November 16, 2018
The New York PSC has issued an order directing several utilities to include default service costs when calculating a price guarantee provided to customers on new electric vehicle charging rates
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November 15, 2018
Affirms Ability To Serve Assistance Program Customers Without Guaranteeing Savings Ends With Any New Contract
The New York PSC has authorized the renewal of Sustainable Westchester (SW), Inc.'s opt-out municipal electricity aggregation program (Westchester Power), also known as community choice aggregation (CCA)
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November 14, 2018
Exit Fee Set at Zero For Newly Constructed Development
Several additional customers have filed with the Nevada PUC to take competitive electricity supply, while the PUC recently adopted orders setting forth the exit fees for other departing customers
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November 13, 2018
The City of Rye, New York has authorized joining the Westchester Power opt-out municipal electricity aggregation, which is run by Sustainable Westchester
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November 12, 2018
A settlement among various parties filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas would establish the level of AEP Texas's system restoration costs, incurred in connection with Hurricane Harvey and other previous weather-related events within the Central Division of its service area, that are…
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November 12, 2018
Rate Case Joint Proposal Also Addresses Other Retail Market Issues
A joint proposal filed in Orange & Rockland's current electric and natural gas rate cases addresses several retail market issues
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November 9, 2018
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation, The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY, KeySpan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid, and Niagara Mohawk Power…
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November 8, 2018
Two New York communities have authorized joining an opt-out municipal aggregation program run by Good Energy, L.P.
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November 8, 2018
The District of Columbia PSC has extended the implementation date and compliance requirements of the Electricity and Natural Gas Supplier Education Workshops ("Workshop") until April 1, 2019.
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November 7, 2018
--- To Be Modeled After Current AG-X Alternative Supply Program For Large C&Is --- Arizona Launches Workshop Process For "Comprehensive" Discussion Of Retail Choice
Note: This story was first published the evening of Nov. 7 with an alert to our email subscribers
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November 7, 2018
Note: This story was first published the evening of Nov. 7 with an alert to our email subscribers
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November 7, 2018
Nevada voters rejected Question 3, which would have required the introduction of retail electric choice, with "No" votes on the ballot initiative standing at 67%, with 85% of precincts reporting.
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November 5, 2018
REP Parents Say TDU Ownership Of Storage Would Harm Competitive Market
In a Texas PUC project concerning a review of TDU ownership of batteries and other non-traditional technologies, the TDUs offered various means to account for measure and account for the energy used in charging and discharging utility-owned batteries, if utility ownership is ultimately permitted.
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November 5, 2018
Eliminates AMS Surcharge, Significantly Reduces Most Discretionary Fees Would Increase Flat Base Rate Monthly Fees For Residential Service By 50%, Also Increase Volumetric Charge
Texas-New Mexico Power, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Alliance for Retail Markets, the Texas Energy Association for Marketers, Texas Industrial Energy Consumers, and the Office of Public Utility Counsel have filed a stipulation that would resolve TNMP's base rate case…
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November 2, 2018
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a written order granting reconsideration and modifying its prior order concerning the price cap imposed on Pennsylvania Customer Assistance Program (PCAP, or CAP) customer shopping at the FirstEnergy EDCs, with the PUC ordering on reconsideration that, to serve a PCAP…
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November 1, 2018
IGS Energy Alleges "Unilateral" Imbalance Trading Changes Have Made It "Nearly Impossible" To Trade Imbalances
Vectren To Require Suppliers To Bill All Customers Under Single Selected Billing Option (Dual or UCB), Seeks To Require LDC Approval Of Supplier's Dual Billing Format
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November 1, 2018
Nov. 1, 2018 Note: This story was first published on Nov. 1 at 1:20 pm with an alert to our email subscribers
The State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department has affirmed the New York PSC's (respondent) authority and related December 2016 order which prohibited ESCOs from providing service to assistance program participant (APP) customers except where the ESCO guarantees…
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October 30, 2018
Bluerock Energy submitted comments on a Central Hudson Gas & Electric Gas Transportation Operating Procedures filing seeking a change related to cash-outs
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October 30, 2018
The Massachusetts DPU has closed Docket 14-140, which had addressed a variety of retail electricity marketing issues, stating that the only remaining issue in the docket -- revisions to the disclosure label -- must be accomplished through a rulemaking
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October 29, 2018
The Retail Energy Supply Association filed with the Connecticut PURA objections to various interrogatories expounded on the electric distribution companies by the Office of Consumer Counsel’s, as RESA said that such interrogatories went beyond the scope of a proceeding reviewing whether hardship…
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October 29, 2018
A stipulation among several parties in a Public Utility Commission of Ohio proceeding addressing a proposed Capital Expenditure Program (CEP) at Columbia Gas of Ohio includes several provisions related to the retail natural gas market
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October 26, 2018
The Mayor of the City of San Diego, Calif. announced that the City would begin the process of forming a new joint-powers entity to implement an opt-out municipal electric aggregation (or community choice aggregation or CCA).
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October 25, 2018
PUC Orders That Retail Supplier Rate Must Always Be At Or Below Utility Price To Compare
The Pennsylvania PUC this morning adopted, 5-0, a motion to grant reconsideration sought by consumer advocates concerning the PUC's recent price cap imposed on Pennsylvania Customer Assistance Program (PCAP, or CAP) customer shopping at the FirstEnergy EDCs, and ruled that, to serve a PCAP customer…
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October 24, 2018
ERCOT announced in a market notice that the previously reported IDR Meter workshop previously scheduled for November 6, 2018 has been cancelled.
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October 24, 2018
PUCO's written order has provided specific language concerning the working group's charges.
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