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October 22, 2020
NRG Energy, Inc. filed with the Pennsylvania PUC a new Petition for Partial Rescission of the PUC's March 16, 2020 Emergency Order prohibiting door to door and other in-person retail energy marketing during the pandemic.
October 19, 2020
In a proposed order, an Illinois Commerce Commission Administrative Law Judge would grant a motion from ICC Staff to conditionally dissolve the ICC's prior emergency orders prohibiting alternative retail electric suppliers (ARES) and alternative gas suppliers (AGS) from conducting in-person…
October 8, 2020
PUCO has issued a written order denying, without prejudice, a petition from Astral Energy, LLC for a waiver of a rule requiring the specific listing of the rate to be charged per month in marketing materials that accompany a contract, for its flat bill product
October 7, 2020
PUCO has issued a written order denying, without prejudice, a petition from Astral Energy, LLC for a waiver of a rule requiring the specific listing of the rate to be charged per month in marketing materials that accompany a contract, for its flat bill product
September 30, 2020
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) reminded electric customers that enhanced retail electric disclosure rules that are, "geared to provide additional consumer protections and ensure greater transparency with product offerings from electric generation suppliers (EGSs)," took effect on…
September 30, 2020
Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission filed motions seeking an order conditionally dissolving the Commission’s March 18, 2020 Emergency Order prohibiting alternative retail electric suppliers (ARES) and alternative gas suppliers from conducting in-person solicitations, within the meaning of…
September 22, 2020
The NRG Retail Companies recently submitted to the Massachusetts DPU a motion for clarification requesting that the DPU clarify that the in-person enrollment contract summary form obligations set forth in the Department’s May 22, 2020 Order on Tier One Initiatives -- which include a component of…
September 9, 2020
Draft Would Limit Voluntary Renewable Offerings From Retail Suppliers To RECs From Certain RTOs
The Connecticut PURA issued a proposed decision that, among other things, would limit voluntary renewable electricity supply offers (VRO) from retail suppliers to using only RECs sourced from certain RTOs and which meet certain statutory definitions, and which would prohibit the use of the term…
August 27, 2020
The Pennsylvania PUC today denied a petition from Direct Energy which had sought authorization for the resumption of various in-person marketing activities to non-residential customers, and also denied rehearing of its prior denial of a separate petition from IGS Energy which had sought…
August 17, 2020
Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission recently filed comments on several separate petitions from retail energy suppliers to resume various in-person marketing channels, with Staff not opposing much of the relief, but opposing channels in which a sale representative would appear without a…
August 12, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio denied the application for rehearing filed by the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel concerning the Commission’s June 17, 2020 entry which allows competitive retail electric service providers and competitive retail natural gas service suppliers to resume…
July 29, 2020
The Massachusetts DPU recently issued a letter to retail energy suppliers regarding the resumption of door to door marketing
July 27, 2020
Interstate Gas Supply, Inc. d/b/a IGS Energy petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC for reconsideration and/or rehearing of the PUC's July 16, 2020 Order that had denied IGS's motion for a partial rescission of the PUC's prohibition on in-person marketing, in order to allow IGS to conduct certain specific…
July 20, 2020
A group including the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council, Ohio Consumers’ Counsel, and other groups advocating for low-income customers, petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for rehearing of its recent order allowing the resumption of door-to-door marketing by retail energy suppliers
July 20, 2020
Further Stakeholder Meeting Set
Two Massachusetts DPU hearing officers have issued a memo concerning various implementation issues regarding the DPU's May 22 order on retail energy marketing and related provisions (Docket 19-07)
July 16, 2020
The Pennsylvania PUC denied separate petitions from StateWise Energy Pennsylvania LLC & SFE Energy Pennsylvania, Inc., and also Interstate Gas Supply, Inc., that had sought varying authorization to resume door-to-door marketing, public event marketing, and/or by-appointment in-person marketing under…
July 13, 2020
Direct Energy Business, LLC and affiliates filed with the Pennsylvania PUC a Petition for Clarification or Modification of the Commission’s June 4, 2020 Order, which lifted certain restrictions on in-person marketing by retail energy suppliers, to allow Direct Energy to, "conduct in-person sales and…
July 1, 2020
Gas South announced a new partnership with MooveGuru, an automated mover engagement provider, under which they will offer, "exclusive packages to new homebuyers and an overall enhanced experience for brokers, agents and movers."
June 30, 2020
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a news release stating, "With potential increases in energy sales and marketing as the cooling season kicks into high gear, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) continues urging consumers to remain vigilant about questionable energy marketing activities and…
June 22, 2020
Interstate Gas Supply, Inc. d/b/a IGS Energy petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC for a partial recission of the Commission’s March 16, 2020 Emergency Order ('Order'), which suspended door-to-door and other in-person marketing, with IGS specifically asking the PUC to rescind that portion of the order…
June 18, 2020
Staff of the Massachusetts DPU conducted a stakeholder meeting addressing questions concerning implementation of the DPU's May 22 order on retail energy marketing and related provisions (Docket 19-07)
June 17, 2020
PUC Ends Prohibition On Door-to-Door Marketing By Retail Energy Suppliers, Brokers
June 17, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's written order allowing door-to-door marketing to resume provides that, "we find that door-to-door solicitation of CRES [competitive retail electric service] and CRNGS [competitive retail natural gas service] may resume, subject to all relevant requirements…
June 16, 2020
StateWise Energy Pennsylvania LLC and SFE Energy Pennsylvania, Inc. (collectively, "StateWise") submitted to the Pennsylvania PUC a Petition for Partial Rescission, or in the alternative, Petition for Partial Waiver, of the Commission’s March 16, 2020 Emergency Order which prohibited door-to-door…
June 12, 2020
SFE Energy Ohio, Inc. and StateWise Energy Ohio LLC ('collectively, 'StateWise'), petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio ('PUCO' or 'Commission') for a waiver of PUCO's March 17, 2020 directive requiring competitive providers of retail electric service ('CRES') and competitive retail…
