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November 18, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has proposed that electric suppliers be prohibited from conducting door-to-door solicitations in elderly housing complexes under proposed new marketing standards.
November 12, 2014
IGS Energy has opened a location at the Mall at Tuttle Crossing in Dublin, Ohio for the holiday season.
November 7, 2014
The Retail Energy Supply Association requested that the District of Columbia PSC establish a working group of interested stakeholders to hold a series of meetings to discuss modifications to the customer protection rules proposed by the PSC.
November 6, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has adopted forms and associated requirements to be used for several statutorily required notices to be sent by retail electric suppliers, adopted new product definitions, and clarified several rules, including a finding that sending generic terms and conditions do not meet…
October 28, 2014
With the long-awaited implementation of purchase of receivables and large spikes in default service rates driving new interest among retail suppliers in serving the Massachusetts mass market, consumer representatives are calling for the DPU to enhance customer protections.
October 20, 2014
Choice Energy LLC and Discount Power, Inc., in separately filed comments, called a conclusion in a draft Connecticut PURA decision that each failed to properly train sales agents as flawed and erroneous, with Choice Energy warning that the conclusion, which was based on policy recommendations rather…
October 20, 2014
Adding one word to the definition of slamming under the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations could drastically change retail energy contracts in the District.
October 20, 2014
Proposed rule changes from the District of Columbia PSC would essentially require double verification of most electric and natural gas sales, adding a written contract requirement to telesales, and a third party verification (or other recording) requirement for door-to-door sales.
October 16, 2014
The Ontario Energy Board is conducting a survey of Ontarians to determine whether customers signing retail energy contracts need stronger consumer protection.
October 15, 2014
The City Council of Euclid, Ohio has adopted a resolution requesting that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, "ban home door-to-door solicitation by utility providers."
October 13, 2014
A revised draft Connecticut PURA decision implementing several new statutes has dropped some of the more extreme proposals from an August draft, but would still impose onerous new requirements on electric supplier marketing and contracting.
October 8, 2014
The Delaware Public Advocate urged all customers who are currently receiving their energy supply from suppliers other than Delmarva Power & Light Company, or who are considering switching from Delmarva to a third party supplier (TPS), "to review their contracts carefully to make certain that they…
October 6, 2014
The Maryland PSC should, "license or register," the, "independent representatives" of retail energy suppliers, the Office of People's Counsel said in comments to the Maryland PSC.
October 2, 2014
IGS Energy has petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for a waiver from the third party verification rules applicable to door-to-door electric and natural gas sales, contained in Revised 4901:1-29-06(D)(6)(b) and 4901:1-21-06(D)(1)(h), for what it described as a type of sales transaction…
October 1, 2014
NRG Residential Solutions is offering new electricity supply customers in certain states a free portable, Goal Zero Nomad 7 Solar Panel, which allows users to power devices like smartphones, GPS devices, and MP3 Players while on the go.
September 25, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has issued a request for comments concerning its investigation into the development of a standard summary form of material contract terms for retail electric contracts (Docket 14-07-17).
September 25, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has issued a request for comments concerning its investigation into the development and implementation of marketing standards and sales practices for electric suppliers (Docket 14-07-20).
September 15, 2014
Energy Rewards, NRG Energy's brand dedicated to its partnership with Comcast, has begun offering service at Penelec, in certain counties.
September 12, 2014
YEP Energy confirmed that it will be entering the Pennsylvania natural gas market, after recently obtaining a license, and rolled out a new brand and logo for its Pennsylvania electricity service.
August 29, 2014
Staff of the Maryland PSC have proposed eliminating the ability for retail electric and natural gas suppliers to obtain customer consent for a switch via a verbal authorization, such as a TPV, and would instead require that all authorizations be in the form of written or electronic consent.
July 23, 2014
Levco Tech is marketing for a new electric supplier in Connecticut.
July 22, 2014
Enfiniti Global, Inc. announced that it has begun marketing energy products for Entrust Energy in three markets.
July 18, 2014
The Office of People's Counsel should have access, subject to a confidentiality agreement, to confidential materials submitted by Maryland retail energy suppliers as part of a generic PSC investigation into marketing practices and customer protections (PC 35), Maryland PSC Staff have recommended
July 16, 2014
A Texas retail electric provider is currently promoting 1¢/kWh power on an introductory basis.
July 14, 2014
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued a news release on Friday which, "remind[ed] Pennsylvania residents to be wary of door-to-door solicitors, noting that PUC personnel will never go door to door to target customers."
