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August 24, 2017
The PSC's press office issued the following statement in response to the complaint: "During a recent 30-month period, energy service companies (ESCOs) overcharged low-income New Yorkers for gas and electricity by $96 million. The Commission’s order not only protects low-income customers but also the…
August 24, 2017
The workgroup leaders in a Maryland PSC rate design proceeding (PC44) have filed proposals for two pilot programs to offer customers Time of Use rates -- one of which relies on a retail supplier to offer dynamic supply prices, and another designed for SOS customers that would offer TOU rates for…
August 21, 2017
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed recommended fees to be allocated to retail electric providers and other companies to cover the cost of broadcasting PUCT meetings online for FY 2018.
August 21, 2017
Proposes Other Changes To Retail Shopping Website
The Massachusetts DPU has issued for comment several proposed changes to the DPU's retail electricity shopping website and rate board, and in doing so noted that it has changed the default view of offers listed on the site (Energy Switch Massachusetts).
August 21, 2017
The presiding ALJs in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass market have issued a new hearing schedule.
August 17, 2017
As part of an eighth entry on rehearing concerning the FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs' current electric security plan, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio again addressed a proposed retail adder, Retail Competition Enhancement Rider (Rider RCE), which would have acted as a proxy for unbundling but which…
August 17, 2017
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a strawman proposal which would eliminate 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 System Benefit Fund)
August 11, 2017
The State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) under which the New York PSC is, "temporarily restrained and enjoined from enforcing or implementing," the PSC's order generally prohibiting ESCOs from serving assistance…
August 3, 2017
Under a stipulation with a wide range of stakeholders to resolve its current rate case, Oncor has withdrawn its original proposal for a new rate class for residential customers with distributed energy resources (Rate DER) with a capacity of three kW or greater that would have included a minimum…
August 3, 2017
PSC Moves Forward With Retail Evidentiary Hearing Process
In rejecting interlocutory appeals of several rulings concerning the scope and procedure for its retail mass market evidentiary hearing process, the New York PSC denied requests to suspend or terminate the evidentiary phase of the proceeding and affirmed that the evidentiary hearing process will…
August 2, 2017
The New York PSC denied in its entirety an interlocutory appeal of several rulings concerning the scope and process of the retail mass market evidentiary hearing process.
August 2, 2017
The Secretary of the New York PSC denied an appeal from Direct Energy concerning the manner in which other state agencies, who are parties to the evidentiary proceeding reviewing the retail energy mass markets, may access confidential responses from ESCOs to various discovery requests issued in the…
July 31, 2017
Tiers Are Latest, Predictable Gimmick To Get Lowest ¢/kWh Rate at 1,000 kWh
During Friday's open meeting, Commissioner Brandy Marty Marquez said that she wishes to discuss further the emergence of "tiered" pricing plans that retail providers are listing on Power to Choose
July 31, 2017
Staff Says REPs Must Submit Request For Low-Income Sync List By July 31 (What About New Market Entrants During Fiscal Year?)
July 28, 2017
CEO Doesn't Expect Legislation Requiring "Market Rate Offer" To Go Very Far
During an earnings call, AEP CEO Nicholas Akins provided a legislative update, telling investors that the company sees a wide range of support for legislation allowing nonbypasable recovery of Ohio Valley Electric Corporation costs.
July 27, 2017
Statutory Authority Allows PSC To Impose "Limitations" On ESCO Rates, Court Says
In addressing appeals from the Supreme Court for the County of Albany concerning that lower court's decision concerning the New York PSC's mass market "reset" order, which had banned ESCO service to all mass market customers except for two compliant products, an Appellate Division court agreed with…
July 27, 2017
Counsel for the Retail Energy Supply Association filed a letter with the New York PSC urging the Commission to terminate the Track 1 evidentiary hearing process reviewing the retail energy mass markets, and to proceed with a restructured Track 2 collaborative process
July 27, 2017
Direct Energy Services, LLC asked the Virginia SCC to dismiss an application from Dominion Virginia Power for approval of 100 percent renewable energy tariffs, as Direct argued that as Dominion's application lacks information on the rate or source of renewable power under the program, "it fails to…
July 27, 2017
Sharyland Utilities, L.P. has filed proposed interim residential rates applicable to retail electric providers serving residential customers in the Stanton, Brady, and Celeste territories (ex-Cap Rock), pursuant to the previously reported agreement under which Sharyland's customers are proposed to…
July 27, 2017
Includes New Tax On Virtual Transactions In PJM
A proposed Pennsylvania omnibus tax bill (HB 542) which was adopted by the Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee and scheduled for action in the full Senate today would raise the gross receipts tax (GRT) on retail electric sales, institute a new gross receipts tax on retail natural gas sales…
July 25, 2017
RESA Opposes Basic Service Design Changes Sought Through Rate Case
In a post-hearing brief on an Eversource rate case in Massachusetts, that would consolidate and institute uniform rates for the Nstar and Western Massachusetts Electric Co. service areas, the Retail Energy Supply Association alleged that grid modernization proposals that are part of the filing, and…
July 25, 2017
The presiding New York ALJs have denied a motion to compel filed by the National Energy Marketers Association (NEMA) which had sought to require Department of Public Service Staff to share with NEM information responses submitted to Staff by ESCOs who are not parties to the New York PSC's…
July 24, 2017
Starion Energy NY, Inc. withdrew its previously submitted request for a waiver at the New York PSC, under which Starion Energy had sought the authority to continue service to Assistance Program Participant (APP) customers with a guaranteed savings product
July 24, 2017
Staff of the Texas PUC filed a memo outlining a process to repeal or amend various substantive rules (and the obligations they impose on REPs) related to the System Benefit Fund, with Staff stating they will forbear from enforcing the SBF-related rules, as it relates to new matters once the SBF…
July 19, 2017
Clarifies Compliance Deadlines For Other ESCOs
The New York PSC has extended the deadline by which ESCOs must comply with various ordering clauses of its order prohibiting service to assistance program participant customers (APP) for the 12 ESCOs who have submitted waiver requests to continue serving APP customers with a guaranteed savings…
