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December 1, 2015
In a newly filed rate case, Dayton Power & Light has sought approval for implementation of a new, nonbypassable uncollectibles rider, which would recover "all" uncollectibles at the utility
December 1, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas filed a report on the program under which Texas retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays to eligible low-income customers.
November 30, 2015
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada is currently considering requests by three Las Vegas casino companies to exit NV Energy’s bundled retail electric service and instead purchase energy from alternative suppliers.
November 25, 2015
The Massachusetts DPU is considering allowing certain electricity brokers -- namely those who run online shopping sites -- to appear on the DPU's interim retail electricity shopping website.
November 23, 2015
Oncor has filed with 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.
November 19, 2015
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio intends to open an investigation to determine whether third-party agents or contractors who bill tenants for electricity, where the utility customer of record is a multi-family property owner, are operating as public utilities, as well as whether the scope of…
November 19, 2015
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has proposed new rules relating to net metering, including their applicability to retail suppliers
November 19, 2015
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has posted a request for response (RFR) regarding its retail electric shopping website, or Competitive Electric Supply System (CESS).
November 19, 2015
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has ruled that fixed rate electric contracts, for all customer classes, may not contain pass-through clauses, but will allow for regulatory-out clauses that allow suppliers to cease service under fixed rate contracts under terms as delineated in the contracts
November 17, 2015
A Texas PUC Staffer leading a workshop on adopting new eligibility criteria to identify low-income customers eligible for late payment fee waivers and deposit installments in light of the existing criteria, eligibility for the SBF, being rendered inapplicable with the expiration of the SBF…
November 16, 2015
The joint staffs of the Delaware PSC and Delaware Public Advocate recommended in a Staff report that the state's Electricity Affordability Committee should move forward with an opt-in affinity electricity savings program, and that purchase of receivables should also be implemented
November 13, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a proposed order to set new interest rates applicable to REP deposits and over-billings
November 11, 2015
FERC has granted a request to convene a technical conference and to postpone the comment deadline on new proposed reporting rules to be imposed on all RTO market participants that have been said by retail suppliers to, "impose a substantial new reporting burden," on such participants.
November 11, 2015
Several retail natural gas suppliers have appealed to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio an Ohio hearing examiner's ruling which the suppliers said denied in part the motions for protective orders requested by various suppliers addressing market-sensitive information the suppliers provided to…
November 11, 2015
Electricity Maine has petitioned the Maine PUC for an advisory ruling that the Commission would not classify a service contract for a fixed term composed of two identified segments, each with different pre-determined fixed rates ("two-segment fixed rate") as falling within the definitions of…
November 9, 2015
A PSC-managed opt-out aggregation and the use of reference price levels are two proposals put forth by a collaborative report on implementing New York PSC directives concerning ESCO service to low-income customers participating in utility administered low income discount programs and the Home Energy…
November 6, 2015
In discussing when it would be appropriate to require Sharyland Utilities to file a rate case during yesterday's open meeting, Texas Public Utility Commissioners mused whether the Oncor change-in-control proceeding should impact such timing.
November 3, 2015
A group of Texas retail electric providers have questioned, in light of strawman rule amendments given the forthcoming expiration of the System Benefit Fund low-income discount, whether two other benefits extended to customers qualifying for the discount should be continued.
November 1, 2015
A diverse group of entities, including retail suppliers, generators, and end users, pressed FERC to hold a technical conference on new reporting rules to be imposed on all RTO market participants that, "impose a substantial new reporting burden," on such participants
November 1, 2015
The Connecticut PURA has sought further stakeholder comment on the appropriateness of month-to-month rates and pricing that should be applied at the end of a fixed rate contract
November 1, 2015
The Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel urged the Connecticut PURA to impose a price cap on legacy variable rate products in the state such that suppliers may not charge variable rate customers in excess of the Standard Service rate
October 30, 2015
Efforts to introduce retail choice in Indiana were killed by the actions of certain retail suppliers which passed-through unexpected polar vortex costs to customers, Graham Leith, Vice President of Sales for GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA, told attendees at The Energy Professionals Association (TEPA)…
October 23, 2015
During a workshop on barriers to and potential improvements in Delaware's retail electric market, Delaware State Senator Colin R. J. Bonini slammed the status quo of marginal residential electric choice, and accused various stakeholders of impeding progress
October 22, 2015
The Connecticut PURA "suggests" that retail electric suppliers make various changes to PURA-approved customer notice forms, similar to revisions sanctioned by PURA proposed by two retail suppliers, in light of certain statutory changes, such as the prohibition of renewing a customer onto a fixed…
October 22, 2015
A recently proposed supplemental winter supply and balancing program (Managed Supply Service, MSS) to be offered by Consolidated Edison to natural gas ESCOs was welcomed by Great Eastern Energy as a, "small step towards improving [ConEd's] retail access program, albeit a very small step," the ESCO…
