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October 19, 2017
(Earlier) Draft New York PSC Order: Municipal Aggregations Must Provide Guaranteed Savings Versus Default Service To Serve Low-Income Customers
October 18, 2017
The Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement of the Pennsylvania PUC has urged, in a brief, the PUC to reject PECO's proposed prepaid electricity (and dual fuel) program, with I&E stating that the proposed pilot is inconsistent with certain statutory customer protections
October 12, 2017
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) formally opened Docket No. 17-10001 to investigate issues of public importance regarding the pending Energy Choice Initiative and the possible restructuring of Nevada's energy industry.
October 11, 2017
The Alliance for Retail Markets filed reply comments in Texas PUC Project 47343: Rulemaking To Amend Chapter 25 Substantive Rules Relating To The Elimination Of The System Benefit Fund
October 11, 2017
REPs Required To Pass-Through TDU Savings To Ex-Sharyland Customers
The Public Utility Commission of Texas today adopted final orders which approve an asset swap among Oncor and Sharyland Utilities that will see the Sharyland Utilities distribution assets (and retail customers) become part of Oncor, and under which a system-wide tariff will apply at Oncor, including…
October 11, 2017
FirstEnergy Service Company ("Service Company"), filed a petition at FERC requesting that the Commission waive specified portions of 18 C.F.R. §§ 35.39 and any other rules and regulations as may be necessary, to allow Service Company to establish a centralized RTO interface services group to provide…
October 9, 2017
Schedules New Workshop on Customer Choice
The California PUC will hold an informal workshop on customer choice (An Evaluation of Regulatory Framework Options for an Evolving Electric Market) on October 31 in Sacramento
October 6, 2017
More Time Granted For Rebuttal Testimony
The presiding ALJs in the New York PSC's evidentiary proceeding reviewing the retail energy mass markets have further pushed back the dates for the hearings in the case, as a result of granting parties more time to file rebuttal testimony
October 5, 2017
The Maine PUC has issued proposed rules which would prohibit electric and natural gas utilities from collecting customer deposits on behalf of a competitive electricity provider (CEP) or gas marketer
October 5, 2017
Several Texas low-income and other consumer groups petitioned the Public Utility Commission of Texas to adopt enhanced customer protections for victims of Hurricane Harvey, and to require REPs to offer such protections, to be in place for one year after adoption of the rule.
October 4, 2017
At the request of the Governor's Committee on Energy Choice, the Nevada PUC has assigned Docket 17-10001 for an investigation regarding the Energy Choice Initiative.
September 29, 2017
During a discussion concerning a stipulation and proposed order in an Oncor rate case, which is linked to a global stipulation for Oncor to acquire the Sharyland Utilities distribution service areas, Commissioners of the Public Utility Commission of Texas agreed to include a provision which will…
September 29, 2017
The Public Utility Commission of Texas yesterday adopted an order extending the requirement for Retail Electric Providers (REPs) to offer deferred payment plans to customers upon request in areas covered by Governor Abbott's disaster declarations as contemplated by P.U.C. Subst. R. 25.480(j)(1)(B)
September 28, 2017
In a memo concerning a stipulation and proposed order governing Oncor's proposed acquisition of Sharyland Utilities, DeAnn Walker, the new chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, stated that she has questions whether current Oncor customers should be required to pay for the deployment of…
September 28, 2017
The executive director of the Public Utility Commission of Texas has prepared, for the PUCT's consideration, a draft order which would extend the requirement for Retail Electric Providers (REPs) to offer deferred payment plans to customers upon request in areas covered by Governor Abbott's disaster…
September 28, 2017
Requests Retail Provider Representatives Appear Today To Discuss
In a memo concerning a stipulation and proposed order governing Oncor's proposed acquisition of Sharyland Utilities, DeAnn Walker, the new chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, stated that she had "questions" concerning the PUCT's ability to issue a requirement that retail electric…
September 28, 2017
PUC Stays Requirement For Customers To Be Dropped To Default Service If Supplier Exercises Regulatory Out Clause, And Does Not Obtain Affirmative Consent For Continued Service
September 27, 2017
The Maryland PSC granted a petition filed by Direct Energy Business Marketing LLC and clarified that environmental notice disclosure reports that are required to be provided to customers under Commission Order No. 76241 in Case No. 87381 can be satisfied by use of electronic mail.
September 26, 2017
Texas ROSE (Ratepayers' Organization to Save Energy) and Texas Legal Services Center (TLSC) filed comments with the Texas PUC opposing the elimination of several customer protections currently in the substantive rules for customers who were eligible for the prior Lite-Up Texas discount program…
September 25, 2017
The New York PSC moved to dismiss a lawsuit which had been filed in federal court by a low-income ESCO customer against the PSC concerning the PSC's order prohibiting ESCOs from serving assistance program participant (APP) customers, as the PSC said that the federal court lacks jurisdiction, and…
September 20, 2017
Customer Contract With Broker Would Be Evergreen
In testimony in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass markets, The O.E. Group asked the New York PSC to authorize a model under which brokers could enter into contracts with customers under which the brokers could select, on the customer's behalf, an ESCO, and be able to…
September 19, 2017
In response to a request from the Texas PUC's Director of Docket Management, Oncor has clarified two issues related to language, proposed to be part of an order approving Oncor's acquisition of Sharyland Utilities, that is intended to ensure that Oncor's rates are passed through to customers served…
September 19, 2017
ESCOs have saved New Yorkers, across all customer classes, over $10 billion over the last 16 years, the National Energy Marketers Association said in testimony in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass markets
September 19, 2017
New York's current market structure favors utilities over ESCOs and direct customers, and any prohibition on mass market sales by ESCOs is premature until such inequities are fixed, the New York State Office of General Services (OGS) said in testimony in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the…
September 19, 2017
In testimony in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass markets, Direct Energy, through its witness John Hanger (former Pa. PUC Commissioner), proposed several retail energy market changes. While not the company's preferred solution, Direct Energy said that if the PSC feels…
