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February 25, 2016
The Illinois Commerce Commission denied a request to accept comments on a December report concerning introduction of a small volume transportation program at Ameren which would introduce choice for Ameren's residential and small commercial natural gas customers
February 24, 2016
The New York PSC has ordered that ESCOs servicing mass market electric and natural gas customers on month-to-month variable rate products must return these customers to default service, or "enroll" the customers onto a compliant product under the PSC's "full stop" of the retail market.
February 23, 2016
Note: The following story is based on discussion at the PSC's meeting this morning. Based on such discussion as well as PSC procedure, it is understood that the PSC was voting on a Staff draft for final adoption and that the PSC's vote constituted final action, and that the PSC was not simply…
February 23, 2016
As part of a new electric security plan, Dayton Power & Light has sought a nonbypassable Reliable Electricity Rider to maintain the operation of 8,100 MW of coal-fired plants, of which DP&L currently owns a 2,100 MW share.
February 23, 2016
EnergyChoiceMatters.com reported yesterday on proposed changes to the NYSEG code of conduct contained in a joint proposal in NYSEG's rate cases (click here for details)
February 22, 2016
A joint proposal in NYSEG and Rochester Gas & Electric's current rate cases would include revisions to the utilities' code of conduct with respect to the use of the utilities' names by non-affiliates.
February 15, 2016
The Pennsylvania PUC approved an extension of Duquesne Light's standard offer customer referral program through May 31, 2017, with slight modifications.
February 12, 2016
The Public Utility Commission of Texas is facing an existential crisis with the price comparison listing on its Power to Choose electricity shopping site as retail electric providers adjust how their products are priced to appear as the lowest quoted offer, even when such quote, although in…
February 5, 2016
The Massachusetts DPU has issued a proposal revising the renewable energy disclosure requirements applicable to retail electric suppliers, and associated reporting requirements
February 5, 2016
Oncor has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to temporarily cease charging retail electric providers for transition charges under Rider TC2 - Transition Charge
February 2, 2016
AEP Texas Central formally announced that it has ceased billing retail electric providers transition charges under Schedule TC
February 2, 2016
The New York PSC Records Access Office has denied confidential treatment for residential historic pricing that ESCOs have been required to file with the PSC since early 2014.
February 1, 2016
Requiring ESCOs to ask all potential customers whether they are currently receiving assistance under certain utility payment assistance program, "could seriously impede or damage the residential retail market in New York," Direct Energy warned in comments to the PSC
January 29, 2016
A newly filed settlement among several parties, including Non-Advocate Staff of the New Hampshire PUC, concludes that a "prompt" divestiture of Public Service Company of New Hampshire's generation assets is in the public interest
January 28, 2016
The Rhode Island PUC has launched an electricity shopping website and rate board, Empower RI ri.gov/empowerri
January 20, 2016
The Delaware PSC yesterday adopted an order to formally open an investigation to consider a petition from the Delaware Electricity Affordability Committee for the PSC to consider recommended retail electric market enhancements, including purchase of receivables, proposed by the Committee
January 20, 2016
A proposed first notice order from two Illinois ALJs in a broad rulemaking concerning retail electric supplier marketing and disclosure rules would require that retail electric suppliers make their variable rates available for customer review at least 30 days in advance, and would require suppliers…
January 15, 2016
The Massachusetts DPU has opened a new docket (16-10) to address several outstanding issues related to municipal opt-out electric aggregations, and several new issues.
January 14, 2016
Oncor has received approval from the Public Utility Commission of Texas to update Rider NDC - Nuclear Decommissioning Charges, which will result in either an increase or decrease in the charge applied to retail electric providers, depending on the service class.
January 14, 2016
FERC has denied a petition from several RTO market participants to wholly withdraw and start anew on controversial proposed rules issued by the Commission in September under which FERC proposes to require all RTO market participants, including buyers, to file new reports concerning the participant's…
January 13, 2016
The Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance (MEGA), a New York local development corporation that manages aggregated procurement of energy products and services for 36 county governments and more than 275 municipal entities throughout the state, has sought approval from the PSC to conduct a…
January 12, 2016
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. is the latest Pennsylvania utility seeking to charge retail suppliers for the costs of implementing a remote account number access mechanism, which would allow retail suppliers to obtain a customer's account number in situations where the customer does not have…
January 12, 2016
A Maine bill (LD 1513, HP 1036) would allow affiliates of investor-owned transmission and distribution electric utilities to own generation.
January 12, 2016
New York ESCOs claimed that releasing average residential pricing data of ESCOs by New York ISO Zone and utility service area would allow competitors to determine their margin and hedging strategy, harming the competitive market
January 7, 2016
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has adopted, with modification, Duke Energy Ohio's proposal to modify the terms under which choice suppliers and aggregators receive firm balancing service or enhanced firm balancing service, including the utility's related request to modify the FRAS and GTS…
