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February 5, 2018
The Maryland PSC recently issued a letter order extending a waiver of the requirement that electric and natural gas suppliers perform background checks on door-to-door agents
January 22, 2018
The New York PSC has adopted an order with changes to the Uniform Business Practices that now require ESCOs, for residential and small non-residential customers, to conduct, "an independent third party verification," for any sale resulting from a scheduled appointment, in addition to door-to-door…
December 15, 2017
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) will host a day-long Residential Supplier Workshop on Wednesday, January 31, 2018, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
December 8, 2017
Guidance Prompted By Recent Marketing Practices That Have Come To PUC's Attention
December 7, 2017
The Pennsylvania PUC proposed today a host of changes to the retail electric marketing and disclosure standards
December 7, 2017
The Illinois Commerce Commission has opened a new rulemaking proceeding to address the service obligations, sales and marketing practices of Alternative Gas Suppliers
December 5, 2017
Volterra Energy Holdings LLC (VEH) announced the launch of a new Texas retail electric brand: Volterra Energy.
November 28, 2017
Star Energy Partners LLC petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for a partial waiver of certain requirements set forth in Ohio Admin. Code 4901:1-21-06 with respect to third-party verifications (TPVs) that are required for door-to-door sales, with Star Energy Partners requesting that the…
November 17, 2017
Several retail natural gas suppliers have petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for a waiver of the requirement to obtain third-party verification for all telesales.
October 19, 2017
Making modifications required by the Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), the Illinois Commerce Commission adopted new rules governing retail electric supplier marketing.
October 19, 2017
The New York PSC adopted several customer protections and rules governing the marketing and sale of distributed energy resources (DER), via a set of uniform business practices
October 17, 2017
The Maine PUC has opened an inquiry into transparency and marketing practices in the electricity supply market
October 12, 2017
The Michigan Agency for Energy (MAE) has urged 4,500 former Energy America customers who may have signed up for service in 1998, "to check their bills to see if they are now being charged by Direct Energy Services as their natural gas supplier."
October 11, 2017
Georgia Natural Gas announced the launch of a Refer a Friend program
September 22, 2017
Gas South announced that the City of Milton, Georgia is partnering with Gas South to provide residents and businesses a two cent per therm discount on any rate plan.
September 13, 2017
The Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) largely approved revisions to the retail electricity marketing rules as approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission in a second notice, but ordered several key revisions, including the elimination of double verification for in-person sales…
August 11, 2017
Retail Store Sales Could Account For 500,000 New Customers Annually
Just Energy announced that it is selling retail energy and related services within 42 Sam's Clubs in various states
July 21, 2017
Suppliers Must Tell Variable Rate Customers That "Price" Will Not Be Known Until Bill Issued, But Suppliers Required To Post Online All Variable Rates 5 Days Before Effective
July 20, 2017
The New Hampshire PUC has extended the rescission period for retail electric sales, with certain marketing channels subject to even longer rescission period
July 20, 2017
The New Hampshire PUC has adopted final revisions, for legislative review, concerning retail electric marketing rules and has dropped an earlier proposal for a complete prohibition on door-to-door electricity marketing.
July 5, 2017
The XOOM Energy family of energy retail companies announced a new partnership with the Corpus Christi Hooks, a minor league baseball team of the Texas League and the Double-A affiliate of Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros.
June 29, 2017
The Massachusetts DPU has issued a revised proposal governing the notice and conduct of door-to-door electricity sales.
June 9, 2017
The District of Columbia PSC issued an order concerning retail electric contract authorizations which, "clarifies that only in written contracts between customers and suppliers are written signatures required from customers."
June 7, 2017
State Proposes Specific Requirements for TPVs
The Connecticut PURA has released for comment draft changes to the electric supplier marketing standards.
June 5, 2017
Denies Exemption Language Sought By Utility Affiliate
The Illinois ICC has issued a second notice order to adopt a host of new retail electric marketing rules, including a prohibition on the use of a utility name (where deceptive) and logo by retail electric suppliers
