April 7, 2017
CenterPoint TDU Files To Double Rider Charged To Retail Providers
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to increase its Distribution Cost Recovery Factors (DCRF).
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April 6, 2017
Regulator Orders Municipal Aggregations To Disclose Adder Paid To Consultant In Opt-Out Notices, State That Rates Not Guaranteed To Beat Default Service
Revises Treatment of New Customers in Aggregation Areas
The Massachusetts DPU has issued orders requiring electricity municipal opt-out aggregations to disclose, in customer opt-out notices, administrative adders that are used to compensate the aggregation's consultant, and revised the treatment of new customers moving to the aggregation service area.
April 5, 2017
Texas TDU Seeks To Increase Rider Charged To Retail Providers By 40-60%
AEP Texas, for its Central and North divisions, has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to increase its Distribution Cost Recovery Factors (DCRF).
April 5, 2017
NY PSC Secretary Remands Issue of Production of Confidential ESCO Responses To Other State Agencies To ALJs For Further Consideration; Says ALJs Correctly Applied FOIL Law With Respect To Provision of Materials To DPS Staff
The Secretary of the New York PSC issued a ruling finding that the ALJs presiding over the PSC's retail energy mass market review properly applied Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) and related statutes in their rulings governing the provision of confidential discovery responses, especially with…
April 4, 2017
Nevada Gov. Names Members For Committee On Energy Choice (No Retail Suppliers Among Members)
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval announced his appointments to the Governor’s Committee on Energy Choice.
April 3, 2017
Texas Retail Providers, Others Seek Summary Judgment That TDU's Proposed Method of Battery Ownership Contrary To PURA
Several stakeholders, including TXU Energy Retail Company, the Alliance for Retail Markets, the NRG Companies, and Texas Energy Association for Marketers (joint movants), have moved for a summary decision finding that the ownership and operation of energy storage facilities in the manner proposed by…
March 30, 2017
Entergy Texas Updates Participation Under Competitive Generation Service Tariff
In an annual update, Entergy Texas reported that no customers have yet signed up for service under its Competitive Generation Service Tariff (Rider CGS)
March 30, 2017
New York PSC Staff Says Interlocutory Review of ALJs' Ruling On ESCO Data Response Confidentiality Not Needed To Protect Confidential Status
New York Department of Public Service Staff opposed a request from Direct Energy for interlocutory review of a ruling by two New York Administrative Law Judges concerning confidential protection for ESCOs' data responses made during the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the mass market, as Staff…
March 30, 2017
On Rehearing, Regulator Revises "Fixed-Means-Fixed" Retail Contract Price Rule To Not Include Certain Customers
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio issued an order on rehearing in which PUCO revised its earlier adoption of a "fixed-means-fixed" requirement for all electric supplier contracts for all customer classes, as PUCO has now ruled that the "fixed-means-fixed" requirement should not apply to…
March 29, 2017
Consumer Advocates Oppose NY ESCOs' Sought Waivers To Serve Low-Income Customers
In separately filed comments, New York's Utility Intervention Unit, and the state's Attorney General, opposed requested waivers filed with the PSC by several ESCOs who are seeking to continue to serve low-income customers.
March 28, 2017
PUC Finds Restructured Utility's Sought PPA Would Be Akin To Owning Generation After Unbundling, Rejects PPA
The New Hampshire PUC has rejected a proposal from Public Service of New Hampshire (Eversource) for a 20-year PPA with a unit of Hydro-Quebec, finding the PPA to be inconsistent with the state's electric restructuring.
March 24, 2017
"Outrage" As Texas Gas Utility Seeks Over 50% Increase In Transportation (Choice) Rate, Verdigris Energy Testifies
Verdigris Seeks To Open Atmos Choice To Commercial Customers (Currently Limited To Industrials)
Texas industrial customers expressed "outrage" upon learning of an application by Atmos Pipeline - Texas (APT) to change the Rates of City Gate Service (CGS) and Rate Pipeline Transportation (PT) Rates, with such application including an average rate increase of 57.45% for Rate PT customers, energy…
March 23, 2017
Sharyland To Hold REP Workshop on System-wide Rates Implementation, Issues
Sharyland Utilities will be conducting a workshop on May 2, 2017 for retail electric providers to discuss operational requirements upon approval of proposed system-wide rates.
