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November 30, 2017
The National Energy Marketers Association filed a motion, in the New York PSC's evidentiary proceeding reviewing the retail energy mass market, seeking to compel testimony from the New York State Office of General Services
November 29, 2017
ARM: Adopting NOIE Load Zone For LP&L Would Create Barrier To Any Future Move To Retail Choice
In testimony concerning Lubbock Power & Light's proposed transition from SPP to ERCOT, the Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel said that approval of such move should be conditioned on, among other things, LP&L funding an independent study of the costs and benefits of adopting retail choice in…
November 29, 2017
Will Permit 2 Retail Suppliers (Rather Than 1) To Offer TOU Pilot Per Service Area
The Maryland PSC has directed the creation of supply rate time of use pilots offered via utilities to non-shopping customers, and through up to two retail suppliers per each of the three service areas with AMI (BGE, Pepco, an Delmarva).
November 28, 2017
A proposed Pennsylvania bill, House Bill 1782, concerning alternative ratemaking methodologies would grant the PUC with the authority to allow electric and natural gas utilities to recover the costs of distributed energy resources, which are defined broadly to include several new or innovative…
November 20, 2017
The Public Utility Commission of Texas adopted new interest rates applicable to REP deposits and over-billings, consistent with the calculations set forth by rule
November 20, 2017
The New York State Office of General Services has withdrawn the Direct Testimony of John T. Haff submitted in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail market
November 20, 2017
The Public Utility Commission of Texas denied a petition from consumer advocates to adopt enhanced customer protections for Hurricane Harvey victims for a period of 12 months
November 17, 2017
Requests That PUC Consider Requiring REPs To File Reports On Bill Assistance Programs
In a memo in advance of today's open meeting concerning the proposed elimination of certain customer protections afforded to customers who were eligible for the defunct Lite-Up Texas discount, Texas PUC Chairman DeAnn Walker has urged the Commission to consider requiring that retail electric…
November 16, 2017
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission is currently reviewing Proposal 51, filed by Florida Energy Freedom, which would amend the state's constitution to make it a right for the state’s electricity customers to choose their electricity provider.
November 15, 2017
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that the Commission deny a petition from consumer advocates to adopt enhanced customer protections for Hurricane Harvey victims for a period of 12 months
November 13, 2017
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have proposed new interest rates applicable to REP deposits and over-billings, consistent with the calculations set forth by rule
November 13, 2017
The Illinois Commerce Commission has initiated a workshop process to examine resource adequacy in MISO Zone 4 (Ameren), and several proposals to be considered in the process would impose new obligations on competitive retail electric suppliers
November 13, 2017
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for publication which would eliminate in their entirety several customer protections currently in the substantive rules for customers who were eligible for the prior Lite-Up Texas discount program (funded by the defunct…
November 10, 2017
The presiding ALJs issued a ruling declining to impose a schedule for any settlement discussions sought in the New York PSC's evidentiary proceeding reviewing the retail energy mass market, as the ALJs noted they cannot compel settlement discussions
November 9, 2017
The Pennsylvania PUC yesterday issued a tentative order proposing to clarify the deadlines by which electric generation suppliers (EGSs) must drop participants in PPL Electric Utilities' Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) to default service.
November 7, 2017
Staff of the New York Department of Public Service (DPS) said in a letter responding to a request from various ESCOs to initiate settlement discussions in the PSC's evidentiary review of the ESCO mass market that such discussions would be an inappropriate delay in the case unless and until ESCOs…
October 27, 2017
The California PUC adopted a decision which allows customers of direct access providers and community choice aggregators to avoid paying the tariffed rates used to recover the costs of discrete utility-offered demand response (DR) programs, if the customer's competitive LSE offers a DR program…
October 27, 2017
Dynegy announced support for two Illinois bills (SB2250, HB4141) that would require the Illinois Power Agency to procure capacity needs on behalf of all customers at Ameren Illinois, and require competitive retail electric suppliers to execute contracts with capacity suppliers selected by the IPA…
October 27, 2017
Cite "Considerable Common Ground" On Key Areas
A group of ESCOs have asked the New York PSC to initiate confidential settlement discussions among parties in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass markets
October 25, 2017
Worried Experience At Other LDC, Where Supply Prices Distorted, Could Be Repeated
Changes to Niagara Mohawk's capacity release program, proposed by New York PSC Staff in a rate case, could result in inequitable treatment of ESCOs depending on how slice-of-system changes are implemented, Mirabito Natural Gas, LLC said in comments filed with the PSC
October 24, 2017
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has issued an order temporarily staying enforcement of the New York PSC's December 16, 2016, order which generally prohibits ESCOs from serving assistance program participant (APP) customers (except for any subsequently granted waiver)
October 23, 2017
The Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance, which as reported last week received New York PSC approval for its opt-out municipal aggregation implementation plan, with an initial list of municipalities, informed the PSC that additional towns have approved opt-out aggregations to be run by MEGA
October 20, 2017
The Massachusetts DPU adopted, as proposed, changes in the rule applicable to the state's retail electricity rate board and shopping website
October 20, 2017
As first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com yesterday , the New York PSC adopted several customer protections and rules governing the marketing and sale of distributed energy resources (DER), via a set of uniform business practices, and a final order posted by the PSC provides further details…
October 19, 2017
The PSC adopted the draft orders discussed below without modification with respect to Just Energy New York Corporation, National Fuel Resources, Inc., and Zone One Energy, LLC, granting these ESCOs a waiver to serve APP customers with a GSP product under the terms described below
