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August 23, 2016
NYSEG & Rochester Gas & Electric have filed a draft letter to assistance program participant (APP) customers notifying them of the New York PSC's moratorium on ESCO service to APP customers, and attendant transition to default service, as has (separately) National Fuel Gas Distribution
August 18, 2016
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has vacated the Massachusetts DPU's order allowing electric utilities to procure, via ratepayer-backed, long-term contracts, natural gas pipeline capacity to ease pipeline constraints and support power generators' access to gas supplies
August 18, 2016
The Retail Energy Supply Association has objected to the draft text of a letter to be sent to New York Assistance Program Participant (APP) customers submitted by Central Hudson Gas & Electric for PSC Staff review, with the letter informing customers of the prohibition on ESCO service to such…
August 18, 2016
Would Prohibit EGS Service To Low-Income Customers Outside of New SOP Program
A recommended decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ in PPL Electric's default service plan proceeding would prohibit retail suppliers from serving Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customers generally, and would only allow electric generation suppliers (EGSs) to serve CAP customers through a new Standard…
August 17, 2016
Nevada utility NV Energy said that it will remain "neutral" on a November ballot initiative to introduce retail choice to Nevada (click here for story) , and releases what it called Nevada's Energy Future: Key Principles, "a document developed to promote positive discussion between stakeholders…
August 16, 2016
Several New York utilities have sought a minimal one-week extension for compliance with one of the ordering paragraphs of the New York PSC's July 15 order which prohibits ESCO service to Assistance Program Participant (APP) customers.
August 16, 2016
The National Energy Marketers Association sought rehearing of the New York PSC's July 15 order which prohibits ESCO service to Assistance Program Participant (APP) customers.
August 15, 2016
Commenting on proposed distributed generation interconnection agreement rules before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, TXU Energy sought assurances that any rule will not infringe on retail electric providers' disconnection rights, and that the rule preserves the requirement that all retail…
August 15, 2016
Stating that a requested 90-day extension for ESCO compliance is unnecessary, the Secretary of New York PSC has extended, by only 30 days, the deadline by which ESCOs must drop to default service customers initially identified by the utilities as no longer being eligible for ESCO service, due to…
August 12, 2016
The Pennsylvania PUC is to issue a tentative order considering potential measures to mitigate a surprise increase in the non-solar Tier I obligations of retail suppliers and other LSEs, including the assignment of the increase to EDCs on behalf of all load, with costs recovered on a nonbypassable…
August 11, 2016
The Retail Energy Supply Association sought clarification and rehearing of the New York PSC's order imposing a moratorium on ESCO service to assistance program participant (APP) customers, noting several logistical problems.
August 11, 2016
Moving to straight-fixed variable (SFV) rates or other alternative TDU ratemaking designs would carry a, "significant price tag," for the retail market, Steve Davis, representing the REP Coalition, said at a public hearing on a consultant report concerning alternative ratemaking prepared for the…
August 10, 2016
Maryland Office of People's Counsel has asked the Maryland PSC to require the utilities to file information regarding retail supplier pricing applicable to customers participating in the Electric Universal Service Program (EUSP), citing New York's recent moratorium on low-income assistance program…
August 8, 2016
Consolidated Edison and Orange & Rockland have proposed fees for the provision of data to New York municipal electric and natural gas aggregations.
August 8, 2016
A group of ESCOs have petitioned the New York PSC for an extension to comply with the PSC's recent ordering which prohibits ESCO service to customers participating in utility low-income assistance programs (Assistance Program Participant, or APP)
August 2, 2016
A final version of the Massachusetts long-term hydropower and offshore wind bill now sent to Governor Charlie Baker reverts to earlier language that gives electric distribution companies discretion on how to dispose of products procured under the contracts.
August 1, 2016
BlueRock Energy Applauds The Supreme Court’s Ruling Against Regulatory Exploitation
July 29, 2016
AEP is, "pursuing restructuring in Ohio," said CEO Nick Akins during an earnings call
July 27, 2016
Noting a recent email to ESCOs from New York PSC Staff concerning the prohibition on the use of pass-throughs for costs not identified in an ESCO's disclosure statement, the National Energy Marketers Association said that there is, "significant risk," that ESCOs may not be able to recover new…
July 27, 2016
New York Public Service Commission Chair Audrey Zibelman issued the following statement yesterday concerning a court's decision to vacate Ordering Clauses #1-3 of the PSC's February retail market "reset" order.
July 26, 2016
"Make no mistake, we are putting an end to deceptive ESCO practices that harm electric and gas customers," New York PSC Public Information Officer James Denn said as a New York court vacated Ordering Clauses #1-3 of the PSC's February retail market reset order, but affirmed the PSC's jurisdiction…
July 25, 2016
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has assigned the following docket numbers to previously contemplated rulemakings:
July 25, 2016
The Supreme Court for the County of Albany, NY has issued an order vacating ordering clauses #1-3 of the New York PSC's February retail market reset order
July 22, 2016
CEO of BlueRock Energy: Low Income Families Lose Out Because Of New York’s Public Service Commission’s Decision To Curb Energy Choices
July 22, 2016
FERC has withdrawn a previously proposed rule that would have required any market participant in an RTO, including buyers, to file reports concerning the participant's "connected entities" (a new term broader than current affiliate reporting requirements)
