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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July 3, 2018
The Maryland PSC has set further legislative-style hearings concerning proposal for a "Statewide EV Portfolio" that would include utility ownership of over 1,000 electric vehicle charging stations
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July 2, 2018
Utilities Say They Won't Take "Immediate" Action To Decertify ESCOs Based On Submitted Attestations
The Secretary of the New York PSC has denied requests from ESCOs to extend the June 30, 2018 (effectively July 2, 2018) deadline set for the submission of Self-Attestation of Information Security Controls by ESCOs to the utilities.
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June 29, 2018
The Michigan PSC has set the forward local capacity requirements for LSEs, including retail electric suppliers, and adopted related parameters governing the local capacity requirement
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June 28, 2018
Urges Consideration Of Prohibiting Door-to-Door, Telephonic Sales, Capping Termination Fees POLR Service Design Left To Legislature
The Nevada Governor's Committee on Energy Choice has approved a final report on findings and recommendations related to the energy choice initiative
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June 28, 2018
In two memos in advance of today's open meeting, Texas PUC Chairman DeAnn Walker recommended that a rulemaking be opened to address how a generator's capacity is counted for purposes of compliance with various market share thresholds and limitations under PURA
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June 27, 2018
Philadelphia Gas Works has agreed to examine in next year's Gas Costs Rates (GCR) proceeding the charges applicable to Choice suppliers for released capacity, after the Office of Consumer Advocate recommended changes to the charge.
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June 27, 2018
Clean Power Alliance, the opt-out municipal aggregation serving Los Angeles County and various cities, announced that, starting June 25, 2018, it launched electricity service to over 30,000 businesses in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County and the Cities of Rolling Hills Estates and South…
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June 26, 2018
Seeks Other Retail Market Enhancements Expresses Concern Over "Retro-active" Audit Of POR Program And "Authorized" Receivables, Nebulous Definition Of "Non-Commodity"
In testimony on a series of Duke Energy Ohio cases before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, including a distribution rate case, IGS Energy and the Retail Energy Supply Association proposed a mechanism to unbundle certain default service-related costs from distribution rates, and proposed…
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June 25, 2018
The California PUC adopted an order directing the implementation of multi-year Resource Adequacy (RA) requirements starting in 2020, though specifics will be addressed in a further track of the proceeding
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June 25, 2018
Empire Natural Gas Corporation submitted comments to the New York PSC concerning proposed Data Security Agreements (DSA) and other cybersecurity requirements that utilities are seeking to impose on ESCOs, with Empire Natural Gas alleging that the proposals would merely lower utilities' liability…
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June 25, 2018
Oncor issued a market notice stating that, in the next few weeks, Oncor will file a compliance tariff regarding its Capital Structure Refund (Rider CSR) pursuant to Findings of Fact No. 33 and 34 in the Final Order in Docket No. 46957.
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June 22, 2018
Results In Decrease For Most Classes, Marginal Increase For Residential Class Versus Current Rates
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CEHE) and various parties filed a stipulation with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to update CEHE's Distribution Cost Recovery Factors (Rider DCRF), for the period beginning September 1, 2018, and the period beginning September 1, 2019.
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June 19, 2018
Adoption Of Proposal Would Require Second Phase To Determine How To Transition Customers To Co-op Service, Cease Taking Service From REP
A Texas ALJ has issued a proposal for decision which would determine that AEP Texas lacks authority to serve certain customers located in the Uvalde Estate Subdivision, a residential subdivision in Uvalde County, Texas, which is the subject of a service area dispute filed by Rio Grande Electric…
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June 15, 2018
The New York PSC commenced a proceeding to address cyber security protections concerning ESCO and utility data exchanges
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June 14, 2018
Parties have filed an unopposed settlement to establish Oncor's first Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF), a charge applicable to retail electric providers taking delivery service
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June 8, 2018
Staff of the Maryland PSC has issued a response to a data request from the PSC in which Staff was asked to provide a list of topics to be included in Phase III of the working group considering issues related to competitive markets and retail gas and electric choice (RM 62)
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June 6, 2018
Various parties have filed a settlement with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to update the Distribution Cost Recovery Factors (Rider DCRF) for AEP Texas's Central and North divisions, effective September 1, 2018.
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June 4, 2018
The Connecticut PURA has assigned 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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May 31, 2018
The Illinois Commerce Commission sought input on the topics related to NextGrid Working Group #5, Electricity Markets
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May 31, 2018
Would Eliminate AMS Surcharge, And Significantly Reduce Most Discretionary Fees (Add New Inadvertent Gain Fee) Seeks To Move Residential Class To Cost Of Service, Reduce Inter-class Subsidies
Would Increase Flat Base Rate Monthly Fees For Residential Service By 60%, Also Increase Volumetric Charge
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May 25, 2018
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed testimony proposing a marginal reduction, versus the new rates proposed by CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CEHE), to the proposed new September 1, 2018 Distribution Cost Recovery Factors (Rider DCRF) at CEHE
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May 25, 2018
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed testimony proposing a significant reduction in the revenue requirement for the proposed institution of a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF) at Oncor, which results in a 77% reduction in the proposed level of the DCRF for residential…
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May 23, 2018
Court Says "Most Compelling" Reason For Restructuring Was To "Reduce Costs" Court Says PUC Erred In Elevating "Functional Separation" Of Generation Services From T&D
Court Ruling Implicates Default Service Procurement and Utility Long-Term Contracting, As Well As Future Utility Product Offerings
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