May 20, 2016
Texas PUC Abates Sharyland Advanced Metering Deployment Case
The Public Utility Commission of Texas yesterday abated a case considering Sharyland Utilities' proposed advanced metering deployment plan.
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May 20, 2016
New York REV Order Allows Utilities To Offer Value-Adding "Smart Home Rate"
A New York PSC order in its Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding allows utilities to offer a "Smart Home Rate" on a "demonstration" basis.
May 13, 2016
Texas Staff Updates Status Of REP Low-Income Smart Energy Device Reimbursement Funds
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas filed an update regarding the status of funds designated to reimburse retail electric providers for providing free programmable communicating thermostats (PCTs) and in-home displays (IHDs) to low-income customers
May 4, 2016
CenterPoint TDU Reports 75% of REP Low-Income Smart Energy Device Reimbursement Funds Exhausted
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric (CEHE) reported that it expects it will have soon exhausted 75% of funds designated to reimburse retail electric providers for providing free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers
April 21, 2016
NY Directs Utilities To Meet With ESCOs on AMI Data Access, File Distributed System Implementation Plans "Supporting Retail Markets"
The New York PSC adopted an order implementing guidance for the filing of utilities' distributed system implementation plan, part of the PSC's Reforming the Energy Vision proceeding, which, among other things, require utilities to meet with ESCOs on AMI customer data access
April 8, 2016
Settlement Would Permit Deployment of 900,000 Smart Meters at AEP Ohio, Address Retail Supplier Time of Use Billing, AMI Data Provision
A stipulation among several parties would permit AEP Ohio to proceed with phase 2 of its gridSMART program, which would include the deployment of approximately 894,000 AMI meters, and would also require steps to permit the billing of Time of Use rates by retail suppliers, with utility-offered TOU…
March 24, 2016
Oncor, CenterPoint TDU Report Millions Remain Available For Retail Provider Reimbursement Under Texas Low-Income Smart Device Program
Oncor and CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric filed interim updates concerning the program under which Texas retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats (PCT) and in-home displays (IHD) to eligible low-income customers.
March 21, 2016
No Texas REPs Provided Smart Energy Devices Under TDU Reimbursement Program at AEP TNC Since October
In response to a PUCT Staff request for an interim update, AEP Texas Central and AEP Texas North reported updated data concerning the program under which Texas retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats (PCT) and in-home displays (IHD) to…
March 18, 2016
NY PSC Approves Territory-Wide Deployment Of Smart Meters At ConEd; Directs Utility To Work With ESCOs on Data Access
The New York PSC has approved the territory-wide deployment of advanced meters for electric and natural gas customers at Consolidated Edison, subject to a cap on capital expenditures of $1.285 billion
March 2, 2016
Maryland Workgroup Files Report on Retail Supplier Access To Smart Meter Data
A Maryland working group has filed a report on retail electric supplier access to data from smart meters
January 21, 2016
ALJs Would Approve Sharyland Smart Meter Deployment, Deny Calls To Link Case to Oncor Change-in-Control Proceeding
A proposal for decision from two Texas ALJs would approve the advance metering deployment plan of Sharyland Utilities, denying the requests from certain parties to withhold approval pending the outcome of the Oncor change-in-control proceeding.
December 31, 2015
CenterPoint TDU Report Funds Still Available for REP Reimbursements for Provision of Smart Energy Devices To Low-Income Customers
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC filed an updated report, with data as of October 31, on the program under which Texas retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats (PCT) and in-home displays (IHD) to eligible low-income customers.
December 29, 2015
Texas TDUs Report Funds Still Available for REP Reimbursements for Provision of Smart Energy Devices To Low-Income Customers
Several Texas TDUs have filed updated reports, with data as of October 31, on the program under which Texas retail electric providers are reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats (PCT) and in-home displays (IHD) to eligible low-income customers.
December 9, 2015
Revised ConEd CONnectED Homes Platform Approved (Utility To Resell, Bundle Value-Added Services to Customers, ESCOs Had Called "Anti-Competitive")
Staff of the New York PSC have approved a revised proposal from Consolidated Edison to implement its CONnectED Homes Platform, a Reforming the Energy Vision demonstration project which envisions the utility bundling and reselling value-added services to customers.
December 8, 2015
Duke Energy Expands Energy Management Offerings To C&I Customers With New Partnership To Offer Storage For Commercial Solar Customers
Duke Energy Renewables announced an alliance with Green Charge Networks, a provider of commercial energy storage for retail, industrial and government customers.
November 24, 2015
Texas Staff Urge Rejection of "Flawed" Smart Meter Deployment Plan At Sharyland, Oppose "Rush"
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas in a post-hearing brief have urged the Commission to reject the as-filed advanced metering deployment plan of Sharyland Utilities, calling the plan, "flawed," and urging against a, "rush."
November 10, 2015
Staff Directs Utility To Address Retail Supplier Access to Smart Meter Data in Rate Case
Dayton Power & Light has filed for a distribution rate case in Ohio, and Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has directed the utility to address several issues related to AMI as part of the case
November 4, 2015
ALJs Deny Parties' Motion To Abate Sharyland Advanced Meter Deployment Petition
Two Texas ALJs have denied a motion from certain parties, including Staff of the Texas PUC, to abate consideration of an advanced metering deployment plan from Sharyland Utilities pending resolution of the Oncor change-in-control proceeding.
October 27, 2015
Parties Seek To Abate Sharyland Smart Meter Proceeding Given Potential Future Affiliation With Oncor (Potential To Leverage Oncor's AMS System)
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Office of the Public Utility Counsel (OPUC), the St. Lawrence Cotton Growers' Association, and the Texas Energy Association for Marketers (joint parties) asked that a proceeding examining the deployment of advanced meters at Sharyland Utilities be…
October 21, 2015
Texas REP Announces Critical Peak Rebate Program
First Choice Power publicly announced a critical peak rebate program for Texas customers that is substantially similar to other programs at affiliated Direct Energy companies
October 19, 2015
PSC In Choice State Raises Concern With Resources Expended In Utility-Offered Demand Response Program
Noting changes in and uncertainty with demand response compensation in the PJM wholesale markets, the District of Columbia raised, "concern," with respect to Pepco's Direct Load Control Program, under which the utility compensates customers for cycling their A/C units, "considering the amount of…
October 16, 2015
N.Y. Advances Implementation of Advanced Metering At Utility
The New York PSC, in adopting a joint proposal in Orange & Rockland's electric and gas rate case, advanced implementation of advanced metering at the utility for both electricity and natural gas, though the action did not constitute final approval on territory-wide AMI deployment
October 16, 2015
ConEd Files Smart Meter Deployment Plan, Business Case
Consolidated Edison has filed an advanced metering business plan to deploy AMI for electricity and natural gas
October 16, 2015
Millions Still Available To Reimburse REPs at Oncor, CenterPoint-TDU For Providing Smart Energy Devices To Low-Income Customers
Millions of dollars are still available for Texas retail electric providers to be reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays to eligible low-income customers.
October 12, 2015
Texas TDU Exhausts Funds Under REP Reimbursement Program For Provision Of Smart Energy Devices To Low-Income Customers
Texas-New Mexico Power Company reported that as of October 1, 2015, it has exhausted 100% of the funds designated for the low-income smart thermostat and in-home display program under which REPs are reimbursed by the TDU for providing the devices to eligible low-income customers at no cost.