --- Require Disclosure of 12 Months Of PTCs In Marketing
--- Require Utility Supply Rate On Supplier Bills
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April 22, 2019
Leadership Says Initiative Violates Ballot Requirements
Leadership of the Florida Senate and House have filed briefs with the state's Supreme Court opposing inclusion of the proposed electric choice constitutional amendment initiative on the 2020 ballot, arguing that the initiative violates requirements to be on the ballot, such as the single subject…
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April 17, 2019
FERC has approved without modification tariff revisions filed by Portland General Electric Company (Portland, or PGE) to modify Attachment N of its Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT), which applies to Retail Network Integration Transmission (NIT) Service.
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April 16, 2019
Star Energy Partners LLC (Star) has petitioned the Maryland PSC for a waiver of certain COMAR provisions to enable Star to offer a real-time wholesale electricity market index product to customers in Maryland that would include a subscription (or membership) charge
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April 15, 2019
NEM Supports Administration's New Executive Order On Energy Infrastructure
Members of the National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) last week met with Lawrence Kudlow, Director of the White House National Economic Council and President Trump's chief economic advisor, and a team of administration officials to discuss energy issues
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April 15, 2019
POLR Obligation Could Be Examined As Well, Report Says
A "strike force" assembled by California Gavin Newsom Strike to examine the state's wildfires and energy future released a report recommending that the state evaluate resource adequacy back-stop options through the legislative process
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April 13, 2019
Sales From Charging Stations Must Be Done Via An Affiliate PSC Rejects Most Elements of Pepco's Transportation Electrification Plan Approves Whole House Residential "Discounted" SOS Rate
Finds No Issue With Pepco Offering Green Adder To Supply Rates
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April 13, 2019
Leaves Retail Suppliers With Unrecoverable Renewable Energy Compliance Costs Bill Lowers Bypassable Default Service Rate
The introduced version of an Ohio bill (HB 6) to provide subsidies to nuclear and other qualifying resources still includes language that lowers the renewable energy compliance obligation for electric distribution utilities (EDUs) only, while apparently not providing for a similar reduction in the…
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April 12, 2019
Includes Revised Mandate For Participation
The Maryland House and Senate have passed HB0689, which requires the PSC to offer improved versions of retail electricity and natural gas shopping websites which list offers from retail suppliers
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April 12, 2019
Pa. Staffer Discusses Investigation To Change To Plain Vanilla Default Service Product, Restrictions On CAP Customer Shopping, Supplier Enforcement
During the National Energy Marketers Association's 22nd Annual National Energy Restructuring Conference, Dan Mumford, Director, Office of Competitive Market Oversight, at the Pennsylvania PUC said that the current thinking at the PUC is that the days of having a single long list of all supplier…
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April 10, 2019
Retail Suppliers Seek Change To Signature Requirement
Staff of the Maryland PSC said that any ratepayer support to retail suppliers participating in a load shaping pilot should be limited to EM&V
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April 10, 2019
Bill Ends Gross Receipts Tax On Public School District Customers, Mandates REPs Pass-Through Savings
The Texas House today passed HB 2263 which would terminate the authority of the Texas General Land Office to sell retail electricity (currently done via a contracted REP) under the State Power Program
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April 9, 2019
Oncor has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to update its Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF), a charge applicable to retail electric providers taking delivery service
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April 8, 2019
The Connecticut PURA has extended the time by which retail suppliers must include an insert, as part of their welcome package, explaining the Next Cycle Rate (Supply Summary) information on customer bills, and also removed utility logos from the information
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April 8, 2019
Reports "Ongoing Confusion"
Commonwealth Edison has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission that its proposed policy of directing its customer service representatives (CSRs) to discuss certain Price To Compare (PTC) information during customer calls is permitted under applicable regulations
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April 8, 2019
Would Reduce Non-Volumetric Charges By Over $1 (20%) For Residential Customers Would Refund Tax Cut Savings To REPs Via Rider Seeks Authorization For Use Of Electric Storage
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CEHE) has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas an electric base rate case
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April 4, 2019
The California Community Choice Association (CalCCA) has announced the launch of the Bright Energy Future CA campaign, described as, "a statewide coalition committed to building a stronger, greener, more reliable electric system — and preserving and promoting the role of local, not-for-profit…
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April 3, 2019
The Illinois Commerce Commission this morning approved the start of a second notice period for certain discrete proposed changes to rules governing retail electric suppliers
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April 3, 2019
The Secretary of the New York PSC has granted a further extension for ESCO compliance with the recently revised Uniform Business Practices (UBPs) that had been adopted on January 19, 2018.
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April 3, 2019
Eligibility Threshold, Program Cap, Costs, Difference From APS
Details are now available concerning Tucson Electric Power's proposed competitive supply program for large C&I customers
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April 2, 2019
Tucson Electric Power has filed an electric rate case with the Arizona Corporation Commission
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April 1, 2019
Final Budget Expands Customers Able To Procure Electricity Through NYS Office Of General Services Program
A final New York budget agreed to by both New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders, which has been passed by both Houses and delivered to the governor, eliminates the exemption from "sales" tax for deliveries of electricity and natural gas supply to customers of ESCOs.
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April 1, 2019
The National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) requested from the New York PSC a further extension for ESCO compliance with the Commission’s Order Adopting Revised Uniform Business Practices (UBP) in the above-referenced proceeding that was issued on January 19, 2018 [hereinafter 'UBP Order'].
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April 1, 2019
PECO and several consumer advocates have reached a settlement to defer issues relating to shopping for electricity Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customers until PECO's next default service proceeding
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