August 13, 2018
New York municipal aggregation Westchester Power has issued a Request for Information to identify qualified electric suppliers for its upcoming September solicitation for power for customers in the portion of its service area with Consolidated Edison's territory.
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August 13, 2018
The California PUC has released a final version of its paper discussing facing the retail sale of electricity in the state (known as the Green Book)
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August 10, 2018
Two Commissioners Question Having Pricing Function On Website Going Forward
D'Andrea Notes Potential For Site To Pull Historic Customer Usage, But Also Says If Reforms Don't Work Over Time, May Need To "Reconsider" Wisdom Of Government Agency Running A Commercial Website
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August 10, 2018
The Texas PUC issued a final order assigning costs to retail electric providers that have filed requests for the low-income customer match list that REPs may voluntarily request to fund and receive.
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August 9, 2018
Two Commissioners Question Having Pricing Function On Website Going Forward
D'Andrea Notes Potential For Site To Pull Historic Customer Usage, But Also Says If Reforms Don't Work Over Time, May Need To "Reconsider" Wisdom Of Government Agency Running A Commercial Website
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August 9, 2018
A final biennial Strategic Energy Assessment released by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin for 2018-2024 did not contain a substantive discussion of retail electric customer choice.
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August 8, 2018
AEP Texas Inc. filed a petition with the Public Utility Commission of Texas for a determination by the Commission that 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, are…
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August 7, 2018
The Retail Energy Supply Association requested that the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority stay implementation of its directive that Connecticut Light and Power Company (Eversource) and United Illuminating include certain information about electric suppliers' provision of summary…
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August 6, 2018
The City of San Antonio has filed at the Texas PUC a decommissioning cost analysis for the South Texas Project nuclear electric generating station, in which, among other things, CPS Energy, "is recommending suspension of monthly recurring decommissioning fees collected from AEP-TCC's retail…
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August 3, 2018
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas reported that 35 retail electric providers, d/b/a's, as well as utility Entergy Texas, have filed requests for the low-income customer match list that REPs may voluntarily request to fund and receive.
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August 3, 2018
Oncor informed retail electric providers in a market notice that recovery of authorized expenses under Rider RS may occur earlier than the expected August 31, 2018 date
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August 3, 2018
Proposal Addresses Plans Designed To Appear As Lowest Price At 1,000 kWh But With Divergent Pricing At Other Usages Staff Also Takes Aim At "Flooding" Behavior Used By REPs
In a memo to Commissioners, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended a series of changes to the Power to Choose website
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August 1, 2018
First Volunteer POLR Request Since 2011-12 Term
TXU Energy Retail Company LLC (REP Certificate No. 10004) filed a request with the Texas PUC to be designated as a volunteer provider of last resort (VREP) for the 2019-2020 term
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July 30, 2018
At last week's National Energy Marketers Association Mid-Atlantic Energy Summit, Dan Mumford, Director of the Pennsylvania PUC's Office of Competitive Market Oversight (OCMO), said that the PUC expects to have discussions in the coming months concerning changes to the PUC's Power to Choose…
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July 27, 2018
During the National Energy Marketers Association's July 26 Mid-Atlantic Energy Summit, Maryland PSC Commissioner Odogwu Obi Linton discussed concerns raised by consumer advocates in other states who have alleged higher costs for customers under retail choice versus default service, particularly for…
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July 25, 2018
The Michigan PSC approved a settlement agreement under which Upper Peninsula Power Co. (UPPCo.) will continue its state reliability mechanism (SRM) charge of $90,810 per megawatt-year, assessed on full-service customers and on customers who have their electric provided by an alternative electric…
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July 24, 2018
In light of the Texas PUC's recent approval of changes to Smart Meter Texas, AEP Texas Inc. ("AEP Texas"), CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC ("CenterPoint"), Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC ("Oncor"), and Texas-New Mexico Power Company ("TNMP") (collectively, the "Joint TDUs") have filed…
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July 24, 2018
The Secretary of the New York PSC issued a notice extending the deadline for compliance with the newly revised Uniform Business Practices (UBPs) that had been adopted on January 19, 2018
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July 20, 2018
Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc. requested from the Maryland PSC a temporary waiver from certain sections of COMAR 20.53. related to competitive electricity supply.
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July 18, 2018
New York Department of Public Service Staff will convene a stakeholder meeting on Thursday July 26, 2018 to discuss cyber security issues raised in Case 18-M-0376 – Proceeding on Motion of the Commission Regarding Cyber Security Protocols and Protections in the Energy Market Place.
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July 17, 2018
Utility Also Adopted New Collateral Requirement Formula Increasing Costs To Suppliers
In testimony in a Dayton Power & Light rate case, IGS Energy submitted testimony that Dayton Power & Light recently increased its credit requirements for retail suppliers, with IGS's witness alleging that DP&L also made a "unilateral" change to the remedy period.
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July 11, 2018
Will Allow For Discovery, Conduct Hearing
The Connecticut PURA has officially opened a proceeding (Docket 18-06-02) for a review of the feasibility, costs, and benefits of placing certain customers on standard service pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245o(m)
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July 10, 2018
Oncor has filed with the Texas PUC a tariff with amounts for the Capital Structure Refund Rider (Rider CSR), which is required under the final order in Oncor's rate case in Docket 46957.
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July 5, 2018
Says Incentive Structure Under Pilot Favors Utility SOS Pilot Program Over Supplier Programs, Discourages Supplier Proposals
The Retail Energy Supply Association on June 28 filed a letter with the Maryland PSC to clarify RESA’s participation in the second phase of the PC44 Rate Design Workgroup process, addressing SOS and retail supplier Time of Use pilots, as referenced in a Report and Letter Order in the proceeding.
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July 5, 2018
Sustainable Westchester, a New York opt-out municipal aggregation, has filed at the New York Department of Public Service to add the Village of Sleepy Hollow to the aggregation
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