November 6, 2019
PUC Discloses Prices From Default Service Auction
In approving results from a default service procurement at AEP Ohio during a Public Utilities Commission of Ohio meeting today, PUCO Chair Sam Randazzo said that, historically, the Commission would likely be procuring a three-year contract as part of the procurement
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October 25, 2019
Ohio-Based Retail Supplier Says Passage Of As-Filed Bill Would Cause Supplier To "Reconsider" Future Investment In Ohio
During an earnings call yesterday, AEP CEO Nick Akins said that, in Ohio, AEP is, "continuing our focus on HB 247 with hearings progressing well."
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October 2, 2019
PJM earlier today declared a Pre-Emergency Load Management Reduction Action in the AEP, Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE), Dominion (DOM) and PEPCO service territories.
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September 6, 2019
Supplier Continues Voluntary Marketing Suspension, Will Issue $1 Million In Refunds
Verde Energy USA Ohio, LLC d/b/a Verde Energy would 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 a period of one year, under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
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August 19, 2019
Retail Suppliers Say PUC Lacks Authority To Adopt Switch-Block
In a Public Utility Commission of Ohio proceeding reviewing the rules applicable to electricity billing, AEP Ohio said that it, "applauds" a proposed switch-block mechanism included in the draft rules.
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August 19, 2019
Retail Suppliers Note Ambiguity In Proposed Prohibition On EDC Billing For Non-Commodity Services, Applicability To Retail Suppliers
Ohio utilities generally opposed a proposed prohibition on the utility billing of non-commodity services as contained in newly proposed rules from Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, with EDCs and retail suppliers also noting ambiguity in the proposal
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August 19, 2019
Retail Supplier Charges To Be "Summarized In One Price Per kWh"
In a Public Utility Commission of Ohio proceeding reviewing the rules applicable to electricity billing, AEP Ohio suggested that all competitive retail electric service (CRES) charges, "should be readily comparable to the price-to- compare."
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August 12, 2019
Consistent with a prior recommendation, Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have recommended that AEP Ohio credit to customers PUCO and OCC assessment fees collected from customers under gross-up factor applied to the bypassable auction cost reconciliation rider (ACRR) for the period…
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July 29, 2019
Utility Would "Evaluate" Offering End-User Broadband Service If Rural Market Unserved, And Rules Changed Details Smart Home, Energy Management Tools, Disaggregated Usage Retail Supplier Data Access, Use Of AMI Data For Settlement Addressed
AEP Ohio Would Complete Territory-Wide Deployment Of Smart Meters
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July 25, 2019
Touts New Ohio Law Allowing Utility To Enter Into Bilateral Contracts With Customers For Renewables
During an earnings call today, AEP CEO Nick Akins touted the ability of utility AEP Ohio to now enter into bilateral contracts with certain customers for renewable energy development, and looked towards the "redefinition" of Ohio energy policy via pending HB 247, which would allow utilities to offer…
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July 3, 2019
Ohio Power Company (AEP Ohio or the 'Company'), petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for a waiver of a rule relating to the due date of bills sent from out of state, with AEP Ohio noting that application of the rule would delay payments to retail electric suppliers
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June 3, 2019
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio said that Staff "believes" that AEP Ohio should continue to offer a Time of Use (TOU) generation rate option to default service customers, but recommended AEP Ohio make an updated TOU rate design filing prior to the Commission making a final decision
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May 21, 2019
Ohio Power Company (AEP Ohio) has withdrawn a complaint filed at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio concerning alleged misrepresentations in the retail energy market, which had originally named as respondents "Energy Advisors", described by AEP Ohio as an Ohio-based LLC with its principal place…
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May 20, 2019
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed the retail electric suppliers awarded 100% of Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) load at each of the EDCs, via competitive procurement
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May 3, 2019
Summer Energy Ohio is now actively pricing and transacting retail electric commercial sales in Ohio, at AEP Ohio, Duke, Dayton Power & Light, and the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities
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May 1, 2019
Energy Advisors LLC of Cincinnati, Ohio said that a complaint filed by AEP Ohio against the company identified the wrong company as the company engaged in the alleged behavior leading to the complaint, and denied all of the allegations in the complaint
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May 1, 2019
Small Commercial Energy, Capacity Rate Increasing
AEP Ohio has filed with PUCO updated rates for the Generation Energy Rider and Generation Capacity Rider, effective June 1, 2019
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April 17, 2019
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio opened an investigation of PALMco Power OH, LLC d/b/a Indra Energy (PALMco) after Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio alleged that PALMco has engaged in misleading and deceptive practices.
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April 17, 2019
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio opened an investigation of Verde Energy USA Ohio, LLC's compliance with various market rules, as Staff alleged that the company engaged in misleading and deceptive practices
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April 16, 2019
Asks That Any Contracts With Customers Be Rescinded Seeks To Ban Company From Market
Ohio Power Company ("AEP Ohio" or the "Company") filed a complaint against Energy Advisors ("Respondent") alleging that Energy Advisors, "is not certified as an 'electric services company' under R.C. 4928.01, but it engages in activities that include arranging for the supply of competitive retail…
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April 13, 2019
Leaves Retail Suppliers With Unrecoverable Renewable Energy Compliance Costs Bill Lowers Bypassable Default Service Rate
The introduced version of an Ohio bill (HB 6) to provide subsidies to nuclear and other qualifying resources still includes language that lowers the renewable energy compliance obligation for electric distribution utilities (EDUs) only, while apparently not providing for a similar reduction in the…
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April 10, 2019
An RFP for a retail supplier to serve 100% of the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) customer load at AEP Ohio for the term June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020 resulted in at least one conforming bid, according to an auction report
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March 28, 2019
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed the winning bidders from the March 2019 auction for a portion of AEP Ohio default service supplies for the period June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020
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March 7, 2019
In a post-hearing brief, Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) reiterated that there is no "need" for at least 900 megawatts (MWs) of renewable generation resources as sought by AEP Ohio.
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March 6, 2019
PUCO approved the results of the auction as described below.
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