October 16, 2020
Patronage Of Renewable Option Would Reduce Renewable Costs Recovered In Bypassable Rates
Commentary by Paul Ring • ring@energychoicematters.com
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October 12, 2020
(Earlier): Ohio Utilities Seek Extension In Deadline For Filing Plans For Simultaneous Dual Auctions For Default Service (Full Requirements Auction Versus Separate Energy Plus Capacity Hedge Procurement)
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October 9, 2020
(Earlier): Ohio Utilities Seek Extension In Deadline For Filing Plans For Simultaneous Dual Auctions For Default Service (Full Requirements Auction Versus Separate Energy Plus Capacity Hedge Procurement)
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October 5, 2020
An attorney examiner at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has suspended the automatic application of Ohio Power Company (the 'Company' or 'AEP Ohio') for approval of a modified bill format that would provide the shadow-billed total supply cost that a shopping customer would have paid, had the…
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September 25, 2020
Constellation Alleges Bill Change Intended To, "Hinder Shopping" Utility Suggests Suppliers Are Not Complying With "Clear And Understandable" Requirement For Pricing On Bills
Utility: "Reforms" Relating To Unregulated Supplier Charges Should Be Pursued
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August 25, 2020
Utility Says Residential Shopping Customers, "Are Pervasively Overpaying," Versus Default Service Utility "Encourage[s]" PUC To Make Retail Supplier Pricing More Transparent Through Regulatory Requirements Imposed On Retail Suppliers
Ohio Power Company (the 'Company' or 'AEP Ohio') filed an application at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for approval of a modified bill format that would provide the shadow-billed total supply cost that a shopping customer would have paid, had the customer been on the Standard Service Offer…
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June 17, 2020
PUC Maintains Rule Obligating Utilities To Report "Unreasonable Sales Practices"
As part of a periodic review, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio re-adopted, without substantive changes, certain rules relating to utility corporate separation (Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-37)
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June 16, 2020
Part Of Serving As "Trusted Energy Advisor" Includes Behavioral, Incentivized Demand Response Program For Residential Customers AEP Ohio Proposes To Monetize Programs In PJM Market As Available, Keep 20% Of Revenues
As part of its current rate case, AEP Ohio has proposed a new suite of demand-side management programs (DSM Plan) which, as stated in testimony from the company, "represents a return to a more traditional utility role of engaging customers to help manage the peak usage of energy along with ways to…
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June 2, 2020
As part of a recently filed electric rate case, AEP Ohio has proposed tariff language that would allow it to terminate "Company consolidated billing services" in the event that a competitive retail electric service (CRES) provider is not following the, "Ohio Administrative Code rules."
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May 14, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed the winning retail suppliers selected to serve Percentage of Income Payment Plan customers at the four utilities with electric choice
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May 4, 2020
PUC Staff Recommend That Muni Aggregation Customers Not Be Eligible For Seamless Moves Consumer Advocate Seeks To Shelve Work On Seamless Moves, Calling Mechanism A Costly "Non-Essential" Service During COVID Pandemic
In comments on the seamless move implementation plans of the four investor-owned electric distribution companies, Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio proposed that retail suppliers be responsible for 100% of the costs of seamless moves
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April 22, 2020
PUC Of Ohio Grants Broker/Aggregator License To FirstEnergy Advisors
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April 17, 2020
Alternatively Suggests Five-Year Full Requirements Default Service Product Retail Suppliers Oppose Capacity-Price Pass-Through For Default Service As Undue Preference
Retail Suppliers Suggest PUC Embrace Secondary Market For Capacity -- Encourage Transactions Between "Willing Buyers And Sellers", Rather Than Relying Entirely On The PJM RPM
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April 16, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed winning suppliers from a March 2020 auction for a portion of Standard Service Offer electricity supplies at AEP Ohio for various periods beginning June 1, 2020
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April 16, 2020
Retail energy supplier New Wave Energy Corp. announced a further expansion in the Pennsylvania and Ohio territories
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March 25, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed winning prices from a March 2020 auction for a portion of Standard Service Offer supplies at AEP Ohio for various periods beginning June 1, 2020
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March 18, 2020
Wolverine Power Marketing Cooperative applied for an Ohio retail electric supplier license to serve commercial and industrial customers at Cleveland Electric Illuminating (a FirstEnergy EDC) and Ohio Power (AEP Ohio)
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March 16, 2020
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have recommended that the Commission direct the electric utilities and their auction administrators, in consultation with the Commission’s consultant, to modify the Standard Service Offer (SSO) auction products such that the capacity obligation is…
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March 13, 2020
New York Utilities Suspend Disconnections PUCs Undertake Coronavirus Measures, Disconnection Moratoriums, New Utilities Added (Including States With Supplier Consolidated Billing) FERC Cancels Monthly Meeting
PUCs Undertake Coronavirus Measures, Disconnection Moratoriums, New Utilities Added (Including States With Supplier Consolidated Billing)
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February 26, 2020
Supplier Continues Marketing Suspension, Will Issue $1 Million In Refunds
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio adopted a settlement between Verde Energy USA Ohio, LLC d/b/a Verde Energy and PUCO Staff under which Verde is to pay a forfeiture of $675,000, and withdraw from Dominion East Ohio’s Monthly Variable Rate (MVR) program (see explanation at bottom of story) for…
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February 26, 2020
Will Allow Retail Suppliers To Bill "Non-Jurisdictional Service" On Utility Bills If Utility Offers Service To Others, Requires Nondiscriminatory Access -- Does Not Mandate Inclusion Of Retail Supplier Non-Jurisdictional Charges
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December 17, 2019
Ohio Power (AEP Ohio) has filed a seamless move implementation plan at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio which includes recovering implementation costs from retail electric suppliers
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December 2, 2019
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed the winning suppliers from the November 5, 2019 auction for a portion of AEP Ohio Standard Service Offer supplies for various terms beginning June 1, 2019
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November 21, 2019
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio issued an order denying AEP Ohio’s request for a finding of need for at least 900 MW of renewable generating facilities, during the long-term forecast report (LTFR) planning period, based on the resource planning projections submitted by the Company, pursuant…
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November 18, 2019
AEP Ohio filed an application, for reasonable arrangements, at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to implement the 900 megawatt (MW) renewable commitment previously approved by the Commission (Case Nos. 14-1693-EL-RDR, et al.), its approved ESP IV plan (Case Nos. 16-1852-EL-SSO et al.), and R.C…
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