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March 13, 2017
With FERC rejecting the Midcontinent ISO's proposal for a forward capacity auction specific to retail choice states, the Michigan PSC, consistent with recent legislation, has established a process to establish a State Reliability Mechanism (SRM), under which retail suppliers will be required to pay…
March 13, 2017
Citing required IT changes, PPL Electric Utilities has petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC for a three-month delay in the implementation date of the Customer Assistance Program Standard Offer Program (CAP-SOP), which, as previously reported, would be the only mechanism under which CAP customers may take…
March 9, 2017
The Massachusetts DPU has adopted rules implementing certain recently enacted statues requiring the EDCs to solicit long-term contracts for 9,450,000 megawatts-hours of, "clean energy generation," and 1,600 megawatts of offshore wind power, which is equal to about 50% of retail sales in the state…
March 9, 2017
As part of several revisions to the Uniform Business Practices (see related story today) , the New York PSC is proposing to exempt municipal aggregations from provisions related to customer authorization and slamming
March 8, 2017
In testimony in Sharyland Utilities' (SU) rate case, which is to set system-wide rates for both of Sharyland Utilities' service areas, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have proposed increasing the fixed customer charge for residential customers versus Sharyland's proposal, while…
March 8, 2017
Staff Proposes Alternative, Non-Discriminatory Relief For Off-Peak Customers
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, in testimony in Sharyland Utilities' rate case, said that a proposed discount, via an alternative rate design, for places of worship, "represents a drastic departure from the competitive market paradigm," and would be discriminatory, as Staff proposed…
March 7, 2017
PECO has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC an update explaining that if the PUC does not rule on a pending Customer Assistance Program (CAP) shopping compliance plan by mid-March, PECO will not be able to implement CAP shopping in April as originally projected.
March 6, 2017
The presiding ALJs in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass markets have issued further guidance addressing certain parties concerns that previously outlined procedures concerning protected information submitted as part of discovery are not entitled to confidential…
March 2, 2017
A settlement among certain parties to Arizona Public Service's rate case would continue the competitive wholesale generation (buy-through) choice program at APS, at the current overall cap, but with higher fees to suppliers.
March 1, 2017
The Michigan Public Service Commission is seeking comment on how to proceed in light of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Feb. 2 order rejecting the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s proposal to establish a three-year forward capacity auction specific to retail choice states.
March 1, 2017
In testimony in Sharyland Utilities' rate case to implement system-wide rates across its Cap Rock and McAllen territories, retail energy provider stakeholders raised certain concerns with the transition, and asked that the Public Utility Commission of Texas require the utility to adopt a detailed…
February 28, 2017
The Retail Energy Supply Association has appealed to the Commonwealth Court a Pennsylvania PUC decision which provides that Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customers at PPL Electric can only take competitive electric supply through a CAP-specific Standard Offer Program (SOP), which mandates that…
February 25, 2017
In response to more questions, a New York ALJ has issued further guidance and FAQs concerning ESCOs' responses to discovery requests, now that a protective order has been issued in the New York PSC's retail mass market evidentiary review
February 23, 2017
In authorizing the state's electric utilities to recover costs associated with the various clean energy standards now imposed on LSEs, the New York PSC ruled that a single, constant charge shall be applied at each utility throughout the year, to minimize volatility.
February 20, 2017
The presiding ALJs in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass market have adopted a protective order.
February 17, 2017
A New York ALJ presiding over the PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass market has issued further guidance to ESCOs who are not parties to the evidentiary proceeding, to further provide understanding to non-parties concerning data requests which have been issued to them by New York PSC…
February 16, 2017
Citing the lack of a protective order which would allow all parties to receive discovery responses and develop testimony based on such responses, Family Energy, Inc. said in a February 10 filing with the New York PSC concerning the PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy markets that, "it is…
February 16, 2017
A New York PSC Administrative Law Judge has issued guidance concerning the filing of confidential discovery responses by ESCOs in the PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass markets, including guidance directed to ESCOs who are not party to the case, but who have been served with…
February 15, 2017
Oncor informed the Public Utility Commission of Texas that it will soon make a rate filing, as the result of show cause orders previously issued by cities with original jurisdiction.
February 9, 2017
A New York ALJ has extended the deadline by which parties must file direct testimony in the PSC's Track I evidentiary process to examine the retail energy markets.
February 2, 2017
The Maryland PSC has sent to legislators a final report concerning an opt-in electricity affordability program for residential and small commercial customers (PC 47).
February 2, 2017
Columbia Gas of Ohio has modified proposed tariff revisions that would implement day-one choice service with what originally would have also served as a form of customer referral program, but which now omits a random referral process and would only allow customers selecting a specific retail…
February 1, 2017
Several more ESCOs have filed requests for waivers with the New York PSC in order to continue to serve assistance program participant (APP) customers.
February 1, 2017
The Maryland PSC has expanded the scope of issues to be reviewed under its electric grid transformation proceeding (PC44) to include, "competitive markets and customer choice," issues, particularly re-examining current administrative processes that discourage customers from selecting a retail…
January 30, 2017
FERC, "is working to get as many orders out as we can in the time we have left with a quorum," Acting FERC Chairman Cheryl LaFleur said in a statement