March 23, 2017
Illinois Regulators Open "NextGrid" Investigation On Utility of the Future, Consumers, Markets
The Illinois Commerce Commission will initiate a collaborative process called NextGrid, "in which the industry and other stakeholders can develop a shared base of information and work to build consensus on critical issues facing the electric utility industry now and as it continues to rapidly…
March 23, 2017
New York Utilities: Muni Aggregator's Definition of Eligible Customer Is "Over-Inclusive"
Muni Aggregator's Plan, "Flips Opt-Out Process On Its Head," Utilities Say
The municipal aggregation implementation plan submitted to the New York PSC by Good Energy, L.P. is "over-inclusive" in defining eligible customers, and, for new customers moving into the municipality, "flips the opt-out process on its head," the joint New York utilities said in comments to the PSC
March 22, 2017
Utility To Include Default Service Costs In Nonbypassable Rider
As part of Duke Energy Ohio's newly filed electric rate case in Ohio, Duke Energy Ohio would include certain costs related to the regulatory administration of default service in a new nonbypassable regulatory mandates rider
March 22, 2017
Utility: Greater Transparency Needed On Muni Aggregation Pricing
Greater transparency and customer education is needed concerning opt-out municipal aggregations, Nstar (Eversource) said in comments to the Massachusetts DPU, expressing concerns that aggregation customers may end up paying higher rates.
March 22, 2017
Direct Energy Says NY ALJs' Ruling Would Expose ESCOs' Pricing, Other Confidential Info to Freedom of Information Law Disclosure
Stating that a ruling, as clarified by an email last week, by two New York Administrative Law Judges, concerning confidential protection for ESCOs' data responses made during the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the mass market, would, "expose competitively sensitive pricing information and…
March 21, 2017
Utility With 50% Shopping Rate Seeks To Offer New Non-Commodity Services (Energy Consumption Analysis, Protection Services)
In an electric rate case with the Public Utility Commission of Ohio, Duke Energy Ohio is seeking authorization to offer several non-commodity products and services to customers
March 20, 2017
Exclusive: Oncor Proposes Minimum Charge For Residential Customers With Distributed Energy Resources
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March 20, 2017
Oncor Seeking To More Than Double Monthly Fixed Charge Applicable To Retail Providers' Residential Customers
In a rate case filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Oncor is seeking to more than double the monthly fixed charged applicable to residential service, which is charged to retail electric providers serving residential customers.
March 17, 2017
Pennsylvania PUC Opens Review of Low-Income Energy Burden, Affordability; May Place More Customers in CAP Programs (Which Increasingly Have Restrictions on Shopping)
The Pennsylvania PUC yesterday approved a motion introduced by Vice Chairman Andrew Place and Commissioner David Sweet to initiate a study regarding affordable home energy burdens for low-income Pennsylvanians.
March 16, 2017
Virginia SCC Rules on Direct Energy Petition Regarding Viability of Electric Choice Market
The Virginia SCC has ruled on a petition from Direct Energy concerning several interpretations of the statutory provisions regarding electric choice, as Direct Energy had said that certain interpretations were necessary for the market to remain viable in cases where certain statutory milestones…
March 15, 2017
Texas TDU Files For Approval Of New Wholesale Distribution Line Service Rate To Serve New Storage Customer
Sharyland Utilities, L.P. filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas a new wholesale tariffed rate schedule, Wholesale Distribution Line Service, to serve a new energy storage project
March 14, 2017
Michigan PSC Proposes Changes To Choice Enrollment Procedures
The Michigan PSC has issued proposed revisions to the electric choice enrollment and queue procedures as a result of the recent PA 341, to incorporate various modifications to statute